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I want a FDR or Eleanor Roosevelt icon. Just because I've seen so many John F Kennedy icons lately, and I think if we're going to make icons of late Democratic presidents, I think we should make icons of ones that made huge, big, positive differences. Now, I appriciate that JFK is a iconic figure, mostly because of his youth (youngest president etc. etc) and death, and in part because of the huge big Cuba problems during his tenure, but he was not a great president. Abraham Lincoln was a great president. FDR was a great president. Jefferson was just cool, and he bought the Louisiana Purchase, which has to count for something. [Yes, I realise that FDR was the only democrat mentioned. Abraham Lincoln was Republican (and there is irony here, waiting to thwap you over the head) and Jefferson was, um, Federalist? I think. He was for strict interpretation anyway, that much I can remember]

JFK is a pop culture figure, much like Marilyn Monroe.

Personally? I like LBJ better anyway.

Don't mind me. I have a tendency to go off on American History rants. It cmes from being one of the few American savvy people in my area. And from a general annoyance about JFK. I don't know why, but he always seemed too slick for me. And yes, I am passing judgement on someone who died before I was a twinkle anywhere. Shhh.

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Many's the time I've been mistaken
And many times confused
Yes, and I've often felt forsaken
And certainly misused
Oh, but I'm alright, I'm alright
I'm just weary to my bones
Still, you don't expect to be
Bright and bon vivant
So far a-way from home, so far away from home

And I don't know a soul who's not been battered
I don't have a friend who feels at ease
I don't know a dream that's not been shattered
or driven to its knees
but it's alright, it's alright
for we lived so well so long
Still, when I think of the
road we're traveling on
I wonder what's gone wrong
I can't help it, I wonder what has gone wrong

And I dreamed I was dying
I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly
And looking back down at me
Smiled reassuringly
And I dreamed I was flying
And high up above my eyes could clearly see
The Statue of Liberty
Sailing away to sea
And I dreamed I was flying

We come on the ship they call the Mayflower
We come on the ship that sailed the moon
We come in the a-ge's most uncertain hours
and sing an American tune
Oh, and it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
You can't be forever blessed
Still, tomorrow's going to be another working day
And I'm trying to get some rest
That's all I'm trying to get some rest

Does anyone know when CSI starts up again on Danish TV? I am so sick of only having CSI Miami, I want my geeks back. I also want West Wing to start again, but it could be that it's actually on, and I just haven't been paying attention.

If they release the 'Old Friends Madsion Square Garden concert' I don't care how poor I am that month, I am buying it the day it comes out.

School starts again in two days. *sigh* I have mixed emotions about this. On one hand, I really want to get back to school. On the other hand..I'm hella lazy. And I dislike the start of school. I love it much more when we get back into rythm, and the days seem normal length again.

But I can wait to start Social Studies. I've been excited about it basically all summer. Gonna be great. Hopefully.

I should go to bed. Yes.

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I would love an icon of either. I would be your willing slave forever if you would make one.

I understand that completely. It's kind of funny, everyone in my (very conservative) American History class hated the man, but I find him *extremely* interesting, and not just from a European standpoint, but also because of the changes he made in America and I really am going to shut up now.

In short: Icon=willing slave

OK, couple of questions:

ANY kind of preference on which (FDR or Eleanor?)

If FDR, pre-polio or post polio?

If Eleanor, pre-FDR's death or post?

Any caption?

Nope, no preference.

Post polio for FDR, pre-death for Eleanor.

Just their names, if you could? Thank you so much!

Need your email addy...got them done:)

stellaryafan@hotmail.com. Thank you again, there are no words for your coolness!

They hated FDR? Why? I mean...he's FDR. I have mad love for him - I one first prize in 8th grade for a research project about him. I'm actually related to him too - on the Delano side, which I'm proud of.

That's just plain cool.

Yes. He didn't get into the war early enough, the alphabet soup policies didn't work etc. etc. (Never mind that the first is the fault of congress, and I have no clue what they would have done instead of that policy, but no one said it was logical...)

Granted, this was in the class where they came to the conclusion that Nixon was just too loyal to party line and not a bad guy at all. etc.

Well, getting into the war early isn't entirely on his shoulders, obviously. And it's not like we weren't giving people money before we actually joined the war. Which is not to say that I don't think we should have joined the war earlier - I do think that. And the alphabet soup policies did work, to an extent. They helped a lot fo people.

As for the Nixon idea - your class would have frightened me.

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