[August]

Well Bientes extensive research aside, apparently I am not the only one who feels this way:


https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...207-story.html

Is Trump the new Teddy Roosevelt?


"By Godfrey!" Theodore Roosevelt seethed. "I'll get them on the record yet!"
A young state legislator in Albany, N.Y., Roosevelt declared war against the bosses of Tammany Hall. The president on Mount Rushmore has since become more mountain than man. But how much do we really remember about how he made his mark on America? History has a way of making the future seem inevitable.

The rise of Teddy Roosevelt was strangely similar to that of President Donald Trump.
There's an uncanny likeness between the two: A mythical fascination with the military, a projection of boundless energy, unique physical flair (Roosevelt's spectacles and teeth were so famous that people drew them on envelopes to write to the White House; Trump's orange skin and blond hair are the subject of memes everywhere); a throw-the-bastards-out reformist image, a disposition toward action and authority.


Both candidates transformed traditional relationships with the media.
People forget that Roosevelt had a temper. He stomped, he stormed, he beat his way through opposition like a dog on attack. He snapped his teeth viciously, threw speeches like punches and understood the awesome power of media. He campaigned through newspapers and witch hunts. He pioneered the art of spin, twisted facts and blasted enemies through explosive headlines.


"Speak softly and carry a big stick"? That was advice for other people.
Roosevelt crusaded to right wrongs; he saw the world's injustices in black and white. When someone or something was in his crosshairs he whipped up a populist fury until public outrage carried him to victory.


Sound like someone you know? A president with a terrific temperament and a big bark? A vicious counterpuncher? During the campaign, Trump transformed the traditional candidate-press relationship by demonstrating what we all know: When you are the news, your social media can reach anyone. You don't need no stinking newspapers. They're just whipping boys, foils, smaller kids who can't hit back when you beat them up to feel good.