Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
Dumber than a guinea pig, A fathead
Taft was not unintelligent. He was actually quite bright which is one of the reasons that TR selected him as VP and supported Taft for President in 1908. Taft did have an aversion to confrontation and political battle, and he was unable deal with the conservatives of his Party to maintain some independence and continue the TR progressive reforms. Roosevelt, who had been a very close friend of Taft, was disillusioned with the Taft Presidency and ran against him in the 1912 Republican Primary.
Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of the United States (Republican, NY), Assessment of his Vice President, William Howard Taft, Quoted in New York Times, December 14, 2003 & December 22, 2013
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Scott was not known for his intellect.
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Characterizing White House Chief of Staff and fellow Republican Donald T. Regan:
The general was a delegate to the 28th Communist Party Congress in 1990.
In his interview with talk show host Joe Pyne, after the introductions Pyne, trying to be contentious, started by saying "So I guess your long har makes you a woman". Zappa didn't miss a beat and came back with this quote.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an American statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer, who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900 and the 25th vice president of the United States from March to September 1901. Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for anti-trust and Progressive policies.
