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What was true then, is true now. yends21012 Nov 2012 #1
Roosevelt was a well known troll UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #2
He was a DINO TahitiNut Nov 2012 #3
I am a Proud, "New Deal Democrat." dotymed Nov 2012 #16
Me too! ananda Nov 2012 #18
"It is best not to straddle ideals." This should be required reading for all Democrats. Scuba Nov 2012 #4
The 1938 elections was responsible for seating Republicans in Congress who were bent on ending the DhhD Nov 2012 #5
"Republicans always place money before human progress" People never patricia92243 Nov 2012 #6
All of this could be talking about today Hydra Nov 2012 #31
It makes me ill to think about how conservative the Democratic Party really is. Larry Ogg Nov 2012 #7
du rec. nt xchrom Nov 2012 #8
FDR would be shocked to see how many Democrats today still put money ahead of people. Octafish Nov 2012 #9
Read this, 3rd way tools: 99Forever Nov 2012 #10
Executive Order 9066... SidDithers Nov 2012 #11
Now imagine if Obama were to round up all Arab Americans into prison camps solely for being Arab. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #15
And that negates the truth of the letter exactly how? bread_and_roses Nov 2012 #23
It may not be meant to. Octafish Nov 2012 #29
You are exactly right bread_and_roses Nov 2012 #30
What happens when "pragmatism" gets in Cerridwen Nov 2012 #24
Amazing. aandegoons Nov 2012 #12
Eleanor didn't take any BS either pocoloco Nov 2012 #13
I believe that there are lots of people who are equivalent or even better than FDR however... Larry Ogg Nov 2012 #26
But the Democrats did dump Wallace in 1944 in favor of Truman starroute Nov 2012 #14
The "Red Scare" tactics were coming back to the fore, as it was becoming clear that the BridgeTheGap Nov 2012 #19
Yes, this letter has been in many FDR books, too. By 1940 he dumped Wallace WI_DEM Nov 2012 #17
"It is best not to straddle ideals" Are you listening, triangulators? BlueStreak Nov 2012 #20
yep heaven05 Nov 2012 #21
How Many of Us Actually Understand American Democracy and Liberalism? mckara Nov 2012 #22
Amazing how little has changed in 72 years. George II Nov 2012 #25
Two things are very funny about this post IMO grantcart Nov 2012 #27
love this!!!!! RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #28
Roosevelt was a batshit crazy intrasigent progressive purist. pa28 Nov 2012 #32
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