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rpannier

(24,304 posts)
56. I've always found that interesting
Mon Jul 6, 2015, 09:03 PM
Jul 2015

as it showed a total disconnect on the part of the monied classes
His cousin Theodore Roosevelt also had little sympathy for the uber rich
I'd have thought they'd have been a little more aware
But, as a friend of my father's often said, "Bankers and people in finance are not the brightest of bulbs."

"I Welcome Their Hatred!" [View all] kpete Jul 2015 OP
From back in the good ol' days... CanSocDem Jul 2015 #1
happy days are here again n/t virtualobserver Jul 2015 #6
Very Telling how those words apply to the current reality of life. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #2
Yep, they're as relevant as about five minutes ago. calimary Jul 2015 #24
In our Punchbowl of democracy Big Money is... chknltl Jul 2015 #36
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I couldn't vote, I think they maybe took it down. chknltl Jul 2015 #39
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k&r Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #3
FDR was a great man Gothmog Jul 2015 #4
"I welcome their financial contributions!" -- H. Clinton. nt Romulox Jul 2015 #5
^^^ L0oniX Jul 2015 #9
"I welcome their gullibility!" -- B. Sanders. nt wyldwolf Jul 2015 #14
As if. Maybe you can convince yourself hifiguy Jul 2015 #42
Funny that you would call fighting for our freedoms and liberties as gullible. I guess I would rhett o rick Jul 2015 #57
+1 BeanMusical Jul 2015 #63
So naughty! Ha, ha- appalachiablue Jul 2015 #29
"I welcome their gun nuts !" Bernie Sanders stonecutter357 Jul 2015 #61
LOL. Nice try. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #64
Todays Democrats (Wall Street etc Wing) fredamae Jul 2015 #7
Thanks for the wonderful clip HelenWheels Jul 2015 #8
On the whole? Yes, IMHO... nt jonno99 Jul 2015 #12
Yes, for a fact. My parents schooling through college emphasized much more literature, appalachiablue Jul 2015 #31
A great many of the people back then were not college educated. Most of the adults I grew up jwirr Jul 2015 #46
They had strong public educations and little propaganda. Certainly not the 24/7/365 bald faced BS Dustlawyer Jul 2015 #43
you should put the punchline in your subject line yurbud Jul 2015 #18
Rahm is a cancer tumor on legs yurbud Jul 2015 #19
The ladies were pretty tough back then also! pocoloco Jul 2015 #10
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History HoosierCowboy Jul 2015 #13
It was a time when blue collar workers joined unions. Nitram Jul 2015 #15
Republicans effectively neutered labor by appealing to blue collar prejudices, but... yurbud Jul 2015 #22
You know, our education system is partly to blame. Nitram Jul 2015 #27
For sure and it's a real shame. I learned much about labor & the progressive era from older appalachiablue Jul 2015 #33
what would happen to a teacher who took it upon themselves to include it? yurbud Jul 2015 #51
Depends on the school Nitram Jul 2015 #62
DLC/Third Way/New Democrats: "We welcome their money, jobs (for ourselves), and their orders." yurbud Jul 2015 #16
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #17
Never more true than today. n/t DirkGently Jul 2015 #20
K&R azmom Jul 2015 #21
Today's dems - 'their hatred makes me pee my pants!' KG Jul 2015 #23
Today's dems, "What would Goldman think? What would Third Way think?" Enthusiast Jul 2015 #25
+1 Spot on again! You always cut right to the heart of the matter- appalachiablue Jul 2015 #35
That hurts my fee fees Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #34
War profiteering................. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #26
The companies doing the profiteering also own the media. GE for example makes the turbines that Dustlawyer Jul 2015 #44
Just as I suspected. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #45
Class traitor HassleCat Jul 2015 #28
+10 appalachiablue Jul 2015 #37
I've always found that interesting rpannier Jul 2015 #56
fantastic voyage in personal denigration polynomial Jul 2015 #30
And that is why they hate him so. Rex Jul 2015 #32
And that's why he needs a top notch 24/7 security detail AikidoSoul Jul 2015 #41
I have been afraid of that also. As long as they think he cannot beat Hillary he is safe but I would jwirr Jul 2015 #47
I'm waiting for the FDR bashers to show up.... blackspade Jul 2015 #40
Obama is no FDR lark Jul 2015 #48
He's my guy! zentrum Jul 2015 #52
"Oderint dum metuant" - Let them hate, provided they fear. DinahMoeHum Jul 2015 #53
" I will work closely with the republicans in congress.... Doctor_J Jul 2015 #54
Where's a leader like FDR when you need them? R. P. McMurphy Jul 2015 #55
FDR also said.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #60
Hate is never welcomed seveneyes Jul 2015 #65
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