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Hydra

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31. All of this could be talking about today

Reply to patricia92243 (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 05:35 PM

Nov 2012

Except FDR isn't in office. It's kinda spooky really, since President Obama is trying to work as if we've somehow moved on from this sort of split in the nation.

I don't think one can bridge the gap between putting people first vs. putting money first by following some sort of middle path.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Letter Criticizing Democratic Party and Declining 1940 Nomination [View all] HiPointDem Nov 2012 OP

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