Ludicrous nonsense is right. She needs to check out the stats at the link I provided. Roughly 15 million Americans died between 1929 and 1939 --- TOTAL from ALL causes. Hoover wasn't responsible for 7-15 million dead from starvation or other reasons attributed to the Great Depression. Only a liberal Democrat in love with FDR's legacy would believe that BS. LOL
I gave you a range...as is reported. No one really knows how many died between 1929 and 1932, but many did. How can you not consider that the unemployment rate rose to 25 % in a time where there were no social programs and not admit people died...both of malnutrition, exposure (hard to keep warm in Hoovervilles) and treatable illness (no money for doctors. It’s common sense. I have read statistics that range from seven million to 26 million...I imply nothing...people did die. We may never know the exact figure.
How many died during the depression?
wiki.answers.com — 7 million Industrial (city), 5 million rural, particularly farmers. When the unemployment rate rose to over 19%, within a year it’s estimated a combined total of between 12 and 15 million Americans died from starvation.