Can you hear the Chants of 'Lock Him Up' 'Lock Him Up'...?

[Soph0571]

I can...



Heh.

[rampartc]

1. i'm not much of a chanter

but in this case I'll make an exception.

[Bob Loblaw]

2. No chanting

No chanting, no chanting, no chanting...

[rampartc]

3. i'd join you, bob

but that would only ramp up the irony.

[Bob Loblaw]

6. I see what you did there ramp

Have a great weekend

[watoos]

4. Teddy wouldn't make it through a Republican primary,

heck he may not make it through some Democratic primaries.

[Wednesdays]

5. TR was despised by Republicans in HIS day

When McKinley died, a GOP power broker said, "Look now, that damn cowboy is president!"

[calimary]

7. Reagan pretty much killed the cowboy appeal for me.

And then dubya pretty much buried it.

LOVE this Teddy Roosevelt quote.

[maddiemom]

9. In Raygun's defense, he wasn't afraid of horses and really liked to ride them.

Seemed to prefer "English" in real life, rather than "cowboy" garb. I still chuckle recalling Will Ferrell's take on Dubya trying to play cowboy with a real horse.

[JHB]

11. Someone call Dick Cheney! Help!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. Teddy's "Bull Moose Party" platform of 1912...

To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.

To that end, the platform called for:

Strict limits and disclosure requirements on political campaign contributions
Registration of lobbyists
Recording and publication of Congressional committee proceedings

In the social sphere, the platform called for:

A national health service to include all existing government medical agencies.
Social insurance, to provide for the elderly, the unemployed, and the disabled
Limited the ability of judges to order injunctions to limit labor strikes.
A minimum wage law for women
An eight-hour workday
A federal securities commission
Farm relief
Workers' compensation for work-related injuries
An inheritance tax

The political reforms proposed included:

Women's suffrage
Direct election of Senators
Primary elections for state and federal nominations
Easier amending of the United States Constitution

The platform also urged states to adopt measures for "direct democracy", including:

The recall election (citizens may remove an elected official before the end of his term)
The referendum (citizens may decide on a law by popular vote)
The initiative (citizens may propose a law by petition and enact it by popular vote)
Judicial recall (when a court declares a law unconstitutional, the citizens may override that ruling by popular vote)

[Merlot]

8. No, it's "lock her up" because it's sexist.

It appeals to a primal urge among some to punish smart and powerful women.

[Martin Eden]

10. I can hear the mainstream media invoking "both sides"

It is of course a false equivalency because Trump's actions do legitimately call for indictment and incarceration.