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hangloose Donating Member (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 02:22 PM
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Here’s what Theodore Roosevelt said less than 100 years ago:
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public".
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Verve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 02:23 PM
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1. Love it! Needs to be a bumper sticker! n/t
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LearnedHand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 02:23 PM
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2. Context?
Edited on Tue Jan-04-05 02:24 PM by LearnedHand
Link?

On edit: Oh, and what Verve said!
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hangloose Donating Member (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 02:26 PM
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4. Part of a larger article
http://www.washingtondispatch.com/article_10631.shtml
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Boreas Donating Member (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 12:55 PM
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11. McBride Letter
Great post! An accurate appraisal from a close friend.
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mcscajun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 06:31 PM
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9. The context in which the quote first appeared...
Theodore Roosevelt wrote an editorial for the Kansas City Star in May of 1918, following Woodrow Wilson's sweeping crackdown against dissent after the American entry into WWI.
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hyphenate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 02:24 PM
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3. And he was a Republican! eom
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Raster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 03:56 PM
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8. that was in the days when the Republicans were a real party and
not just a corporate shill. Today's repukes bear no resemblance to the party of Roosevelt and Lincoln.
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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 07:44 PM
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10. Teddy was a trust-buster whereas corporatists now rule the day
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 02:31 PM
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5. excellent quote!
Where did you find it?
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hangloose Donating Member (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 03:34 PM
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7. see #4 above
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fooj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 03:02 PM
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6. Thank you for sharing this!
I've seen it before, but had honestly forgotten about it! So pertinent to our present day situation!



WHAT ARE THEY HIDING???:think: :think: :think:
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GOPBasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:40 PM
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12. He was one great Republican.
That's when Republicans were progressive -- at least for their time period.
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TOOLZ Donating Member (477 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:09 PM
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13. Proof
that it's not just the party, it's the principles, the character. We're not so partisan, just practical.
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hangloose Donating Member (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 01:02 AM
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14. welcome to DU I hope your time here offers benefits for both
you and the DU family.
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