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Norbert

(6,040 posts)
Wed Oct 18, 2017, 04:09 AM Oct 2017

Comparing Legacies

FDR - I brought the country back from the Great Depression. I initiated Social Security. I brought the US into World War II and as part of a coalition we defeated fascism.

JFK - I built a space program and laid the groundwork for putting an astronaut on the moon. I fought for civil rights. I made the Soviet Union blink while warding off World War III.

BHO - I put policies in place to end the Great Recession and brought unprecedented economic growth to the US. Through the ACA I helped bring medical insurance to millions of people that didn't have it. I killed the man who masterminded 9-11 and many of his deputies.

DJT - I forced people to say Merry Christmas. I threw rolls of paper towels at Puerto Ricans. I threatened to get mean and tough with a terminally ill senator, NBC, Dreamers...

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Comparing Legacies (Original Post) Norbert Oct 2017 OP
Trump's legacy will be much better than his actual, day-to-day performance... Frustratedlady Oct 2017 #1

Frustratedlady

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1. Trump's legacy will be much better than his actual, day-to-day performance...
Wed Oct 18, 2017, 08:40 AM
Oct 2017

because we are witnessing all his lies and asinine actions as POTUS. There is no way history will write down all those...just cover the worst and let it go at that. No one will write it and no one will have the time to read/review it.

Trump's legacy can best be written with two words..."He lied."

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