Here is an interesting quote that I came across while doing opposition research,
This seems to make it rounds every four years by partisan Democrats to, in some way, highlight how stupid Republicans are today for following the GOP leaders. The implication being that Eisenhower was different, and more in line with the thought processes of Democrats today.
Now Republicans may or may not be stupid, but its been my experience in engaging people who I like to call common folk of Republican leanings, that they are typically more informed than their counter parts in the Democrat circles. I usually refrain from carrying the water of a particular candidate or party, rather I like to instigate the side I don't agree with, but reading the material above, within the context of a pro-Democrat submission, I felt I can take this on too, even if I have to defend Mitt Romney.
To propagate the words of Ike as an argument against the present Republican candidate seemed a little oblivious to me, so I looked it up. I found a lot of quotes from Ike that would dissuade anyone desirous to promote liberal policies from using his words as a reference point.
Yet they take the quote above, implication again, that the Republicans vying for office today are intent on abolishing "social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs."
I would think one has to be nearly completely ignorant of Republican ideology, to say nothing of the particular candidate running for office to buy into the idea that the serious candidate before them, as a choice over the Democrat, is going to do any such thing once achieving office. Party loyalties prevent honest assessment of candidates, in my opinion.
In fact, the most powerful GOP leaders of my lifetime: Nixon, Reagan, Gingrich, and G.W. Bush all, to one extent or another, INCREASED the programs cited above, as well as many more. But every four years that fear tactic, exemplified by using Eisenhower, of Republicans taking your check away makes its rounds.
Gingrich, for all the caustic rhetoric thrown at him over the years, merely reduced the growth of federal programs. Whether you call a reduction of growth a "cut" or not may be a personal prerogative, but its certainly not an elimination.
Romney? Has he promised to eliminate any vital programs? I suppose "vital" is a personal prerogative too, but I don't think so.
So if you see this quote, have some fun, go to any of the great sites that documents quotes, like
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/dwight_d_eisenhower.html
and send some Eisenhower right back at them.
I found this one,
Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history...and they are stupid.Attributed to Dwight Eisenhower, a Republican. I found more information here, on snopes.com.
This seems to make it rounds every four years by partisan Democrats to, in some way, highlight how stupid Republicans are today for following the GOP leaders. The implication being that Eisenhower was different, and more in line with the thought processes of Democrats today.
Now Republicans may or may not be stupid, but its been my experience in engaging people who I like to call common folk of Republican leanings, that they are typically more informed than their counter parts in the Democrat circles. I usually refrain from carrying the water of a particular candidate or party, rather I like to instigate the side I don't agree with, but reading the material above, within the context of a pro-Democrat submission, I felt I can take this on too, even if I have to defend Mitt Romney.
To propagate the words of Ike as an argument against the present Republican candidate seemed a little oblivious to me, so I looked it up. I found a lot of quotes from Ike that would dissuade anyone desirous to promote liberal policies from using his words as a reference point.
Yet they take the quote above, implication again, that the Republicans vying for office today are intent on abolishing "social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs."
I would think one has to be nearly completely ignorant of Republican ideology, to say nothing of the particular candidate running for office to buy into the idea that the serious candidate before them, as a choice over the Democrat, is going to do any such thing once achieving office. Party loyalties prevent honest assessment of candidates, in my opinion.
In fact, the most powerful GOP leaders of my lifetime: Nixon, Reagan, Gingrich, and G.W. Bush all, to one extent or another, INCREASED the programs cited above, as well as many more. But every four years that fear tactic, exemplified by using Eisenhower, of Republicans taking your check away makes its rounds.
Gingrich, for all the caustic rhetoric thrown at him over the years, merely reduced the growth of federal programs. Whether you call a reduction of growth a "cut" or not may be a personal prerogative, but its certainly not an elimination.
Romney? Has he promised to eliminate any vital programs? I suppose "vital" is a personal prerogative too, but I don't think so.
So if you see this quote, have some fun, go to any of the great sites that documents quotes, like
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/dwight_d_eisenhower.html
and send some Eisenhower right back at them.
I found this one,
We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.and this one,
This world of ours... must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.this is a favorite,
Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage. (Italics added by me)
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