Gambling, With History!
Published by mr.president October 28th, 2007 in WHITE HOUSE HISTORY, VICE PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY, HISTORY IN THE NEWS, UNITED STATES HISTORY, AMERICAN HISTORY, AMERICAN PRESIDENTS, PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, HARRY S.TRUMAN, WARREN HARDING, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY, RICHARD NIXON, ULYSSES S. GRANT, US PRESIDENTS, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, POLITICAL HUMORPoker News calls the roll of Presidential poker players: Grant, Harding, both Roosevelts, Truman, Eisenhower and Nixon. They are summoning up the ghosts of gaming past to defend….online gambling!
“It’s hard to imagine that a pastime that these men, arguably considered pillars of American history, could be condemned by so many just because there is an element of luck and gamble mixed in with the skill needed to be successful in the game.Perhaps America’s legislators should take a look at these presidents and the game of poker in America’s history before condemning the online gambling industry. If the game is good enough for presidents to play, it’s good enough for people to be playing online from the comfort of their own homes.”
Better press than usual for Warren Harding - moving on up!
