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Warpy

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5. A lot of us know the history of FDR on the dime

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 07:19 PM

Nov 2014

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.

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So why isn't more stuff named for FDR? [View all] hootinholler Nov 2014 OP

Uhm ...because it embarrasses centrists and 3rd way'rs? L0oniX Nov 2014 #1

he's on the dime, which is the best coin ever Enrique Nov 2014 #2

Wasn't there talk of putting Reagan on the dime? cyberswede Nov 2014 #3

A lot of us know the history of FDR on the dime Warpy Nov 2014 #5

HOLY FUCK, I never knew the March of Dimes connection! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #11

That's why so many of us who knew the connection were PISSED OFF Warpy Nov 2014 #12

Yes, back in 2003 - LiberalElite Nov 2014 #9

George Washington should be on a new $500 bill, Ronald Reagan should be approved SDjack Nov 2014 #20

LOL!!! nt LiberalElite Nov 2014 #22

One of 2 contributions of Nancy (other one being Ron Jr) - she squashed the move n/t UTUSN Nov 2014 #13

There are A LOT of things named after FDR. Drunken Irishman Nov 2014 #4

That and more without this bullshit: Raine1967 Nov 2014 #15

Yes, FDR High School in Hyde Park NY. Raine1967 Nov 2014 #17

According to the White House former9thward Nov 2014 #18

FDR Drive in NYC frazzled Nov 2014 #6

Here's something that should CERTAINLY be named after him... cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #7

My children attended an elementary school named after him. Skidmore Nov 2014 #8

This park in NYC was opened I think in the past year - LiberalElite Nov 2014 #10

There's lots of stuff. You just aren't aware of it. MineralMan Nov 2014 #14

St. Ronnie has a legacy project… Raine1967 Nov 2014 #16

Because rich people despise him. /nt Marr Nov 2014 #19

Here's a list... Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #21

Because the rich people who pay for such things hate him. librechik Nov 2014 #23

Hundreds of schools named Roosevelt High. Also Roosevelt Blvds. nt kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #24