America then, and now.

[Sunni Man]

and you indicated you would vote for or support Roosevelt.

Don't start lying.
I never said that I'd vote for him.
Just that even though he had a speech impediment.
Roosevelt was an effective communicator.
Like I said, start a thread, and get a life. ...

 

[rightwinger]

Either did Trump.

Seems he did

 

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

And he was one of the best presidents we ever had.

You spelled 'worst' wrong.

 

[kyzr]

Seems he did

Did what? You have an indictment no one knows about? Didn't think so.

 

[rightwinger]

Did what? You have an indictment no one knows about? Didn't think so.

That was a TRUMP mob attacking our Capitol

Trump did not call them off

 

[kyzr]

That was a TRUMP mob attacking our Capitol
Trump did not call them off

Trump wanted the National Guard there to keep the peace and NANCY said NO.
That riot was Nancy's fault, not Trump's.
The J6 rioters should be prosecuted, and they are, unlike the BLM rioters.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

If everyone in this country did read all of the time and were educated in real history, economics, math, grammar, english, we wouldn't have the tyranny that we have now.

 

[PinktheFloyd88]

If everyone in this country did read all of the time and were educated in real history, economics, math, grammar, english, we wouldn't have the tyranny that we have now.

Agreed, the tyranny of Trump would not be a thing

 

[rightwinger]

Trump wanted the National Guard there to keep the peace and NANCY said NO.
That riot was Nancy's fault, not Trump's.
The J6 rioters should be prosecuted, and they are, unlike the BLM rioters.

Go back and see what Trump really wanted
He wanted the National Guard to protect the TRUMPmob

NOT to protect the Capitol

 

[kyzr]

Go back and see what Trump really wanted
He wanted the National Guard to protect the TRUMP mob
NOT to protect the Capitol

Point being that Trump wanted 10,000 NG troops there, and Nancy said no.

Once the troops were there they could have been put where they were needed.

 

[rightwinger]

Point being that Trump wanted 10,000 NG troops there, and Nancy said no.

Once the troops were there they could have been put where they were needed.

You are making up shit
No way was Pelosi involved in the deployment of NG troops

Fact is
Trump refused to call in troops on Jan 6
Pence called them in

 

[kyzr]

You are making up shit
No way was Pelosi involved in the deployment of NG troops
Fact is
Trump refused to call in troops on Jan 6
Pence called them in

Fact is you never put up links to prove your lies.

Ex-Capitol Police Chief Says Requests For National Guard Denied 6 Times In Riots

Steven Sund contradicts reports that help was not requested, saying security officials at the House and Senate rebuffed calls for assistance ahead of and during the attack on the Capitol.

www.npr.org

What Is Pelosi Hiding By Blocking Access To House January 6 Records?

Nancy Pelosi is not interested in a genuine examination of the events on Jan. 6. An honest review of the day's timeline might reveal why.

thefederalist.com

Trump wanted troops to protect his supporters at Jan. 6 rally

President Donald Trump wanted National Guard troops in Washington to protect his supporters at a Jan. 6 rally that ended with them attacking the U.S. Capitol, leaving five dead, Trump's former Pentagon chief testified on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

According to Miller's testimony, Trump asked during that meeting whether the District of Columbia's mayor had requested National Guard troops for Jan. 6, the day Congress was to ratify Joe Biden's presidential election victory.
Trump told Miller to "fill" the request, the former defense secretary testified. Miller said Trump told him: "Do whatever is necessary to protect demonstrators that were executing their constitutionally protected rights."

Pence called them in? Link that.

 

[j-mac]

I was thinking about our current nation. And imagining how we would react to people of previous generations.

First. I don’t think any previous President could get elected today. By the standards of our current discourse. They are too smart. Too educated. Too liberal.

Teddy Roosevelt read books. A lot of books. We would snort with derision at such a man today. The idea that he would read a book a day is ludicrous. Now.

We respected intelligence and we respected education. Now. Imagine if Igor Sikorsky came forward with an idea for a revolutionary new machine. We would snort and denounce him, and his investors. We would insult and belittle him.

Some would even demand he get deported. Or locked up. He was an immigrant.

Most of the scientists who worked on the Atomic Bomb were Jewish. Well we couldn’t allow that today. They would be a part of some nefarious secret plan to keep Jews in power over all of us. Or something.

JFK read a lot of books. Reagan read books.

Carter was a Nuclear Engineer in the Navy. That means he had a lot of brain power.

Bush 41 was a pilot. That means he was smart enough to do math.

