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52. They did criticize him for things like not supporting anti-discrimination laws.

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Thu Oct 26, 2017, 03:43 PM

Oct 2017

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Remember FDR? [View all] yurbud Oct 2017 OP

Yup... but elected to four terms--didn't serve four terms (just a little quibble) hlthe2b Oct 2017 #1

I didn't make it, but I noticed that too. yurbud Oct 2017 #2

Well, many said it was his 3rd term that killed him TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #18

They were far from perfect, but a third for Bill Clinton or Obama wouldn't have hurt either of them. yurbud Oct 2017 #22

America's greatest President. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #3

He wasn't a Socialist, he was a Democrat LeftInTX Oct 2017 #4

He was to the left of today's Democrats on economics & welfare policies yurbud Oct 2017 #6

And the socialists attacked him for not being left enough. MrsCoffee Oct 2017 #13

therefore we should let Wall St. call the shots? yurbud Oct 2017 #14

Who said that? MrsCoffee Oct 2017 #17

They did criticize him for things like not supporting anti-discrimination laws. David__77 Oct 2017 #52

He was indeed quite popular, but he wasn't a Democratic Socialist renegade000 Oct 2017 #5

he would never have called himself a moderate Republican yurbud Oct 2017 #7

And most certainly would not recognize today's Democratic Party. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #8

they have a plan. They want to become the default business party, which is why yurbud Oct 2017 #9

Pub Lite never worked and never will. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #10

it's a bit worse. They are the Trojan Horse for GOP policies in states & districts where yurbud Oct 2017 #15

Infuriating. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #24

No one alive remembers him...And his policies were great and saved this country Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #11

I agree on FDR & Johnson. I wouldn't say Roosevelt can solve all our problems, but neither... yurbud Oct 2017 #16

You need Wall Street...it is a great source of income for those who don't have pensions...401K's Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #26

It's really the disparity in income that people HopeAgain Oct 2017 #27

And how you propose to fix it? United is a gift from Bush who was a gift from the Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #28

So how do we elect Democrats? HopeAgain Oct 2017 #32

I refuse to even discuss 'Bernie supporters' the primary is over. And Green's suck and have Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #38

I have never not voted Dem in th GE HopeAgain Oct 2017 #39

It only sounds like hatred because too many pols listen to them first, last, and only yurbud Oct 2017 #34

Look Roosevelt believed in capitalism and the stock market...he didn't go after after the Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #46

Actually, he did. He backed and got a much higher tax rate AND regulation of Wall Street yurbud Oct 2017 #50

have you noticed that Democrats have lost congress more often & won by narrower margins... yurbud Oct 2017 #51

One of my aunts is 95 the other is 91 dflprincess Oct 2017 #23

I am sure...they were children...and I am just guessing white... Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #25

I took issue with the statement that no one alive dflprincess Oct 2017 #36

Few folks alive...and I admire and respect Roosevelt...but I am not a follower of any past person... Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #37

Wrong bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #41

If FDR were alive today he would not be a racist FakeNoose Oct 2017 #43

That is your imagination...not reality Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #45

Eleanor promoted racial equality. trof Oct 2017 #49

He was a 1%er as well. I thought we hated all them? GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #12

There's nothing wrong with being rich as long as you don't want to enslave others to do it. Tobin S. Oct 2017 #19

That was my point GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #20

10-4 Tobin S. Oct 2017 #21

He didn't serve 4 terms MichMary Oct 2017 #29

I believe he would NOT have used the A-bomb v. Japan. What might have been had he lived a bit longer malchickiwick Oct 2017 #30

Sure he would have used it MichMan Oct 2017 #31

Almost everyone who was an adult when FDR died is also dead. MineralMan Oct 2017 #33

He died 72 years ago Trumpocalypse Oct 2017 #35

seriously? Today's Democratic pols could learn a lot from him yurbud Oct 2017 #40

Maybe Trumpocalypse Oct 2017 #42

Hmm. Iggo Oct 2017 #48

You tell your college students that FDR was a Democratic Socialist? ismnotwasm Oct 2017 #44

No, though he was one compared to today's Democrats. yurbud Oct 2017 #53

You know what party leader mentioned him? Hillary Clinton. MineralMan Oct 2017 #47