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53. Wonder how FDR would have done with the internet........

Wed May 1, 2013, 12:21 PM

May 2013

maybe Obama should expand the SCOTUS bench, or have some fireside chats w/ a sweater.

The press corp acts more like a gotcha club then reporters....

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I was wrong about FDR holding 600 press conferences. [View all] MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 OP

rec SammyWinstonJack Apr 2013 #1

Could you imagine 998 press conferences by President Obama? ProSense Apr 2013 #2

He could do group press conferences with Simpson, and Bowles MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #7

"I'll bet Simpson can tap dance real purdy." ProSense Apr 2013 #15

That's my guess. nt MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #16

hahaha!!! Blue Palasky Apr 2013 #17

Crap, I meant this as a response in a thread. MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #3

Which thread? n/t ProSense Apr 2013 #4

This one: MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #5

Imagine how different things were then. The press was it. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #6

It was unthinkable before FDR did it MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #8

I'm sure he did, and it would still be useful today, moreso. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #9

A prepared speech is somewhat different from answering pointed questions. MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #10

The Press was also very different then. RudynJack Apr 2013 #13

Actually, they did report that he was paralyzed. MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #14

If FDR were alive today and giving press conferences ProSense Apr 2013 #18

Perhaps. MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #19

He actually did have a strong congressional opposition. longship May 2013 #26

"But he also had a supportive Democratic congress." ProSense May 2013 #35

I wonder why it grew? quakerboy May 2013 #41

People likely didn't ProSense May 2013 #43

Technically, people have gotten smarter over the years quakerboy May 2013 #46

The Republicans invented the Great Depression Progressive dog May 2013 #55

There was radio. Lionel Mandrake Apr 2013 #20

I think President Obama ProSense Apr 2013 #22

And imagine how different ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #30

I think what it shows between now and then (FDR's time).... ReRe May 2013 #32

The differences are completely lost on some davidpdx May 2013 #39

It was called leadership. Something we don't see anymore. rwsanders Apr 2013 #11

+1000 forestpath Apr 2013 #12

back when WE THE PEOPLE truly meant something Skittles May 2013 #29

we had statesmen who STOOD for office way back when datasuspect May 2013 #51

LEADERSHIP!!! bvar22 May 2013 #59

I'll confess to being taken aback at the recent deification of FDR. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #21

Say what? RobertEarl May 2013 #23

Which party are you with? DisgustipatedinCA May 2013 #24

FDR made plenty of mistakes MannyGoldstein May 2013 #25

Maybe you are not aware of precisely what FDR did. longship May 2013 #31

Are you buzzed? ReRe May 2013 #33

I'm afraid you've got it bass-ackwards, BC RufusTFirefly May 2013 #34

You're the only one who understood, but I didn't make it clear. Buzz Clik May 2013 #49

My mom was a teenager and young adult during FDR's presidency. JDPriestly May 2013 #42

You tell us: you voted for Reagan Starry Messenger May 2013 #45

Voted for Nixon, too. And Ron Paul against Reagan. Buzz Clik May 2013 #48

FDR: "I welcome their hatred" Doctor_J May 2013 #57

Especially when it is clear that AT THE TIME treestar May 2013 #63

Shame on you, Manny. If I had been at one of FDR's conferences, here is what I would've asked: RufusTFirefly May 2013 #27

Aw, don't feel so bad.... ReRe May 2013 #37

My side? RufusTFirefly May 2013 #40

Thanks... ReRe May 2013 #44

I got it, but sarcasm is tough to telegraph these days MannyGoldstein May 2013 #47

Fair enough. RufusTFirefly May 2013 #50

Behold: MannyGoldstein May 2013 #61

For the record, Manny: RufusTFirefly May 2013 #67

To be fair ashling May 2013 #28

But then, you gotta tell the truth! grahamhgreen May 2013 #36

Forgiven... ReRe May 2013 #38

Oh for a time machine, eh? MineralMan May 2013 #52

Wonder how FDR would have done with the internet........ Historic NY May 2013 #53

FDR's press conferences were different than the ones by the President nowadays. Cooley Hurd May 2013 #54

There werent very many women in those days, either. Shrike47 May 2013 #64

You would have thought FDR a corporatist at the time treestar May 2013 #56

He was a raging, unambiguous success for the 99%. That's my big issue. MannyGoldstein May 2013 #58

Still seems like a need to have a hero treestar May 2013 #62

So your argument is basically MannyGoldstein May 2013 #65

It is silly to pretend FDR would get your support treestar May 2013 #66

The problem is that the president doesn't seem to have Doctor_J May 2013 #60