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Title: PBS alters transcript to hide Obama gaffe
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American Thinker
URL Source: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog ... cript_to_hide_obama_gaffe.html
Published: Sep 10, 2011
Author: Timothy Birdnow
Post Date: 2011-09-10 13:15:56 by A K A Stone
Keywords: None
Views: 17245
Comments: 46
Barack Obama has gone to Congress asking for more money to spend. The President, in a rambling and tedious exercise mixing blame with demands, made quite a few dubious statements in laying out the case for Congress to vote for the plan which as yet does not exist. Much like Obamacare, Congress must ultimately vote for the bill to know what is in it. At one point Mr. Obama made a major gaffe; he identified Abraham Lincoln as the founder of the Republican Party. Lincoln did not join the Republicans until 1856, over two years after the party was founded. The first Republican convention was held in Ripon, Wisconsin in 1854. Such a gaffe would have brought huge amounts of ridicule and derision on George W. Bush, but in the case of Obama the media yawned. Actually, they did more than yawn; government-funded PBS has altered the transcript of the President's speech, removing the offending comment. The New York Times transcript has the following quote: "We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party. But in the middle of a civil war, he was also a leader who looked to the future -- a Republican President who mobilized government to build the Transcontinental Railroad -- (applause) -- launch the National Academy of Sciences, set up the first land grant colleges. (Applause.) And leaders of both parties have followed the example he set." But how does it appear in the PBS transcript? "We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. But in the middle of a Civil War, he was also a leader who looked to the future - a Republican president who mobilized government to build the transcontinental railroad; launch the National Academy of Sciences; and set up the first land grant colleges. And leaders of both parties have followed the example he set." So PBS has purposely altered a transcript containing a major gaffe by the President. See a screen shot: Poster Comment: Maybe I need a corrupt media category.
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#9. To: A K A Stone (#0)
The transcontinentals were built after the civil war ! He said this three years ago in his 1st adress to congress !
The railroad was proposed in 1861 and the implementing legislation was signed into law in 1862. Construction on the Central Pacific Railroad began in February 1863. http://www.cprr.org/Museum/Construction_1883.html MADE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. [...] THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD. (San Francisco, Cal., to Ogden, Utah, via Benicia, 834 miles; old route, via Niles and Lathrop, 895 miles.) The Central Pacific Railroad of California was organized June 28, 1861, under the general railroad law of California, with authority to construct a railroad from Sacramento to the eastern boundary of the State. The conditions of the Congressional act of July 1, 1862, were formally accepted by the company October 7, 1862, and acceptance filed in the Department of the Interior December 24, 1862. Construction. - The work of construction was commenced in February, 1863, and by January 31, 1865, the road was opened from Sacramento to New Castle, 31 miles; to Colfax, 56 miles, September 4, 1865; to Cisco, 94 miles, November 9, 1866; and to the eastern boundary of the State, 138 miles, by November 14, 1867. In 1868, 362 miles were constructed, and the line opened to a junction with the Union Pacific near Ogden, Utah, May 15, 1869.
You're delirious ! It's 2 - 000 miles across the country ! The north west passage was a two hundred year dream - plan ! the only Black man in public life ... that liberals could safely mock - despise --- may be on the point of bringing the Blue Empire down. http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/08/28/new-blue-nightmare- clarence-thomas-and-the-amendment-of-doom/
#18. To: BorisY (#13)
Interesting link. I posted it. Thanks.
