September 11, 1941

[denem]

Run time: 09:16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_F48oaOskI   Posted on YouTube: March 21, 2007 By YouTube Member: CyberDurden Views on YouTube: 111457   Posted on DU: September 16, 2011 By DU Member: denem Views on DU: 759

 
Charles Lindbergh, Des Moines.

[tularetom]

1. The day before I was born...

[Ishoutandscream2]

2. Worst. Speaker. Ever.

I had a grad class, and I was assigned to do research on Lindbergh and the America First movement. I remember listening to some of his speeches. Boring, stilted, un-moving. But at the time, the country looked up to him. And of course, FDR absolutely hated him.

[Ishoutandscream2]

3. Actually, kind of shocked about the crowd response in Des Moines

Still a hotbed of isolationism. Seemed like the boo birds were drowning the supporters when Lindbergh mentioned the Roosevelt administration.

[Dumpster Macaine]

4. Disingenuous

Mr. Lindbergh's appeal to America to stay out of the fight with Hitler should be taken with a grain of salt. One should remember he was anti-communist, at the time that meant pro-Nazi. This speech is pure Nazi propaganda.

[denem]

5. Lindbergh "It is not the duty of the United States to police the world“

A 'grain of salt' or the flavor of isolationism? Perhaps 'Lindbergh made made mistakes but had some good ideas' is more to your liking.