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2016 Postmortem

HooptieWagon

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9. FDR was elected 4 times, and held the nation through a great depression and world war.

Reply to MindMover (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 03:04 PM

Dec 2012

I'm guessing a person would have to be one hell of a polititian to do that.
Teddy busted up the robber-barons..I guess those rich people weren't too happy with him.
And the Kennedys have been politically influential for what...80 years?

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The Richy Richs of this world do NOT make the best politicians .... [View all] MindMover Dec 2012 OP

Of course they don't make the best politicians... KansDem Dec 2012 #1

Like the Roosevelts and Kennedys? HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #2

If your opinion is that the Roosevelt's and Kennedy's were somehow great politicians ... MindMover Dec 2012 #3

The only people I know who think that Roosevelt's safety nets weren't "benevolent" pnwmom Dec 2012 #4

So you must think that the SS average payout is livable retirement income ... MindMover Dec 2012 #5

The average payout these days isn't as high, proportionately, as it used to be. pnwmom Dec 2012 #6

Ok, we agree on SS and most of the so-called safety nets out there ... MindMover Dec 2012 #7

And I will agree that the Richie Rich's of the world can make rotten politicians pnwmom Dec 2012 #8

FDR was elected 4 times, and held the nation through a great depression and world war. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #9

FDR was not just relly wealthy, but his family had been wealthy for generations. karynnj Dec 2012 #10

They are raised to think they are Marta Steele PR Dec 2012 #11