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the Andrew May incident – the sinking of ten American submarines

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I deplore Democrat disregard for national security. Andrew May was a Kentucky Congressman who served on the Military Affairs Committee during WWII. June 1943, after a junket to the Pacific, he revealed in a press conference that Japanese depth charges exploded too high. Correcting their mistake, the enemy sank an estimated ten American submarines. No action was taken against the powerful Democrat. July 3rd 1947, May was convicted of accepting bribes from a munitions company. He served nine months in federal prison. Five years later, President Truman pardoned him. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a YouTube Video about this arti...
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the 2016 Democratic National Convention Booed God

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I lament the Slavery Party's lack of piety and patriotism. July 25th 2016, at their national convention, Democrats booed God. They were furious at a suggestion that their platform mention the Almighty. In the convention hall that opening day, there were no American flags. Delegates did, however, wave Mexican and Palestinian flags. Only after Republicans mocked them for it did, the next day, the Stars and Stripes appear.  Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a YouTube Video about this article. Here is a TikTok Video about this article. Here is an Instagram Video about this article. Here is my Substack abo...
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Republicans re-admitted Tennessee to the Union

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I appreciate the Emancipation Party's dedication to protecting civil rights. July 24th 1866, Tennessee was re-admitted to the Union. Confederate sympathies in the Volunteer State had been weakest among the eleven to secede. As a condition, the legislature of that former rebel state was required to ratify the 14th Amendment. The authorization had been written by Republican Representative John Bingham and passed by the GOP-controlled 39th Congress. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a YouTube Video about this article. Here is a TikTok Video about this article. Here is an Instagram Video about this article. Here i...
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Jasper Blackburn, courageous Arkansas Abolitionist and Republican Congressman

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I honor Jasper Blackburn, born in Arkansas, July 24th 1820. Having apprenticed as a printer, he published several local newspapers. Unlike most neighbors, he opposed slavery. His was the only southern newspaper to denounce a Democrat Representative for beating a Republican Senator nearly to death.  During the Civil War, Blackburn only narrowly avoided being hanged by Confederates. He declared himself a Republican once Union soldiers occupied the area. Peace restored, Blackburn relocated to Louisiana and published another newspaper. He attended the 1867 state constitutional convention and was appointed county judge. Following year, he won a term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The 15th Amendment received his vote. Later years, Blackburn served in the state senate and published two more newspapers. He was remembered as "an intense abolitionist," "a patriarc...
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the 1866 Judicial Circuits Act

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I commemorate the Judicial Circuits Act, of July 23rd 1866. Republicans thereby blocked Democrat President Andrew Johnson from nominating anyone to the U.S. Supreme Court. It was passed by the GOP-controlled 39th Congress, following the recommendation of Chief Justice Salmon Chase, who had been appointed by Abraham Lincoln. Specifically, this legislation lowered the number of Justices from ten to seven. The reduction was to be achieved by attrition. Republicans fixed the number at nine once Johnson was out of office. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a YouTube Video about this article. Here is a TikTok Video about this article...
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John Adams Hyman, from Slavery to Congress

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I honor John Adams Hyman, born enslaved in North Carolina, July 23rd 1840. He worked for a jeweler until sold to an Alabama plantation when discovered that he had been taught to read and write. Freed at Civil War's end, Hyman returned home and managed a store. He was delegate to the 1865 state equal rights convention and to the 1868 state constitutional convention. While a member of the GOP central committee, this civil rights activist served three state senate terms. In 1874, Hyman won election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Later years, he worked for the Treasury Department and the Post Office and the Agriculture Department. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. Fo...
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Socrates Sherman, from Republican Congressman to Battlefield Surgeon

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I salute Socrates Sherman, born July 22nd 1801. He studied medicine and settled in upstate New York. As a Republican, he won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1860. Among the GOP achievements receiving his vote were the DC Emancipation Act, the Homestead Act, the Transcontinental Railroad and the Land Grant Colleges Act. During the Civil War, instead of running for re-election, Sherman enlisted as surgeon with the state’s 34th Volunteer Infantry. His regiment fought at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Peace restored, he practiced medicine back home. A school named for him is now a bed & breakfast. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more inf...
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