Sat Nov 8, 2014, 06:55 PM
hootinholler (26,449 posts)
So why isn't more stuff named for FDR?
I can't think of much of anything named for the President who brought us so much.
In this age of Raygun this and Raygun that. For that matter not much is named for Johnson either. After the mid-terms it makes me wonder about the real values at play here in this nation. -=-=-=-=-=- P.S. this might seem like a drive by, but I'll be back eventually.
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hootinholler | Nov 2014 | OP |
L0oniX | Nov 2014 | #1 | |
Enrique | Nov 2014 | #2 | |
cyberswede | Nov 2014 | #3 | |
Warpy | Nov 2014 | #5 | |
Odin2005 | Nov 2014 | #11 | |
Warpy | Nov 2014 | #12 | |
LiberalElite | Nov 2014 | #9 | |
SDjack | Nov 2014 | #20 | |
LiberalElite | Nov 2014 | #22 | |
UTUSN | Nov 2014 | #13 | |
Drunken Irishman | Nov 2014 | #4 | |
Raine1967 | Nov 2014 | #15 | |
Raine1967 | Nov 2014 | #17 | |
former9thward | Nov 2014 | #18 | |
frazzled | Nov 2014 | #6 | |
cherokeeprogressive | Nov 2014 | #7 | |
Skidmore | Nov 2014 | #8 | |
LiberalElite | Nov 2014 | #10 | |
MineralMan | Nov 2014 | #14 | |
Raine1967 | Nov 2014 | #16 | |
Marr | Nov 2014 | #19 | |
Ykcutnek | Nov 2014 | #21 | |
librechik | Nov 2014 | #23 | |
kelliekat44 | Nov 2014 | #24 |
Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 06:58 PM
L0oniX (31,493 posts)
1. Uhm ...because it embarrasses centrists and 3rd way'rs?
Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 06:59 PM
Enrique (27,461 posts)
2. he's on the dime, which is the best coin ever
but you're right, he's not on nearly enough.
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Response to Enrique (Reply #2)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 07:00 PM
cyberswede (26,117 posts)
3. Wasn't there talk of putting Reagan on the dime?
It sure would have been awkward for me to eschew dimes forever after, had they done so.
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Response to cyberswede (Reply #3)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 07:19 PM
Warpy (103,515 posts)
5. A lot of us know the history of FDR on the dime
It was because of the huge March of Dimes campaign collecting money to fund research into the polio vaccine and treatment for kids (and adults) who had caught the disease. FDR was crippled by polio and that is why he's on the dime, it was the perfect tie in to the campaign.
Replacing him with that bumbling old fraud Reagan would have been insulting on many levels. |
Response to Warpy (Reply #5)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:26 PM
Odin2005 (53,521 posts)
11. HOLY FUCK, I never knew the March of Dimes connection!
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Response to Odin2005 (Reply #11)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:33 PM
Warpy (103,515 posts)
12. That's why so many of us who knew the connection were PISSED OFF
and the "Reagan for Sainthood" people dropped it really, really fast.
Apparently they didn't know the connection, either. |
Response to cyberswede (Reply #3)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:18 PM
LiberalElite (14,691 posts)
9. Yes, back in 2003 -
At the time I wrote to a NYC newspaper that I thought Reagan should be put on a wooden nickel.
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Response to LiberalElite (Reply #9)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 09:27 PM
SDjack (1,448 posts)
20. George Washington should be on a new $500 bill, Ronald Reagan should be approved
to be on the penny, and before the RR penny is produced, the penny should be discontinued.
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Response to cyberswede (Reply #3)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:39 PM
UTUSN (64,721 posts)
13. One of 2 contributions of Nancy (other one being Ron Jr) - she squashed the move n/t
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Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 07:11 PM
Drunken Irishman (34,857 posts)
4. There are A LOT of things named after FDR.
Probably more than most presidents. Sure, he doesn't have an airport named after him (as Bush, Reagan and JFK do - and that certainly helps in the perception game), but at the local and national level, there's a great deal named after him.