[BorisY #13] You're delirious ! It's 2 - 000 miles across the country ! The north west passage was a two hundred year dream - plan ! You "forgot" to include any source for your fantasy history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Pacific_Railroad 1864 1865 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad On January 8, 1863, Governor Leland Stanford ceremoniously broke ground in Sacramento, California, to begin construction of the Central Pacific Railroad. The Central Pacific made great progress along the Sacramento Valley. However construction was slowed, first by the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, then by the mountains themselves and most importantly by winter snowstorms. Consequently, the Central Pacific expanded its efforts to hire emigrant laborers (many of whom were Chinese). Emigrants seemed to be more willing to tolerate the horrible conditions, and progress continued. The increasing necessity for tunnelling then began to slow progress of the line yet again. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/china1.cfm In February, 1865, the Central Pacific decided to try a new labor pool. Charles Crocker, chief of construction persuaded his company to employ Chinese immigrants, arguing that the people who build the Great Wall of China and invented gunpowder could certainly build a railroad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Pacific_Railroad http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views3c.htm The most impressive construction feat of Chinese Americans was the work done on the western section of the transcontinental railroad. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Central Pacific Railroad took place in Sacramento in 1863, but Chinese American workers were not hired until 1865. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/tcrr-cprr/ http://www.learncalifornia.org/doc.asp?id=112 With materials beginning to arrive from the east, grading and track construction progressed northeasterly into the foothills. The work was much slower and more costly than anticipated, and the government bond subsidy would not be available until the first forty miles were completed. By early summer 1863 things were not going well. The railroad was running out of cash, and a widening rift had developed between Judah and Stanford, Huntington, Crocker and Hopkins—who were now becoming known as the "Big Four." Judah disliked the fact that Charles Crocker was given the contract to build a section of line, and wanted to use the completed part of the railroad as collateral for loans to stay afloat until the government bonds became available. The Big Four favored going deeper into personal debt to support the railroad rather than lower the line's credit rating by borrowing against it. There were other disagreements: soon Judah and his supporters on the board were excluded from important decisions. Matters came to a head at the end of September when both camps adopted a put-up-or-shut-up compromise. The Big Four agreed to buy out Judah's interest in the railroad for $100,000, and in turn offered to let him buy them out on the same terms if he could raise the funds. If Judah wanted to run the railroad here was his opportunity, otherwise he could take the money and leave. He boarded ship for New York giving the impression that he was about to secure financial backing sufficient to buy out his partners and take over the enterprise. Whatever his plan, Theodore Judah did not live to carry it out. While crossing the Isthmus of Panama he contracted yellow fever, and died in New York City on November 2, 1863. The Big Four now had complete control of the Central Pacific. In an irony of history, the railroad's first locomotive, the Gov. Stanford, arrived by schooner from San Francisco on October 6, four days before Judah departed on his final, fatal trip east. It was difficult and costly to secure equipment for the railroad. All the rails, locomotives, and other supplies—literally everything except timber and the few iron castings which could be made locally—had to be sent on an 18,000 mile, five-to-eight-month voyage by sailing ship around Cape Horn from Atlantic coast ports. With the nation embroiled in Civil War, the Union had first call on railroad equipment, and scarcity drove up prices. Only small, obsolete locomotives were available; larger, more modern engines went to the war effort. Confederate privateers preyed on the shiploads of valuable supplies, and while few shipments were lost the cost of insurance became astronomical. Construction was slow, but things began to look up in 1864. Additional locomotives arrived, and the road began hauling paying passengers in March. Another cash crisis occurred in the spring, and Congress was induced to pass an amended Pacific Railroad Act in July that increased the amount of land available and let the railroad borrow more money. The financial situation was stabilized by January of the next year and construction really took off. Gangs of surveyors and location engineers ranged out ahead of the end of track, refining Judah's survey and establishing the final location for the line. Graders followed, making cuts and fills and preparing the roadbed. Giant timber trestles were constructed, stations, water tanks and engine servicing facilities built, yards and terminals constructed.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestBut in the middle of a civil war, he was also a leader who looked to the future -- a Republican President who mobilized government to build the Transcontinental Railroad -- (applause) --
#11. To: BorisY, A K A Stone (#9)
The transcontinentals were built after the civil war !
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF RAILROADS,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1883.
1883.
#13. To: nolu chan (#11)
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January 31, 1865, the road was opened from Sacramento to New Castle, 31 miles;
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#21. To: BorisY, A K A Stone (#13)
[BorisY #9] The transcontinentals were built after the civil war !
1863
Central Pacific
The Central Pacific also faced an acute labor shortage. In the winter of 1864, the company had only 600 laborers at work, a small fraction of the 5,000 for which it had advertised. And these workers were unreliable: "Some would stay until pay day, get a little money, get drunk and clear out," a superintendent said.
They laid the first rails in 1863. The "Golden spike", connecting the western railroad to the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory, Utah, was hammered on May 10, 1869. Coast-to-coast train travel in eight days became possible, replacing months-long sea voyages and lengthy, hazardous travel by wagon trains.
Railroad Construction
In early 1865 the Central Pacific had work enough for 4,000 men. Yet contractor Charles Crocker barely managed to hold onto 800 laborers at any given time. Most of the early workers were Irish immigrants. Railroad work was hard, and management was chaotic, leading to a high attrition rate.
Enlisting Harvey Strobridge, a slave driver, the Central Pacific Railroad pushed their men. Only 34 miles from Sacramento the crews started using blasting powder in order to maintain grade. In 1865, Charles Crocker, in charge of construction, finally found the solution to the work force problem with the introduction of Chinese labor amongst his Irishmen. At the height of construction the Central Pacific Railroad employed over 10,000 Chinese.
Groundbreaking occurred on January 8, 1863, at the foot of "K" Street in Sacramento. It was a rainy, muddy day, with bundles of straw being spread around to provide dry footing for the participants. A speaker's stand decorated with bunting and flags furnished the backdrop for the ceremony. In his speech, Governor Leland Stanford, said "We may now look forward with confidence to the day, not far distant, when the Pacific Coast will be bound to the Atlantic Coast by iron bonds that shall consolidate and strengthen the ties of nationality, and advance with giant strides the prosperity of the State and Country...."
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