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heaven05

(18,124 posts)
34. the presence of
Fri Sep 19, 2014, 09:26 AM
Sep 2014

Last edited Fri Sep 19, 2014, 10:20 AM - Edit history (1)

all the deniers of MODERN political reality just makes me laugh out loud in the unbiased hate of BHO I've watched for the last six years coming from the LEFT and RW. FDR faced immense opposition, true, yet his Party mainly backed him and the 'bluedogs' were not snipping at his heels constantly while his race was not used as a weapon and issue against him by the media, in agitating the unwashed ignorant, both in Congress and in the streets, to hate his color. False equivalency is an art form here. Truly disgusting what Democrats have done in their deflection, distraction and false equivalency to this POTUS for the last six years. It borders on treason and is COWARDICE and racist in the highest. No matter how you dress you pig, it's still a pig. Transparent and obvious BS!!!!

I hope he lambasts the cowardice of this Party and it racist 'bluedog' supporters once he's out of office, although decorum will probably prevent that from happening.

Also the 'bernies' and 'warrens' have not mentioned the racism rife within our Party. The Party's leadership have not mentioned the upsurge of racist ignorance and stupidity running rampant in the streets of america and the halls of congress for the last SIX years. Who do they think they are hiding the truth from? Me, the world? Nope.

FDR: "I welcome their hatred" [View all] book_worm Sep 2014 OP
R#1 & K, FOREVER!1 n/t UTUSN Sep 2014 #1
K&R for the best. And the truth. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2014 #2
Best documentary ever!!!!! TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #3
Agree BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #8
Best Ken Burns doc yet! ErikJ Sep 2014 #49
The presidency has really devolved over the last thirty five years Doctor_J Sep 2014 #4
why bother standing up to Wall Street or the MIC when your sycophants can just say you are?! MisterP Sep 2014 #10
That all has me scratching my head BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #19
what I'm worried about is what they'll all do come January 2017 MisterP Sep 2014 #20
yes that thread is really disgusting Doctor_J Sep 2014 #29
yeah that one made me LOL. m-lekktor Sep 2014 #30
the presence of heaven05 Sep 2014 #34
You posted... "..although decorum will probably prevent that from happening...." Bigmack Sep 2014 #60
+1000! n/t BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #75
good post ! nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #65
The blue dog bit makes no sense MFrohike Sep 2014 #113
anything you say heaven05 Sep 2014 #115
I didn't obfuscate shit MFrohike Sep 2014 #118
I am with the times and the heaven05 Sep 2014 #119
righto MFrohike Sep 2014 #120
I wish I hadn't clicked your link dflprincess Sep 2014 #104
it's like the Nothing from The Neverending Story: looking at it straight-on is an impossibility, MisterP Sep 2014 #110
Like he stood up to Big Medical, Big PHRMA and Big Insurance? merrily Sep 2014 #76
k and r and bookmarking niyad Sep 2014 #5
As opposed to the Clintons who gave them the key to the Lincoln Bedroom. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #6
My favorite thing FDR said was when told the rich would leave America if he raised taxes. mountain grammy Sep 2014 #7
Chuckle ReRe Sep 2014 #11
My Mom was born in 1912, my Dad in 1916 mountain grammy Sep 2014 #12
Both of mine were born in 1919... ReRe Sep 2014 #26
I was later brought up by my union aunt and uncle who revered FDR as well. They told me about the freshwest Sep 2014 #28
FDR homegirl Sep 2014 #42
So true... ReRe Sep 2014 #44
To paraphrase Paul Simon hifiguy Sep 2014 #47
That Statement Was Simply "Genius!" n/t ChiciB1 Sep 2014 #23
FDR and Joe Kennedy, who helped FDR fashion the New Deal, feared Revolution. merrily Sep 2014 #77
Towards the end of his life, but a good one: The Fala Speech BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #9
my God that is funny! Pharaoh Sep 2014 #13
I never knew him, and I miss him too! BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #15
My mother kind of knew Eleanor roosevelt.. pangaia Sep 2014 #73
Wow! Nice story! n/t NCarolinawoman Sep 2014 #74
I had never heard that one! kentuck Sep 2014 #14
that was a wonderful speech ! haha nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #56
His comedic delivery and timing was not at all shabby. merrily Sep 2014 #78
If only . . . OldRedneck Sep 2014 #16
Believe me, a lot of people here were saying exactly this in 2009 and 2010. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #25
The wrong route for whom? Obama got re-elected in 2012 with less than zero merrily Sep 2014 #79
I doubt it. He'll go down as having accomplished little of lasting merit. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #86
Both of the largest political parties are pro charter school merrily Sep 2014 #90
FDR and/or Truman would certainly have taken Wall Street to the woodshed dflprincess Sep 2014 #106
His Republican opponent was less than stellar though BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #94
That was not the point of the exchange. merrily Sep 2014 #96
It is a point if you are going to argue that he was handily re-elected BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #97
No. The point of the exchange was not an election post-mortem. merrily Sep 2014 #98
