Progressives go way back in history from America to Germany
The Progressive Party, popularly nicknamed the Bull Moose Party, was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to his former protégé turned rival, incumbent president William Howard Taft. The new party was known for taking advanced positions on progressive reforms and attracting leading national reformers. The party was also ideologically deeply connected with America's radical-liberal tradition. After the party's defeat in the 1912 United States presidential election, it went into rapid decline in elections until 1918, disappearing by 1920. The "Bull Moose" nickname originated when Roosevelt boasted that he felt "strong as a bull moose" after losing the Republican nomination in June 1912 at the Chicago convention. As a member of the Republican Party, Roosevelt had served as president from 1901 to 1909, becoming increasingly progressive in the later years of his presidency.
WEST AFRICAN IMMIGRANT CALLS OUT ILHAN OMAR AT TRUMP RALLY: AMERICA GAVE HER EVERYTHING AND SHE SPAT ON IT
A West African immigrant stood up at a Trump rally in Kentucky and delivered a blunt message that cut through the usual noise. He said he is an immigrant who came here and is grateful. He called Ilhan Omar’s behavior in America unacceptable. He said she needs to apologize to the president. He noted that immigrants should run toward the country that gave them opportunity, not against it.
Omar arrived in the United States in 1995 at age 12 as a refugee from Somalia. She became a citizen in 2000. Federal investigators are now examining whether she or her family lied or omitted key information on immigration paperwork during that process. Agents recently searched her Washington-area home and seized her phone and passport. A federal grand jury in Minnesota is reviewing the case.
The contrast is straightforward. One immigrant at the rally expressed gratitude for the opportunities America ...
