Too many children are still hungry Aug 15, 2008
More than 60 years ago, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt pledged that the people of our nation would be free from want. Surely we can do that when it comes to child nutrition. (Washington Daily News, NC)
UPDATE: Plane crash victimes identified Aug 13, 2008
By TIM CORREIRA, THE ENTERPRISE. Police and fire personnel respond to a crash in which three people are believed dead after a single-engine plane went into a nosedive and smashed into the Hannaford's Supermarket parking lot in Route 106 this morning. (Easton Journal, MA)
Could term limits be among background Angle in Raggio-Angle election scrap? Aug 13, 2008
"I'm for term limits," he said, noting that movement began when he was young, in the aftermath of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt winning four terms in office. Boyd voted this August before Tuesday's election day, as is allowed in Nevada, then turned up to work at the polling place. (KRNV.com, NV)
Smedley Butler Aug 6, 2008
Butler was awarded his second Medal of Honor by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The first Medal was given to him for his actions in Veracruz, Mexico the year before. (Suite101.com)
Nixon agonistes Aug 3, 2008
He went from this tiny house, the scene of economic heartbreak and emotional upheaval, to college and law school, to the House and Senate and to five national campaigns -- the most of any man, excepting Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In truth, his entire life was a campaign -- for acceptance, for advantage, for achievement, finally for redemption. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mercenaries at work Jul 30, 2008
From its origins in the early 1940s, when president Franklin Delano Roosevelt was building up his "arsenal of democracy," down to the present moment, public opinion has usually assumed that it involved more or less equitable relations - often termed a "partnership" - between the high command and civilian overlords of the United States military and privately-owned, for-profit manufacturing and service enterprises. Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is that, from the time they first emerged,... (Asia Times Online)
Fergie, Shia LaBeouf, Jerry Lewis Jul 30, 2008
Smith is the author of 12 books, including "FDR," a 2007 biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt that won the Francis Parkman Prize. The biography will focus on "the man and the president from a longer perspective," Random House said. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Is military service a campaign asset? Jul 25, 2008
Polio didn t hurt Franklin Delano Roosevelt s ability to contribute to the Allied Victory of World War II. Decades later, draft-dodger Bill Clinton fought conventional wisdom in Kosovo by eschewing ground forces, resulting in an air power strike that stopped a genocide in less than three months with only two NATO casualties. On the other hand, Gen. Eisenhower s application of military strength while in office is still under scrutiny and Kennedy, the heroic commander of PT-109, sowed the seeds... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
A Lesson In History Jul 24, 2008
For Widmer, this American obsession with liberty is an idea we inherited not only from leaders such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but also from earlier popular notions about the New World dating as far back as Columbus and the Pilgrims. The discovery of America encouraged millennial beliefs about Armageddon and the final reckoning. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
First Rights: Barack Obama: The flim-flam candidate Jul 24, 2008
I remember the surge of hope for a national change as a child, during the Great Depression, when, while my mother would walk blocks to save a few cents on food, there came Franklin Delano Roosevelt. I haven't seen such a surge since Obama's first chorus, but I can no longer believe in this messenger of such tidings. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Getting it right Jul 22, 2008
Democrat, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Who was President at the beginning of the Korean War. (Cameron Observer, MO)
Fame finally comes to Barney Dreyfuss Jul 20, 2008
Upon his death in 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was seeking the presidency promising a New Deal to break the grip of the Great Depression while baseball had a solid grip on the American psyche. When he came to America in 1885, just before a National League franchise began playing in Pittsburgh, Mr. Dreyfuss did odd jobs and kept the books for cousins Isaac and Bernard Bernheim, the makers of I.W. Harper bourbon. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Luckey played pro baseball in South Bend Jul 19, 2008
Phillip Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs; Branch Rickey, General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers; and Ken Sells, Assistant General Manager of the Cubs; were encouraged by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to create something to boost American morale. They devised the All American Girls Softball League. (Niles Star, MI)
Jaws close inon Bernanke Jul 16, 2008
