tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104717082012-02-01T17:44:48.695-08:00Another blog, shouting into the internet voidrcoceanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3981100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10471708.post-18359531896498170912012-01-27T15:15:00.000-08:002012-01-28T11:25:18.164-08:00

By "Tennessee Coats" of course I really mean "Ta-Nehisi Coates".  I call Mr. Coates "Tennessee Coats" because I always mis-remember  his name.  I always think its "Tanishi Coats" or "Tan Coats"  or "T-something Coats" .  I never remember that  first name Hyphen and extra "H"  in the first name or  that extra "e" in the second. But I digress. I've started to read "The Atlantic" since Bob Wright,

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From her latest Column:  "The day after the Republicans' historic takeover of the House of Representatives in the 1994 election, Newt was off and running, giving a series of Fidel Castro-style speeches about "the Third Wave information revolution." Hadn't Republicans just won on a platform of smaller government? Instead of a Republican victory, the '94 election seemed to be a victory for the

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These varying reactions seem to me worth noting because of the indubitable fact that Hemingway has, since his first success, exercised more influence on American fiction than any other contemporary novelist. My own feeling about him has always been that he is one of the best descriptive writers in English, surpassed only by Kipling and a very few others; a master in the evocation of mood--most

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Then ye returned to your trinkets; then ye contented your souls With the flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddied oafs at the goals.

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Here's Charles Johnson's site in a nutshell (note: the same Charles Johnson attitude applies to Fundamentalists and Muslims): Johnson: "He's a racist !" Commenter 1: Yeah, and a bigot" Commenter 2: "I hate racist bigots!" Commenter 3: "Are you sure he's a racist?" Johnson: "What the hell?" Commenter 3: "Uh, well, the charge of bigotry is too often expressed in terms of a sophisticated,

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1. Extraordinary Circumstances : The Seven days Battle - Brian BurtonExcellent, scholarly retelling of the Seven Days Battle (June 24th to July 2 1862) covering both sides. Burton is more interested in the Command relationships and purely military aspects and he rarely discusses politics, grand strategy or Lincoln or Davis' opinion of the battle. Told from a commanders point of view, with very

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Plot: On the surface, it is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect in the face of a successful rival, Peter Keating, and a newspaper columnist, Ellsworth Toohey. But the book addresses a number of universal themes: the strength of the individual, the tug between good and evil, the threat of collectivism.Main Characters: Howard Roark, Peter Keating, Ellsworth Toohey,

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I was going to write a book review of "Reading the Man: A Portrait of Lee" by Elizabeth Pryor - but found that 'William Vallante' at Amazon.com had said everything I wanted to say:"There is indeed a certain childish willfulness in the American mind that insists on chastising the people of the past for not being like them, or else pretending that they were. Which is a certain way NOT to learn

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How often I've read some "economist" say something like this:Our 40's and 50's economic hay-day was never going to last, the whole of the industrialized world was leveled EXCEPT America and we were the only place the rest of the world had to go both for the products they needed and the capital goods to rebuild their own industries. Definitely a good position to be in, but not one likely to be

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Total Union executions during the war 267. For the following:Murder - 64Desertion - 159Rape -22 Mutiny - 18Spying & Other - 13Executions for desertion only occurred in the last two years of the war. Accordingly to Alotta only 3 Union soldiers were executed for Desertion from April 1861-April 1863. Further, execution *merely* for desertion from May 1863-April 1865, seem to have been fairly rare.

