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BuelahWitch

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28. PBS is streaming the whole series till September 28.

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Thu Sep 18, 2014, 11:07 PM

Sep 2014

I don't have TV but was able to watch it there. Go to pbs.org and you can find the link.

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The Roosevelts on PBS.. so much like the Obama administration [View all] Peacetrain Sep 2014 OP

I have been noticing the same thing. GoCubsGo Sep 2014 #1

Exactly!! Peacetrain Sep 2014 #4

Yes, I even heard "class warfare"!!! LOL femmocrat Sep 2014 #15

That is what I have been so shocked by Peacetrain Sep 2014 #95

...and the Supreme Court blocked his programs. eom Blanks Sep 2014 #101

Plus �a change, plus c�est la m�me chose. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #2

I am listening to it right now.. and it sounds like Peacetrain Sep 2014 #3

And the left was calling him a corporate tool. n/t bornskeptic Sep 2014 #16

Was thinking the same thing malaise Sep 2014 #5

I am going to listen to the first hour again Peacetrain Sep 2014 #6

They show it again early in the morning malaise Sep 2014 #7

Here they area repeating each episode twice one right after the other Peacetrain Sep 2014 #9

And, if you watch on broadcast TV (as opposed to cable/satellite)... GoCubsGo Sep 2014 #102

You can stream them all on pbs.org The Blue Flower Sep 2014 #81

one MAJOR difference, however . . . . DrDan Sep 2014 #8

Roosevelt had a Democratic House and Senate. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #10

So did Obama when he got started. And four dem senators killed the jobs bill. TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #22

I just hope that message is getting out to enough people...especially the people that BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #37

There were plenty of conservative Democrats who gave him fits. Dixiecrats ruled! SharonAnn Sep 2014 #49

And yet, his greatest ally in the Senate Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #60

No you di n! eom littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #11

Win. Octafish Sep 2014 #12

Indeed. nt woo me with science Sep 2014 #77

Obama isn't handicapped Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #88

I do wish they weren't using that pompous, tiresome twit George Will... The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #13

Yep.. I know what you mean Peacetrain Sep 2014 #14

a toupee or implants? hopemountain Sep 2014 #26

eeeewww, George Will turns my stomach too. Stellar Sep 2014 #70

yes I think they put him in for "balance" steve2470 Sep 2014 #83

You And Me Both ProfessorGAC Sep 2014 #84

I can't stand that smug POS. GoCubsGo Sep 2014 #103

Of course the primary difference being that Roosevelt proposed liberal legislation FlatStanley Sep 2014 #17

It is just a brilliant watch - a truly remarkable man - and woman (Eleanor is no less impressive) NRaleighLiberal Sep 2014 #18

I agree.Second only to his Civil War series. nt sufrommich Sep 2014 #82

I see very little comparison between the two... madinmaryland Sep 2014 #19

Watch "A Face In The Crowd" from 1957.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #20

This is a fantastic movie, one of my favorites! nt DawgHouse Sep 2014 #93

It's quite a window in how things haven't changed that much.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #96

No, I have not seen that one. DawgHouse Sep 2014 #110

It's got some GREAT lines... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #111

LOL... WillyT Sep 2014 #21

Yeah, the only similarities I see is that Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #67

Dayam... ReRe Sep 2014 #23

PBS is streaming the whole series till September 28. BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #28

I love you... will do that right now! ReRe Sep 2014 #33

Happy to oblige! BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #35

OK... I'm back ReRe Sep 2014 #51

My biggest complaint about Obama vs. FDR is... book_worm Sep 2014 #24

speeches mehrrh Sep 2014 #29

Do you forget his first inauguration? BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #32

BS heaven05 Sep 2014 #65

What a well thought out reply to my posting! BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #68

That Is An Exaggerration So Absurd. . . ProfessorGAC Sep 2014 #85

He could have mobilized public support for anything BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #91

Wrong ProfessorGAC Sep 2014 #98

You know I'm talking about the Bully Pulpit, but you just try and twist my words BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #99

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Obama could hold a press conference every single day, but nothing would change what is going on now. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #52