"Roosevelt is dead!" the relentlessly rotund radio rabble-rouser Rush Limbaugh cries out every afternoon on the American airwaves, referring to Great Depression and World War II-era US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. At first, this might seem to be something of an obsessive compulsion with the absolutely obvious, as Roosevelt took his last actual physical breath on earth in April, 1945, shortly before the Allied victory in Europe. (Asia Times Online)
Bisbee resident was a lady leatherneck Jul 14, 2008
which today has a population of slightly more than 1,000, she notes with pride, I was born on the same day as FDR (President Franklin Delano Roosevelt), although his birth on Jan. 30 took place in 1882 and hers in 1922. With three years of higher education at the Superior State College, now the University of Wisconsin at Superior, many young women were being tapped to fill in for men who had gone off to war and that was especially true in the education arena. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Toni Turks pilgrimage Jul 13, 2008
Thousands of his direct descendents, including Bassett, Toni Turk, Humphrey Bogart, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and George W. Bush all owe their lives to that same piece of rope. For Turk, knowing your roots is a key to knowing who you are and what hidden stories from your ancestors are influencing you today. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Analysts see red in candidates' economic blueprints Jul 13, 2008
"We've got news for him: That's the way Social Security was designed under [Franklin Delano Roosevelt]," US Representative Kathy Castor, Democrat of Florida, told reporters in a conference call with other Obama supporters, arranged by the Democratic National Committee. Castor and others said McCain is threatening the future solvency of Social Security with his proposal, similar to one by President Bush, to partially privatize Social Security by allowing younger workers to set aside a small... (Boston Globe)
NAME-DROPPERS TAKE LOW ROAD Jul 13, 2008
This way, tourists looking to drive to Radio City and then Queens will ask locals for the Avenue of the Americas followed by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Drive so they can go over the Sen. Robert F. Kennedy Bridge - and never ever be heard from again. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Ever-popular musical about plucky orphan plays at CPAC Jul 6, 2008
Greg Merkel plays Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whom Annie befriends, and Sherri Rowland is Grace, Mr. Warbucks secretary/love interest. Annie doesnt lose its spark, Hillegas says. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
"John McCain isn't a scoundrel, but in a presidential race in which he now trails Barack Obama, patriotism is shaping up as his last refuge."Waving the FlagBy David Greenberg Jul 5, 2008
You have to go back to the 1930s and '40s, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt captured the flag on behalf of fighting poverty and defeating fascism, to find the Democrats in command. Back then it was the isolationistsmostly Republicanswho suffered sidewise glances and charges of faithlessness. (Slate)
The energy panic Jul 4, 2008
A poll released by the Pew Research Center this week suggests that Americans need to be reminded of the reassuring words of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, back when the country was in the midst of the Great Depression: "We have nothing to fear but fear itself.". The poll results sure make it seem like Americans are fearful enough to embrace all the wrong solutions to their energy woes. (Albany Times Union)
Making History: David Paterson Jul 2, 2008
"We had a disabled governor before, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but he basically tried to hide his disability. So I would say that being the first disabled governor, who is able to display their disability, is a real milestone.". Fifty-four-year-old David Paterson didnt set out to make history, though it has become something of a habit. (CBS News)
A poisoned chalice Jul 2, 2008
At that point, a new Franklin Delano Roosevelt may be most desperately needed; and the situation is still likely to be such that the miseries will then be blamed not on the incumbent's predecessors but on the incumbent himself - and his party. After Hoover's four-year term ended in 1932, the Republicans were out of office until 1969 except for Eisenhower's two terms from 1953 to 1961. (Asia Times Online)
Web Alert >> Click Here For July 4th Fireworks Displays Jul 2, 2008
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. Thomas Jefferson Memorial. (W-USA News, DC)
ATL Dream Dinner Supports King Memorial Jul 1, 2008
A memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be built on the National Mall, situated adjacent to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and in a direct line between the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. Congress passed Joint Resolutions in 1996 authorizing Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. to establish a memorial honoring Dr. King to be built in Washington, D.C. The ceremonial groundbreaking took place on November 13, 2006. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
Hail to the celluloid chief! Jun 29, 2008
Films such as "Yankee Doodle Dandy" were very respectful of Franklin Delano Roosevelt - so much so that his face is never seen on-screen. "Our politics is always reflected in our cinema," said Rep. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Eitor;s Mailbag (June 28) Jun 28, 2008
