So why isn't more stuff named for FDR?

[hootinholler]

I can't think of much of anything named for the President who brought us so much.

In this age of Raygun this and Raygun that.

For that matter not much is named for Johnson either.

After the mid-terms it makes me wonder about the real values at play here in this nation.



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P.S. this might seem like a drive by, but I'll be back eventually.

[L0oniX]

1. Uhm ...because it embarrasses centrists and 3rd way'rs?

[Enrique]

2. he's on the dime, which is the best coin ever

but you're right, he's not on nearly enough.

[cyberswede]

3. Wasn't there talk of putting Reagan on the dime?

It sure would have been awkward for me to eschew dimes forever after, had they done so.

[Warpy]

5. A lot of us know the history of FDR on the dime

It was because of the huge March of Dimes campaign collecting money to fund research into the polio vaccine and treatment for kids (and adults) who had caught the disease. FDR was crippled by polio and that is why he's on the dime, it was the perfect tie in to the campaign.

Replacing him with that bumbling old fraud Reagan would have been insulting on many levels.

[Odin2005]

11. HOLY FUCK, I never knew the March of Dimes connection!

[Warpy]

12. That's why so many of us who knew the connection were PISSED OFF

and the "Reagan for Sainthood" people dropped it really, really fast.

Apparently they didn't know the connection, either.

[LiberalElite]

9. Yes, back in 2003 -

At the time I wrote to a NYC newspaper that I thought Reagan should be put on a wooden nickel.

[SDjack]

20. George Washington should be on a new $500 bill, Ronald Reagan should be approved

to be on the penny, and before the RR penny is produced, the penny should be discontinued.

[LiberalElite]

22. LOL!!! nt

[UTUSN]

13. One of 2 contributions of Nancy (other one being Ron Jr) - she squashed the move n/t

[Drunken Irishman]

4. There are A LOT of things named after FDR.

Probably more than most presidents. Sure, he doesn't have an airport named after him (as Bush, Reagan and JFK do - and that certainly helps in the perception game), but at the local and national level, there's a great deal named after him.

1) He has a memorial in D.C., which most presidents don't have.

2) He's on the dime. JFK is the only president since who was placed on currency (beyond special coins) and that happened after his assassination - being placed on the half dollar.

3) There's the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt.

4) He has a room named after him in the White House (Roosevelt Room).

5) A good amount of schools named after him.

6) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge in New York.

7) The FDR (Drive) in Manhattan.

8) There's the FDR State Park in Georgia.

9) Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park in Yorktown, New York.

10) Roosevelt Island in New York.

And I'm sure tons more.

[Raine1967]

15. That and more without this bullshit:

http://www.ronaldreaganlegacyproject.org

The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project was started in 1997 by Grover G. Norquist.

The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project is committed to preserving the legacy of one of America’s greatest presidents throughout the nation and abroad.

One of the ways we work to further the legacy of Reagan is by asking the governor of every state in the nation to make a proclamation declaring February 6th, "Ronald Reagan Day." An average of 30 governors a year over the last few years have made such a proclamation, choosing to honor character over partisanship.

In addition to ensuring that every February 6th is known as “Ronald Reagan Day,” we work to encourage the naming of landmarks, buildings, roads, etc. after Ronald Wilson Reagan. We continue compiling a list of Reagan dedications that remind American society of the life and legacy of President Reagan. Each one of these dedications serve as a teaching moment for those who were not yet alive during his presidency or to grant those who remember him with the opportunity to reflect on his accomplishments. Whether it be the Ronald Reagan Parkway in Indianapolis, IN or Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, VA; each and every dedication will serve as a teaching moment for generations to come. Our goal is to eventually see a statue, park, or road named after Reagan in all 3,140 counties in the United States. The first project that RRLP worked to name after Ronald Reagan was National Airport, in 1998 renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.

[Raine1967]

17. Yes, FDR High School in Hyde Park NY.

Have a lot of friends who went there!

[former9thward]

18. According to the White House

the Roosevelt Room is named for both Roosevelts. It was named for them by Nixon in 1969.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/interactive-tour/roosevelt-room

[frazzled]

6. FDR Drive in NYC

The Roosevelt Room of the White House
The Roosevelt Memorial in DC
The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

Roosevelt Island, NY

And at least a half-dozen state parks

And yes, that dime

[cherokeeprogressive]

7. Here's something that should CERTAINLY be named after him...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_9066

[Skidmore]

8. My children attended an elementary school named after him.

[LiberalElite]

10. This park in NYC was opened I think in the past year -

http://www.fdrfourfreedomspark.org/

[MineralMan]

14. There's lots of stuff. You just aren't aware of it.

Unless it's near you, you won't have heard of it.

[Raine1967]

16. St. Ronnie has a legacy project…

also known as bullshit rewriting of history. FDR didn't have that. http://www.ronaldreaganlegacyproject.org/

Mark my words, they are trying to do the same for *.

[Marr]

19. Because rich people despise him. /nt

[Ykcutnek]

21. Here's a list...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_Franklin_D._Roosevelt

Unfortunately, it pales in comparison to Reagan's list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_Ronald_Reagan

Now I'm pissed.

FDR was the greatest President we've had since Lincoln and no one is likely to reach that level of greatness for the foreseeable future.

[librechik]

23. Because the rich people who pay for such things hate him.

And he relished their hate.

[kelliekat44]

24. Hundreds of schools named Roosevelt High. Also Roosevelt Blvds. nt