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Adams also offers these helpful internet debate tactics (see also his Reading Comprehension Test to show that someone is stupid:Results Of Why I'm StupidIf you are new to the Internet, allow me to explain how todebate in this medium. When one person makes any kind ofstatement, all you need to do is apply one of these methods tomake it sound stupid. Then go on the offensive.1. Turn someone's

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From Edmund Palfry's, "Antietam and Fredericksburg":These pages contain many outspoken criticisms of his [McClellan] military career. They are the expression of conclusions arrived at with deliberation by one who began as a passionate enthusiast for him, who has made his campaigns the subject of much study and thought, and who has sought only to compare the facts of those campaigns with the

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From a response to a comment in "Chronicles Magazine" in 2008:" I wrote as I did in the belief that you are a decent man who has been victimized by modern education.Yes, I am saying Sherman was no better than Bomber Harris, indeed, far worse, because his criminal campaign of mass looting, burning, and raping was not aimed at a national enemy against whom his country had fought a few decades

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December 8th 1864Dear Senator Wilson;Generals Sherman and Sheridan, I am informed, have been nominated to the Senate for commissions of major-general in the regular army, while I am their senior as a brigadier. This is an outrage to me, and would be so pronounced by nine-tenths of the army were they allowed a free expression of their opinion.No matter what the newspapers may say to the contrary,

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From a Letter to Senator WadeDecember 13th 1864:"As for Sherman, no man occupying his position has been more unfortunate. His attack on Vicksburg in 1801 [1862] was a failure; his attack on Mission Ridge was a terrible repulse; Ids campaign to Meridian early this year was worse than a failure; and in his campaign of Atlanta, (considering his men, means, and field of operations, the most splendid

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From his December 1863 letter to Secretary Chase:"It appears to me that our people have it in their hands to make it of longer or shorter duration. I am glad to see that an effort is being made to merge the volunteers and regulars. This should have been done at the beginning of the war. In fact, there is no difference now; it only exists in theory. I know that I accepted my commission of

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From a letter to Secretary Chase on the Battle of Chattanooga:Headquarters Eleventh And Twelfth Corps, Lookout Valley, Tenn., December 28, 1863."That day I crossed Lookout, and the night of that day and the following morning Sherman crossed the Tennessee with his command. Those that crossed first took possession of high ground, and commenced throwing up defenses, the enemy doing the same thing on

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From John Hay's Journals:September 1863 — I dined to-night at Willard's. ... Speaking of Lee [Hooker] expressed himself slightingly of Lee's abilities. He says he was never muchrespected in the army. In Mexico he was surpassed by all his lieutenants. In the cavalry he was held in no esteem. He was regarded very highly by General Scott. He was a courtier, and readily recommended himself by his

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This is the West Point class that the stars fell upon, much like the WP Class of 1915 (Ike, Bradley, etc.). Out of the 59 Graduates, 8 become Confederate Generals, and 10 became Union ones. The three most famous were Stonewall Jackson, McClellan (2nd in his class), Pickett (The Glass Goat ranked 59th). The graduates of the class '46 were the perfect age for Civil war Generals, most were in

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From Temple's "East Tennessee in the Civil War":But, while the North was capturing and organizing new states in the North-west, and extending its empire of thought to the Pacific, the South was slowly moving on as it had done fifty years before. The negro and the mule were the two great factors in its growth, and they leisurely moved on in the old way. They tilled the fields and raised the cotton

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After watching "Glory" (and reading some of the comments) I just wanted to write some facts about African-American troops in the Civil war. It seems that after being neglected for over 120 years the pendulum has swung the other way, and many people are completely overestimating the impact and importance of African-American Soldiers in the Civil War. Some facts:Of the estimated 2, 000,000 men

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From Temple's "The Civil War In East Tennessee":With this avowed purpose on the part of Mr. Lincoln, which he carefully pursued, it may afford a curious theme for speculation as to what would have been the fate of the Southern Confederacy if Sumter had not been assaulted, or if some similar act of open war had not been resorted to. Would it have gone on exercising the powers of government over

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From "East Tennessee in the Civil War" By Oliver Temple:Diplomacy and negotiation, however, to say nothing of conciliation, were still open to the Southern States when war was inaugurated by them. At this very time, as is shown in detail elsewhere, the people of the North were ready to concede to the slave states nearly everything they might demand, if they would forego their determination to

