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bvar22

(39,909 posts)
252. That explains a lot about you.
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 01:05 PM
Apr 2013

Policy, Issues, Democratic Party Values, and the Direction of the Democratic Party don't matter?
If it has a "D" after its name, then you are Good with it?


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Centrism!!!!...because its so EASY!
You don't have to STAND for ANYTHING,
and get to insult those who DO!!!

FDR Democrats, check in here! [View all] MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 OP
Here! tblue Apr 2013 #1
well that answers that question hfojvt Apr 2013 #159
RIGHT ON!!!! I SAY YES! FDR Democrats, check in here! trueblue2007 Apr 2013 #339
But FDR compromised !!!!!111111oneoneone michigandem58 Apr 2013 #384
First off, FDR compromised on how far to move *forward* MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #395
This ^^^^^^^^^^^ L0oniX Apr 2013 #449
Checking in, MannyGoldstein. I'm still here! sueh Apr 2013 #2
Present! MNBrewer Apr 2013 #3
Here :-) TDale313 Apr 2013 #4
Here! alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #5
Present. 840high Apr 2013 #6
Checking in. Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #7
yes, here, here! NRaleighLiberal Apr 2013 #8
Here! But, not many of us left! DearHeart Apr 2013 #9
Most Americans are FDR Democrats MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #15
True. DearHeart Apr 2013 #20
Well, I'm *hoping* this thread makes a point... MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #31
Love your dedication Manny. Thanks for "speaking" the truth. It is appreciated by this FDR admirer. In Truth We Trust Apr 2013 #94
And as a HUGE fan of FDR, you, of course know, that he was AGAINST BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #231
Are you stating that SS didn't originally cover men? MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #283
FDR BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #295
You have stated it wrong. At best, the video shows that FDR was opposed to the dole, not as you say AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #301
I was referring to the welfare aspect of today's Social Security. BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #432
"was" versus "would be" or "might be" AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #437
Okay. So you're just trying for cheap shots and "gotchas". BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #439
either that or expecting the literal truth. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #442
When FDR signed SS, did it cover men? MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #303
FDR was against men getting *welfare* MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #417
FDR was against any man "on the dole". He believed that the welfare aspect of S.S. BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #430
So you claim that FDR felt that each man's SS contributions should go into a lockbox MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #436
I don't know if that was his "scheme". I know that he was against men getting any type of welfare. BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #438
Can we both agree that, from the very start of SS, retired men could receive MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #445
No clue! vrp Apr 2013 #318
A Noob is going to tell this DU veteran to "go away"? BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #435
Social Security is not Welfare. Mojorabbit Apr 2013 #451
Any social security benefits paid out above and beyond what people pay in, is welfare. BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #453
The social security historian I quoted Mojorabbit Apr 2013 #454
You should try to keep your posts readable. I generally take a pass on long posts. BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #455
I disagree once again Mojorabbit Apr 2013 #456
I never expected you to agree. I knew that going in. BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #457
True, we have to educate them. That's what I have been doing and it's amazing how few people ever sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #42
Perhaps you can educate us on how to educate MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #46
