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confederateyankee.mu.nu - 3/2/2009

History Repeating

— confederateyankee.mu.nu — While the "tea party" protests against the new administration and spending-crazed Congress are certainly getting a lot... of attention in the conservative blogosphere and in isolated news stories, I suspect these small, but growing nationwide ... (more) History Repeating

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newsweek.com - 2/26/2009

History: Why Nationalization Isn't Un-American | Newsweek Business

— newsweek.com — Talk of "nationalizing the banks" is in the air again this week, as President Obama hits the... road to sell his recovery plan and Tim Geithner , the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission gets ready to announce his rescue strategy for ... (more) History: Why Nationalization Isn't Un-American | ...

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washingtonpost.com - 3/3/2009

History Roars Back

— washingtonpost.com — Last weekend's book section of the Financial Times contained a capsule review of Stefan Zweig's "The Post... Office Girl," a novel written in the aftermath of World War I and just recently translated into English. This is an immensely good thing, but ... (more) History Roars Back

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MO-Sen: Roy Blunt, Quintessence of Dumb
Daily Kos — U.S. Senate candidate Roy Blunt on American history (emphasis added): All of the Republicans agreed that the plan is a spending boondoggle that won't turn the economy around. U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt made the most pointed criticism of it in his speech Friday night: "I guess you can't be Franklin Roosevelt if you don't create a depression," he said of President Barack Obama. Note to former high school history teacher Roy Blunt: The Great Depression began over three years before President Roosevelt took ...

MO-SEN: Roy Blunt and the "FDR Created the Great Depression" Zombie Lie
Open Left - Front Page — The right's zombie lie that Franklin Roosevelt created the Great Depression apparently will never ever stop: All of the Republicans agreed that the plan is a spending boondoggle that won't turn the economy around. U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt made the most pointed criticism of it in his speech Friday night: "I guess you can't be Franklin Roosevelt if you don't create a depression," he said of President Barack Obama. As brownsox notes, the Great Depression began over three years before President Roosevelt took office. Additionally, ...