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Nov142010

civilized ku # 772 ~ the American "Dream"

DateSunday, November 14, 2010 at 11:59AM

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"Fried" chicken • click to embiggenIt has been stated that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (American philosopher George Santayana).

In a 1928, the Republican Party used a campaign advertisement touting a period of "Republican prosperity" that had provided a "chicken in every pot. And a car in every backyard, to boot".

In 1929 we got the Great Depression.

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