It depends on who I am talking to.. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #60
It almost seems like we should each have a deck of cards MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #130
That's a great idea! sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #145
Aw shucks. MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #414
Lol ... sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #446
Excellent! JDPriestly Apr 2013 #175
You can put FDR's four freedoms on one of them Mnpaul Apr 2013 #215
Until we have another FDR tblue Apr 2013 #214
Present! neverforget Apr 2013 #10
Here! Octafish Apr 2013 #11
By way of my Grandfather a convert and friend of Clarence Cannon and Harry Truman. gordianot Apr 2013 #12
The Roosevelts saved my parents from starving to death during the Depression. raging moderate Apr 2013 #13
Eleanor was amazing, too. MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #33
+1 ^^^^^^^^^ L0oniX Apr 2013 #34
FDR's actions made lifelong, 'yellow dog Democrats' out of my 3 Republican grandparents. ColesCountyDem Apr 2013 #351
April12 joesdaughter Apr 2013 #14
Check. silverweb Apr 2013 #16
here,hear! bbgrunt Apr 2013 #17
Here still_one Apr 2013 #18
Yes I am part of the minority FDR "REAL" Dem party. L0oniX Apr 2013 #19
Completely agree! DearHeart Apr 2013 #23
Hahaha! Who's picture is that in your avatar? hah! eom BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #245
I don't IDOLIZE FDR...I don't IDOLIZE anyone! DearHeart Apr 2013 #359
!! Number23 Apr 2013 #376
Isn't it? BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #433
+1,000 alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #30
I can't believe they tried to hide this comment Mnpaul Apr 2013 #49
Three years ago, that comment would have earned a tombstone. MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #62
Not even as close to offensive Mnpaul Apr 2013 #68
Oh do tell. tblue Apr 2013 #213
I did in #210 Mnpaul Apr 2013 #218
I look at all the comments Mnpaul Apr 2013 #448
The "dear leader" is just a plain out and out insult. I'm as pissed at Obama as everyone else, but ieoeja Apr 2013 #163
I thought it was more about the "cult of personality" pscot Apr 2013 #186
"cult of personality" is exactly what my post is about and it's why I call them... L0oniX Apr 2013 #193
I know and they come up with the dumbest arguments Mnpaul Apr 2013 #204
Same here. That was my take on the use of the phrase. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #212
Your vote would be another indication that the jury system is out of control. L0oniX Apr 2013 #194
Really? N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2013 #356
There is a conserted effort by the worshippers to alert on my posts. L0oniX Apr 2013 #189
Yep, someone has an agenda Mnpaul Apr 2013 #210
"a declaration away from being the Kommandant at Auschwitz" LMFAO OMG L0oniX Apr 2013 #223
It's just that damned bug you have running around. N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2013 #358
Here sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #21
Reporting for duty SirRevolutionary Apr 2013 #22
We're in the majority in this country. Most people love FDR's social programs although many don't sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #45
I tend to agree with you SirRevolutionary Apr 2013 #63
Here's a perfect example of right wingers not knowing that Medicare is a 'commie, socialist program' sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #85
Don't you just love people who think that communism and socialism savannah43 Apr 2013 #187
It's astonishing, the stupidity SirRevolutionary Apr 2013 #297
That's true, they require constant PR and disinformation Dragonfli Apr 2013 #112
Manny had a great idea somewhere else in this thread. Make a deck of cards with information and a sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #146
I like it. motocicleta2 Apr 2013 #157
That sounds like a great idea. Let us know when it is ready. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #182
No joke. Very strange. motocicleta2 Apr 2013 #251
Here. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #24
The right constantly attempts to vilify a very popular President mick063 Apr 2013 #25
I like your post Dragonfli Apr 2013 #113
