what FDR said in 1944 is what Real Americans stand for

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

FDR said this in 1944

quote -

"We have accepted, so to speak, a second bill of rights under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be established for all, regardless of station, race or creed. Among these are:

The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation.
The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living.
The right of every business man, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad.
The right of every family to a decent home.
The right to adequate medical care and the opporunity to achieve and enjoy good health.
The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident and unemployment.
The right to a good education.

- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Message to Congress, January 11, 1944

[Mairead]

1. I agree. Now what we need to do is get more Americans to be real

[JohnKleeb]

4. but its "unelectable"

lol ;) J/K Go FDR, oh right hes been gone forever, but Yeah, Roosevelt was great.
"More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all wars."
Does this sound like a certain someone? and thats Mr. Roosevelt not Kucinich.
http://www.nv.cc.va.us/home/nvsageh/Hist122/Part3/FDRChautauqua.html
Another great FDR speech on war.

[eleny]

2. And the Repubs are doing everything they can....

to dismantle FDRs legacy. All they want is a cheap labor economy where we are all lving, divided on the economic edge.

Thanks for posting this reminder of the contemporary roots of our Party.

[phillybri]

3. Kick

:kick:

[elperromagico]

5. Amen FDR

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: My favorite Democratic president (sorry Bill). He was not only a masterful politician and a great leader, but he demonstrated the ability of government to produce real change in the lives of millions of Americans.

And, he demonstrated that the handicapped can achieve just as much as, if not more than, their fully-abled peers. I think his disability made him a better man and a better President; it helped him to better appreciate a country that was disabled by the Great Depression.

It's a shame he felt the need to hide his disability during his lifetime; such was the political climate of the time (even now, I fear). It's a problem in our country: "A handicapped person can't be President!" FDR's twelve years as President give the lie to that statement.

Personally, I'll take a physically disabled President over a mentally, morally, or emotionally disabled President any day.