Roosevelt and Obama mehrrh Sep 2014 #25

Roosevelt would roll over in grave, if he knew Obama put Soc Sec on table for CatFood Committe TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #27

Right down to the accusations about "class warfare" and excessive caution... CBHagman Sep 2014 #30

Although some of it was very difficult to watch... kentuck Sep 2014 #31

I kept wondering, Mira Sep 2014 #34

I've made that same point about a hundred times Number23 Sep 2014 #36

that type of criticism always seems unfortunately literal-minded to me. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #40

"usually seem based on micro-analyses of details." That's interesting but to be honest Number23 Sep 2014 #58

lol...I think you said it better than me. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #72

This is what FDR accomplished in his first 100 days in office BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #38

I do believe those bank bailouts were *arranged* under bewsh BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #41

thank you heaven05 Sep 2014 #66

:) BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #73

Spare us, please brentspeak Sep 2014 #39

But the left in FDR's time also accused him of being malaise Sep 2014 #62

What color is the sky on your planet? LeftyMom Sep 2014 #42

As I watched tonight I kept thinking nothing has changed. I also hope that this is rerun later in jwirr Sep 2014 #43

Me too.. I should have copied it .. Peacetrain Sep 2014 #78

Obama is no FDR! YOHABLO Sep 2014 #44

The same DU'ers who attack Obamacare today would have attacked Social Security >>> KittyWampus Sep 2014 #45

Actually, the president is the one attacking Social Security. woo me with science Sep 2014 #75

How soon they forget! n/t markpkessinger Sep 2014 #105

Yep. Exactly. eom BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #87

I wonder when the Republicans will start attacking PBS and Ken Burns Zorro Sep 2014 #46

A socialist, traitorous dictator eissa Sep 2014 #47

Except for the right-wing owned MEDIA was not present INSIDE every living room... Amonester Sep 2014 #48

The "Economic Royalists" of today think they have succeeded where their predecessors failed AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #53

That's what they did through buying out all those media outlets, and... Amonester Sep 2014 #56

Noticed It... But The People Of Today ChiciB1 Sep 2014 #50

The series is based on this book eissa Sep 2014 #80

Thanks For This Information... ChiciB1 Sep 2014 #107

Off topic, but why hasn't Ken Burns addressed Vietnam? TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #54

I think he said that Vietnam will be next. On one of the talk shows. NCarolinawoman Sep 2014 #106

My Thought Exactly...Except Democrats Actually Stood By FDR... Corey_Baker08 Sep 2014 #55

The right-wing OWN most mass-media outlets. Amonester Sep 2014 #57

That firebreathing liberal George Will is admitting that Roosevelt's programs ended prematurely Warpy Sep 2014 #59

I have read quite a lot on the Roosevelts Sognefjord Sep 2014 #61

Doris Kearns Goodwin on FDR tonight: "He was an internationalist in an isolationist age." pampango Sep 2014 #63

More like Pres. Obama is treated like he is FDR Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #64

Obama has not offered any "New Deal". That's the glaring contrast. nt Romulox Sep 2014 #69

Well, he offered some great deals to the Banks. woo me with science Sep 2014 #74

+1000000000 My, the telescreens are blaring "2+2=5!" woo me with science Sep 2014 #76

*Especially* the part where FDR lectured the desperate people to eat their peas woo me with science Sep 2014 #71

I have learned a lot. oldandhappy Sep 2014 #79

I've been watching it too, and have had similar thoughts! DrewFlorida Sep 2014 #86

The similarities to today are stunning liberal N proud Sep 2014 #89

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I am enjoying this documentary, too. DawgHouse Sep 2014 #94

Comparing Obama with FDR? 99Forever Sep 2014 #97

Agree. Roosevelt would rollover if he knew Obama put Soc Sec on table for Cat Food Committee TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #100

And, tonight we have the bitching about the First Lady's travel. GoCubsGo Sep 2014 #104

Amazing, Heard This Stuff About Michelle ChiciB1 Sep 2014 #108

My thoughts exactly... Peacetrain Sep 2014 #109