1) He has a memorial in D.C., which most presidents don't have. 2) He's on the dime. JFK is the only president since who was placed on currency (beyond special coins) and that happened after his assassination - being placed on the half dollar. 3) There's the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. 4) He has a room named after him in the White House (Roosevelt Room). 5) A good amount of schools named after him. 6) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge in New York. 7) The FDR (Drive) in Manhattan. 8) There's the FDR State Park in Georgia. 9) Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park in Yorktown, New York. 10) Roosevelt Island in New York. And I'm sure tons more. |
Response to Drunken Irishman (Reply #4)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:48 PM
Raine1967 (11,528 posts)
15. That and more without this bullshit:
http://www.ronaldreaganlegacyproject.org
The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project was started in 1997 by Grover G. Norquist.
The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project is committed to preserving the legacy of one of America’s greatest presidents throughout the nation and abroad. One of the ways we work to further the legacy of Reagan is by asking the governor of every state in the nation to make a proclamation declaring February 6th, "Ronald Reagan Day." An average of 30 governors a year over the last few years have made such a proclamation, choosing to honor character over partisanship. In addition to ensuring that every February 6th is known as “Ronald Reagan Day,” we work to encourage the naming of landmarks, buildings, roads, etc. after Ronald Wilson Reagan. We continue compiling a list of Reagan dedications that remind American society of the life and legacy of President Reagan. Each one of these dedications serve as a teaching moment for those who were not yet alive during his presidency or to grant those who remember him with the opportunity to reflect on his accomplishments. Whether it be the Ronald Reagan Parkway in Indianapolis, IN or Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, VA; each and every dedication will serve as a teaching moment for generations to come. Our goal is to eventually see a statue, park, or road named after Reagan in all 3,140 counties in the United States. The first project that RRLP worked to name after Ronald Reagan was National Airport, in 1998 renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport. ![]() ![]() |
Response to Drunken Irishman (Reply #4)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:52 PM
Raine1967 (11,528 posts)
17. Yes, FDR High School in Hyde Park NY.
Have a lot of friends who went there!
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Response to Drunken Irishman (Reply #4)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:56 PM
former9thward (26,868 posts)
18. According to the White House
the Roosevelt Room is named for both Roosevelts. It was named for them by Nixon in 1969.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/interactive-tour/roosevelt-room |
Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:00 PM
frazzled (18,343 posts)
6. FDR Drive in NYC
The Roosevelt Room of the White House
The Roosevelt Memorial in DC The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt Island, NY And at least a half-dozen state parks And yes, that dime |
Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:13 PM
cherokeeprogressive (24,853 posts)
7. Here's something that should CERTAINLY be named after him...
Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:15 PM
Skidmore (37,364 posts)
8. My children attended an elementary school named after him.
Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:19 PM
LiberalElite (14,691 posts)
10. This park in NYC was opened I think in the past year -
Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:40 PM
MineralMan (144,453 posts)
14. There's lots of stuff. You just aren't aware of it.
Unless it's near you, you won't have heard of it.
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Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 08:50 PM
Raine1967 (11,528 posts)
16. St. Ronnie has a legacy project…
also known as bullshit rewriting of history. FDR didn't have that. http://www.ronaldreaganlegacyproject.org/
Mark my words, they are trying to do the same for *. |
Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 09:00 PM
Marr (20,317 posts)
19. Because rich people despise him. /nt
Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 09:33 PM
Ykcutnek (1,305 posts)
21. Here's a list...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
Unfortunately, it pales in comparison to Reagan's list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_Ronald_Reagan Now I'm pissed. FDR was the greatest President we've had since Lincoln and no one is likely to reach that level of greatness for the foreseeable future. |
Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 09:54 PM
librechik (30,342 posts)
23. Because the rich people who pay for such things hate him.
And he relished their hate.
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Response to hootinholler (Original post)
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 09:56 PM
kelliekat44 (7,759 posts)
24. Hundreds of schools named Roosevelt High. Also Roosevelt Blvds. nt