Talk:John E. Rankin

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Rankin's complicated involvement with the GI Bill should be included here (Bennett 1996). JeremyToday


 * Added material. His expression of racism in Congress was offensive, but his enabling discrimination through these federal programs adversely affected many more people in the South. His effect on other programs should also be explained.Parkwells (talk) 15:57, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

"Bigotry" section
I think this section could use some mention of Rankin's political/legislative actions beyond using racial and anti-Semitic slurs on the House floor: fighting desegregation and anti-lynching bills and interracial marriage, pushing to keep poll taxes that prevented African Americans from voting, supporting the so-called "concentration camp bill" that would have put all Japanese Americans in the entire U.S. mainland and every territory into camp... MartinaDee (talk) 19:36, 8 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Agree - too many inflammatory quotes, not much substance. I am going to reduce thees. Rankin (and other Southerners of similar positions) had greater negative effect through their voting in Congress and effect on bills creating national programs; the inflammatory quotes make for lively journalism, but do not provide much substance for this article. The camp bill resulted in most Japanese Americans on the west coast (most of whom were native-born citizens of the US) being put into camps, with many losing their homes and businesses.Parkwells (talk) 15:59, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

POV-check
This article is the most blatant violation of NPOV since Hermann Göring circa 2010. Wikipedia is not a forum for condoning or condemning racism, National Socialism, or John E. Rankin. This article needs either a tag, or several obvious and immediate corrections. NOrbeck (talk) 22:07, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

HUAC Commission
Edward G. Robinson should have grabbed Rankin by the nose and repeatedly kicked him in the ass. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.8.14.77 (talk) 06:46, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

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Einstein and Franco
"Albert Einstein backed calls for the United States to break off diplomatic relations with Spain's leader Francisco Franco, because the Spanish dictator had been an ally of Adolf Hitler." Spain had NOT been an ally of Germany. Franco's Spanish Nationalist forces got military support from Germany as well as Italy. And Spaniards volunteered in the 'Crusade against Bolshevism', as part of the preventive war of the Axis against the Soviet Union. But Spain was neutral during world war two, refusing to engage on the both the sides of the Axis as well as the Allies. --105.8.0.217 (talk) 14:18, 29 March 2018 (UTC)