Bush's Grandfather Involved in Fascist Plot Against FDR?


	Bush's Grandfather Involved in Fascist Plot Against FDR?

dulios

1-9-2008 7:14 PM

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american fascism

dulios says:

I can't believe that I'd never heard about this before! Not even in Zinn! How many of you out there are familiar with this story?

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1-9-2008 8:45 PM

tabsey

Try "Project Censored" for the Top 25 censored stories of 2007.
"What Really Happened" - The lie of the century.
"Guardian Unlimited" - How Bush's Grandfather helped Hitler rise to power.

1-9-2008 10:39 PM

dulios

Thanks tabsey.

1-12-2008 6:39 AM

HannibalCat

I heard this story a few weeks ago. It seems the Bush line can trace itself back through stupidity, venality, and arrogance all the way to actual evil.

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