'The Roosevelts: An Intimate History' on PBS
 

Ken Burns does it again.

Bully I say, bully!;)

Watched the 1st episode last night, Teddy certainly was a very mixed bag of plusses and minuses.

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They certainly knocked some of the varnish off what I learned in school. ;) Manic and neurotic coupled with a shitload of money.:eek:

He was a warmonger, which is about the only thing he would have in common with today's Republicans. Everything else about him would have gotten him branded as a commie.

That's what I was thinking. A warmonger and a Imperialist. Beyond that.....

The way he bucked congress and comments he made about the Constitution would have some righties today launching a revolution.;)

Dave

When I think back
On all the crap I learned in high school
It's a wonder
I can think at all
And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLsDxvAErTU

Too late, no more Kodachrome.

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But they are still teaching crap in High School.

http://www.trbimg.com/img-541a6ecb/t...01/800/800x450

"When Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, tycoons had grown fabulously wealthy through monopolistic manipulations of industry, and the economic deck was stacked against the common man and woman. T.R., the scion of a prominent New York family, was no stranger to wealth, but he was also raised with the conviction that those who came into life with great advantages had a moral responsibility to improve the condition of the disadvantaged. Believing that America could not thrive unless all Americans had a chance to thrive, Roosevelt used his epic energy, intellect and reformist zeal to confront the rapacious robber barons and offer the rest of the citizenry a “Square Deal” that promised the federal government would be a fair arbiter that would not favor the rich over everyone else."


"Back then, most members of the House and Senate were quite literally bought and paid for by business interests, but Roosevelt steamrolled over congressional opposition by appealing directly to the people. Having risen from the vice presidency with the assassination of President McKinley, Roosevelt won election to a full term by a landslide in 1904, and his efforts to improve conditions for workers, clean up the environment, preserve the nation’s natural wonders and break up the monopolies became even more unstoppable." David Horsey LATimes

More here. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/topof...917-story.html

Who knew that conservative commentator George Will is a FDR fanboi? :rolleyes:

I'm a little surprised at the amount of airtime given to him.