Obama s plan to fix Social Security will violate two underlying principles of the system created by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR capped the amount of income subject to the payroll tax to establish a link between the tax we pay and the benefit we receive. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Gun rights and child rapists Jun 27, 2008
I hate myself, but cannot blame myself, so I will of course blame Clinton, Janet Reno, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the baby daddy of all welfare queen babies who should have been aborted so we could send mommy to the electric chair for the crimes. Busy this morning filling out billing sheets for clients who are stupid enough to pay $450 an hour for me to educate the rest of you on this forum of intellect. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Low-cost options at Shenandoah National Park Jun 26, 2008
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the public works program created by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the Depression for single, unemployed young men, the park features afternoon ranger walks to the CCC site in Big Meadows Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and an informational display at the Skyland Lodge. Robin Rombach /Pittsburgh Post Gazette. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Bequest to Panama's poor is blocked by donor's family Jun 25, 2008
Lucom lived a colorful life, serving in his 20s as an aide to Edward Stettinius Jr., who was secretary of state under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the time. He repeatedly told the story of how he had spent time in Ethiopia during the rule of Haile Selassie and had been in San Francisco when the United Nations was born. (International Herald Tribune)
Offense is impressive as Mercer County splits Jun 25, 2008
Looking strictly at the tournament bracket, Mercer County split its two games yesterday at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, routing the Inter-Academic League in its tournament opener, 16-4, before falling to Tri-Cape, 6-1, in its second game. The loss put Mercer County in to day's 9 a.m. losers' bracket contest against Olympic Colonial, a 12-0 loser against Jersey Shore. (NJ.com -- Times)
Time to rethink Jun 25, 2008
Aside from the moment when he learned that president Franklin Delano Roosevelt had died, the 67-year-old congressman's earliest political memory is of being at a rally at a Los Angeles stadium celebrating the birth of Israel in 1948. Howard Berman Photo: Courtesy. (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
No longer just goodiesfor the top 1% Jun 21, 2008
" After Morris a whole cavalry charge of like-themed books is racing to get a share of the purse. Can The Idiot's Guide to the Credit Crisis, or The Rescue of Bear Stearns by the Federal Reserve for Dummies be all that far behind? In 1986, in his book The Cycles of American History, the late historian Arthur Schlesinger postulated a sort of regularly occurring sine wave-like oscillation in American history, with dominant governing ideologies swinging back and forth between periods where... (Asia Times Online)
The real McCain Jun 20, 2008
But suffice it to say that no candidate since John F. Kennedy, and perhaps none since Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has enjoyed such cozy relations with the media. Of course, there is no law against a journalist falling in love with a politician. (Los Angeles Times)
FDR museum gets a year to pay for artifacts Jun 19, 2008
Thursday 19 June, 2008. Heritage Auctions allowed the museum to buy several items of Roosevelt memorabilia from Joseph Plaud, a collector who was forced to sell off various items in his collection due to pressing financial concerns. (Hyde Park Townsman, NY)
107...and still playing bingo Jun 19, 2008
1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as President ... DeFlorio even got the opportunity to sew buttonholes for presidents Warren G. Harding and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Justice for all relies on legal system Jun 18, 2008
Franklin Delano Roosevelt By Stuart JL Gardner Guarding the important. Chalk one up for civil liberties when just the other day the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the law President Bush forced through Congress in 2006 that took away the habeas corpus rights of terrorism suspects to seek full, judicial review of their detention. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Bow ties remain popular with some Jun 15, 2008
Some famed bow tie sporters include: Winston Churchill, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Tucker Carlson, Gene Shalit, Groucho Marx, Sen ... They wore 'emSome famed bow tie sporters include: Winston Churchill, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Tucker Carlson, Gene Shalit, Groucho Marx, Sen. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
HALE TO THE CHIEF Jun 15, 2008
Textbook cases include Andrew Jackson, whose father died before he was born (making him one of 19 presidents whose father died before they reached 30), Ulysses Grant, whose father offered him little other than contempt until he became president, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose father "almost literally abandoned him - he basically said to his wife, this one's yours," says Wead. Roosevelt is one of a statistically improbable number of presidents who bear their mother's name, notes Wead,... (New York Post -- Opinions)
