FDR: Biggest Jerk Ever? The Smackdoooown and Loss of Credibility

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Wednesday April 08, 2009 · 8:40 AM PDT

2009/04/08 · 08:40

FDR is such a fucking jerk and has lost much, if not all of his credibility. He refused to give equal rights to black people. For example, he didn’t push through an anti-lyinching bill and upheld segregation in order to hold Southern democrats, making the passage of the New Deal possible. In 1936, he authorized Hoover to secretly investigate Americans and in 1940 authorized the Smith Act, aimed at getting resident aliens out of the U.S. by making them register and loosening the ability to deport anyone deemed "undesirable". He also turned away the S.S. St. Louis, which was full of jews leading directly to the death of 254 of its passengers in the holocaust. Perhaps most nortoriously, FDR interred Japanese Americans. What a fucking jerk. Clearly, he was a failed President and wasn’t worth a hill of beans.

Or John Adams, using the Sedition act. Total failure. No credibility. Or Lincoln that no credibility hack suspended habeus corpus and then refused to obey the Supreme Court ruling saying he couldn’t do that. He also arrested and put in jail people who spoke out against him. I’m glad history has given him the big smackdown.

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big jerk

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much of his credibility lost, huge jerk

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no credibility, biggest jerk ever

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The Geithner Plan: Looking for Answers for a Nationalization Alternative

MatthewBrown

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Tuesday March 24, 2009 · 11:41 AM PDT

2009/03/24 · 11:41

So I'm not nearly well versed enough on the legal and political implications of nationalization as an alternative to the Geithner Plan. My gut tells me that Krugman, Roubini etc. are probably right and that most of the toxic assets are currently valued appropriately (little to nothing). However, nationalization does seem to me to be by far the most radical, no-going-back-from-this solution available. I'd like to back it because I'm completely fine with it philosphically.

MatthewBrown

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Tuesday March 03, 2009 · 10:27 AM PST

2009/03/03 · 10:27

So apparently that spirit of sacrifice and togetherness doesn't fly in this community when there are tough economic times.

Since I apparently have to catalog this trend I encourage everyone to peruse the comments in this diary
http://www.dailykos.com/...
and this diary
http://www.dailykos.com/...

Again a very small sample of the sentiment that has prevailed here.

MatthewBrown

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Thursday September 11, 2008 · 12:02 PM PDT

2008/09/11 · 12:02

Sorry that this will be short, but I feel that it needs saying.

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The front pagers need to

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The front pagers need to

Coordinate a narrative and push single stories more

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Do whatever the hell they want

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I'm a front pager and your diary is terrible

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Trad. Med. Get Their Shovels as the Real World Smells Palin's BS

MatthewBrown

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Wednesday September 03, 2008 · 10:01 PM PDT

2008/09/03 · 22:01

So I spent all day nervous, anticipating the speech. I really thought Palin would do pretty well and I anticipated the talking heads would greet two sentences strung together with hails of brilliance. Objectively, the speech was fairly poor. I thought it lacked definition and substance, which in my opinion, were what she needed. Now, I don't have cable news, but apparently the speech is being hailed as excellent. I saw it as hollow, petty and nasty, lacking any of the weight and shape that it needed to give her some definition and dispell people's first impression that she was utterly unqualified. Hopefully, the ratings are through the roof, because it appears that anyone that's not in the tank already for mccain feels the same. Some comments I'm reading on the speech from regular people over at CNN over the fold. They all seem to see the speech as I did, with very little exception.

http://www.cnn.com/...

MatthewBrown

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Thursday August 14, 2008 · 11:23 AM PDT

2008/08/14 · 11:23

The death of Bill Gwatney coming on the heels of the church shooting in Knoxville has only confirmed for us on the other side of the political spectrum how deep the hatred runs.