Allthough Franklin Roosevelt was President when Matthew Josephson wrote his book The Robber Barons, AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #188
and there is a difference? mick063 Apr 2013 #219
Yes, there is a difference. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #234
So I will make it clear. mick063 Apr 2013 #247
So I'll make it clear too. If you oppose responses to your posts and respond with hostility to AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #250
Mick063 was right, not you Progressive dog Apr 2013 #343
I apologize you were offended. mick063 Apr 2013 #391
Here! octoberlib Apr 2013 #26
Glad to see some people showing up. truedelphi Apr 2013 #27
Here Bryn Apr 2013 #28
Here LeftInTX Apr 2013 #29
That's how I describe myself. MrSlayer Apr 2013 #32
Absolutely. We knew a battle over Social Security was coming and that might be a good thing. pa28 Apr 2013 #35
FDR Dems, families and people love their grand parents. L0oniX Apr 2013 #40
FDR Democrat and proud liberal. Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #36
Here. nt Zorra Apr 2013 #37
Without question. alittlelark Apr 2013 #38
Tired, but here. progressoid Apr 2013 #39
Here Manny! haikugal Apr 2013 #41
Hello abelenkpe Apr 2013 #43
K&R DeSwiss Apr 2013 #44
I am here. I wonder if it is an age thing. Mojorabbit Apr 2013 #47
Probably related to age MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #51
Your post reminded me of Hamilton Jordan's White House memoire. pa28 Apr 2013 #58
I think you are right Mnpaul Apr 2013 #61
I grew up during the Reagan years. Jamastiene Apr 2013 #136
The road in front of my parents house went from paved to rock to dirt during the Reagan admin. ieoeja Apr 2013 #172
What we "had". N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2013 #363
Here! blackspade Apr 2013 #48
I guess that comes about as close as I could describe myself within the context of American politics Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #50
Most of America wants another FDR.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #52
Guess how old he was when he died? MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #53
He gave MOST of his policies in his first 100 days in office.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #93
Without looking at wikipedia: About 65? LeftInTX Apr 2013 #96
Here! Lugnut Apr 2013 #54
American Badass Mnpaul Apr 2013 #55
Sounds similar to "Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies" Dragonfli Apr 2013 #110
Is that Brad from the Rocky Horror Picture Show?! Indyfan53 Apr 2013 #387
Yes it is Mnpaul Apr 2013 #396
I think I am, I love Senator Warren. n/t GiveMeFreedom Apr 2013 #56
Reporting for service, sir. longship Apr 2013 #57
me too oldhippydude Apr 2013 #59
I'm a bit more of an "Eleanor Roosevelt" Democrat but it boils down to much the same.... Rowdyboy Apr 2013 #64
So, where do we rally at? salib Nov 2014 #463
Present! nt woo me with science Apr 2013 #65
Pretty sure that I am quakerboy Apr 2013 #66
+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Apr 2013 #67
Moi? eridani Apr 2013 #69
I am and so are my kids. zeeland Apr 2013 #70
Even more of an ER Democrat, but I'm an FDR booster as well! RufusTFirefly Apr 2013 #71
Yes, I am a Real New Deal Democrat Samantha Apr 2013 #72
Kicked wilsonbooks Apr 2013 #73
Checking in, in all my uselessness in this land-o-propaganda just1voice Apr 2013 #74
checking in olddots Apr 2013 #75
On my transition from being Republican to Independent to Democrat... TekGryphon Apr 2013 #76
Eisenhower was astonishing MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #78
Are you serious??? ARE YOU SERIOUS??? Adlai Stevenson was astonishing. graham4anything Apr 2013 #220
Uh, no, Eisenhower DID NOT start Vietnam. The French started Vietnam. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #296
Wasn't Eisenhower the alternative to the military dictator in Japan who ran for the presidency AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #199
FDR Favorite Quote: The test of our progress is KauaiK Apr 2013 #77
But he'd be in favor of chained CPI, no? Nt MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #79
Nope; I don't think so. KauaiK Apr 2013 #83
FDR FDREVER! hedda_foil Apr 2013 #80
FDR was the President when I was born No Vested Interest Apr 2013 #81
His beliefs mostly seemed to match up with mine. ChaoticTrilby Apr 2013 #82
Born and raised! Oilwellian Apr 2013 #84
