FDR was a Democratic Socialist

[Nasty Jack]

In case you don't know, or didn't remember, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a Democratic Socialist and served an unprecedented four terms in office. Bernie Sanders is a Democratic Socialist but only wants to serve two terms as President. That's what the law says now, and it is probably as good for the person in office as it is for the American people. It is interesting how Presidents age while serving, most evident by their hair turning grey during their tenure. Bernie Sanders doesn't have to worry about that.

In a Politico article, it reported that "...Roosevelt implemented a series of programs that put millions of people back to work, took them out of poverty, and restored our faith in government." Sanders added, "He transformed the country, and that is what we have to do today." Do you see the parallels between the political philosophy of these two men. Each is for the working man, the impoverished and the middle class.

“And, by the way, almost everything he proposed, almost every program, every idea, was called ’socialist,'" Bernie proudly exclaims. It is obvious that Bernie Sanders has removed the tarnish from the once forbidden "S" word, and transformed its meaning so that, even back in 2010, a Gallup Poll found that 36% of Americans have a positive image of socialism.

So, those of you out there that are old enough to remember or who have studied FDR and think Sanders can't win because he is a Democratic Socialist, think again.

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[Smarmie Doofus]

1. So that makes Hillary... who?

John Nance Garner?

And Debbie Wasserman Schultz is..... James Farley, I guess.


Everyone's got a role to play; or so it it appears.

[MisterP]

3. Al Smith

[cascadiance]

2. And if we don't elect Bernie, maybe Republicans MIGHT nominate one like Ike themselves...

... who Bernie identified also as a socialist as well for what Eisenhower did in his day when keeping up the top marginal tax rate above 90% and calling corporatists trying to tear down socialist programs like social security "stupid".

They won't get to it this election, but someone like Hillary stomping on their own corporatist/xenophobe candidate might wake them up for that being the path to win in 2020. If they were to run someone like Eisenhower against Hillary in the general election, I might just vote for that person, but I really want to vote for a real Democratic candidate nominee, not someone who acts like one as a Republican, and that party has a long way to go to return to what it was in Eisenhower's era.