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Letter to Varina Davis April 23, 1865:I think my judgement is undisturbed by any pride of opinion or of place, I have prayed to our heavenly Father to give me wisdom and fortitude equal to the demands of the position in which Providence has placed me. I have sacrificed so much for the cause of the Confederacy that I can measure my ability to make any further sacrifice required, and am assured

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General Beauregard, in his conference with the President, also told him that, from Macon, General Cobb reported that the enemy's cavalry had penetrated North Alabama, from the Tennessee River, threatening Tuscaloosa, Selma, and Montgomery; while another force of cavalry, supported by infantry and artillery, was advancing, through North Georgia, on Atlanta, Columbus, and Macon, where he, General

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From General Joseph Johnston's "My Negotiations" (N.A. Review August 1886) On April 10th, the Federal army commenced its march toward Raleigh. The Confederate troops moved in the same direction. Having the advantage of a day's march, they reached Raleigh the next afternoon, when I received, by telegraph, orders to report to the President at Greensboro' without delay.[Johnston meets with Davis on

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#5-076To General of the Army Douglas MacArthur1March 29, 1945 Radio No. WAR-60363. Washington, D.C.Top SecretTOPSEC personal for MacArthur for his Eyes Only from Marshall.Command in Pacific is under consideration but complete solution with respect to command and future operations has not as yet been resolved.2For your information the following portions of the future directive seem in general

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF WAR:The President requests me to advise that General Douglas MacArthur be informed that his services in the Philippines shall terminate upon the conclusion of a two year tour of duty there; that the General is needed for service in the United States; that the General be acquainted with post commands ^to which he may be assigned at the time of his return to active

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Grade A1) Ill Wind (John McIntire & Barry Morse) Gerard captures Kimble while working with a gang of migrant workers, but a Hurricane puts all their lives in jeopardy. A well acted, action packed episode. Flaws: the villain is the standard “white male bigot” and once again Kimble has to save Gerard’s life.2) Wife Killer (Janice Rule & Kevin McCarthy) The one-armed man is caught in a police

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LUZON:1 Cav - KIA 650 - Engaged in Battle of Manila6th Infantry - KIA 795 - Shimbu Line11 Airborne - KIA 427 -Engaged in Battle of Manila24th Infantry (Part) - Bataan.25th Infantry - KIA 1,124 - Northern Luzon32nd Infantry - KIA 924 - Northern Luzon33rd Infantry - KIA 452- Northern Luzon37th Infantry - KIA 830 - Engaged in Battle of Manila38th Infantry - KIA 564 - Shimbu Line43rd Infantry -

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Grade A1) Fear in a Desert City (Brian Keith & Vera Miles) Kimble is an innocent man accused of murdering his wife. The first episode which introduces us to Kimble. Keith shines as the nasty Sheriff.2) See Hollywood and Die (Brenda Vaccaro) Kimble is taken hostage by two trigger happy hoods. A very taut, well written, well acted episode with Kimble pretending to be crook and killer in order to

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At first, it didn't make sense. Why would a New York Times 'conservative', who hates Palin, and voted for Obama, like an obscure Mid-western red-state Governor. And then I looked at Mitch's biography and found someone who's:an Ivy-leaguer: Princeton Grad ('71) Georgetown Law ('79)not a social conservative -Arrested for Marijuana use (1970); Divorced and remarrieda DC insider - Senator Lugar's

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323. Inglourious Basterds (2009) - Tarintino. Co-stars Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent and Christopher Waltz 152 minutes. In Nazi-occupied France, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" join with forces with British commandos to kill the Nazi High command at a Paris Movie theater. Pros: Acting - especially by Watlz and Laurent, final hour, black humor, Fake Nazi movie "Nation's

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320. Fixed Bayonets (1951) - Fuller. Co-stars Gene Evans and Richard Basehart B&W 92 minutes. Korean war movie. In the freezing snow of North Korea, a small US army platoon must protect the Division's retreat. The story is predictable and characters are generic but Fuller adds some realistic banter/grittiness and Evans shines as tough guy Sgt. Rock. Some memorable action scenes (the minefield and

