http://www.wheresourmoney.org/the-real-story-behind-make-him-do-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-real-story-behind-make-him-do-it A Shout-Out for Transparency and Some Real Change, for a Change Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:18:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.wheresourmoney.org/the-real-story-behind-make-him-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-13198 “If We Build It, He Will Come” | Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:50:32 +0000 http://www.wheresourmoney.org/archive/?p=66#comment-13198 [...] racial discrimination in the late 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelt’s legendary retort was “make me do it.” Whether he ever said that, the strategy he suggested is literally page one of the best manual [...] [...] racial discrimination in the late 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelt’s legendary retort was “make me do it.” Whether he ever said that, the strategy he suggested is literally page one of the best manual [...]

]]> http://www.wheresourmoney.org/the-real-story-behind-make-him-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-13067 “If We Build It, He Will Come” | Where's Our Money Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:23:47 +0000 http://www.wheresourmoney.org/archive/?p=66#comment-13067 [...] racial discrimination in the late 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelt’s legendary retort was “make me do it.” Whether he ever said that, the strategy he suggested is literally page one of the best manual [...] [...] racial discrimination in the late 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelt’s legendary retort was “make me do it.” Whether he ever said that, the strategy he suggested is literally page one of the best manual [...]

]]> http://www.wheresourmoney.org/the-real-story-behind-make-him-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-12305 Eric Cato Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:22:10 +0000 http://www.wheresourmoney.org/archive/?p=66#comment-12305 I, too, have been intrigued by this legendary exchange and admonition from FDR; in fact I have heard it attributed to a conversation FDR had with Frances Perkins, the Labor Secretary. My comment on your analysis is that Randolph's having to go to the lengths you describe illustrates exactly what is needed to force a president to act in this political system: very public demonstrations of political conviction. I, too, have been intrigued by this legendary exchange and admonition from FDR; in fact I have heard it attributed to a conversation FDR had with Frances Perkins, the Labor Secretary. My comment on your analysis is that Randolph’s having to go to the lengths you describe illustrates exactly what is needed to force a president to act in this political system: very public demonstrations of political conviction.

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