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Drunken Irishman

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7. It was during a speech when Truman was stumping for Hubert Humphrey in Minneapolis.

Reply to AJT (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 10:00 PM

Mar 2019

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/october-surprise/

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Even after all these years, Harry Truman's comments about Republicans ring true today... [View all] Drunken Irishman Mar 2019 OP

Timeless!!! So damn true today!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2019 #1

ABSOLUTELY! elleng Mar 2019 #2

Always one of my favorites Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #3

I can't find this quote. Is there a source for this? AJT Mar 2019 #4

read this note on snopes attesting to it and giving the date.. msongs Mar 2019 #5

It was during a speech when Truman was stumping for Hubert Humphrey in Minneapolis. Drunken Irishman Mar 2019 #7

another truman quote dems would be wise to resurrect... msongs Mar 2019 #6

*SAY* it, HST!1 UTUSN Mar 2019 #8

This has been true of the GOP since at least Hoover. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #9

This has been true of the GOP since at least Hoover. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #10

Love it ZeroSomeBrains Mar 2019 #11

Wow! Some things never change. Amazing. Karadeniz Mar 2019 #12

Give 'em hell, Harry! Mr. Ected Mar 2019 #13

Give em hell Harry. lpbk2713 Mar 2019 #14

"I don't give them hell. I just tell the truth about them and they think it's hell." n/t Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2019 #36

Missing last paragraph and typo-corrected penultimate paragraph: greyl Mar 2019 #15

If 40% of Americans don't get it by now... world wide wally Mar 2019 #16

It's much worse today zaj Mar 2019 #17

I thought you were going to post this Truman quote rpannier Mar 2019 #18

Isn't that a Will Rogers line? nt tblue37 Mar 2019 #25

I first heard it as a Truman quote about republicans rpannier Mar 2019 #32

At Least the Republicans are Consistent Over Time... dlk Mar 2019 #19

I believe he said these words in 1948 when he was running for re-election FakeNoose Mar 2019 #20

For my high school senior American History project, I chose the election of 1948 DFW Mar 2019 #28

Cool story! FakeNoose Mar 2019 #38

Robert McCormick, the publisher and editor of the Chicago Tribune Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2019 #37

Wow. zentrum Mar 2019 #21

America needs you, Harry Truman. murielm99 Mar 2019 #22

... CentralMass Mar 2019 #27

K&R Niagara Mar 2019 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Mar 2019 #24

There is much to that. DFW Mar 2019 #29

Harry didn't giv'm hell. He just told the truth and they thought it was hell. Midnight Writer Mar 2019 #26

There is not a word of this quote that does not apply today. DFW Mar 2019 #30

Perfect summary, but I want to know WHY BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #31

"As long as I have mine".. MicaelS Mar 2019 #35

Echoing BigmanPigman - Why? erronis Mar 2019 #42

You inspired me to explain why. MicaelS Mar 2019 #44

I'm beginning to appreciate Truman more these days. Nt raccoon Mar 2019 #33

RepubliCONs bought the best government they could. USA is numerically Democratic. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #34

Give'em Hell, Harry! MarianJack Mar 2019 #39

If only we could return to those thrilling days randr Mar 2019 #40

Truman: "The buck stops here." joe_stampingbull Mar 2019 #41

SOOOO true Harry!! BlueJac Mar 2019 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author sop Mar 2019 #45

God's truth! TomSlick Mar 2019 #46

A better Truman quote... Grins Mar 2019 #47

K&R red dog 1 Mar 2019 #48