CCC ‘call to arms' against the Great Depression Jun 15, 2008
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in 1932, he said: I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people ... The 20 rustic log buildings on the west shore of Seeley Lake were built in 1939 and 1940 by young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps, which was established 75 years ago by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (Missoulian, MT)
The Rise of Franklin Roosevelt Jun 13, 2008
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, America's 32nd President, was born to a life of luxury and success in New York, which was aided by his personal charisma and intelligence. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) was born to a privileged family with a long, widespread heritage of great Americans in Hyde Park, New York (North of New York City). (Suite101.com)
The Franklin Roosevelt Presidency Jun 13, 2008
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is surely one of the most important political figures of the twentieth century, whether one agrees with his policies or not. The situation Franklin Delano Roosevelt found himself in upon being inaugurated to the Presidency of the United States in March of 1933 was bleak. (Suite101.com)
FDR High School awards top students Jun 12, 2008
Thursday 12 June, 2008. "This year's senior class has been wonderful to work with," said principal of FDR High Barbara Marrine. (Hyde Park Townsman, NY)
Stories from sea Jun 11, 2008
Franklin Delano Roosevelt complained of a headache early in the afternoon of April 12, 1945. He had been posing for a portrait, and was put to bed. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Networks wary of convention coverage... Jun 10, 2008
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Harry Truman. (The Drudge Report)
Annie delights audiences at the Belmonte Jun 10, 2008
FDR s Cabinet: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, *Brandon Rabbitt; Ickes, Glenn Brownell; Perkins, *Sarwath Ahmed; Howe, *Alexis Fafard; Kaltenborn, Calvin Reach; Morganthau, Ryan Perry; Hull, Alexa Masiello; additional cabinet members, Leah Kaplan, Victoria Aiken, *Alyssa Ehlers, *Amanda Guarino, *Jessica Massone, *Allison Stewart and *Sarah White. People of New York City: Bundles, Glenn Brownell; Lt. Ward, Karli Handcock; Ward s Assistant, Kara Shaw; Star-to-be, Ali Sarnacchiaro; Sophie,... (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Ollie North: D-Day in Context Jun 7, 2008
Washington, DC Sixty-four years ago this week, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt came on the radio and implored Americans to "devote themselves in a continuance of prayer...invoking Thy help to our efforts." The "effort" of which he spoke was "Operation Overlord," the "D-Day" landing of 150,000 American and allied troops at Normandy. The risks were so great that Winston Churchill told the people of Britain that, "the invasion has been launched. The result is with God." FDR described it as "a... (Fox News)
D-Day in Context Jun 7, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Sixty-four years ago this week, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt came on the radio and implored Americans to "devote themselves in a continuance of prayer invoking thy help to our efforts." The "effort" of which he spoke was Operation Overlord, the D-Day landing of 150,000 American and Allied troops at Normandy. The risks were so great that Winston Churchill told the people of Britain: "The invasion has been launched. The result is with God." FDR described it as "a mighty... (Townhall.com)
Eleanor Roosevelts trip to Douglas remembered Jun 7, 2008
The plaque reads: At this location on June 5, 1933, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, dedicated Douglas International Airport as the first international airport in the United States. Advertisement. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
A digital presidency? Jun 6, 2008
Andrew Jackson used a beefed-up post office, Franklin Delano Roosevelt used the radio for his "fireside chats" and a photogenic John F. Kennedy used the first televised debates to help their presidencies and presidential aspirations. Add Barack Obama's use of the internet to the list of politicians smart enough to take advan tage of the latest communica tion systems to further their ambitions. (NJ.com -- Times)
Governor answers local business, political officials' questions Jun 1, 2008
During the Great Depression, she said, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt decided that building infrastructure would create jobs and help the nation at the same time. The state is not in a depression, Napolitano said, but it is still a good time to build infrastructure. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Gov. Paterson embraces his blindness, says it's a little ‘frightening' May 30, 2008
Another New York governor, fellow Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt, once hid his polio by using secret doors and hallways in the Capitol. But Paterson is up front about being legally blind. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
City celebrates Memorial Day 2008 May 30, 2008
For it was Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 6, 1944, on D-Day, who stated, Our sons and our daughters, pride of our nation. they fight for the tolerance an good will among all God s people a never to be forgotten belief and reason that symbolizes why we are here today. (Medford Transcript, MA)