Here. Though much less often than in the recent past. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #86
Recommend jsr Apr 2013 #87
Checking in! a2liberal Apr 2013 #88
Present ReRe Apr 2013 #89
Here. hay rick Apr 2013 #90
Yes DLnyc Apr 2013 #91
YO! The Second Stone Apr 2013 #92
checking in! me b zola Apr 2013 #95
Present nt PufPuf23 Apr 2013 #97
Still here, barely even been checking in but, here Dragonfli Apr 2013 #98
Reporting for duty! colorado_ufo Apr 2013 #99
Present. AzDar Apr 2013 #100
MannyGoldstein Diclotican Apr 2013 #101
That's really cool MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #124
MannyGoldstein Diclotican Apr 2013 #190
Thank you for this, Diclotican! kurtzapril4 Apr 2013 #372
kurtzapril4 Diclotican Apr 2013 #375
There was so much history happening then! MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #444
Hello! LittleBlue Apr 2013 #102
I saw the American Experience bio of him LeftInTX Apr 2013 #103
hola Blue Palasky Apr 2013 #104
He died before my parents were born Wabbajack_ Apr 2013 #105
You can include me! KansDem Apr 2013 #106
Me BuelahWitch Apr 2013 #107
Got room for one more??? defacto7 Apr 2013 #108
If I was still a Democrat, Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #109
Better late to the thread than never...count me IN! n/t tokenlib Apr 2013 #111
been here a while now WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #114
Still kicking... nt Pholus Apr 2013 #115
Here! dmosh42 Apr 2013 #116
I was sleeping dreamnightwind Apr 2013 #117
Don't ask. MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #120
economic justice.... sendero Apr 2013 #118
Here. Scuba Apr 2013 #119
For what it's worth, I am deutsey Apr 2013 #121
. LWolf Apr 2013 #122
Here. loudsue Apr 2013 #123
FDR killed labor. I'm a Huey Long Democrat. joshcryer Apr 2013 #125
Perhaps you can share with us the statistics for union membership... MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #127
He paved the way to neuter it later. joshcryer Apr 2013 #128
Oh, come on. Share the statistics. MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #129
You don't credit the legislation for the decline? joshcryer Apr 2013 #134
The decline didn't start in earnest for 35 years MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #141
A lot of "IFs" in your speculation, bvar22 Apr 2013 #230
Why was Huey Long a bastard? If you have some thoughts, I'll have to do some reading. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #239
I use the term with affection and respect, bvar22 Apr 2013 #259
Got it. Thanks. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #280
The NLRA/NLRB removed courts from the equation destroying labor's agency. joshcryer Apr 2013 #331
You skip right past the Wagner Act. Jim Lane Apr 2013 #285
Norris-LaGuardia is where it started, imo. joshcryer Apr 2013 #329
You're ignoring the ACTUAL use of injunctions. Jim Lane Apr 2013 #336
Wagner Act = No Courts = No Discussion = No Agency joshcryer Apr 2013 #337
As a litigator, I don't share your enthusiasm for having every dispute resolved in court. Jim Lane Apr 2013 #340
Fair enough. joshcryer Apr 2013 #342
Yes...here... KoKo Apr 2013 #126
I wasn't alive while he was president, but Jamastiene Apr 2013 #131
Yo! Flashmann Apr 2013 #132
That's me. n/t 99Forever Apr 2013 #133
Present Doctor_J Apr 2013 #135
I'm ready Tom Rinaldo Apr 2013 #137
Proud liberal here! CrispyQ Apr 2013 #138
Here OnionPatch Apr 2013 #139
Yo! Right here Manny Autumn Apr 2013 #140
Present Doremus Apr 2013 #142
Hello! Hun Joro Apr 2013 #143
What I would give for an FDR Democrat now!! MsLeopard Apr 2013 #144
Yo! Fuddnik Apr 2013 #147
You rang? Uncle Joe Apr 2013 #148
One of his best speeches Mnpaul Apr 2013 #149
The end of that speech is still relevant today Oilwellian Apr 2013 #165
The whole thing is still relevant today Mnpaul Apr 2013 #170
They are fixed on the Gilded Age. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #179
Please post the speech in its own thread. That's something all Democrats should read JDPriestly Apr 2013 #178
+1nt MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #211
Presente!!! Janecita Apr 2013 #150
FDR Democrat* here. OnyxCollie Apr 2013 #151
yes here....count two Jake2413 Apr 2013 #152
Hillary 2016!!! Gold Metal Flake Apr 2013 #153
LOL! I did a "Wait, what?!" WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #440