MatthewBrown

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Wednesday June 18, 2008 · 12:57 PM PDT

2008/06/18 · 12:57

I saw Darksyde's diary about McCain on women earlier. I had read all those things before, but I was struck by the power of everything together. I had been meaning to put together a viral email for awhile concerning McCain on women and I think it's time. The facts are there and devestating. Unlike whisper campaigns against Obama that rely on lies and innuendo everthing below is true. Please let me know if anything below is not factual. Let it be noted that I did copy from Darksyde because I liked the wording and I didn't think it would be a problem. Also, should everthing be cited or is it more powerful as is? Please copy and paste the email below and send it to everyone you know. It's time to let the country know about John McCain. This could really have a huge impact this November. Let's do something and get this information out there. I myself have titled the email "John McCain on Women". Suggestions welcome.

MatthewBrown

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Monday January 14, 2008 · 1:36 AM PST

2008/01/14 · 01:36

I have been a 98% lurker here since the beginning at this site. I've seen a lot of things come and go but what I witnessed tonight is truly breathtaking. UPDATED: I just want to interject that I had hoped that the commenting in this diary could be fairly devoid of comparing candidates or issues yet again. This diary is about whether we hold greater allegiance to candidates or principles. If we choose to give a pass to this kind of race baiting just because we like candidate X more than Y, then this site means absolutely nothing.

MatthewBrown

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Friday March 02, 2007 · 12:19 PM PST

2007/03/02 · 12:19

I found Kenevan McConnon’s diary on his trip to the gun shop incredibly interesting yesterday. It all started out well, with most people agreeing that gun control wasn’t politically feasible and really wasn’t a priority for most. I wholeheartedly agree with those views. Personally, I think that addressing problems with the Drug War and drug addiction would do the most to help lessen gun violence in this country. However, as the day wore on I became less and less enamored of gun lovers in the diary. To me, their comments reminded me more and more why talking to Libertarians often leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. I began to see this issue as a microcosm of the societal problems I see with this country.

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Regardless of the political reality of regulating guns, where do you stand morally?

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Regardless of the political reality of regulating guns, where do you stand morally?

ALL weapons should be available for purchase.

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ALL guns should be available for purchase with no licensing or background checks

2 votes

ALL guns should be available for purchase, with licensing and background checks, registration

20 votes

ALL guns but automatic weapons should be available for purchase

12 votes

Certain hunting Rifles shoul be available for purchase, with all others available to shoot at licensed ranges

3 votes

Only certain hunting Rifles should be available anywhere without further regulation

3 votes

Only certain hunting Rifles should be available, with further stiff regulation

8 votes

No guns should be available legally

4 votes

What the Hell is Wrong with This Country (WA Recount)

MatthewBrown

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Saturday December 18, 2004 · 7:22 AM PST

2004/12/18 · 07:22

Many of you no doubt have already seen this Judge Blocks Recount as it is currently running on the yahoo main page. Read More

What is the Purpose of Dkos?

MatthewBrown

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Wednesday December 08, 2004 · 1:51 AM PST

2004/12/08 · 01:51

I know that there have been a lot of posts about what the community should be striving towards lately. I don't think it has really been addressed sufficiently though. Mostly, any discussion has focused on which types of issues should be discussed and whether or not the thrust of the site should be towards activism. However, there hasn't been much discussion as to the tone of, well the discussion. Read More

The Sky is Not Falling. Do Not Give In

MatthewBrown

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Friday November 05, 2004 · 3:39 PM PST

2004/11/05 · 15:39

I guess you can probably put this diary under the heading of rant. I have been reading on here and hearing in the media endlessly since election day that this election's outcome was based solely on "moral values". First off, let's call a spade a spade and transform that to homophobia. There have always been many Americans uncomfortable with abortion and other right wing wedge issues, but the reason so many people of faith turned out this time for Bush was rampant fear of gay marriage. It seems as though one narrow loss has caused the conventional wisdom to become that the democrats "have a lot of thinking to do". We came very, very close to unseating a war president who used wedge issues and every form of fear and slander available in order to win. Read More

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