Failing as a lawyer, he went into politics and found his purpose, with the help of his Family Name (and their money).
~ Aristotle Sabouni
Created: 2017-05-22 |
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- Failing as a lawyer, he went into politics and found his purpose, with the help of his Family Name (and their money and the connections it bought).
- The Republicans weren't interested in another racist progressive (after Teddy), so FDR switched parties and ran on the Democrat ticket for New York State Senator (1910). That betrayal of party for advancement seemed to be a pattern with Franklin.
- Wilson had already gotten the Democrats used to progressive racists, and Roosevelt's willingness to lie (tell people what they wanted to hear), and timing a national trend away from Republicans, handed him a surprise victory. His follow-on election (1912) was close, but he remained in office.
- In 1911 FDR was named a Master Mason, and later was responsible for the "Great Seal" being put on the dollar bill. I don't think of masonry as a grand conspiracy, and it was hard to imagine Franklin dedicated to anything but himself, still it was an old boys network he could exploit to his ends.
- He was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913-1920), to get him out of the way, and which suited his sailing tastes. And he used this to build up his Washington contacts.
- In 1914 he made another play for senator, but he lost the nomination in a resounding defeat. He had crossed the Tammany hall political machine once too often, and they returned the favors. (Politics was a lot dirtier back then, especially in New York).
- In 1920 he got the Vice Presidential nomination but went down to a stellar defeat against Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. This gave him a "cooling off" period, and he dropped out of politics for a bit, was stricken with polio in August 1921.
- In 1924 he discovered the medicinal waters of Warm Springs in western Georgia -- and created a commercial venture to exploit it's theraputic value for other polio victims. Of course it never became a commercial success, so he converted it to a "charity" to play that angle.
- FDR got back into politics by asking Presidential Candidate Alfred Smith if he could deliver his nomination speech, then FDR just stole someone else's speech (which included the "Happy Warrior" phrase that got Roosevelt a lot of credit). But did well enough to get attention for himself. (The purpose).
- Smith needed a strong gubernatorial candidate on the ticket in New York -- and felt FDR decade of cooling meant he was safe (with no "fresh" enemies). FDR agreed to come in, if the party got him out of his Warm Springs debacle, and he got a loan of about $250,000 by John J. Raskob, Chairman of the National Democratic Committee (for Al's campaign), and guarantees of more if necessary. (Basically, he'd over-invested, and due to his perpetual living beyond his stipend spending habits, he needed a cash infusion). And with that, he won the election for Governor of New York (1928), while Smith lost the election to Hoover. FDR held this position for two terms.
👁️ See also
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt - FDR is almost universally lauded for being a vile incompetent, that extended the depression, was corrupt, and all around bad person.
- FDR/Failed Lawyer shifts to Politics - Failing as a lawyer, he went into politics and found his purpose, with the help of his Family Name (and their money).
- FDR/First Term and the New Deal - When it comes to the depression: FDR fiddled, while Rome burned. Or worse. The New Deal magnified the depression.
- FDR - Agencies - FDR modeled his business recovery on what the Fascists of Europe had been doing. Authoritarian Public-Private partnership.
- FDR/The Second Term - The Republicans tried to get elected in 1936 on the same platform that Roosevelt had used in 1932.
- FDR/The Third Term - FDR should have never been elected to a 3rd Term, based on tradition and accomplishments. But he was.
- FDR/WWII - Roosevelt got his third term by scams; faking that others demanded he'd run, or lying that he'd keep us out of WWII.
- FDR - Corruption - Graft is taking profit from one's political office (or taking money for their influence). FDR was a King of Corruption.
- FDR/The Holocaust - FDR knew the Holocaust was happening, but suppressed it from the public, and turned back refugees to the Germans.
- FDR/Executive Order 9066 - One of America's great shame's is Executive Order 9066, issued by FDR on February 19, 1942.
- FDR/War Crimes - FDR's son told a story about his Dad letting Stalin know that we'd look the other way on War Crimes. Churchill was furious.
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