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314. Shock Corridor (1963) - Fuller. Co-stars Peter Breck and Constance Towers. B&W 101 minutes. A Pulitzer prize winning reporter has himself committed to a mental institution in order to solve a murder. The movie has the usual Fuller energy and drive along with a few inspired interesting scenes. But the acting is bad, the production values low, and the story exploitative when its not

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309. Passage to Marseilles (1944) - Curtiz. Co-stars Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre B&W 109 minutes. WW II Propaganda film. Prisoners on Devils Island escape in order to return to France and fight the Germans. Half Papillion, half 2nd rate Casablanca. WB reunites the director and most of the cast of "Casablanca" but the script is nowhere as good. Filmed in

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01) Alexander Hamilton02) Calhoun03) Jefferson Davis04) Benedict Arnold05) The Rosenbergs06) George Soros07) Ayn Rand08) Harry Hopkins09) Earl Warren10) Ted Kennedy11) John Paul Stevens12) LBJ13) Harry Dexter White14) Charles Sumner15) Woodrow Wilson16) Lillian Hellman17) Howard Zinn18) Jon Dewey19) The Sulzberger Family20) Felix Frankfurter

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302. Army of Shadows (1970) - Melville. Co-stars Simone Signoret and Lino Ventura. 145 minutes. Story follows members of the French Resistance during WW II. Uneven movie. Good points: Somber and realistic. Excellent acting. Good beginning and ending, with a few good scenes in between. The movie and the people felt "real" Cons: The movie is far too long and 25 minutes could have been cut without

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296. Pillow Talk (1959) Gordon - Rating ***1/2 Co-stars Doris Day and Rock Hudson 102 Minutes. The perfect romantic comedy. Hudson is a philandering song writer “Brad Allen” who shares a party line with interior decorator, Doris Day. He dislikes her until - by chance - he sees her at a nightclub, and decides to turn into “Rex Stetson” in an attempt to bed her. Tony Randall and Thelma Ritter lend

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290. Man's Favorite Sport (1964) - Hawks. Rating **1/2 Co-stars Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss 120 minutes. A variation and updating of "Bringing up Baby" with Hudson filling in for Cary Grant (who turned down the role). Rock's an expert sports fisherman whose never been fishing or camping. When Prentiss and her girlfriend (played by sexy Maria Perschy) find out - they help him keep his secret

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282. Ice Station Zebra (1968) - Sturges Co-stars Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan and Ernest Borgnine. 148 minutes. Based on the novel by Alistair McLean. The U.S.S. SSBN Tigerfish (Captain Rock Hudson) goes to rescue scientists at an Arctic research/weather station (Ice Station Zebra) and to retrieve a Super-secret Satellite camera. Passengers include a British Spy (McGoohan), Russian defector (

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280 Torn Curtain (1966) - Hitchcock. Co-stars Paul Newman and Julie Andrews. 128 minutes. An American scientist-spy (Newman) defects to East Germany to steal a scientific formula. But his fiancee (Andrews) upsets his plans by following him. Pros: The killing in the farmhouse, Gromek, Lila Kedrova. Cons: Sluggish pace, lack of humor and romantic chemistry, mediocre script, Chilly distant acting by

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271. Apache (1954) - Aldrich. Co-stars Jean Peters and Burt Lancaster. 91 minutes. Captured Apache Warrior Massai (Lancaster) escapes and makes his way back to his tribe and girlfriend. Despite having one of the worst "trailers" ever, "Apache" is an OK film IF you can get past the casting. Blue-eyed Lancaster/Peters look ridiculous in their Apache fright wigs and bad makeup. The phony