My grandfather voted for him. He just turned 21... santamargarita Apr 2013 #154
Checking In! I stand with FDR 0nirevets Apr 2013 #155
Still here... hotrod0808 Apr 2013 #156
Here. nt motocicleta2 Apr 2013 #158
Hoover sent the Army hootinholler Apr 2013 #160
here roguevalley Apr 2013 #161
K&R ieoeja Apr 2013 #162
Here!! Liberal_Dog Apr 2013 #164
Reporting for Duty, Sir! lastlib Apr 2013 #166
Permission to come aboard. Efilroft Sul Apr 2013 #167
I'm an FDR Indy. n/t dgibby Apr 2013 #168
I normally do not do 'check in' threads... TheProgressive Apr 2013 #169
I'm here! myrna minx Apr 2013 #171
Here. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #173
3rd Generation lemondropkid Apr 2013 #174
Welcome to DU lemondropkid! hrmjustin Apr 2013 #398
Present. alberg Apr 2013 #176
Yo. appal_jack Apr 2013 #177
Checking in, but I am more ER or even further left than that. greatlaurel Apr 2013 #180
Yes, still here. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #181
YO boomerbust Apr 2013 #183
He died more than 30 years before I was born. harmonicon Apr 2013 #184
He died more than 30 years before you were born Mnpaul Apr 2013 #229
I think FDR was great... harmonicon Apr 2013 #236
Actually we have to go back to what worked in the past Mnpaul Apr 2013 #238
+ All too true!! n/t haikugal Apr 2013 #287
Me! Lars39 Apr 2013 #185
Present. nt Granny M Apr 2013 #191
FDR Democrats, LindaCollins11 Apr 2013 #192
I'm here nt susanr516 Apr 2013 #195
Been here all along. FredStembottom Apr 2013 #196
re:FDR Democrats, check in here! allan01 Apr 2013 #197
Proud LIBERAL Democrat checking in! n/t kurtzapril4 Apr 2013 #198
Check, here! davekriss Apr 2013 #200
We all know his liberal domestic policies (the New Deal) but he was an internationalist also. pampango Apr 2013 #201
I'm still here, but the politics around me sure has changed! n/t CRH Apr 2013 #202
I am Gemini Cat Apr 2013 #203
Yo. n/t Triana Apr 2013 #205
Here. k&r n/t Laelth Apr 2013 #206
Sorry. Wait Wut Apr 2013 #207
Why, of course! Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #208
This country have evolved in many ways since FDR. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #209
Sure, we got Reagan, Bush 1 and 2 and we sure did 'change' but I wouldn't call it evolving, sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #225
What would you call it if we fell back to the philosophies and policies of FDR? Evolution? Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #261
After the last 30 years, I would jump up and down for joy and call it a miracle. We would be rid of sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #276
WWII ... Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #290
Guantanamo sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #305
Ah. Lesser of two evils. Isn't that how we got here? Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #309
I left out a lot of Bush's policies, like the Patriot Act, the vile FDDA eg. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #315
"Have any of Bush's policies been rescinded yet?" You have got to be kidding. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #317
I'm asking you to list them so I can give credit where it is due. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #319
I'm done playing. You listed a bunch of Bush's policies and attributed them to Obama... Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #321
You thrashed an iconic Democratic President and signature Democratic policies and then laughingly sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #323
Well done!!! haikugal Apr 2013 #294
And he missed. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #360
Absolutely! LOL haikugal Apr 2013 #362
In a way, it's good for Democrats. They come on strong, expecting that what Rush told them was true sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #371
Which of the following do you believe are obsolete? bvar22 Apr 2013 #249
Hm. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #258
That response wan't even a Swing-and-a-Miss, bvar22 Apr 2013 #278
pfff. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #282
Where is the substance in your response to which you are referring? bvar22 Apr 2013 #326
I'm an LBJ,FDR, Obama,Carter,John Lindsay,Jerry Brown,JFK,RFK,Dr.King,Hillary democratic graham4anything Apr 2013 #216
