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Tue Jan-29-08 01:53 PM
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| 17. His name would have been forgotten except that he objected to |
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turning the troops on the veterans of WWI who wanted their bonuses. The VFW has kept his name alive. The ReThugs have tried to bury it for the last 75 years.
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| -How many people are aware of the attempted coup in the u.s. during the great depression? |
QuestionAll |
Jan-29-08 08:45 AM |
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Wasn't Prescott Bush involved in that coup attempt? |
TechBear_Seattle |
Jan-29-08 08:47 AM |
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Yep. Grandpa Prescott was going to be Ambassador to Nazi Germany |
tom_paine |
Jan-29-08 08:51 AM |
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This reminds me what they're doing to Clinton RIGHT NOW |
neutron |
Jan-29-08 01:56 PM |
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The thing that bothers me is that it was never brought up in 2000. |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Jan-29-08 01:59 PM |
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We should have a Gen. Smedley Butler day |
underpants |
Jan-29-08 08:48 AM |
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Sounds like a splended idea. Perhaps the first Monday before SOTU ? |
havocmom |
Jan-29-08 08:52 AM |
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His birthday is July 30th |
underpants |
Jan-29-08 09:39 AM |
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His name would have been forgotten except that he objected to |
tsuki |
Jan-29-08 01:53 PM |
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What an excellent idea! He sure needs to be better known |
annabanana |
Jan-29-08 06:12 PM |
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Am aware of that little chapter of our history. |
havocmom |
Jan-29-08 08:50 AM |
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Gone to graveyards, every one |
GliderGuider |
Jan-29-08 09:21 AM |
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They failed then, but they succeeded in 2000...n/t |
Virginia Dare |
Jan-29-08 08:51 AM |
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Isn't that the truth. K&R and bookmarked. n/t |
timeforarevolution |
Jan-29-08 09:40 AM |
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And, in 2002 - 2004, all demonstration elections in the purest form. n/t |
flashl |
Jan-29-08 09:45 AM |
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Is that in Zinn's "People's History"? |
wtmusic |
Jan-29-08 10:16 AM |
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no, it doesn't come up... |
QuestionAll |
Jan-29-08 01:48 PM |
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I do, but you are right, most folks are not |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jan-29-08 10:18 AM |
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civics isn't generally taught anymore either, let alone being required... |
QuestionAll |
Jan-29-08 01:49 PM |
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HARPERS: 1934: The Plot Against America |
mod mom |
Jan-29-08 01:50 PM |
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BBC Radio Report: The Whitehouse Coup |
mod mom |
Jan-29-08 01:52 PM |
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And George Walker. nt |
tsuki |
Jan-29-08 01:55 PM |
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I read somewhere that the Great Depression was an effort by the same robber barons |
mod mom |
Jan-29-08 01:56 PM |
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Better question.... |
Kansas Wyatt |
Jan-29-08 01:58 PM |
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It sounds like it was a conspiracy to commit a coup. |
igil |
Jan-29-08 02:08 PM |
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It's true, although there are some serious glaring errors in that version. |
cobalt1999 |
Jan-29-08 02:15 PM |
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hearst had a pretty sizable fortune to protect as well... |
QuestionAll |
Jan-29-08 04:57 PM |
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FYI. Hearst tried to hire Mussolini to write for him. He succeeded in |
happydreams |
Jan-29-08 08:57 PM |
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Gee! THIS isn't in my kid's Social Studies book. . . . . . |
annabanana |
Jan-29-08 04:58 PM |
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This time it's the entire corporate cabal staging the coup, and |
Texas Explorer |
Jan-29-08 06:15 PM |
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I don't think I was aware of it |
TheCentepedeShoes |
Jan-29-08 06:25 PM |
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