>> These thread fall into search engines all over the world and this could end up as a stain on the reputation of Thomas Dewey at some point in the future. This so-called speech could get picked up by someone who didn’t realize it was a lousy piece of satire and the next thing you know future generations will judge Thomas Dewey to be some kind of seditious traitor. So yes, I would like this thread pulled. It is not funny and it is not creative. It posts a picture of a fine man in a false light. I’m pinging the Admin Moderator again. Hopefully he will see fit to pull this thread.
Unbelievably far-fetched that this post would become part of a historical revision of Thomas Dewey! I can scarcely believe I’m actually reading that.
And, no, it wasn’t funny. It wasn’t intended to be. In my humble opinion, it IS creative. I personally would like to see a whole BOOK that works on this meme of “how the fifth column lost WWII” — including the obvious ending! Maybe it should be written in German or Japanese, with English subtitles!
Yes, this attempt may be a tiny bit clumsy, but so what. This isn’t a scholarly journal, it’s an opinion site. Anyway, I’m betting the poster has learned from this. Peer moderation works.
Pulling the thread would be an asinine over-reaction. Lighten up and get over yourself.
No, it would be the right thing to do.
1. I've posted it in an opinion section of the board.
2. The "speech" itself contains nearly direct quotes and attributions to Democrat operatives.
3. There is no record, as far as I know, of any Dewey speech given that day.
4. Innumerable histories of WWII never make reference to such a speech.
5. My first post after the piece mentions it wasn't real.
If anyone takes this as history and not for the reason intended, they are fools of the first division.