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HiPointDem

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43. is that supposed to be jackson or who in the lincoln position?

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 05:12 PM

Apr 2012

i think fdr should occupy the lincoln position. he's the archtypal dem as lincoln is the archetypal (though not representative) republican.

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Wow, unbelievable GOP poker painting.... [View all] Logical Apr 2012 OP

So would TR... cough Sherman Anti Trust Act cough. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #1

True! Logical Apr 2012 #4

Teddy and Ike would probably change parties today too lunatica Apr 2012 #2

Great point! n-t Logical Apr 2012 #3

Even Barry Goldwater might flee the Repukes over their homophobia coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #5

Hell, even ronald reagan himself might not want to be seen in this company. calimary Apr 2012 #17

They don't get to claim Lincoln, either. sadbear Apr 2012 #12

Teddy DID leave the party. GoCubsGo Apr 2012 #27

There were attempts to get Ike to run as a Democrat in 1948 starroute Apr 2012 #33

What do you mean today? hootinholler Apr 2012 #55

Thanks! I learned something today lunatica Apr 2012 #58

Ike had trouble deciding which party to run under Harry Back Apr 2012 #63

Knowing Nixon, he's holding 5 Aces with nothing wild Ishoutandscream2 Apr 2012 #6

Reagan is the "center of interest..." immoderate Apr 2012 #7

Where is Warren Harding, Cal Coolidge, William Taft? sarge43 Apr 2012 #8

The POTUSs in the picture...took all their collective brain power. Rex Apr 2012 #13

Oh barf. But actually they probably all would be Dems up to Poppy. Did I forget "barf"?!1 n/t UTUSN Apr 2012 #9

Reagan's betting jellybeans and noshing poker chips. Scurrilous Apr 2012 #10

Interesting, mixing in the dead with the still living. Rex Apr 2012 #11

A lot of nerve putting Teddy in that picture. Orangepeel Apr 2012 #14

They are laughing at Lincoln's gossip about James Buchanan and William Rufus King alfredo Apr 2012 #15

Notice how those old school republicans are leaning away.... alphafemale Apr 2012 #16

we got one too SwampG8r Apr 2012 #18

is that supposed to be jackson or who in the lincoln position? HiPointDem Apr 2012 #43

Thomas Jefferson, (on edit: probably not) Orangepeel Apr 2012 #48

HaHA!!!! Awesome!!!!!!!! fascisthunter Apr 2012 #53

Who painted these, janx Apr 2012 #54

Get Woodrow Wilson out of there Ter Apr 2012 #64

Treason? How do you figure that? liberalhistorian Apr 2012 #66

This begs for captioning. It looks like someone just told a dirty joke. n/t trackfan Apr 2012 #19

I thought Kincaid died. nt rrneck Apr 2012 #20

Ike would be considered a 'liberal' by today's standards Cirque du So-What Apr 2012 #21

I'm actually sympathetic to the old school northeastern/midwest Republicans of yore Recursion Apr 2012 #26

Nixon is tape recording the whole thing. blue neen Apr 2012 #22

Teddy and Ike do not belong in that picture. Dawson Leery Apr 2012 #23

Reagan thought W was a buffoon. Greybnk48 Apr 2012 #24

I doubt your recollection is correct here. tritsofme Apr 2012 #30

Someone posted an excerpt on DU within the past couple of weeks. Greybnk48 Apr 2012 #34

I think it's nancy who thought w was/is a buffoon. When R. was in office, W was just getting HiPointDem Apr 2012 #42

Reagan's an ambiguous figure for me Recursion Apr 2012 #25

Yeah, I just loved how he sold his fellow union members down the river Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #29

his work as an informant, you mean. not "union work". stooge work from the beginning. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #44

Ike, Teddy, and Abe wouldn't even be in the same room aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2012 #28

This has been around for a long time, and there is a Democratic version of this painting, too. apocalypsehow Apr 2012 #31

The two morons are together... kentuck Apr 2012 #32

But Lincoln, Eisenhower and Roosevelt are the only non-criminals in the picture Motown_Johnny Apr 2012 #35

Assholes playing poker. Initech Apr 2012 #36

I notice they forgot Hoobert Heever BumRushDaShow Apr 2012 #37

. . . and Harding and Coolidge . . . HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #40

Besides Lincoln the only good guys I see are TR, Ike and Ford. The rest all were into disaster jwirr Apr 2012 #38

Ford was kinda, sorta a straight shooter in my mind UNTIL he... Brother Buzz Apr 2012 #41

Ford was rewarded for his role on the Warren coverup^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Commission hootinholler Apr 2012 #56

President Lincoln was extremely racist. ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #39

Few people ever see past the worldview of their time bhikkhu Apr 2012 #50

Weird painting indeed! Major Hogwash Apr 2012 #45

I see there are no women allowed at that poker table. Cleita Apr 2012 #46

Ladies aren't allowed at poker games! janx Apr 2012 #51

Oh gross. I feel my lunch coming up ... Arugula Latte Apr 2012 #47

It looks like that was painted with mud and ashes. n/t bhikkhu Apr 2012 #49

This is so corny! janx Apr 2012 #52

Caption maxrandb Apr 2012 #57

Where's Hoover??? maxrandb Apr 2012 #59

The stakes? ThoughtCriminal Apr 2012 #60

No, its cool Taylor Smite Apr 2012 #61

Roosevelt would be a Democrat or even a Socialist Party member today. Zalatix Apr 2012 #62

Wow, unbelievable Democrat Presidents poker painting KBlagburn Apr 2012 #65