Wednesday, March 4, 2009

That Was Then, That Is NOW?

"“We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace — business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering. ... Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today.  They are unanimous in their hate for me. And I welcome their hatred!"

That's Franklin Delano Roosevelt from 1936. Thanks to Crooks and Liars for this audio. The past really is prologue:

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