tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post2603972561887157945..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Reagan turns 100James Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-24035112124936612452011-02-18T15:26:17.237+02:002011-02-18T15:26:17.237+02:00When did Reagan stop sucking?
Interesting book re...When did Reagan stop sucking?<br /><br />Interesting book review by Louis Bayard on Wilentz's book The Age of Reagan,<br /><br />http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/05/13/ronald_reaganJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-76128697398580375032011-02-18T12:51:40.318+02:002011-02-18T12:51:40.318+02:00Interesting comments by Edmund Morris on Reagan,
...Interesting comments by Edmund Morris on Reagan,<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/04/AR2011020403106.htmlJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-39142227173736036332011-02-10T20:34:38.223+02:002011-02-10T20:34:38.223+02:00I stand corrected, it was Coolidge who authorized ...I stand corrected, it was Coolidge who authorized Mt. Rushmore in 1927. Seems Washington was the only one everyone could agree on. Congress battled over the other three before finally settling on Jefferson, Lincoln and TR.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-48793639433626406642011-02-10T17:48:30.123+02:002011-02-10T17:48:30.123+02:00Nice overview of Reagan's career, Gintaras.
...Nice overview of Reagan's career, Gintaras. <br /><br />Morris had a brief op-ed in the NY Times the other day:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/opinion/06morris.html<br /><br />Reagan's offering a signed photograph says it all. Absolutely no connection with a real American -- a "nicely" at that.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-24331935393508904312011-02-10T17:31:29.865+02:002011-02-10T17:31:29.865+02:00I didn't know that either. But there's a ...I didn't know that either. But there's a lot of that story that's weird and unlikely. <br /><br />I just looked up how to spell Gutzon Borglum and his assistant Korczak Ziolkowski (who started the Crazy Horse monument) and saw that Borglum did something called "Stone Mountain" in Atlanta as a tribute to the Confederacy -- I had never even heard of that one. <br /><br />A avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-9324609963218341092011-02-10T14:42:38.199+02:002011-02-10T14:42:38.199+02:00In memory of Reagan I put together this mubi list,...In memory of Reagan I put together this mubi list,<br /><br />http://mubi.com/lists/22931James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-48088736039934575512011-02-10T08:54:18.377+02:002011-02-10T08:54:18.377+02:00Never Knew it was FDR pushing for it, thanks.Never Knew it was FDR pushing for it, thanks.JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-4380090654625197382011-02-10T08:22:05.860+02:002011-02-10T08:22:05.860+02:00FDR wanted his elder cousin on Rushmore. In retros...FDR wanted his elder cousin on Rushmore. In retrospect, it probably would have been better to go with the "Founding Fathers" and not considered Abe or TR. Or, not bothered at all as the Lakota residents would have preferred.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-3337720722027959132011-02-10T07:37:22.891+02:002011-02-10T07:37:22.891+02:00I always wondered why Teddy was on Mount Rushmore ...I always wondered why Teddy was on Mount Rushmore while the others go way back.I can only assume it was the time frame from when it was planned.Was there once in 1965 at ten and though Impressive I wondered even then why the need to take this mountain and carve faces on it.We stayed at Custer State Park nearby while all the other stops in Yellowstone,Grand Teton and Glacier we stayed at natl parkJAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-25629027592192993182011-02-10T06:25:34.154+02:002011-02-10T06:25:34.154+02:00Two out of three ain't bad. Hope you had a go...Two out of three ain't bad. Hope you had a good one!James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-58487792194853124322011-02-09T09:59:13.044+02:002011-02-09T09:59:13.044+02:00Although there is some speculation if Marley was b...Although there is some speculation if Marley was born on Feb 6th as he was born up in the mountains and even his mom wasn't sure of the date when they came down and registered the Birth.I'll take it as the 6th.JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-51623889887680489092011-02-09T09:55:57.482+02:002011-02-09T09:55:57.482+02:00I share a bday with Regan,Babe Ruth and Bob Marley...I share a bday with Regan,Babe Ruth and Bob Marley.Guess which one I don't invite to my yearly party.JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-15285000079995189582011-02-08T18:46:23.991+02:002011-02-08T18:46:23.991+02:00Noooooooo......Noooooooo......avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.com