Stop coddling the super-rich, Warren Buffett says

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That's you.

Sorry, I'm not wealthy.

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Pay up.... Libtards......

We're already paying for you Conservocraps. Read my lips no new taxes, if you're wealthy.

They are not going to be happy until all the wealth in the country is confiscated by soldiers carrying little red books, and the rich fat cats are scrubbing toilets in metro stations wearing white jumpsuits with "Kick Me" embroidered on the backside.

I like reading agitprop.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I like reading agitprop.

Do you have one of those word of the day desktop calenders?

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A little bit of perspective.

Not a perfect man, certainly a flawed man like all, certainly flaws in his Presidency. But a great man. And the greatest President of the 20th century. Of that there is no historical doubt.

http://millercenter.org/president/fdroosevelt/essays/biography/1

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

A Life in Brief

Faced with the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt, nicknamed "FDR," guided America through its greatest domestic crisis, with the exception of the Civil War, and its greatest foreign crisis. His presidency—which spanned twelve years—was unparalleled, not only in length but in scope. FDR took office with the country mired in a horrible and debilitating economic depression that not only sapped its material wealth and spiritual strength, but cast a pall over its future. Roosevelt's combination of confidence, optimism, and political savvy—all of which came together in the experimental economic and social programs of the "New Deal"—helped bring about the beginnings of a national recovery.

In foreign affairs, FDR committed the United States to the defeat of the fascist powers of Germany, Japan, and Italy, and led the nation and its allies to the brink of victory. This triumph dramatically altered America's relationship with the world, guiding the United States to a position of international prominence, if not predominance. By virtue of its newfound political and economic power, as well as its political and moral leadership, the United States would play a leading role in shaping the remainder of the twentieth century.

Franklin Roosevelt also forged a domestic political revolution on several fronts. In politics, FDR and the Democratic Party built a power base which carried the party to electoral, if not ideological, dominance until the late 1960s. In governance, FDR's policies, especially those comprising the New Deal, helped redefine and strengthen both the American state and, specifically, the American presidency, expanding the political, administrative, and constitutional powers of the office.

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By the presidential election season of 1932, the Great Depression had only worsened and showed no signs of abating. Democrats turned to FDR, a popular and successful two-term governor with a recognizable last name, to challenge President Hoover. Promising a "New Deal" for the American people, FDR was swept into office in a landslide. In his inaugural address, Roosevelt gave hope to dispirited Americans throughout the nation, assuring them that they had "nothing to fear but fear itself."

Fighting the Great Depression

President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal" fought the Great Depression on a number of fronts. In the famous "First Hundred Days" of his presidency, FDR pushed through legislation that reformed the banking and financial sectors, tried to cure the ills afflicting American agriculture, and attempted to resuscitate American industry. To meet the immediate crisis of starvation and the dire needs of the nation's unemployed, FDR provided direct cash relief for the poor and jobs programs. Roosevelt's reassuring "fireside chats," in which he spoke to the nation via radio about the country's predicament, calmed a worried public.

In 1935, FDR took the New Deal in a more liberal direction, overseeing the enactment of some of the most far-reaching social and economic legislation in American history. The Wagner Act allowed labor unions to organize and bargain collectively, conferring on them a new legitimacy. The Social Security Act set up programs designed to provide for the needs of the aged, the poor, and the unemployed, establishing a social welfare net that, at least theoretically, covered all Americans. By the end of his second term, FDR and his advisers insisted that the federal government should stimulate the national economy through its spending policies, a strategy that held sway for the next thirty years.

All of these actions, though, could not end the Great Depression. Only American mobilization for war in the early 1940s brought the United States out of its economic doldrums. Nor did New Deal programs, because they reflected the biases of 1930s American politics and culture, offer the same aid to all Americans; white men generally received better benefits than women, blacks, or Latinos.

Nonetheless, FDR did much to reshape the United States. With Roosevelt as its presidential candidate, the Democratic Party won again in 1936, signaling the beginning of 30 years of political dominance that extended long after FDR's death. With FDR in the White House, the federal government played a greater role than ever before in managing the American economy and in protecting the welfare of the American people. In short, FDR oversaw major and important changes in American politics and governance that would define life in the United States for most of the twentieth century.

World War II

In addition to changing life at home, Roosevelt permanently altered America's role in the world. Hamstrung in the 1930s by domestic economic woes and a strong isolationist bloc in Congress and the public, FDR confronted Germany and Japan only tentatively as those powers looked to establish dominance in Europe and Asia, respectively. Nevertheless, Roosevelt did extend massive amounts of aid to Great Britain as that nation successfully held out against the Nazi onslaught during 1940 and 1941 Working with America's allies in the Pacific, FDR also tried to contain the Japanese threat.

