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The Manliest American Who Ever Lived and the Gun That Didn't Stop Him
2019-01-14
[Guns America Digest] Teddy Roosevelt, America’s 26th President, ascended to the job when his boss, William McKinley, succumbed to an assassin’s bullet in September of 1901.
Posted by:Besoeker

#3  I dont know about the manliest, he was a no nonsense tough character but George Washington was a Man. real honor and character combined with courage and action.
Posted by: 746   2019-01-14 12:17  

#2  The left writes this off as "toxic masculinity." Alas, the times often don't change for the better.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-01-14 09:27  

#1  My great-grandfather was in the Milwaukee audience for TR's speech after he'd been shot.

I remember him telling me that when I was very young and then saying that, even if we're hurt, we still have to finish what we start.

They rarely build folks like that anymore.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2019-01-14 08:26  

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