What was he doing that appeared to be working better than what the left wanted? Weren't there any lefties who could get the trains to run on time?
DC
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:24 PM, B. <docile_body at yahoo.com> wrote:
> "Many" of FDR's brain trusters liked fascism...? Like who...?
>
> The ones who argued a war with Nazi Germany and Italy, and actually
> defeated European fascism, or some others fascist-loving New Dealers besides
> those?
>
> The only thing even approaching this is _arguably_ Hugh Johnson, a general
> put in charge of the short-lived Nat'l Recovery Act: TIME had a photo of him
> in a parade reviewing stand supposedly doing a "seig heil" salute, which
> Johnson went to his grave claiming was sleazy and disingenuous. Frances
> Perkins, the Sec'y of Labor, a key New Dealer, and anti-fascist, reportedly
> told FDR she was worried Johnson was enamored of fascism, as a warning. The
> guy got sacked, but protested that he never had any like of the fascist
> ideology, that, let's face it, FDR's administration helped militarily
> destroy.
>
> This is the kind of nutball historical revisionism of the New Deal/FDR tat
> for some reason is so rampant today. The fringe right always thinks Dem
> presidents are "fascist" for some reason.
>
> -B.
>
>
> farmelantj at juno.com wrote:
>
> "It's no secret that many of FDR's brain trusters found inspiration in what
> Mussolini was doing at that time in Italy."
>
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