As remembered by Bob Hope in Don't Shoot, It's Only Me.

(And, as paraphrased by yours truly.)

During WWII, a US Marine in the Pacific complained to his commanding officer that he hadn't had a chance to engage a Japanese soldier in combat.

"You want to fight a Japanese soldier?" his superior asked. "Here's what to do. Go to the top of that hill and yell 'To hell with Hirohito!' That oughta smoke one out."

So the marine does as he's been instructed and, sure enough, a Japanese soldier runs out from the jungle below. "To hell with Roosevelt!" yells the Japanese soldier.

With great disappointment, the Marine lowers his rifle and returns to his commanding officer.

"Why didn't you shoot him?" the officer asks.

The Marine replies "I couldn't shoot that guy. He's a fellow Republican."

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Here's to FDR ... a Democrat who not only had a backbone, but a sense of humor, too.

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