erynthered Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Thomas Norman Matton Thomas (November 20, 1884 - December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. He was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1911. As a candidate for President of the U. S., Norman Thomas said, in a 1944 epoch speech: "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of "liberalism", they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." He went on to say: "I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party. The Democratic Party has adopted our platform."
Gene Frenkle Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 Could you blow that up a bit? I think my eyes are starting to go bad.
PastaJoe Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 Could you blow that up a bit? I think my eyes are starting to go bad. He's posting for Republican supporters, most of whom are older and might have vision problems (figuratively and literally).
erynthered Posted April 21, 2009 Author Posted April 21, 2009 He's posting for Republican supporters, most of whom are older and might have vision problems (figuratively and literally). I'd say Norman's vision was crystal clear in 1944, WRT his comments about the Democrat party. Obviously your vision is clouded by the smog of obamas spending. Enjoy it.
Gene Frenkle Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 Let's all start creating threads of random quotes in large fonts. It's quite profound.
blzrul Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 You mean you can't find anyone other than a failed candidate who's been dead for 41 years to champion your cause?
erynthered Posted April 21, 2009 Author Posted April 21, 2009 You mean you can't find anyone other than a failed candidate who's been dead for 41 years to champion your cause? Whats funny is that if he were running for President today you lemmings would vote for him!!
John Adams Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 Whats funny is that if he were running for President today you lemmings would vote for him!! Wasn't Norman Thomas president for the last 8 years?
erynthered Posted April 21, 2009 Author Posted April 21, 2009 Wasn't Norman Thomas president for the last 8 years? ...and he's on his third term now. Brilliant!
John Adams Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 ...and he's on his third term now. Brilliant! We're pretty far gone down the socialist road. FDR probably manned the helm during the biggest turn we took down that road but no one since him has down anything but contribute to more of the same.
blzrul Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 We're pretty far gone down the socialist road. FDR probably manned the helm during the biggest turn we took down that road but no one since him has down anything but contribute to more of the same. I'm surprised no-one is bringing up some of the programs that Richard Nixon funded ... and held dear...that would curl any self-respecting wingnut's hair. I am continually surprised at what a complex mix of contradictions were represented by Mr. Nixon.
erynthered Posted April 21, 2009 Author Posted April 21, 2009 We're pretty far gone down the socialist road. FDR probably manned the helm during the biggest turn we took down that road but no one since him has down anything but contribute to more of the same. Valid point. I just finished FDR VS the Constitution. The ground work was there. The democrats wielded that power for a long time. The republicrats just seemed to use it at their whim when they had control. They lost their vision. !@#$'em......
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