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Propaganda Debunking

SCantiGOP

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3. the last businessman to be President?

Reply to Vincardog (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:30 PM

Mar 2012

Herbert Hoover, who gave us the Great Depression. I'm not counting Harry Truman who was, by his own admission, a 'failed businessman.' (His business went bankrupt.
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln, both Roosevelts, Kennedy, Reagan - not a businessman in the group.
Point 1: running a government is not anything like runnning a business;
Point 2: running a predetory venture capital fund is also nothing like running a business.

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American needs a Conservative Business person leading it (Mittens Ad) [View all] Vincardog Dec 2011 OP

A quick thought lvl3 Jan 2012 #1

You will never see me advocating unregulated capitalism. I believe it should be controlled Vincardog Jan 2012 #2

the last businessman to be President? SCantiGOP Mar 2012 #3

My point exactly. Unbridled Capitalism is undemocratic and destructive to all living things. That Vincardog Mar 2012 #4