August1991 Posted May 7, 2016 Report Posted May 7, 2016 By all accounts, Truman was an inveterate poker player: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703932904574511472981896400 I have searched for evidence of Trump as a poker player; I've found none. Indeed, Trump seems to avoid cards, and avoid alcohol (but having an older brother who died from alcoholism). Yet, Trump reminds me much of Truman. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted May 7, 2016 Report Posted May 7, 2016 Harry Truman was also a member of the Ku Klux Klan (for local political reasons), but he ended up at odds with his Klansman Democrats, not unlike Donald Trump fighting with today's GOP. However , Trump has never been a Klansman ! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
jacee Posted May 8, 2016 Report Posted May 8, 2016 Harry Truman was also a member of the Ku Klux Klan (for local political reasons), but he ended up at odds with his Klansman Democrats, not unlike Donald Trump fighting with today's GOP. However , Trump has never been a Klansman ! Really? You have the inside story on that? http://www.celebtricity.com/donald-trump-exposed-as-member-of-the-kkk-by-anonymous/# Quote
August1991 Posted May 11, 2016 Author Report Posted May 11, 2016 (edited) Harry Truman was also a member of the Ku Klux Klan (for local political reasons), but he ended up at odds with his Klansman Democrats, not unlike Donald Trump fighting with today's GOP. However , Trump has never been a Klansman !What is it with Americans and the KKK and black/white skin colour? Who cares? It's obvious that you can't change your skin colour. Language and religion matter far more. People can change their religion, or learn a new language. ===== BC, I still reckon that Truman and Trump have alot in common. Both businessmen; both practical. Both distrusted by the MSM; both considered ignorant. Both true American patriots. Both savvy. Both were not fearful to say what they thought. I stood in both Yalta and Potsdam, where all this was decided, and wondered how who said what. I reckon that Trump would understand Truman at Potsdam and wonder about Roosevelt at Yalta. Edited May 11, 2016 by August1991 Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Posted May 11, 2016 What is it with Americans and the KKK and black/white skin colour? Who cares? It's obvious that you can't change your skin colour. Language and religion matter far more. People can change their religion, or learn a new language. The Klan was about far more than just skin colour....that's why it was popular in Canada as well. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
August1991 Posted May 13, 2016 Author Report Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) The Klan was about far more than just skin colour....that's why it was popular in Canada as well.WTF? Sorry folks, thread drift ahead. If the KKK was not about skin color, what was it about? And Canada has/had many racial/ethnic/communal disagreements but bc, you're the first to tell me that the Klan was involved in any of them. The Masons? The Knights of Columbus? The PQ. The CPC. Louis Riel. But the Klan? In Canada, no one knows anything about the Klan. (Uh, Nova Scotia?) Edited May 13, 2016 by August1991 Quote
Queenmandy85 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) Deleted: off topic Edited May 13, 2016 by Queenmandy85 Quote A Conservative stands for God, King and Country
cybercoma Posted May 13, 2016 Report Posted May 13, 2016 Deleted: off topic Something can be off topic here? Quote
August1991 Posted May 15, 2016 Author Report Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) Something can be off topic here?As my Nfld grandmother used to say (sortof): "God love your little soul, cybercoma." Edited May 17, 2016 by August1991 Quote
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