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In reply to the discussion: The Freepers note Nelson Mandela's death... [View all]Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Remembering the "Christian" right's assault on Nelson Mandela.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/remembering-religious-rights-attacks-nelson-mandela
"President Reagan added the ANC to the US terrorism watch list, a designation not removed until 2008, and unsuccessfully vetoed sanctions against the apartheid regime. Many Republican lawmakers did break with the Reagan administrations stance, but all 21 [Senate] votes to sustain the veto were cast by Republicans.
Mandela faced criticism from Republican leaders including Dick Cheney, who described Mandelas ANC as a terrorist organization, and Jesse Helms, who turned his back during Mandelas visit to the U.S. Capitol. Even in 1998, Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly lumped Mandela together with notorious dictators."