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How the slave trade funded Britain


How the slave trade funded Britain
A new book argues that people-trafficking was once “an essential part of British national life”. 
Of course,” remarked the prime minister David Cameron in June 2014, “we should teach history with warts and all.” But, he went on, “we should be proud of what Britain has done to defend freedom and develop these institutions – parliamentary democracy, a free press, the rule of law – that are so essential for people all over the world. This is the country that helped fight fascism, topple communism and abolish slavery; we invented the steam engine, the light bulb, the internet; and we also gave so much of the world the way of life that they hold so dear.”

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20140202:06:47:00

action and some administrative action. i never talked to mr. griffin until today. so i had that conversation and he took that action. >> now, let me play this for you. i think actually you have shown a lot of patience up until this point and for example especially on the issue of race. let's play a little montage for you and remind you of some of the things that said prior to this incident. >> the return to something like jim crow days. >> the word was conceived by a group of wealthy white men who needed a way to put themselves above and apart from a black man. you all know the word i'm talking about. obamacare. >> when mrs. palin talks of slavery, he confirms that if anybody applieies for a dose of thomas thistlewood, she deserves

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20140131:03:47:00

action and some administrative action. i never talked to mr. griffin until today. so i had that conversation and he took that action. >> now, let me play this for you. i think actually you have shown a lot of patience up until this point and for example especially on the issue of race. let's play a little montage for you and remind you of some of the things that said prior to this incident. >> the return to something like jim crow days. >> the word was conceived by a group of wealthy white men who needed a way to put themselves above and apart from a black man. you all know the word i'm talking about. obamacare. >> when mrs. palin talks of slavery, he confirms that if anybody applieies for a dose of thomas thistlewood, she deserves

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20140103:06:55:00

just permeating through your television screens. >> now, oh, boy. we should call this left wing open mouth insert foot award. >> you know, it reminds me of baghdad bob. he was cheer leading for a site that nobody could get on. and if you could, you couldn't sign up. if you could sign up, you couldn't afford it. if you can afford it and get on there, they're going to steal your information. this is why msnbc lost 29% of the prime time viewers last year. it's a mockery. >> anyone referring to himself as a third person you've got to push away from. okay. can you beat that one? listen to the winner quote of the year. listen. >> one of the most comprehensive first person accounts of slavery comes from the personal diary of a man called thomas thistlewood

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20140103:03:55:00

of these right wing commercials just permeating through your television screens. >> now, oh, boy. we should call this left wing open mouth insert foot award. >> you know, it reminds me of baghdad bob. he was cheer leading for a site that nobody could get on. and if you could, you couldn't sign up. if you could sign up, you couldn't afford it. if you can afford it and get on there, they're going to steal your information. this is why msnbc lost 29% of the prime time viewers last year. it's a mockery. >> anyone referring to himself as a third person you've got to push away from. okay. can you beat that one? listen to the winner quote of the year. listen. >> one of the most comprehensive first person accounts of slavery comes from the personal diary of a man called thomas thistlewood

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show at 4:00. he said the following. let's see if we can roll that clip. >> when she invoked slavery, she confirm if anyone truly qualified for a doefs discipline from thomas thistlewood, she would be the outstanding candidate. last friday on this broadcast, i made some comments which were deeply offensive and directed at governor sarah palin. i wanted to take this opportunity to say sorry to mrs. palin. >> do you want to explain what those comments were so i can make real decision here? >> okay. i'll try to make this. it is national television. he basically recommended someone should deficate in her mouth. he thought about this and put night teleprompter and a segment producer, an executive producer and a copy editor all approved these comments. so he could apologize all he

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131205:06:47:00

martin bashir made about sarah palin last month. the left wing msnbc host resigned and issued a statement which reads, quote, after meeting with the president of msnbc i have tendered my resignation. it is my sincere hope that all of my colleagues at this special and liberal left wing radical network will be allowed to focus on issues that matter without the distraction of myself or my ill-judged comments. in case you missed the despicable vile remarks that started the debacle martin bashir said governor sarah palin delivered the same punishment given out by a slave master who forced slaves to urinate and defecate in other slaves' mouths. >> when mrs. palin invokes slavery she confirms that if anyone qualified for a dose of discipline from thomas thistlewood, she would be the outstanding candidate. >> wow. here with reaction, co-host of the five bob beckel and andrea

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131205:03:47:00

martin bashir made about sarah palin last month. the left wing msnbc host resigned and issued a statement which reads, quote, after meeting with the president of msnbc i have tendered my resignation. it is my sincere hope that all of my colleagues at this special and liberal left wing radical network will be allowed to focus on issues that matter without the distraction of myself or my ill-judged comments. in case you missed the despicable vile remarks that started the debacle martin bashir said governor sarah palin delivered the same punishment given out by a slave master who forced slaves to urinate and defecate in other slaves' mouths. >> when mrs. palin invokes slavery she confirms that if anyone qualified for a dose of discipline from thomas thistlewood, she would be the outstanding candidate. >> wow. here with reaction, co-host of the five bob beckel and andrea

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131125:07:26:00

on this show a lot of us wanted to ask you about it. it isn't pleasant but you know where i'm headed. martin bashir, msnbc anchor, has had ugly things to say about you. a couple of weeks ago you made, frankly, inunobjectionable remarks saying comparing our debt to slavery and saying even well we're going to be holden to our foreign masters. mr. bashir took great exception to that. he called you a, quote, world-class idiot. his words. then he talked about a slave owner named thistlewood who used to punish his slaves by having someone defecate -- unbelievable -- defecate in their mouths. then he said this. >> when mrs. palin invokes slavery she doesn't just prove her rank ignorance. she confirms if anyone truly qualified for a dose of discipline from thomas thistlewood, she would be the outstanding candidate. >> governor, your reaction?

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131124:19:26:00

on this show a lot of us wanted to ask you about it. it isn't pleasant but you know where i'm headed. martin bashir, msnbc anchor, has had ugly things to say about you. a couple of weeks ago you made, frankly, inunobjectionable remarks saying comparing our debt to slavery and saying even well we're going to be holden to our foreign masters. mr. bashir took great exception to that. he called you a, quote, world-class idiot. his words. then he talked about a slave owner named thistlewood who used to punish his slaves by having someone defecate -- unbelievable -- defecate in their mouths. then he said this. >> when mrs. palin invokes slavery she doesn't just prove her rank ignorance. she confirms if anyone truly qualified for a dose of discipline from thomas thistlewood, she would be the outstanding candidate.

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