FDR memorabilia going on the auction block May 30, 2008
When the country's largest private collection of Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorabilia goes up for auction next week in Dallas, one of the hottest lots will be a series of three watercolor sketches by artist Elizabeth Shoumatoff. FDR was sitting for a portrait in his vacation cottage in Georgia on April 12, 1945, when to the painter's horror, he suddenly slumped forward in his chair. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
How Old Is Too Old To Be President May 29, 2008
Franklin Delano Roosevelt suffered a cerebral hemorrhage that was brought on by arterial sclerosis. While this is a serious issue, his age was a comparatively young 63 years of age. (Suite101.com)
Historic FDR artifacts up for auction in Texas May 27, 2008
DALLAS (AP) President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's trademark fedora, the last check he ever signed, and watercolor sketches for the unfinished portrait he sat for on the day he died are among hundreds of historic artifacts and documents headed for the auction block ... " The collection gives equal attention to both Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt as well as the New Deal, the series of economic and employment programs the president initiated to help pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression. Among... (USA Today)
Everyone's a historian now May 26, 2008
Many entries are historical in nature, and the scope of the collaboration is staggering: By one estimate, the entry on Franklin Delano Roosevelt depended on the labor of well over 500 people posting more than a thousand edits in a four-year period. But Wikipedia does not actually produce new knowledge. (Boston Globe)
75 YEARS OF TVA May 18, 2008
TVA's 1933 chartering by congressional act and signing into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt capped a long, arduous and frustrating struggle by passionately committed Republicans and Democrats from across the nation. A.A. Van Fleets' history of TVA traces the movement's roots to 1916 and World War I, when President Woodrow Wilson sought and won construction of a nitrate plant with a new hydroelectric plant - Wilson Dam - at Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
39 comments May 18, 2008
It was the Democrats' hero Franklin Delano Roosevelt who allowed to imprisonment of the Japanese-American population during World War II. These people lost all of their property (except 40 lbs of luggage) at the hands of their fellow citizens. The apology and restitution for this horrible state sponsored crime came from Ronald Reagan, a Republican. (Human Events Online)
Childers leaves his chancery position May 17, 2008
Many - like a faded picture of former Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a desk plate with the inscription "the buck stops here" - will travel with him to Washington. "The FDR picture is an original, from when he was in office," Childers said. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Fact Sheet: Strengthening Diplomatic Ties with Saudi Arabia May 16, 2008
In 1945, during the waning months of World War II, King Abdallah's father King Abd al-Aziz met with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt aboard the U.S.S. Quincy in the Red Sea, and the two leaders chose to deepen the strategic relationship between the two countries. The President's visit today builds on this tradition of friendship and close cooperation. (White House News Releases)
Visclosky will fight for Obama May 16, 2008
When our country was in its darkest hour at the height of the Great Depression, it required presidential leadership from the likes of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to set the nation on the right course. After two terms under President Bush, we are engaged in a calamitous war in Iraq, unemployment is rising as our jobs are outsourced overseas, gas prices are out of control, foreclosures are decimating our communities, and access to healthcare is diminishing by the day. (Munster Times, IN)
How the Next President Should Fix the Economy May 15, 2008
But every once in a while, like when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected in 1932 and Reagan in 1980, the effect can be dramatic. Reagan's policies, together with some luck and the inflation-killing zeal of Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, helped the U.S. economy break out of its 1970s malaise into a new era of flexibility, innovation and growth. (Time.com)
Veterans win fight for clinic May 13, 2008
Gerald Briggs wrote on May 9, 2008 6:23 PM:" Tex, Ron Murray told you he would not respond to anything else that you write. I would say that he is ignoring your stupid remarks. Murray did not lie. He said that he applauded Ed O'Neal's efforts on behalf of the Veteran's. The Democrats in Congress are the ones who provided the funding for the new clinic. Rubber Stamp Robin Hayes couldn't get it funded for 10 years when the republicans controlled congress. Ron Murray also pointed out that there... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Keep The Stuff Coming May 12, 2008
Somebody sent me a book called "Twenty Things You Didn't Know About Everything." And t 00004000 here's another good book sent to me by my friend Joe Persico about Franklin Delano Roosevelt. So keep the stuff coming. (CBS News)
