Wish he had lived a little longer. But imagine if he had never been president (Reply #45)

In the discussion thread: They hate(d) FDR because he was right. Until America gets back to these principles, it is screwed. [View all]

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Wed Oct 1, 2014, 11:01 AM

sabrina 1 (62,325 posts)

45. Wish he had lived a little longer. But imagine if he had never been president

during that critical time in our history? Would anyone else have had the guts to do for the working class and the elderly, what he did. Perhaps, but considering all the opposition he had to deal with, I know the latest talking point is that FDR 'had a supportive Dem majority so everything was easy for him', not to mention the War, I can't think of anyone who would have had the energy and strength to just get done what he did.

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57 replies	Author	Time	Post
They hate(d) FDR because he was right. Until America gets back to these principles, it is screwed. [View all]	Triana	Sep 2014	OP
As long as people sit on their butts watching foxxxxx news	newfie11	Sep 2014	#1
The ruling elites in this country that hated FDR	deutsey	Sep 2014	#2
And the names involved are still around.	hobbit709	Sep 2014	#3
And they're still robbing us..	freebrew	Sep 2014	#7
K & R !!!	WillyT	Sep 2014	#4
Those principles will likely never be permitted to happen again. nt	NorthCarolina	Sep 2014	#5
Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good (TM)	FlatStanley	Sep 2014	#6
TPTB have had their coup.	dotymed	Sep 2014	#8
Dems and repukes won't let it happen. There's too much money to be had for both parties.	L0oniX	Sep 2014	#12
I love Bernie, but he has no chance...	Moostache	Sep 2014	#15
Exactly...only an idealist would think otherwise	VanillaRhapsody	Sep 2014	#26
Yes,	dotymed	Oct 2014	#43
and I am the realist	VanillaRhapsody	Oct 2014	#44
Most voters don't know who Bernie is yet.	protect our future	Oct 2014	#52
Republicans have been trying to undo "the New Deal" since it came into existence...	world wide wally	Sep 2014	#9
Eisenhower thought that attempts to undo the New Deal	hifiguy	Sep 2014	#21
That's what you get when you screw teachers and saddle students with huge debt!	cascadiance	Sep 2014	#23
The plan to dumb down the American populace	hifiguy	Sep 2014	#24
Alright, i'll give you Eisenhower, but that's it.	world wide wally	Sep 2014	#30
Wonderful quote!	NCarolinawoman	Sep 2014	#36
It's some what a false equivalency to compare FDR to any post FDR Dem POTUS.	L0oniX	Sep 2014	#10
There was an internet email going around a couple years back. It listed a whole	brewens	Sep 2014	#11
Most of that is from the 50's which was the only time one person working could support a family.	L0oniX	Sep 2014	#13
That is fine in non-globalized world and USA enjoyed a substantial technology advantage over every	srican69	Sep 2014	#14
This was not always true either...	Moostache	Sep 2014	#16
The world has been global since we dumped Chinese tea into the Boston Harbour.	grahamhgreen	Sep 2014	#17
Arithmetic	BrotherIvan	Sep 2014	#27
Nothing but win....	blackspade	Sep 2014	#18
FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights	Dont call me Shirley	Sep 2014	#19
We need new leadership that has the courage to stand up the way he did then...	cascadiance	Sep 2014	#20
Would rec this a million times if I could	hifiguy	Sep 2014	#22
Same here -- Even Newt Gingrich admitted he was the greatest president of the 20th Century	whathehell	Oct 2014	#40
Hell, even our modern day sell-outs, the "Democratic Party," runs screaming away from FDR. They're	blkmusclmachine	Sep 2014	#25
The Right Wing believes it's all about cutting taxes....	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2014	#28
FDR	turbinetree	Sep 2014	#29
He was the last real Democrat. n/t	sabrina 1	Sep 2014	#31
In 2009, National historians named FDR as the 3rd Greatest President in American History	whathehell	Oct 2014	#38
Wish he had lived a little longer. But imagine if he had never been president	sabrina 1	Oct 2014	#45
Me too. As to your question, yes, we would be living in a completely	whathehell	Oct 2014	#48
Yes, that is merely another talking point to put down anyone who makes today's	sabrina 1	Oct 2014	#50
Agreed on all counts -- No "democrat" seeks to take apart FDR's New Deal	whathehell	Oct 2014	#51
That had been the position of the Democratic Party since 1896	happyslug	Sep 2014	#32
What a great post, thank you. Like everything worth while, nothing happens overnight	sabrina 1	Oct 2014	#46
The Scoopes Monkey trial, all Democrats.	happyslug	Oct 2014	#47
I did see Inherit The Wind, thanks for providing more facts about the actual case.	sabrina 1	Oct 2014	#49
The Movie was an attack on McCarthyism, something Byran also opposed	happyslug	Oct 2014	#53
The best customer for American industry is now	WHEN CRABS ROAR	Sep 2014	#33
My dad was a union member, paid off his home in 10 years, took us on airline vacations twice a year,	Snarkoleptic	Sep 2014	#34
Wow. The irony of your dad's beliefs...	Triana	Sep 2014	#35
+100 n/t	whathehell	Oct 2014	#37
Top years for GDP growth	tuhaybey	Oct 2014	#39
K & R	defacto7	Oct 2014	#41
Thats the REAL bottom line	ErikJ	Oct 2014	#42
That quote is about as anti-MBA as any I have heard	rock	Oct 2014	#54
Deming, "Your Quality is set by your worse input".	happyslug	Oct 2014	#55
Excellent. That's a very smart analysis.	rock	Oct 2014	#56
kick	Electric Monk	Oct 2014	#57

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