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freshwest

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36. Wow, you'd wonder why he would do that. None of those guys had the presence of FDR on crutches or
Sun Sep 8, 2013, 09:26 PM
Sep 2013

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in his wheelchair. Can you imagine the current crop of shallow voters who want instant gratification, the American Idol crowd, would want a man like FDR today?

I don't think he'd have any luck running a campaign. I can hear it now:

'Not able to stand up for himself, so he won't stand up for us; been waited on hand and foot, so can't know how hard our lives are; born into money, so he's one of them.'

And whatever they could think of to discount the man and not listen to him.


People were down to earth and had seen real suffering, not this first world angst, but the real thing. They were much more grounded back then and looked to ideas and character instead of the slick marketing and cheap thrills of today.

I hope we get back to the respecting of person's mind like that of Obama or Kerry and learning, even if not agreeing, just listening and thinking for a minute, not doing this media trained reaction. And soon.
K&R! hrmjustin Sep 2013 #1
Couldn't resist the Terminator quote. longship Sep 2013 #2
Thanks for the meme of that one! Now to decide how to vote myself... freshwest Sep 2013 #3
So many fine choices... IrishAyes Sep 2013 #17
I kept changing my vote, since DU allows that! Went with tall, dark and handsome! freshwest Sep 2013 #20
It would make a great graphic. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #21
Nope, but I just went there for you with google images: freshwest Sep 2013 #22
IrishAyes, where are you? Sorry no cartoon, but I tried. I have a secret though... freshwest Sep 2013 #32
Fun poll, fresh.. my opinion on this international incident is.. Cha Sep 2013 #4
But he kept smiling! This one called 'Obama Gives Putin Historic Death Stare At The G20 Summit': freshwest Sep 2013 #6
If you call that a smile.. lol I was looking for that pic.. Cha Sep 2013 #7
I look at this picture and think; if I were Putin, I'd back down.. mountain grammy Sep 2013 #11
He is DevonRex Sep 2013 #15
See now JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #27
Look at Putin's feet in that picture. MADem Sep 2013 #8
I never would have thought of that. He likely thinks Obama is freakishly tall... freshwest Sep 2013 #31
Bush used to wear them, too. He always shrunk a few inches when he was MADem Sep 2013 #33
Wow, you'd wonder why he would do that. None of those guys had the presence of FDR on crutches or freshwest Sep 2013 #36
+1,000 nt MADem Sep 2013 #38
Obama is much more popular than Putin, but Vladimir still has one good friend: freshwest Sep 2013 #5
That puppy is not happy. And that "happy face" on Putin? DevonRex Sep 2013 #12
He'd just been handed the puppy as a gift. But still: Aww, puppy! freshwest Sep 2013 #13
He looks so huggalicious. A nice gay couple should DevonRex Sep 2013 #14
Puppy looks more human than the creep holding him. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #19
Yeah... one that he had to buy. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #18
Release the puppy! JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #28
That poor dog looks like he's been sold into bondage. Putin looks like he's thinking up recipes! MADem Sep 2013 #34
Great poll! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #9
Morning sweet. Woke up and couldn't go back to sleep. May try again... Yawn! freshwest Sep 2013 #10
Uncle! I give up, Uncle! You are hurting me~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sheshe2 Sep 2013 #24
Oh, that is even better! freshwest Sep 2013 #29
... sheshe2 Sep 2013 #35
Awww. freshwest Sep 2013 #37
Putin: I saw Sarah Palin from my porch. Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #16
That is a great pic! treestar Sep 2013 #23
Obama is younger, taller, better looking and has more hair LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #25
I had to go with Hawaii JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #26
Gotta go with that, too. Although Siberia is quite a marvel itself. freshwest Sep 2013 #30
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