Ghost of BiB Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Truman Many that may be applied to today, some things are never going to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Truman Many that may be applied to today, some things are never going to change. 667558[/snapback] My favorites: A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it. Harry S. Truman Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice. Harry S. Truman In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first. Harry S. Truman It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences. Harry S. Truman Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. Harry S. Truman Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past. Harry S. Truman Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination. Harry S. Truman To hell with them. When history is written they will be the sons of bitches - not I. Harry S. Truman When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. Harry S. Truman You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don't believe in little plans. I believe in plans big enough to meet a situation which we can't possibly foresee now. Harry S. Truman The list ended up longer than I expected it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Some great insights from a great man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 To hell with them. When history is written they will be the sons of bitches - not I. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30dive Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ht33.html Harry S (no period) Truman Kind of interesting factoid.....President Truman's middle name was "S", not S for Sam or Scott, but "S" If memory served me it was the first initial of both his grandfathers so he was given just the initial for a middle name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 One of the most underrated and under appreciated Presidents ever IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 One of the most underrated and under appreciated Presidents ever IMO 668988[/snapback] Ever hear of the USS James K Polk or the USS Gerald Ford? Me neither. Don't misunderstand me here because I'm a big fan of Harry Truman, but i find it difficult to call someone underrated when they have a carrier named after him. CVN 75 USS Harry S Truman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Ever hear of the USS James K Polk or the USS Gerald Ford? Me neither. Don't misunderstand me here because I'm a big fan of Harry Truman, but i find it difficult to call someone underrated when they have a carrier named after him. CVN 75 USS Harry S Truman 670416[/snapback] your average American does not know sh-- about Truman. He is probably more famous for "Dewey beats Truman" then much else to the average American. But then again I doubt the average American could summarize the legacy of the man on the $10 bill. Hell I would have a hard time summing up Grover Cleveland's legacy- he was on the $1000 bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Ever hear of the USS James K Polk or the USS Gerald Ford? Me neither. 670416[/snapback] Sure. The Polk was one of our SSNB's (Polaris/Poseidon missile subs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Ever hear of the USS James K Polk or the USS Gerald Ford? Me neither. Don't misunderstand me here because I'm a big fan of Harry Truman, but i find it difficult to call someone underrated when they have a carrier named after him. CVN 75 USS Harry S Truman 670416[/snapback] And the other answer is that they "generally" wait until the person has passed prior to naming a vessel after them. Edit: Link to USS Polk http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/SSN645.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 And the other answer is that they "generally" wait until the person has passed prior to naming a vessel after them. Edit: Link to USS Polk http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/SSN645.htm 670532[/snapback] did not know about the Polk but in my defense i live in Norfolk so my knowledge of the fleet is limited mostly to the Atlantic surface fleet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 And the other answer is that they "generally" wait until the person has passed prior to naming a vessel after them. Edit: Link to USS Polk http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/SSN645.htm 670532[/snapback] Generally...not always. The USS George H.W. Bush had her keel laid about two years ago. The USS Jimmy Carter (a submarine, as Carter served on subs) is already commissioned. There was an article in last week's Defense News about how people are getting rather pissed at the Navy's casual attitude towards ships' names, actually. They're breaking lots of sensible naval tradition (some predating the United States), and not a few actual federal laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowLinesandArmadillos Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Another note about Truman, the Democratic and Republican Policy Committees were established in January 1947, after President Harry Truman signed legislation to create majority and minority party policy committees in the Senate. Generally they were to provide equally funded independent legislative research capabilities to each Senate party. The House also has two respective policy committees, although I am not sure when they were established, possibly under the same legislation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Truman had the lowest poll ratings of any president (22%), even lower than Nixon. Ratings, Truman thru Nixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lamb Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Truman had the lowest poll ratings of any president (22%), even lower than Nixon. Ratings, Truman thru Nixon 670601[/snapback] I wonder what a "poll" back then consisted of ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Truman had the lowest poll ratings of any president (22%), even lower than Nixon. Ratings, Truman thru Nixon 670601[/snapback] them squiggly lines look alot like my friends wall when his 2 year old got ahold of some crayons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I wonder what a "poll" back then consisted of ? 670627[/snapback] "Are you now, or have you ever been, a Communits? And don't lie to me, you friggin' commie!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Read Coulter's book, Treason. Most of the ones McCarthy said were commies actually were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Read Coulter's book, Treason. Most of the ones McCarthy said were commies actually were. 671500[/snapback] Yeah. Don't you think Coulter defending McCarthy is a little...I don't know...biased, maybe? Plus...what's wrong with being an American Communist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Plus...what's wrong with being an American Communist? 671554[/snapback] Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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