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268. Taras Bulba (1962) - Thompson. Co-stars Tony Curtis and Yul Brynner. 121 minutes. Set in 16th Ukraine, Brynner is a Cossack Chieftain determined to regain his lands from the Poles. Tony Curtis plays his son in love with a Polish Girl. Historically inaccurate to say the least, Taras has two things going for it. First, lots of action - Calvary horses sweeping over the Steppe (actually

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Excluding Florida, here's how the 10 former Confederate States voted in Presidential elections from 1880 to 1976:1880-1948 - All Democratic every election except:1920 - Tennessee for Harding.1928 - 4 states for Hoover (Tenn, Texas, VA, NC)1948 - 4 states for Dixiecrat Thurmond (Miss, Al, SC, LA)1952-19641952- 7 states Stevenson, 3 for Ike (Va, Tenn, Texas)1956- 6 states Stevenson, 4 for Ike (VA

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266. The Way We Were (1973) Pollack. 118 minutes. Communist Streisand and Bourgeois Redford have a romance during and after WW II. Pros: Streisand is well cast. She plays the obnoxious, mouthy, plain-faced Jewish Stalinist from New York to perfection. Second, Redford is also well-cast as the empty headed, apolitical, passive, pretty boy who falls in love with her. Third, the movie is lushly

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Douglas as 60s Western film star: Looking at his 60s films, I think Douglas saw his weakness as a straight cowboy lead - and cast himself in different type roles and quasi-Westerns. "There was a Crooked Man" is really a prison movie, "Lonely are the Brave" is a modern individual vs. the system movie, "War Wagon" is a comedy/caper film set in the West, and "Man from Snowy River" is a

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Just because he wrote for the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail doesn't mean he's conservative, even in the English sense. Here are some quotes:Quotes from Max Hastings:'1 I'm a wet liberal really, and always have been. But I'm sort of an aggressive wet liberal. Perhaps where some people have made a mistake - possibly even including Conrad Black - because I shoot every weekend and write about the

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Kirk Douglas As 50s Western Star: Based on what I've seen, I'd say Kirk was a GOOD western star but not a great one. The same international quality that allowed him to play a Viking and Spartacus hurt him in playing the Cowboy. Like Lancaster - and unlike Stewart, Cooper, or Wayne - he lacked that homegrown Western quality. He also lacked the easy-going charm (ala Stewart/Cooper) that

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The combat record of the Infantry regiments in the 92nd Division finally showed even the most ardent racist that segregated units with White officers were not effective. One reason the Army high command supported integration in 1948. From The Marshall papers: To General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower February 14, 1945 Radio No. F-26834. Rome(?), Italy

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US. Navy - June 1945 Total Blacks - 165,000 (Stewards/Cooks 75,000)Total Navy - 3,315,000US Marine Corps - June 1945Total Blacks - 19,000Total Marine Corps - 485,000Of the approximately 19,000 blacks, 13,000 served overseas. 2,500 served in two Marine Defense Battalions, the remainder in Combat Support companies and as Cooks/Stewards. US Army & Air Corps - June 1945Total Blacks - 694,000Total

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Ebert asked Kael if she watched his show and Kael replied dismissively that "If I wanted a layman's opinion on movies, I don't have to watch TV." 249. Dr. Strangelove (1964) Kubrick Cold War Satire. A crazed US General (Hayden) launches an unauthorized nuclear strike against the Soviets. Sellers plays three roles (British officer, President, and Dr. Strangelove) perfectly while George C.

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From The Marshall Papers - Volume four:"Eisenhower informed General Marshall on April 30 that he had sent for Lieutenant General Patton to report and explain his actions, but based "on all of the evidence now available I will relieve him from command.” Eisenhower indicated his faith in the ability of Lieutenant General Courtney H. Hodges to replace Patton as Third Army commander, but

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1. The Kid From Brooklyn (1946) McLeod Remake of the 1936 Harold Lloyd movie "The Milky Way" starring Virginia Mayo and Danny Kaye. Superb technicolor and supporting cast with Kaye as a timid milkman who becomes a champion boxer. Mayo and Vera Ellen do most of the singing and dancing (thankfully). Kaye concentrates on Lloyd like slap-stick and one comic song. Summary Amazing, the

