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In reply to the discussion: President Obama is lengthening the game itself. Think Forever. Not today. [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)How many slaves died or suffered while Thomas Jefferson loudly proclaimed "All men are equal"
(like him that had slaves) and not included women or any minority or slave.
If FDR ran for President in 2008, he would not have been able to hide his handicap like he did.
My guess is McCain would have made sure to not have FDR elected due to that.
And, what do you mean dying? People die every day. People are born every day.
Who exactly is dying?
Hitler killed 20 million in the gas chambers, 6 million just because of their religon.
In what world does no one die?
that is over the top.
BTW, don't know if you noticed, but actually the economy is moving up.
And unemployment is less than it has been since 9-11.
Don't forget 3000 people died and the event caused the bankruptcy (whcih is what OBL really wanted, to kill the economy).
Life isn't a vaccum.
BTW, what about the social issues?
Gay Marriage is about to be a reality.
A women is about to become President in 4 years.
Watching 42 put things in persepctive, so clearly.
It took 100 years from Lincoln to LBJ and another 50 after for a black president.
Ronald Reagan let millions die from AIDS before waking up.
Now AIDS is a liveable disease if one takes the meds.
Stem cell was impossible while Bush was president.
the repubs want to do away with abortion.
President Obama does not.
so...
99% of everybody voted to go into Afghanastan.
Iraq was a mistake.But dems have never been pacifists.
And FDR should have entered the war years earlier. Pearl Harbor gave him the excuse to do the right thing.
But a few years earlier could have saved millions and millions.
Maybe it's because I am Jewish, but it is true.