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In reply to the discussion: Original New Dealer Wisdom [View all]
OldBaldy1701E
(10,501 posts)14. Yep. My grandmother called him 'that wild-eyed radical' many times in conversation.
She was less than enthused when she learned that I see him as the greatest president since Washington and a hero of mine.
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Yep. My grandmother called him 'that wild-eyed radical' many times in conversation.
OldBaldy1701E
Jun 2025
#14
Interesting, my grandma thought he was A-okay because of Medicare and social security.
1WorldHope
Jun 2025
#21
Do not underestimate the power and leverage of the consumer dollar. Without consumer spending,
Hotler
Jun 2025
#44
Praise the heavens and Eleanor and Frances, etc., that he was a "traitor to his class"...
RobertDevereaux
Jun 2025
#18
FDR was one of them by birth, but not one of them by spirit. FDR for the people, all the people.
Clouds Passing
Jun 2025
#31
REMEMBER: Chief Just-Us John Roberts enabled the Nazification of the United States of America
Kid Berwyn
Jun 2025
#51