As a child of the 60's, I remember very well the way my grandparents regarded Hoover,

[predfan]

the father of the Great Depression. He was as fresh on their memories as my high school years are on mine today. Bush and his criminal friends ALMOST managed to get out off office before the house of cards they created collapsed, but they didn't. How silly that Bush puts on a slide show of lions and tigers yesterday, while home foreclosures set new records and the FDIC is preparing for bank foreclosures. Gas is $3.30 and more, and the Republicans think they can divide the Democrats and retake the White House. Surely the American people are smarter than this.

[Sadie5]

1. I heard the same

from my family. The Repugs were hated everywhere except for the very rich who managed to stay rich through the depression. When a Democrat was elected and attempted to clean up the mess left the repugs fought tooth and nail.Look for much of the same from repugs after November.

[rurallib]

2. The Hoover Library is just down the road from me

I had parents who survived the depression and had about as much regard for fellow Iowan Hoover as a dog does for a fire hydrant. Their memories were painful. I have no doubt there are a lot of painful memories being made today.
I have a vague memory of my mother watching the Hoover funeral on TV and saying 'good riddance' when it was over.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. * defended Hoover and his policies when attending Yale for his MBA.

The professor was amazed at the dittohead mentality of * as he could not provide authority to buttress his opinions.

[xxqqqzme]

4. my maternal grandparents never

mentioned Hoover but then they were publicans, white & wealthy. They only spoke of FDR critically. The Great Depression did not touch them. Their money was in real estate. My grandfather was able to hire people during the depression.

My paternal grandparents were on flip side though. In fact, my paternal grandfather was hired to do painting jobs by my maternal grandfather. They rarely spoke of Hoover, but clearly loved FDR.

[Yupster]

5. Hoover was a very interesting political person

I think he is the most under-rated of all the presidents.

He actually went much further than any president before him in using the government to combat the Depression. FDR went much, much further than he did though which created the image of Hoover doing nothing which was not a bit true.

As far as resume goes, his life story before the presidency was as strong as any president's at least. He was probably the most prepared man ever to become president and is now listed among our worst which goes to show how important experience isn't.

[izquierdista]

6. He is very popular in Poland

There is a Hoover square in Warsaw with a plaque to honor him. After World War I, he was in charge of relief services in Europe and kept a lot of Poles from starving in their newly independent country.

If you help people, they will remember you for it; if you let them live in tents while the wealthy get richer, they will also remember.

[DBoon]

7. I wouldn't malign Hoover by comparing him to Bush

Hoover ran famine relief in Europe after WWI, saving millions from starvation.

Bush's main accomplishment appears to be getting out of bed sober.

Once upon a time, even Republicans believed in public service.