A World War II note about Joseph P Kennedy and FDR

Back in World War II, there were many critical of President Roosevelt.  

It was not just Republicans who felt that the fault laid with FDR. 

Read this Bad Choice for an Antiwar Voice By Charles Krauthammer:

"Harry, what the hell are you doing campaigning for that crippled son-of-a-bitch that killed my son Joe?' [Joseph P.] Kennedy said, referring to his oldest son, who had died in the war. Kennedy went on, saying Roosevelt had caused the war. Truman, by his later account, stood all he could, then told Kennedy to keep quiet or he would throw him out the window." -- "Truman" by David McCullough, Page 328

The angry man was Joseph P. Kennedy, whose son Joe had been killed in Germany.  He was speaking to Harry, or Harry Truman who succeeded FDR.

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We remember Sal Bando (1944-2023)

We say happy birthday to Sal Bando who was born on this day in 1944.    He died in January 2023.

Salvatore Leonard Bando was born in Cleveland and was one of the young Oakland A's of the late 1960's.      Sal became the A's third baseman in 1968 and was a central figure of the team that won 3 World Series and 5 division titles between 1971 and 1975.    

In 1977, Bando signed with Milwaukee and enjoyed some good seasons with the Brewers.    

Overall, he hit 254 HR & 1.039 RBI.   He was always great in the clutch and team captain.   Bando averaged 23 HR & 90 RBI over an eight-year span (1969-1976) with the A's.

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