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brettdale

(12,356 posts)
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:07 PM Jul 2016

Bill Olielly on Michelle's speech

My mouth is wide open.

I didnt see it all, i had to turn it off. My mouth was wide open.

He commented on her speech that said the White House was built
by Slaves.

He said something along the lines of "The Slaves helped, it was also
built by Immigrants, but NOT illegal immigrants.


Faux news must hate it, that the speeches at the DNC are about warmth
and unity, and not about Hate and fear.

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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,535 posts)
1. As usual, Bill Orally is full of crap.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:12 PM
Jul 2016
The main residence, as well as foundations of the house, were built largely by enslaved and free African-American laborers, as well as employed Europeans.Much of the other work on the house was performed by immigrants, many not yet with citizenship. The sandstone walls were erected by Scottish immigrants, employed by Hoban, as were the high-relief rose and garland decorations above the north entrance and the "fish scale" pattern beneath the pediments of the window hoods.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House
 

scscholar

(2,902 posts)
10. My history textbook said they were paid
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:32 PM
Jul 2016

Of course, that doesn't change the fact that they were slaves in the first place.

 

whistler162

(11,155 posts)
4. Back then there was no dividing line between legal and
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:14 PM
Jul 2016

illegal immigrants. Now racial and ethnic difference is a different story.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House#Construction

"The main residence, as well as foundations of the house, were built largely by enslaved and free African-American laborers, as well as employed Europeans.[14] Much of the other work on the house was performed by immigrants, many not yet with citizenship. The sandstone walls were erected by Scottish immigrants, employed by Hoban,[ "

 

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)
5. Exposure to his kind of vile bile is worthwhile once in a while, if you can stomach it,...
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:16 PM
Jul 2016

as a reminder of the importance of defeating his fans in November.

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
9. Bill was there when it was built - give him a break
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:24 PM
Jul 2016

in much the same way he was at the Falkland's and outside the door when that guy blew his head off when they were in the midst of the JFK assassination.

underpants

(182,558 posts)
15. His book "Killing Lincoln" mentions Abe's office being the Oval Office
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 10:05 PM
Jul 2016

Taft was the first President to work in the Oval Office in 1909

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