What happened that we changed so dramatically? Why do we denounce those with intelligence? We used to celebrate them. We used to heed their words. And we used to respect those who were educated and continued to read, consider, and learn.

We’re they always right? No. But we knew men were mortal. And we knew that we were human and made mistakes.

What does the future hold if we refuse to listen to those with the knowledge we need to make good decisions?

Idiocracy.

 

[candycorn]

You are making up shit
No way was Pelosi involved in the deployment of NG troops

Fact is
Trump refused to call in troops on Jan 6
Pence called them in

All he does is make shit up.

 

[surada]

I was thinking about our current nation. And imagining how we would react to people of previous generations.

First. I don’t think any previous President could get elected today. By the standards of our current discourse. They are too smart. Too educated. Too liberal.

Teddy Roosevelt read books. A lot of books. We would snort with derision at such a man today. The idea that he would read a book a day is ludicrous. Now.

We respected intelligence and we respected education. Now. Imagine if Igor Sikorsky came forward with an idea for a revolutionary new machine. We would snort and denounce him, and his investors. We would insult and belittle him.

Some would even demand he get deported. Or locked up. He was an immigrant.

Most of the scientists who worked on the Atomic Bomb were Jewish. Well we couldn’t allow that today. They would be a part of some nefarious secret plan to keep Jews in power over all of us. Or something.

JFK read a lot of books. Reagan read books.

Carter was a Nuclear Engineer in the Navy. That means he had a lot of brain power.

Bush 41 was a pilot. That means he was smart enough to do math.

What happened that we changed so dramatically? Why do we denounce those with intelligence? We used to celebrate them. We used to heed their words. And we used to respect those who were educated and continued to read, consider, and learn.

We’re they always right? No. But we knew men were mortal. And we knew that we were human and made mistakes.

What does the future hold if we refuse to listen to those with the knowledge we need to make good decisions?

Good post. There have always been people who belittled intelligence and education. But now a rich man has become the poster boy for ignorance, vulgarity and conspiracy theories. He's adored by the uneducated that he loves.

 

[candycorn]

Trump wanted troops to protect his supporters at Jan. 6 rally

President Donald Trump wanted National Guard troops in Washington to protect his supporters at a Jan. 6 rally that ended with them attacking the U.S. Capitol, leaving five dead, Trump's former Pentagon chief testified on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

According to Miller's testimony, Trump asked during that meeting whether the District of Columbia's mayor had requested National Guard troops for Jan. 6, the day Congress was to ratify Joe Biden's presidential election victory.
Trump told Miller to "fill" the request, the former defense secretary testified. Miller said Trump told him: "Do whatever is necessary to protect demonstrators that were executing their constitutionally protected rights."

Pence called them in? Link that.

How exactly did Pelosi stop Trump from calling uptroops to protect his insurrectionists?

 

[gipper]

I was thinking about our current nation. And imagining how we would react to people of previous generations.

First. I don’t think any previous President could get elected today. By the standards of our current discourse. They are too smart. Too educated. Too liberal.

Teddy Roosevelt read books. A lot of books. We would snort with derision at such a man today. The idea that he would read a book a day is ludicrous. Now.

We respected intelligence and we respected education. Now. Imagine if Igor Sikorsky came forward with an idea for a revolutionary new machine. We would snort and denounce him, and his investors. We would insult and belittle him.

Some would even demand he get deported. Or locked up. He was an immigrant.

Most of the scientists who worked on the Atomic Bomb were Jewish. Well we couldn’t allow that today. They would be a part of some nefarious secret plan to keep Jews in power over all of us. Or something.

JFK read a lot of books. Reagan read books.

Carter was a Nuclear Engineer in the Navy. That means he had a lot of brain power.

Bush 41 was a pilot. That means he was smart enough to do math.

What happened that we changed so dramatically? Why do we denounce those with intelligence? We used to celebrate them. We used to heed their words. And we used to respect those who were educated and continued to read, consider, and learn.

We’re they always right? No. But we knew men were mortal. And we knew that we were human and made mistakes.

What does the future hold if we refuse to listen to those with the knowledge we need to make good decisions?

Who’s denouncing people with intelligence?

 

[gipper]

It is true that the last and current potus lacked intelligence. That part is certainly true.

 

[j-mac]

Biden is a lawyer if that means anything.

Did he even practice law? Hell, he plagiarized himself, got his degree in 1969, and by 1970 was running for political office.

 

[initforme]

We need an average person to run rather than wealthy people who cannot relate to what work means.