Who Am I?

[redpaint]

Who Am I?

I am under 45 years old,

I love the outdoors,

I hunt,

I am a Republican reformer,

I have taken on the Republican Party establishment,

I have many children,

I have a spot on the national ticket as vice president with less than two years in the governor's office.
























I am Teddy Roosevelt in 1900

 

[Misty_Morning]

Bully!

 

[Corylea]

Who Am I?

I am Teddy Roosevelt in 1900

I'm reminded of Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle:

I knew Teddy Roosevelt, and Sarah Palin, you're no Teddy Roosevelt.

 

[rengadeirishman]

Bully indeed.

 

[Belegon]

By 1900, Teddy Roosevelt had:

- traveled to Europe and the Middle East
- spoke French and German but was said to have done "poorly" in Latin and Greek
- graduated magna cum laude from Harvard (Harvard, eh?)
- was a respected naturalist and published ornithologist
- entered Columbia Law School (*gasp* a Lawyer!) but left to...
- ran for New York Assemblyman
- lost his first wife to Bright's Disease and his mother to Typhoid Fever on the same day
- moved to the Badlands and built two ranches, learning to rope and ride
- Began writing for Eastern magazines about frontier life
- Become a Deputy Sherrif who once captured three outlaws and, though it would have been legal, decided against hanging them, instead sending his foreman back for transportation and guarding the three men alone for forty hours without sleep, reading Tolstoy to keep himself awake.
- moved to London in 1886 and married his childhood sweetheart
- Climbed to the summit of Mont Blanc, earning an induction into the British Royal Society
- wrote The Naval War of 1812, which was a standard of history for two generations
- Wrote a four volume history entitled The Taming of the West which was later key in him being named President of the American Historical Association
- been appointed to the United States Civil Service Commission by President Harrison and then...
- was reappointed by President Cleveland, despite the fact that he had campaigned for Harrison's re-election over Grover Cleveland.
- become president of the board of New York City Police Commissioners
- was appointed by President McKinley as Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Because of the inactivity of Secretary of the Navy John D. Long at the time, this basically gave Roosevelt control over the department.)
- Served with great distinction in the Spanish-American War in Cuba, being nominated for the Medal of Honor. He was rumored to have been bypassed for the medal due to his outspoken opinions on the handling of the war. In 2001, he was awarded it posthumously. He is the only President ever to be awarded the nation's highest honor. He was also later in his life awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and is the only man to have ever received his nation's highest honor for bravery in battle and the Peace Prize.
- and, as you say, was elected Governor of New York in 1898.

I mean, it's a fun little thing... but there really is very little else in common between Gov. Palin and Colonel Roosevelt.

I mean, it's not even close.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

The only thing I can think of to add to Belegon's pre-presidential resume of TR, is that he was Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard. But, for the record, SP is also a college grad.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[rengadeirishman]

and after his attempted assasination, he got up and delivered a 90 minute speech still bleeding.

serious Badassery

 

[Belegon]

Ya know, I keep getting accused of some weird shit, so I need to say this...

I ain't mad at ya Redpaint. I thought it was cute enough.

But I am a great admirer of Col. Roosevelt. And as such, I found it necessary to point out some of the accomplishments of someone I consider a great American.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Teddy Roosevelt was a Phi Beta Kappa Harvard graduate. Barack Obama graduated from Columbia and Harvard Law.

According to Wiki: Palin spent her first college semester at Hawaii Pacific College, transferring in 1983 to North Idaho College and then to the University of Idaho. She attended Matanuska-Susitna College in Alaska for one term, returning to the University of Idaho to complete her Bachelor of Science degree in communications-journalism, graduating in 1987.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[Belegon]

Teddy Roosevelt was a Phi Beta Kappa Harvard graduate. Barack Obama graduated from Columbia and Harvard Law.

Believe me, as a big Roosevelt fan, I made that connection long ago.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Believe me, as a big Roosevelt fan, I made that connection long ago.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Palin isnt Teddy Roosevelt.