Phobia Chatter

 I tried to read through a news piece, where the White House is opening up a discussion about development of a anti-Islamophobia situation.

Meaning?  Well....if you had an irrational fear of Islamic people or situation, that would fall into the category of Islamophobia.  The key thing here....it has to be a 'fear' and it has to be 'irrational'.  If it's not a fear or irrational, then it can't be a phobia.

Meanwhile, while talking about this White House work to be done (I assume they've hired some doctor to run this 'hype'....they've also now had to open up and admit that there is anti-Semitismophobia  going on (the irrational fear of Jewish people).  

The people who seem to be affected by the fear of Jewish people?  Well....so far, the White House hasn't said who these people are, or what category they fit into.  

This leading to a illogical confrontation?  I looked it up for phobias....generally, around 10 to 12 percent of people suffer from them.  It'd seem logical for the White House to just run some full-scale operation, and try to cure all the phobia people in America.

Just trying to imagine just how vast this would get. Probably some drug-action in the works.

Ten Odd Facts Over The 1860 US Election

 1.  The nation existed with the Democratic Party and the Whig Party, until 1854.  At that point, the Kansas-Nebraska Act fell into play, and within a year....the Whig Party had divided into two new parties.

The American Party formed up around mostly southern former Whig Party members....claiming to be conservatives in nature.  It's safe to say they were pro-slavery.  By 1860, they had renamed themselves the Constitutional Union Party.  

The Republican Party formed up around mostly northern former Whit Party members....claiming to be conservatives in nature.  It's safe to say they were against slaver.  

2.  In 1860 at the Democratic Party convention...things got heated, and screwed up.  By the end of the week....the guaranteed 'win' for Stephen Douglas had failed, and no candidate emerged out of the convention.

The convention (out of Charleston) failed.  A second convention held two months later....in Baltimore...got Douglas his nomination.  But the sentiment by southern Democrats was negative....so they met in a hotel, and had a 3rd Convention-like meeting. 

The result was the creation of the Southern Democratic Party, with John Breckenridge selected.

3.  The Republican count for the primary?  Eight.  Seward was viewed from day one as the likely winner, with Chase running a close second.

Where Seward lost his 'chance'?  Well....he made a number of speeches prior to the convention which hinted that war was the only way to end slavery in America, and this apparently scared the crap out of a fair number of Republicans.

So Chase should have moved up a notch?  Well....he would have....except he was a 1800s-form of RINO (actually a former Democrat) and selling his brand/message at the convention became difficult.

Where Lincoln surged?  Mostly on speeches given over the past two years.  

4.  The selling point of the Constitutional Union Party?  They did everything possible to avoid making slavery a main part of their message.

5.  Lincoln winning with only 40-percent of the national vote?  Yes.  Douglas, who was viewed as the favorite twelve months prior?  He managed only 29-percent of the national vote.

6.  Margin of a win for Virginia.....roughly 160 votes (Bell won over Breckenridge).  Lincoln took only 1-percent of the votes that day.

7.  Less than 1,000 votes made the difference in California....where Lincoln won over Douglas.  

8.  Lincoln was the ONLY candidate listed for New Jersey/New York.

9.  The South Carolina Legislature voted for the EC delegates....not the general public.

10.  Roughly 250 votes made the difference for the Lincoln win in Oregon (against Breckenridge).  

Note: There were 303 EC delegates....so you needed 152 to win.  Lincoln won with 28 EC votes to spare.