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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 01:20 PM Original message |
Obama - A Potential Combination Of Woodrow Wilson, FDR and JFK |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. Please Leave Wilson Out, Sir: One Of Our Very Worst Presidents.... |
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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. In regards to constitutional rights, he ranks up there with Nixon, Bush... |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Among Other Things, Sir.... |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Woodrow Wilson Is Widely Regarded As One Of The Ten Best Presidents |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Idiocy Is An Insidious Disease, Sir, It Gets Into Many Places.... |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Wilson, from the crypt: "Don't you compare me to that n*ggah!" |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. Amen. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. You said it before I could |
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Ferret Annica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
34. Wilson was a racist who worsened things when president |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Not Wilson. |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Thomas Jefferson Owned Slaves... |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Fine. You can believe what you like and praise this man. |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Again, What's Your Take On Thomas Jefferson? It Is Naive To Dismiss History |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I thought we were talking about Wilson. |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. "since you love this man so much..." |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. No. You're the one speaking in glowing terms about this terrible President. |
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mythyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. don't mean to interject, but you're changing the subject too |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Okay. |
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mythyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. well put on racism, tho the discussion also comprises legacy & their effect on our history and char. |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Your explaination is succinct and fascinating. |
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mythyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. This is a convincing analysis that I agree with wholeheartedly |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Thank you for saying that. :) |
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mythyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Dolores Kearns Goodwin is great. I like watching her on Charlie Rose |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:19 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Yes. His take on history fascinate me. And, it provides a thought-provoking look |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. This is not about nit-picking |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 08:12 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. Not Arguing That Any Of These Presidents Were Perfect, But They Were All Influential... |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 03:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Under Teddy Roosevelt, the federal government started hiring blacks |
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jacksonian (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Wilson in historical context |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. You're right. |
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jacksonian (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. again, remember the times |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. I still stick with the notion that Wilson has a racist legacy. |
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jacksonian (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:32 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. i'm not trying to whitewash him |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:16 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. You're right. Except one thing. |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. Double Post. Sorry. |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
16. Barack Obama will be Barack Obama. |
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mr poe (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Exactly! |
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jacksonian (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. because seeing history as a movie rather than a photograph |
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mythyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. good analogy. very good analogy--comparison doesn't have to devalue or denigrate |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
37. Leave off Wilson por favor. |
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