BHO & FDR

I'm not very good with presidents, but from what I can tell, FRD and BHO are very alike in the way that they've come in a time of need. Both appeared like heroes to the people when there was an economic downfall. People saw them as a light in the dark, a hope when there was none, after an era of people like Hoover who did nothing and Bush who only seemed to make things worse.

FDR changed things by interacting with his people and taking action instead of just sitting back and letting the economy take its own course. He said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself," and calmed everyone's panic about the great depression.

Obama came and swept the nation off its feet with his campaign about change, and inn his inaugural speech, he said something similar to that of FDR. He said, "the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met. On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord."

Both of them were quite popular, as well. FDR gained popularity by coming during the 1930s when everything was going wrong and he was the solution to all of the problems Hoover had left untouched. Not only that, he connected with his people through the radio air waves and amazed them with how many acts he passed to help them--billions of dollars in relief. Obama seems to be popular because he's the first black president, but not only that, he seems to be the type of person who can relate to his people. I've seen and heard news about him going bowling, visiting the Grand Canyon with his family, and working out in gyms like normal everyday people. He also seems to be changing things, as he has promised in his campaign.

Both are the heroes that emerged from a battlefield of a quick but heartbreaking war against the economy. They came to fix things that people have messed up, and they are fixing it.

Sources: FDR Chapter 4, CNN Obama's inaugural speech