tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261496764933387402.post2835604731331353820..comments2015-09-09T18:05:49.520-07:00Comments on friedcrappie: PolkSteedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375691190864554190noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261496764933387402.post-32251683828274351132008-11-09T11:24:00.000-08:002008-11-09T11:24:00.000-08:00I changed it to "fight." Polk was a very sophistic...I changed it to "fight." <BR/><BR/>Polk was a very sophisticated guy, but absolutely devoted to the Jackson brand. He would go to the Hermitage to go over things with Jackson and endeavor to operate in a fashion true to Jackson and his principals.<BR/><BR/>The way I understand Jacksonianism is they wanted to open up the west as a way to create opportunities for the common man, the rustics. Jackson is best remembered for his enormous battle with Biddle, the banker who managed the government's money was unconscionably rich and powerful as a result.Steedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375691190864554190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261496764933387402.post-90990609795127008482008-11-05T07:35:00.000-08:002008-11-05T07:35:00.000-08:00Yes! You got me. It is 54-40 or fight, what an emb...Yes! You got me. It is 54-40 or fight, what an embarassing mistake! It was "California or bust!" And "fight" is the whole point I was making, that Polk was viewed at home and abroad as a war guy.Steedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375691190864554190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261496764933387402.post-17227258081493889232008-11-04T14:42:00.000-08:002008-11-04T14:42:00.000-08:00I was just thinking I dont know enough about "Jack...I was just thinking I dont know enough about "Jacksonian Democracy" and why other administrations kept referring back to him and the Jackson halcyon days. Polk comes under this. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes random American History slogans will just come to me ("Tippeecanoe and Tyler Too") and I think-- I dont know a damn thing about this. By the way-- is it not the more alliterative "54-40 or Fight?" Or has that been a modern misquotation?angvouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986780554724964458noreply@blogger.com