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TheBlackAdder

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6. When Pubes equate Lincoln and Trump, I say: Lincoln only tried to declare bankruptcy twice!

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 4, 2017, 07:34 PM

Apr 2017

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The laws back then prevented it, so he wasn't able to stiff his creditors.

It took Lincoiln years to fully pay off his debts. That is something Trump has never done.

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Abraham Lincoln vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt vs. George Washington [View all] Dpm12 Apr 2017 OP

Lincoln was better with an axe than Washington jberryhill Apr 2017 #1

Yeah, Abe killed a lot more vampires. He gets my vote! Ilsa Apr 2017 #4

But FDR came back from that werewolf attack jberryhill Apr 2017 #5

LOL! Dpm12 Apr 2017 #8

I'm not sure that's an entirely fair question. PatrickforO Apr 2017 #2

When Pubes equate Lincoln and Trump, I say: Lincoln only tried to declare bankruptcy twice! TheBlackAdder Apr 2017 #6

FDR world wide wally Apr 2017 #3

Not really fair to compare the 3. But you asked. GulfCoast66 Apr 2017 #7

FDR's great-grandson, Joseph Boettiger, is a rabbi Dpm12 Apr 2017 #9