so he's British and, for the most part, we do not learn about American history, let alone presidents. That being said, if my job was Politics Guy At Politics Publication In America I'd certainly try and learn about all the presidents, just in case I had to write about how the government works
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Imagine if Churchill passed enough reforms to end the Gilded Age, THEN won World War II. That's FDR. Not knowing who FDR was is crazy!
Usually I don't ask but I'm making an exception because @edzitron.com's podcast is one of my must-listens.
Oh, what is the matter with poor Puggy-wug
Pet him and kiss him and give him a hug.
Run and fetch him a suitable drug,
Wrap him up tenderly all in a rug,
That is the way to cure Puggy-wug
This guy is just ignorant. Period.
I did not get the job and understood why.
I can't even begin to imagine someone with any sense of 20th century politics or history not having heard of it.
FDR died before the war ended.
I've also been following US politics closely since the misguided Iraq invasion.
This reverse-DEI hire should have known.
new deal just dropped
-some Yank, 1933
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Immediately disqualifying and makes you question who hired me.
https://www.politico.eu/politico-announces-jack-blanchard-as-managing-editor-author-of-playbook-in-washington-d-c/
y'know
the thing the guy is doing as his paid profession
This is like saying you don't know who Lenin was because you aren't Russian.