FDR vs. Obama: can you guess which quote was whose?

1. FDR. - iconic FDR like quote. 30's?
2. Obama - two bailed out bank presidents?
3. FDR! - Obama would never say this, FDR would.
4. Obama - terminology is modern.
5. FDR. - he had zero good legs.
6. Obama. - after GWB, classic Obama.
7. Obama. - too verbose.
8. FDR. - no way is this Obama.

No, I did not Google them, so all the mistakes are mine alone.

Fun!

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and watch them argue over easements.

Now that is quite riveting!

It's the Manistee National Forest here. And it's going to be a miserable and cold winter here soon. And me without a snow plow.

As long as Soc Sec pays enough to keep me in heating oil, keep the electricity on, and provide food, I'm good. A tank of gasoline once in a while wouldn't hurt too badly either.

I used to live in SoCal (Ontario) but had some dear friends in San Diego. Say hello to them all for me, will you?

And me just looking at the agenda. Some of it tomorrow is of interest to me. But not to the boss. So City TV for me and save the trolley fare

D'ya suppose they could put trolleys in here? The deer might object... Or the coyotes... Or the black bear... Or the cougars... etc. The raccoons won't give a fuck either way.

When we cover a night fire in the back country, we let other media take lead. They work well as deer detectors.

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The first two responses are correct; they are the same responses I made in ticking through the list.

They really don't seem to be that tough to tell apart - certainly not nearly impossible...

One has to know the history and context of both of their presidencies.

It was fun teasing out the differences in the rhetoric, which is all one has in such exercises. Fortunately I have a lot of FDR speeches on audio, and have read much on WWII history which includes much on him.

Don't criticize, please.

and the quotes seemed easily identifiable, to me. I literally just went down the line and ticked them off (and discovered there were already two answers posted with the same correct list).

And since Manny's point seemed to be they are so similar it would be difficult to tell them apart, the exercise doesn't really seem to support that point.

I'm thinking that FDR quotes are 1, 3, 5, 8

bonus question - subtle difference is that FDR wanted to create a means for all to have security in their old age, the time after they cannot work. Pres Obama wants to lessen social security payouts. But that's just my "take" on it.

Well done!

the quotes were very easy to distinguish. Wasn't that your point?

Or irony, if you prefer.

Thanks.

1. "the unscrupulous money changers stand indicted in the court of public opinion, rejected by the hearts and minds of men...They know only the rules of a generation of self-seekers."

Jamie Dimon


2. Referring to the extraordinary compensation of two contemporary bank presidents after they were bailed out by taxpayer money: “I know both those guys; they are very savvy businessmen... I, like most of the American people, don’t begrudge people success or wealth. That is part of the free-market system.”

Gordon Gecko


3. “I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.”

Dick Cheney


4. “There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.”

Ted Cruz


5. “A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward.”

Michelle Bachman


6. “What Washington Needs is Adult Supervision.”

Justin Bieber


7. “At a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized, at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we do, it’s important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds.”

Dr. Phil


8. "There is nothing I love as much as a good fight."

Obama


Bonus question: both presidents wanted to be known for their efforts on Social Security. What was the subtle difference in what they said hoped to accomplish in this regard?

One of them wants free lollipops for every doctor visit.

FDR: 1, 3, 5, 8. Obama the rest.

SS? I'm not sure about their words, although I wouldn't call the difference in their positions "subtle," lol. One wanted to make sure everybody had it; the other wants to reduce it.

and the ruling class adored him.

Totally different situations, bro.