Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of the United States (Republican, NY), Phrase he coined for political statements that really didn’t mean anything or commit the politician to a position, Quoted in Paul Dickson, Words from the White House
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Haig was generally not terribly eloquent but he was very well read. “Terminological inexactitude” was coined by Winston Churchill. See {625509} .
He was describing Greece during the Peloponnesian War. However, the United States and most other societies have gone through episodes like this at various times in their history where language is twisted for partisan purposes.
Ryan told the national audience that President Obama had come to a factory in his district that as rumored to be closed. Obama had told the workers that the Federal government could assist and keep the factory open for many years. Then as Ryan explained, the factory closed the following year. He gave this as an example of Obama not keeping his word. However what Ryan did not say was that Obama had made the speech at the factory when he was a candidate for the Presidency, and then the factory was closed while George W. Bush was President and by the time he took office, the closure was done and the factory machines gone. And when Obama took office, our national economy was within days of complete bank and finance collapse. Obama saved most of the banks and then the American automobile industry. To suggest that Obama could have or should have done something for the factory that closed was shockingly misleading. It would have been a minor issue if some party hack had lied and made the same accusation. But this was the Vice Presidential Candidate whose acceptance speech was assumedly vetted by the Presidential Candidate’s staff. That is why the quotation was so memorable.
One of the reason’s that TR was so popular was that he was a very candid, clear and dynamic speaker who always said what he meant and meant what he said.
The President was being prepared for a press conference and was cautioned about a tough issue that might be the subject of inquiry.
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.
