Ho joined the French socialist party, the first Vietnamese to be a member of a French political party.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Through leadership of the fight against French colonialism, Ho Chi Minh had made a name for himself in the international political arena.
France turned a deaf ear to the demands, but Ho had succeeded in attracting great publicity in progressive French circles to the situation in Indochina.
After Vietnam, the Democrats became fundamentally the anti-military as a party.
I wasn't for Vietnam. When I told that to the hippie newspaper, all my people got nervous.
During the Fifties, political and military activities in Vietnam were heavily influenced by the French, who as recent colonial masters, made all-important decisions.
And just as there was something of every Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh so there is something of Ho Chi Minh in almost every present-day Vietnamese, so strong is his imprint on the Vietnamese nation.
As in all his subsequent dealings with France, Ho Chi Minh's demands were a model of modesty.
Working-class, blue-collar guys who volunteered for Vietnam were ascribed certain political beliefs. It's time that this was redressed. It had nothing to do with politics. Once these men got to Vietnam, it was a matter of survival.
A French Republican is a Republican who beats up on conservatives and is constantly praising the Democrats and contributing to the massive spending in this country while they go home and pretend otherwise.
I only follow one party: the Vietnamese party.