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bluesdave 01-16-2007 05:45 PM

You are correct Griff. The concept seemed a good idea at the time I thought of it, but later, even I realised that it was a silly exercise. :redface:

xoxoxoBruce 01-16-2007 08:30 PM

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Roosevelt was one hell of a smart politician. He knew that he had to wait for public support before acting.
That is the big change in America. 50 years ago the politicians feared the wrath of the people, now the people fear the wrath of the government.:(

piercehawkeye45 01-16-2007 08:43 PM

*insert V for Vendetta quote*

Clodfobble 01-16-2007 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
50 years ago the politicians feared the wrath of the people, now the people fear the wrath of the government.

I thought 50 years ago people would support the President simply out of respect for the office, whereas nowadays they'll stage a protest against the President's new hairstyle? :confused:

Griff 01-17-2007 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bluesdave (Post 307790)
You are correct Griff. The concept seemed a good idea at the time I thought of it, but later, even I realised that it was a silly exercise. :redface:

Not really silly, anything that makes us reassess what we're seeing and turn it around in our heads has value.

xoxoxoBruce 01-17-2007 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble (Post 307839)
I thought 50 years ago people would support the President simply out of respect for the office, whereas nowadays they'll stage a protest against the President's new hairstyle? :confused:

Nope, they paid close attention to what he was doing and the result. But that said, all they had was the print media and fledgling TV news programs so a lot of the second guessing was missing. By the time you heard what the politician had done, they might print the result in the same article.

What they didn't print is when the President, got a haircut, got a blowjob or from whom.;)


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