[Dr. Sivana]

I wish her well. That woman has seen a lot. I would never persuade my 97 year old grandmother (dies about ten years ago) that FDR wasn’t a hero. She thought I was taken in by those “tricky Republicans”.

[twister881]

Same w/ my great aunt. I once asked her if she ever had seen a president in person. She replied, “I saw *him* twice.” Of course she meant FDR, the only president who existed, to her thinking.

Interestingly, those two times are when FDR drove through Fort Oglethorpe, GA in his open limo during a WWII inspection tour of the base, and then when his funeral train passed through Chattanooga on its way to D.C. from Warm Springs, GA. (My great uncle was the night freight manager at the depot.)

[prof.h.mandingo]

I always point out Bambi is a mulatto. So the poor lady is only half correct. I lived in the era and remember back of the bus etc. It was not a nice time to be black. I wish her well also. I disagree with those who disparage her. I doubt she had the opportunity for much is any education. The average white is not very astute in matters politic either. We FReeper’s are a small cadre of those who follow events and take the time to be informed.