That explains a lot about you. bvar22 Apr 2013 #252
LBJ was far more liberal than FDR. I love both. Both needed other votes. graham4anything Apr 2013 #257
Ike was WELL to The Left of our current leadership on MANY issues. bvar22 Apr 2013 #274
In other words, you have no core? grahamhgreen Apr 2013 #254
JVL is perhaps my favorite. Single greatest populist and union man ever. graham4anything Apr 2013 #260
Here! MotherPetrie Apr 2013 #217
I'm one! Maw Kettle Apr 2013 #221
Welcome to DU Maw Kettle. Almost the same story here. Autumn Apr 2013 #268
Welcome aboard. hay rick Apr 2013 #416
before my time but damn i support what he did dembotoz Apr 2013 #222
Present. n/t Jack Sprat Apr 2013 #224
Yep. Neoma Apr 2013 #226
FDR, Wellstone, Harkin.... and many other "Liberal Democrats" Democrat here Armstead Apr 2013 #227
Count Me In Too FairWinds Apr 2013 #228
Plenty of us Warpy Apr 2013 #232
I'm here....K&Rin zeemike Apr 2013 #233
Checking in Carolina Apr 2013 #235
Here Liberalynn Apr 2013 #237
I'm late to the party but count me in. Cleita Apr 2013 #240
Present ... padruig Apr 2013 #241
Also here. TinkerTot55 Apr 2013 #308
John Nance Garner was VP when I was born. Graybeard Apr 2013 #242
You bet, Manny. pangaia Apr 2013 #243
Awesome! MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #419
Yes decayincl Apr 2013 #244
I'm here dwilso40641 Apr 2013 #246
Damn straight demwing Apr 2013 #248
Yes. And we want to expand, not contract, SS!!! grahamhgreen Apr 2013 #253
Here. old guy Apr 2013 #255
Yes I am!! dajoki Apr 2013 #256
Here. Thanks Manny. nt DLevine Apr 2013 #262
Here! Phlem Apr 2013 #263
We're here... 4_TN_TITANS Apr 2013 #264
Here! gwade46 Apr 2013 #265
Welcome to DU gwade46! hrmjustin Apr 2013 #400
Me. Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #266
Here! October Apr 2013 #267
If I had to self-identify as a certain type of Democrat Cirque du So-What Apr 2013 #269
More FDR than anything currently on the scene. Although... Smarmie Doofus Apr 2013 #270
Here! PADemD Apr 2013 #271
Present! Aldo Leopold Apr 2013 #272
Here. /nt Marr Apr 2013 #273
FDR's record wasn't perfect, but better than anything seen since. Jim Lane Apr 2013 #275
Perhaps you missed this in his 1944 State of the Union Address: bvar22 Apr 2013 #324
FDR made a nice speech and took some very minor steps. Jim Lane Apr 2013 #333
A journey of a thousand miles... bvar22 Apr 2013 #361
I didn't say FDR was a racist. You introduced that word into the discussion, not me. Jim Lane Apr 2013 #428
Count me in! FiveGoodMen Apr 2013 #277
Phew! (wiping sweat from brow) Finally made it to the bottom. bvar22 Apr 2013 #279
You sound like you are writing about me. timdog44 Apr 2013 #311
Me, me, me here. Auntie Bush Apr 2013 #281
Count me in! CanonRay Apr 2013 #284
or else, you'll get called a "Fucking R----d" . . . Four fingers!!!! patrice Apr 2013 #286
Always and forever! avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #288
Still here. CrazyOrangeCat Apr 2013 #289
Here! I'm glad I have company. n/t Greybnk48 Apr 2013 #291
Proudly checking in! truebluegreen Apr 2013 #292
Hell yes navarth Apr 2013 #293
Yo! UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #298
Checking in, rec'ing & kicking! nt tpsbmam Apr 2013 #299
Here! spedtr90 Apr 2013 #300
Check & K/R n.t npk Apr 2013 #302
I was raised to admire both Franklin and Eleanor, my father counted them as personal Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #304
Right here, Manny! nt tex-wyo-dem Apr 2013 #306
Here! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #307
here Vincardog Apr 2013 #310
Close enough. limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #312
Another one here!! Funny there was another forum for "status quo" dems that only had about 40... rwsanders Apr 2013 #313
Yo! Stevepol Apr 2013 #314
My Great Grandmother Bessie O'Shay was a cook for the Roosevelts at Hyde Park. Walk away Apr 2013 #316
Here. Those ideas are STILL good. calimary Apr 2013 #320
I really like many of the policies he championed, ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #322
Proud to check in!...n/t whathehell Apr 2013 #325
from my first vote for McGovern till now, I support the democratic wing of the Democratic Party carolinayellowdog Apr 2013 #327
hi :-) mettamega Apr 2013 #328
Here. Jakes Progress Apr 2013 #330
Here! reformist2 Apr 2013 #332
