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Question: Would you vote be comfortable with/vote for a President with a disability?
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I would vote for them if necessary but would not be comfortable with a President with a disability		  
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« on: February 05, 2005, 09:58:03 PM »
« edited: February 05, 2005, 10:20:45 PM by nclib »
I would -- my guess is that if FDR had run in the late 20th/early 21st century his disability would have worked against him.
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2005, 09:59:37 PM »
A disabled president might be seen as weak by the world.  For that reason, I wouldn't support them in a primary.
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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2005, 10:15:29 PM »
Absolutely not.
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« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2005, 10:41:07 PM »
Depends on the disability. Some would make him unable to do his job, others would have little or no effect on that. FDR, while I despise his domestic policies, did his job regardless of his disabilities - he ran the war pretty well, actually.
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2005, 10:48:44 PM »
Quote from: S.E. Magistrate John Dibble on February 05, 2005, 10:41:07 PM
Depends on the disability. Some would make him unable to do his job, others would have little or no effect on that. FDR, while I despise his domestic policies, did his job regardless of his disabilities - he ran the war pretty well, actually.

If someone today was crippled like FDR, it would be nothing like when FDR was president.  Everyone would know he was disabled, and that would make him seem weak to people or seem not fit to be president.

An analogy:
You don't wear a t-shirt and jeans to a prom, so why do you present a weak looking person to the world.
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« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2005, 10:50:23 PM »
You mean people didn't know FDR was crippled? So, um... when did they find out?
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« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2005, 10:55:44 PM »
Quote from: Philip on February 05, 2005, 10:50:23 PM
You mean people didn't know FDR was crippled? So, um... when did they find out?

No, the media covered it up.  Find a video of the Pearl Harbor speech.  You can't see the wheelchair.
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« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2005, 10:57:13 PM »
Quote from: Jake on February 05, 2005, 10:55:44 PM
Quote from: Philip on February 05, 2005, 10:50:23 PM
You mean people didn't know FDR was crippled? So, um... when did they find out?

No, the media covered it up.  Find a video of the Pearl Harbor speech.  You can't see the wheelchair.

Correct. But, as I said, my opinion depends on whether or not the disability actually affects his ability to do the job.
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« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2005, 11:01:31 PM »
Why would the media cover it up? You'd think it'd sell papers.

When did people find out he was crippled?
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« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2005, 11:04:11 PM »
Quote from: Philip on February 05, 2005, 11:01:31 PM
Why would the media cover it up? You'd think it'd sell papers.

When did people find out he was crippled?

Because they didn't want to tarnish FDR's reputation especially during the war. Back then when America went to war the media and America as a whole threw out all other arguments and partisan bickering and supported the President and the war.
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« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2005, 11:10:39 PM »
Quote from: Senate Candidate Colin Wixted on February 05, 2005, 11:04:11 PM
Quote from: Philip on February 05, 2005, 11:01:31 PM
Why would the media cover it up? You'd think it'd sell papers.

When did people find out he was crippled?

Because they didn't want to tarnish FDR's reputation especially during the war. Back then when America went to war the media and America as a whole threw out all other arguments and partisan bickering and supported the President and the war.

Yeah, the media operated differently then. They covered up the affairs of many presidents too.
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« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2005, 11:13:02 PM »
Quote from: Senate Candidate Colin Wixted on February 05, 2005, 11:04:11 PM
Quote from: Philip on February 05, 2005, 11:01:31 PM
Why would the media cover it up? You'd think it'd sell papers.

When did people find out he was crippled?

Because they didn't want to tarnish FDR's reputation especially during the war. Back then when America went to war the media and America as a whole threw out all other arguments and partisan bickering and supported the President and the war.

FDR served two full terms before America joined World War II.

Again, when did people find out he was crippled?
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« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2005, 01:48:20 AM »
No.  A president with Alzheimer's is bad.
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« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2005, 02:24:26 AM »
Heck, yes.
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« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2005, 02:31:35 AM »
It depends on the disability.

Unless it meant he could not do his job, no.

I don't care if we "look weak." The point is if we are weak. Since when do Republicans care what the rest of the world sees us as, after all? Months ago, conservatives were arguing that we should try to piss off the world as much as possible.
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« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2005, 02:34:19 AM »
Quote from: Philip on February 05, 2005, 11:13:02 PM
Quote from: Senate Candidate Colin Wixted on February 05, 2005, 11:04:11 PM
Quote from: Philip on February 05, 2005, 11:01:31 PM
Why would the media cover it up? You'd think it'd sell papers.

When did people find out he was crippled?

Because they didn't want to tarnish FDR's reputation especially during the war. Back then when America went to war the media and America as a whole threw out all other arguments and partisan bickering and supported the President and the war.

FDR served two full terms before America joined World War II.

Again, when did people find out he was crippled?

It gradually became knowledge.  I don't believe the public ever knew about it during his lifetime.

There are only a handful of photos of FDR in his wheelchair.

The media wasn't designed to slander politicians back then.  For example, no one reported JFK's adultery.
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« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2005, 07:10:17 AM »
Quote from: Richius on February 06, 2005, 01:48:20 AM
No.  A president with Alzheimer's is bad.

Yes, Reagan is a good example.  Obviously FDR's condition did his abilities no harm.  Bush's handicaps, however, are a probably the most dangerous of all.
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« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2005, 05:22:41 PM »
Quote from: S.E. Magistrate John Dibble on February 05, 2005, 10:57:13 PM
Correct. But, as I said, my opinion depends on whether or not the disability actually affects his ability to do the job.

Quote from: Alcon on February 06, 2005, 02:31:35 AM
It depends on the disability.

Unless it meant he could not do his job, no.

My implication was that the disability did not prevent them from doing their job.

That said, disabilities such as schizophrenia or dementia are not implied in this question.
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