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fadedrose

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46. When I was 7 years old

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 07:47 AM

Mar 2015

My dad listened to all of Roosevelt's fireside chats on the radio. No one was allowed to speak while he listened intently. He told me what a great man this was.

CCC camps, Social Security, and a bunch of other stuff he did to put people to work, and his wife, Eleanor, brought this country back from the depression of '28. Dad lived through that depression, so he knew better than I what a great man this was.

He did a damned good job handling the war chores in Europe and the Pacific.

When someone says his name, I get a tug at my heart.

I ASK YOU!. What the hell is a 3rd way Democrat and why do we need one? When I see or hear your candidate, I get a feeling of dread that I can't dispatch, no heart tugs, sorry.

And as the Democrat you claim to be, be ashamed for not knowing what Roosevelt means to the people who became Democrats because of this man....

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Please don't confuse the voices of DU ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #20

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If you have to ask fadedrose Mar 2015 #41

In other words, you can't answer. It's just a slogan you heard somewhere. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #45

When I was 7 years old fadedrose Mar 2015 #46

So what's an FDR Democrat? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #47

Not so much was he worried about the middle class fadedrose Mar 2015 #50

ok, so FDR Democrats wish to emulate FDR. Would that be accurate? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #51

Not "wish" fadedrose Mar 2015 #53

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