I guess that's as close as I can get, though my heart tells me that might have been the jtuck004 Apr 2013 #334
Born and raised in FDR's world - first historical memory - crying on my crying mother's lap when he jwirr Apr 2013 #335
Here! MissDeeds Apr 2013 #338
Enough Hopium.... AnneD Apr 2013 #344
Check! oxymoron Apr 2013 #341
Loud and proud, brother. Can I get a witness? HomeboyHombre Apr 2013 #345
Kick for F.D.R. denbot Apr 2013 #346
Here! Honest_Abe Apr 2013 #347
Here in Palm Springs CA n/t louslobbs Apr 2013 #348
Checkin' in. RoccoR5955 Apr 2013 #349
Present! n/t ColesCountyDem Apr 2013 #350
Yep. davidthegnome Apr 2013 #352
Here! N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2013 #353
Check Jack Rabbit Apr 2013 #354
Here! Third Doctor Apr 2013 #355
How about a TC Douglas left winger from Canada MAD Dave Apr 2013 #357
Present idahoblue Apr 2013 #364
k&r n/t lordsummerisle Apr 2013 #365
Just an idea... N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2013 #366
Count me in. maddiemom Apr 2013 #367
Yes! sigh... Agony Apr 2013 #368
Here...and I still wish FDR had kept Henry Wallace on the ticket in '44 Ken Burch Apr 2013 #369
YO! rurallib Apr 2013 #370
Sir! Here Sir! LongTomH Apr 2013 #373
FDR Dem checking in here Dpm12 Apr 2013 #374
You mean I'm not alone??? Ninga Apr 2013 #377
I am not out there. Well my partner says I'm out there. rhett o rick Apr 2013 #378
Present! nt NorthCarolina Apr 2013 #379
Here emsimon33 Apr 2013 #380
Your check, sir (nt) Babel_17 Apr 2013 #381
Present and proud!!!! dorkzilla Apr 2013 #382
Right here! Time for another New Deal :P LeftTurnOnly Apr 2013 #383
Here mtasselin Apr 2013 #385
Proud Liberal here; and am thankful for FDR's place in our history. dmr Apr 2013 #386
Present! Indyfan53 Apr 2013 #388
All Present cantbeserious Apr 2013 #389
Checkin' in! frogmarch Apr 2013 #390
Bring back the 2nd Bill of Rights . . . Utopian Leftist Apr 2013 #392
Oh yes. Fearless Apr 2013 #393
Presente ~nt 99th_Monkey Apr 2013 #394
Checking in! TransitJohn Apr 2013 #397
FDR was my BFF AAO Apr 2013 #399
Present, and reporting for duty. Sir. HatTrick Apr 2013 #401
FDR? Fuckin' A! Rain Mcloud Apr 2013 #402
Holla at ya boy! KeepItReal Apr 2013 #403
And the NEW DEMS/Third Way/Blue Dogs blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #404
Actually ...I thrive from their hatred toward me. n/t L0oniX Apr 2013 #422
I guess that would be me? kentuck Apr 2013 #405
Here! dflprincess Apr 2013 #406
I suppose I'm close enough to count... scarletwoman Apr 2013 #407
Here. n/t duffyduff Apr 2013 #408
Right here! Raised in Oklahoma, both FDR and Eleanor were heroes in our house. txwhitedove Apr 2013 #409
I'm here and ready to move forward Euphoria Apr 2013 #410
Just checking in here tiredtoo Apr 2013 #411
If that's as close as we could ever get to real social democracy, then I'm in. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #412
Like I could add more to all this Omaha Steve Apr 2013 #413
It's amazing, isn't it! MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #420
Checking In* Libertas1776 Apr 2013 #415
DURec leftstreet Apr 2013 #418
It's too bad he isn't haunting the WH stupidicus Apr 2013 #421
we are the majority fascisthunter Apr 2013 #423
yes sir... retired rooster Apr 2013 #424
nt Slit Skirt Apr 2013 #425
I am about as 'out there' as they come... Lifelong Protester Apr 2013 #426
FDR is my favorite president ellie Apr 2013 #427
Checking in. We have nothing to fear but fear itself. senseandsensibility Apr 2013 #429
I'm here!! ralps Apr 2013 #431
+ 2 my Wife and I diabeticman Apr 2013 #434
Better late than never. Yo! whatchamacallit Apr 2013 #441
Present!! Harry Monroe Apr 2013 #443
A little belated but well worth a K&R. nt raouldukelives Apr 2013 #447
'Holy Cow! The New Deal Still Has Some Fans' ~ It does, they are called DEMOCRATS! sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #450
Shit, how did I miss this thread. Union Scribe Apr 2013 #452
Late to the party ornotna Apr 2013 #458
I'm here! betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #459
Here GCP Apr 2013 #460
No question Generic Other Apr 2013 #461
This Attlee Labourite feels a lot of kinship with the FDR Democrats! LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #462
Is it too late to check in here? RiverLover Feb 2015 #464
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