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What kind of President would say this? (Original Post)
Scuba
Mar 2014
OP
YES! But saying it is not enough. Believing in it, fighting for it, is what a President must do. nt
Democracyinkind
Mar 2014
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JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)1. Does the "good President" ...
... have to use those exact words, or is having Fox News accuse you of saying that every day enough?
Scuba
(53,475 posts)2. Anything along those lines would be very welcome.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)3. Then we have a good President.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)7. What we need is not a President
who "says" that, but rather one who lives it.
We had one. FDR.
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)4. Well Bernie, the billionaires do hate the President and
has said he stands with working which is why they hate him and are doing everything to dismantle our system of government.
Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)5. I AGREE WITH THAT! nt
Aerows
(39,961 posts)6. I'd rather have a President that didn't say that
but instead did something about it. Anyone can talk.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)8. +a zillion
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)9. Some guy named FDR tried that stuff
Only elected 4 times.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)11. Yeah, but. The nation is much more conservative now.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)10. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch.
Democracyinkind
(4,015 posts)12. YES! But saying it is not enough. Believing in it, fighting for it, is what a President must do. nt