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kentuck

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31. Although some of it was very difficult to watch...

Thu Sep 18, 2014, 11:13 PM

Sep 2014

Especially the poverty of the coal miners. It reminded me of my Grandpa and Grandma and my Mom, who was born in 1929 and who was only 6 months old when the stock market crashed.

FDR gave them hope. It was easy to see why he was hated by the "economic royalists". And he welcomed their hate.

Yes, I think there were similarities between he and Obama but there were differences. There were safeguards for the people under Obama, such as FDIC, unemployment insurance, and Social Security, that were put there by FDR. There was never the degree of hopelessness because of the safety net created by the New Deal. Otherwise, it could have been very, very similar.

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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

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2014 #92

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

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2014 #90

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