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Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts) Sun Dec 22, 2013, 01:40 PM Dec 2013

This week in 1941, FDR lights the first wartime Christmas tree with Churchill at his side:

@BeschlossDC

I wonder what they were thinking?

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This week in 1941, FDR lights the first wartime Christmas tree with Churchill at his side: (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 OP

Churchill's speech before Congress is amazing. longship Dec 2013 #1

Great stuff indeed. Here's the link: Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #2

Wow, look at all of the women in that congress...NOT! The times they are a changin'..Thank Dog..n/t monmouth3 Dec 2013 #3

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. Churchill's speech before Congress is amazing.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 01:58 PM

Dec 2013

He has the Congress eating out of his hand.

His best line, which brought the rafters down:

Concerning the Japanese attack weeks previously:
"What kind of people do they think we are?"
The chamber erupted in cheers and applause.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

2. Great stuff indeed. Here's the link:

Reply to longship (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 02:11 PM

Dec 2013

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)

3. Wow, look at all of the women in that congress...NOT! The times they are a changin'..Thank Dog..n/t

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 02:32 PM

Dec 2013

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