Japan's surprise attack on the American Navy at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 officially brought the United States into World War II. FDR proved a talented war-time leader and, by 1943, the United States military, along with its allies, had turned the tide against both Germany and Japan. But Roosevelt did not live to see the war's end., In April 1945, just weeks before the German surrender, the president collapsed and died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Under Roosevelt's leadership, the United States emerged from World War II as the world's foremost economic, political, and military power. FDR's contributions to domestic life during his presidency were just as vital. While his "New Deal" did not end the Great Depression, Roosevelt's leadership gave Americans hope and confidence in their darkest hours and fundamentally reshaped the relationship between the federal government and the American people. FDR so dominated American politics that he almost single-handedly launched the Democratic Party into a position of prolonged political dominance.. During his tenure, FDR also lifted both the standing and power of the American presidency to unprecedented heights. More broadly, however, his New Deal programs, marked a substantial turning point in the nation's political, economic, social, and cultural life.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

A little bit of perspective.

Not a perfect man, certainly a flawed man like all, certainly flaws in his Presidency. But a great man. And the greatest President of the 20th century. Of that there is no historical doubt.

http://millercenter.org/president/fdroosevelt/essays/biography/1

FDR was the WORST president of the 20th century and a wannabe Tyrant. His legacy is pure horse manure, and we see that today.

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Do you have one of those word of the day desktop calenders?

No, I don't.

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FDR was the WORST president of the 20th century and a wannabe Tyrant. His legacy is pure horse manure, and we see that today.

At least his legacy wasn't hair dye and the working poor.

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At least his legacy wasn't hair dye and the working poor.

I should really take that back. FDR was the Second Worst President in the 20th Century. Woodrow Wilson was the first. He handed the country over on a silver platter to JP Morgan and his goons. We're suffering that mistake here still to this day.

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A little bit of perspective.

Not a perfect man, certainly a flawed man like all, certainly flaws in his Presidency. But a great man. And the greatest President of the 20th century. Of that there is no historical doubt.

http://millercenter....ays/biography/1

His big thing was that he could have done nothing and just kept getting rich but his programs ostracized him from his own friends. Can you imagine Bush doing that?

I should really take that back. FDR was the Second Worst President in the 20th Century. Woodrow Wilson was the first. He handed the country over on a silver platter to JP Morgan and his goons. We're suffering that mistake here still to this day.

Holy Tea Pot Dome Scandal, we actually agree on something!

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FDR and his entire family should have been shipped off to a Bolshevik gulag via cattle car in freezing temps so they could all enjoy the after effects of his sell out to his Bolshevik buddies.

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FDR and his entire family should have been shipped off to a Bolshevik gulag via cattle car in freezing temps so they could all enjoy the after effects of his sell out to his Bolshevik buddies.

He made some alarming concessions to Stalin, that we agree on. I know that Churchill and him were good buddies and they disagreed with what to do with the Russians and some say that FDR was in poor health and didn't have the belly for a fight, I don't know.

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FDR WAS in poor health, that's not a matter of opinion, given that he died not long (a few weeks) after the events in question. He also admitted that he was wrong about Stalin and was in the process of taking a tougher line against him. Unfortunately he died not long after.

Of course if someone is hell bent on making him out to be a blood drinking, flesh eating ghoul a few facts aren't going to make much difference.

Edited August 17, 2011 by fishdude

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FDR WAS in poor health, that's not a matter of opinion, given that he died not long (a few weeks) after the events in question. He also admitted that he was wrong about Stalin and was in the process of taking a tougher line against him. Unfortunately he died not long after.

Of course if someone is hell bent on making him out to be a blood drinking, flesh eating ghoul a few facts aren't going to make much difference.

So you are saying FDR didn't have a clue that Stalin had already butchered millions before the US declared war on Germany and Japan? Come on ...say it. Let's hear you say he was totally clueless about Stalin and his Bolshevik henchmen.

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So you are saying FDR didn't have a clue that Stalin had already butchered millions before the US declared war on Germany and Japan? Come on ...say it. Let's hear you say he was totally clueless about Stalin and his Bolshevik henchmen.

I'm not a mind reader, Kip - but you're the one who is saying that not only did he know about it, but he went along with it because he got off on it.

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No FDR, no New Deal, no old people sucking the life out of their young.