[lbryce]

Dear Moderator,
Please note that this article at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2786836/posts was posted at 5:04 PM under the same title, listed in TOPICS as
Books/Literature; Chit/Chat; Government; History; and in KEYWORDS as americanhistory; bookreview; fdr; franklindroosevelt; presidents;
therawdeal;worldwarii; ww2

I was very anxious to have this post seen by as many FReepers as possible.The information provided therein deserves to be seen so that the truth about FDR,
his nefarious deeds be known by as wide an audience as possible.

As there have been only one response in the three hours since being posted, I've taken it upon myself to repost it under 'Extended News' to give it
the exposure it deserves. On the other hand, I understand if this post is removed from the "Extended List" category as it does not qualify as such.

Thank you,
lbryce

Actual Title:FDR Goes to War: How Expanded Executive Power, Spiraling National Debt, and Restricted Civil Liberties Shaped Wartime America FTA:Did World War II really end the Great Depression—or did President Franklin Roosevelt’s poor judgment and confused management leave Congress with a devastating fiscal mess after the final bomb was dropped? In this provocative new book, historians Burton W. Folsom, Jr., and Anita Folsom make a compelling case that FDR’s presidency led to evasive and self-serving wartime policies. At a time when most Americans held isolationist sentiments—a backlash against the stunning carnage of World War I—Roosevelt secretly favored an aggressive interventionist foreign policy. Yet, throughout the 1930s, he spent lavishly on his disastrous New Deal programs and slashed defense spending, leaving America vastly unprepared for Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and the challenge of fighting World War II.. ==================================================================================================================================================================== Finally, for all those of us who've known the truth about FDR, this book provides a treasure trove of information that political adversaries,historical revisionists and their ilk will have a very hard time dealing with.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt

[ken21]

thanks.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Really great books. Once read, you will have a real insight into what the Food Stamp President and the progressives are really up to. The similarities are stunning and alarming.

[T-Bird45]

Those interested in this book would also find Amity Shlaes' book The Forgotten Man A New History of the Great Depression to be a good read for another perspective and additional information.

[FlyingEagle]

Thanks for the info

[GeronL]

bump

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Restricted Civil Liberties

A couple of things come to my mind. The plight of Americans of Japanese origin and the Great Sedition Trial of 1944.

I was born a little before we entered the wars so I do not recall news at the time of the actual events.

As for the former many were relocated and others were interned because they were suspected of being pro-Imperial Japan. Basically most were moved for their own protection. Thus a proposition for C.A.I.R. and the like Muslims living here; to wit, they feel threatened and in danger. I propose that they be relocated for their own safety. It's the least we can do.

The Great Sedition Trial luckily turned out to be a farce. Many believed that if Roosevelt -- AND the Stalin admirers and some cases friends of Stalin -- got their way with the little-people critics of their administration then the big-people critics of Roosevelt like Taft and the publisher of the Chicago Tribune would be prosecuted next.

We are entering a similar phase now but the Obama administration appears to have chosen the streets to prosecute their critics. At least Obama's extended administration, Van Jones, appears to have that task.

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. BTTT!

[jobim]

Thanks for going the extra mile!

He has appeared on Beck's Fox show, and wrote one of my favorite books of American history: The Myth of the Robber Barons, that sets the record straight about who our titans of industry really were, and their incredible contributions to our nation. Folsom is first-rate, and this book looks to bring a wide focus to this crucial topic.

[fortheDeclaration]

Thanks, I will check it out.