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HassleCat

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28. Class traitor

Mon Jul 6, 2015, 11:44 AM

Jul 2015

As FDR was climbing his political ladder, corporate interests failed to take note of his policy direction. They assumed he was one of them because he came from wealth. Later, when they realized he was a class traitor, they branded him a socialist and a communist. Too late, boys. My personal opinion is he was our greatest president. When you consider the challenges he faced when he took office, it's stunning. Sure, Obama had to fix the wreckage of GW Bush, and we see that as pretty challenging, but it pales in comparison to the depression and the rise of fascism facing FDR. Not to mention WWII.

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"I Welcome Their Hatred!" [View all] kpete Jul 2015 OP

From back in the good ol' days... CanSocDem Jul 2015 #1

happy days are here again n/t virtualobserver Jul 2015 #6

Very Telling how those words apply to the current reality of life. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #2

Yep, they're as relevant as about five minutes ago. calimary Jul 2015 #24

In our Punchbowl of democracy Big Money is... chknltl Jul 2015 #36

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k&r Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #3

FDR was a great man Gothmog Jul 2015 #4

"I welcome their financial contributions!" -- H. Clinton. nt Romulox Jul 2015 #5

^^^ L0oniX Jul 2015 #9

"I welcome their gullibility!" -- B. Sanders. nt wyldwolf Jul 2015 #14

As if. Maybe you can convince yourself hifiguy Jul 2015 #42

Funny that you would call fighting for our freedoms and liberties as gullible. I guess I would rhett o rick Jul 2015 #57

+1 BeanMusical Jul 2015 #63

So naughty! Ha, ha- appalachiablue Jul 2015 #29

"I welcome their gun nuts !" Bernie Sanders stonecutter357 Jul 2015 #61

LOL. Nice try. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #64

Todays Democrats (Wall Street etc Wing) fredamae Jul 2015 #7

Thanks for the wonderful clip HelenWheels Jul 2015 #8

On the whole? Yes, IMHO... nt jonno99 Jul 2015 #12

Yes, for a fact. My parents schooling through college emphasized much more literature, appalachiablue Jul 2015 #31

A great many of the people back then were not college educated. Most of the adults I grew up jwirr Jul 2015 #46

They had strong public educations and little propaganda. Certainly not the 24/7/365 bald faced BS Dustlawyer Jul 2015 #43

you should put the punchline in your subject line yurbud Jul 2015 #18

Rahm is a cancer tumor on legs yurbud Jul 2015 #19

The ladies were pretty tough back then also! pocoloco Jul 2015 #10

K&R N/T RR2 Jul 2015 #11

History HoosierCowboy Jul 2015 #13

It was a time when blue collar workers joined unions. Nitram Jul 2015 #15

Republicans effectively neutered labor by appealing to blue collar prejudices, but... yurbud Jul 2015 #22

You know, our education system is partly to blame. Nitram Jul 2015 #27

For sure and it's a real shame. I learned much about labor & the progressive era from older appalachiablue Jul 2015 #33

what would happen to a teacher who took it upon themselves to include it? yurbud Jul 2015 #51

Depends on the school Nitram Jul 2015 #62

DLC/Third Way/New Democrats: "We welcome their money, jobs (for ourselves), and their orders." yurbud Jul 2015 #16

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #17

Never more true than today. n/t DirkGently Jul 2015 #20

K&R azmom Jul 2015 #21

Today's dems - 'their hatred makes me pee my pants!' KG Jul 2015 #23

Today's dems, "What would Goldman think? What would Third Way think?" Enthusiast Jul 2015 #25

+1 Spot on again! You always cut right to the heart of the matter- appalachiablue Jul 2015 #35

That hurts my fee fees Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #34

War profiteering................. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #26

The companies doing the profiteering also own the media. GE for example makes the turbines that Dustlawyer Jul 2015 #44

Just as I suspected. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #45

Class traitor HassleCat Jul 2015 #28

+10 appalachiablue Jul 2015 #37

I've always found that interesting rpannier Jul 2015 #56

fantastic voyage in personal denigration polynomial Jul 2015 #30

And that is why they hate him so. Rex Jul 2015 #32

And that's why he needs a top notch 24/7 security detail AikidoSoul Jul 2015 #41

I have been afraid of that also. As long as they think he cannot beat Hillary he is safe but I would jwirr Jul 2015 #47

I'm waiting for the FDR bashers to show up.... blackspade Jul 2015 #40

Obama is no FDR lark Jul 2015 #48

He's my guy! zentrum Jul 2015 #52

"Oderint dum metuant" - Let them hate, provided they fear. DinahMoeHum Jul 2015 #53

" I will work closely with the republicans in congress.... Doctor_J Jul 2015 #54

Where's a leader like FDR when you need them? R. P. McMurphy Jul 2015 #55

FDR also said.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #60

Hate is never welcomed seveneyes Jul 2015 #65