Who cares about "the point of the exchange"? BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #102
You may not care about the point of my post. I sure do. However, if you merrily Sep 2014 #103
You've hijacked your subthread BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #109
I did not accuse you of hijacking my subthread. merrily Sep 2014 #111
One thing this documentary brought out BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #17
In the show did they ever mention FDR's mother? Archae Sep 2014 #18
Oh YES, MaMa Has Been Mentioned Many Times ChiciB1 Sep 2014 #22
I don't think she hated Eleanor WI_DEM Sep 2014 #33
That man was a LEADER! Americans owe so much to him. It's amazing how sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #21
I think Americans owe so much to the Russian peasants merrily Sep 2014 #80
perspective makes everything better. thanks. nt navarth Sep 2014 #93
In 2014, it's easy to forget how terrifying the Russian revolution merrily Sep 2014 #95
“Men will thank God on their knees a hundred years from now that Franklin D. Roosevelt was in the dflprincess Sep 2014 #105
Who was the speechwriter? It's poetry, really. n/t Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #24
that quote stood out to me, too pleinair Sep 2014 #27
He was an amazing man! B Calm Sep 2014 #31
Still my hero. His words still resonate. kairos12 Sep 2014 #32
Your point??? heaven05 Sep 2014 #35
The Utopian-Left will attack him on everything not 100% Utopia Amonester Sep 2014 #40
The Utopian left? Enthusiast Sep 2014 #50
No. Amonester Sep 2014 #52
Where are they? Enthusiast Sep 2014 #53
My image-ination: Amonester Sep 2014 #54
How did you feel about them when they protested Bush's war? BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #55
I also protested the LIES that "started" this mess... and what "good" did it do? Ignored. Amonester Sep 2014 #58
Being opposed to a new war in Iraq hardly makes one a utopian extremist. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #71
+1 Enthusiast Sep 2014 #70
Utopian Left. LOL! merrily Sep 2014 #83
FDR did not bring about Utopia treestar Sep 2014 #114
FDR swept into the WH and began work on establishing programs to help the sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #43
PLUS ONE, a huge bunch! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #48
Because the People forced him to... YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #66
Exactly how did the people force him to? merrily Sep 2014 #82
you missed his main point. fdr was successful because he was white, and a Doctor_J Sep 2014 #85
I don't think we know if FDR was a racist. He did not want to merrily Sep 2014 #91
What is wrong with you? WI_DEM Sep 2014 #61
Roosevelt Derangement Syndrome BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #72
My point was I enjoy the documentary and love this speech book_worm Sep 2014 #116
Good. heaven05 Sep 2014 #117
He was a giant among men, though he himself could barely stand up... FailureToCommunicate Sep 2014 #36
I guess when they talk sh#t about you, you know you're on the right track. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #37
Grilled Millionaire meow2u3 Sep 2014 #38
Excellent show. toby jo Sep 2014 #39
Neither FDR nor his cousin TR hifiguy Sep 2014 #41
Secretly, don't think Obama does either. He just needs to use them. nt kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #46
He's using them? Yeah, that's the ticket. merrily Sep 2014 #81
this documentary seems to have exposed the fact that Doctor_J Sep 2014 #87
I may be cynical, but I don't think delusion is necessarily merrily Sep 2014 #89
FDR was president when I was born, and I remember hearing the news of his death No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #45
Wasn't it "I welcome their serious proposals?" nt MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #51
LOL deutsey Sep 2014 #57
Maybe, merrily Sep 2014 #100
Agree 100%. MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #108
Loved the beginning of last night's episode thucythucy Sep 2014 #59
It's Unselfish/Empathetic Versus Selfish/Non Empathetic colsohlibgal Sep 2014 #62
FDR is my hero. But he entered office in the depths of the Great Depression SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #63
Good points. We live in a totally different age now, in terms of technology and media YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #67
Well. We agree. SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #88
Final installment - Edith Roosevelt quote SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #121
K&R.... daleanime Sep 2014 #64
Ken Burns is my favorite. It's doesn't surprise me that the... santamargarita Sep 2014 #68
Ken Burns' documentary is awesome. longship Sep 2014 #69
Every President is a very mixed bag. merrily Sep 2014 #84
FDR was hands down one of our greatest presidents. EEO Sep 2014 #92
He could not walk, period. He had a man on each side--his sons, I think--when merrily Sep 2014 #101
He wore rigid metal braces on his legs and literally swung his body back and forth... EEO Sep 2014 #112
Yep. Amazing. merrily Sep 2014 #122
The Aggressive Progressives AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #99
And yet in tonight's episode we learned how he embraced them, frazzled Sep 2014 #107
kick QC Sep 2014 #123
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