The Democratic Roosevelt saved the country twice. (Reply #14)

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Kid Berwyn (10,971 posts)

14. The Democratic Roosevelt saved the country twice.

Thank you, President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

His policies defeated the Depression and built the great American middle class.

His leadership won World War 2 and built the industrial might to keep us free during the Cold War.

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16 replies	Author	Time	Post
What a young woman said to Adlai Stevenson, Jr., Democratic nominee for President, in 1952... [View all]	Kid Berwyn	Feb 2020	OP
Love that quote.	underpants	Feb 2020	#1
That makes me glad. Wish more knew his wisdom...	Kid Berwyn	Feb 2020	#3
Yup, and Stevenson was attacked as an "egghead."	Archae	Feb 2020	#2
Ignorance really must be contagious.	Kid Berwyn	Feb 2020	#4
First time I voted,	homegirl	Feb 2020	#5
Was that in 1952 or 1956? (eom)	StevieM	Feb 2020	#6
I know it was1952 because I remember	Butterflylady	Feb 2020	#7
I think you might be misunderstanding the post I replied to.	StevieM	Feb 2020	#10
OK, I am a really old lady...	homegirl	Feb 2020	#15
I believe it was Stephenson who was approached by the Russians in the 1960 election.	shockey80	Feb 2020	#8
You know, that's been MISSING from coverage about the Trump-Russia Thing	Kid Berwyn	Feb 2020	#12
The 'egghead' smear was the first shot in the GOP's efforts to dumb us down.	PatrickforO	Feb 2020	#9
Every word you said.	Kid Berwyn	Feb 2020	#13
Eighty years ago, it was the Republicans who were seen as the eggheads	Wednesdays	Feb 2020	#11
The Democratic Roosevelt saved the country twice.	Kid Berwyn	Feb 2020	#14
True, that.	Wednesdays	Feb 2020	#16

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