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Enlisted to December 31, 1942 - 220,0001943-1945Draftees - 70,000 SS Enlistees - 150,00017 year old enlistees - 60,000 Total - 500,000After December 1942, men of draft age (18-37) could no longer enlist directly into the armed forces. Once drafted however, they could choose their branch of service (their request was not

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5. The Long Goodbye (1973) Altman The basic plot is from Chandler's novel, but the film is more a parody of Chandler's Private Eye than a faithful retelling. Gould plays Marlowe as a bumbling, stumbling, rip-van-winkle - good as bumbler/cynic, he's less good at cracking-wise or being serious.. The plot is threadbare and confusing, and Altman emphasizes the atmosphere and characters. The

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Per the Official Navy History - Administration of the Navy Department In WW II: FDR Ignores Knox except in PR and Dealing with Congress"During the short-of-war period before Pearl Harbor the President usually consulted the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Harold R. Stark, directly on such matters as the building program, the employment and disposition of the fleet, naval personnel, and similar

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Probably the best analysis I've ever read (From R.S. McCain's His Email to Dennis Prager):"I think Mr. Prager might be interested in my perspective on the smear tactics used against conservatives. These may be summarized briefly:Bad Faith – The accusation that conservatives are motivated by bad faith (mala fides) is essential to the Left’s attacks. Stigmatizing and marginalizing conservatives is

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9. Whats up Doc? (1972) Bogdanovich Homage to the 30s screwball comedies about 4 identical suitcases and zany mix-ups at a SF Hotel. Ryan O'Neal is an absent minded musicologist (ala Gary Grant) caught up in all and Barbara Streisand is the lovable kook (ala Hepburn).. Many of the characters/jokes/situations are lifted from various 30s comedies - i.e. Bringing up Baby. I found the car chase

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(Or why John Simon has always been disliked). From his 1961 review of "Purlie Victorious":"The one show that could run forever on Broadway would be a big, vulgar musical about Jewish Negroes. The author would have the audiences, reviewers, and the Pulitzer people eating out of his little hand, and would not have consider all the perfumes of Arabia. Unfortunately, our showman only have wit to

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Max Hastings' book on the last year of the Pacific War is a perfect example of MacArthur Derangement Syndrome (MDS). I've never read a respected military historian who hates an Allied general as much as Max hates Mac. Here are some Hastings' comments from Retribution:MacArthur by contrast seemed to reject accountability to any earthly power.(P19)MacArthur displayed a a taste for fantasy quite

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I suppose the single worst influence on French Film - as indeed on all film, but felt more strongly in France - is Jean-Luc Godard. Sometimes openly, sometimes more insidiously his contempt for plot, characterization, scrutable sequence, and finally humanity itself has infected any number of filmmakers. Godard either will not, or can not tell a story, either way it comes out the same way. In

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22. Flim-Flam Man (1967) Kershner Charming comedy about a rural con-man (George C. Scott) and his new protege (Michael Sarrazin). Beautifully photographed in Kentucky with an excellent score by Goldsmith. Notable for Scott's jubilant performance and the excellent supporting cast including: Slim Pickens, Harry Morgan, Strother Martin, Alice Ghostly and Albert Salmi. Flaws: The film drags at

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I couldn't care less about Andrew Sullivan or TNR but I thought Matt Y's quoting - and explaining - the Bolshevik attitude toward "justice" was cool:Like most of TNR’s very worst work, it suffers deeply from schizophrenia about the idea of flinging around baseless charges of anti-semitism. On the one hand, the charges are baseless so the writer hesitates to fling them around. On the other hand,

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32. Port of Shadows (1938) Carne Jean Gabin stars as a French deserter who goes to Le Havre to catch a ship leaving France. There he falls in love with a prostitute and crosses both her sinister guardian and a local gangster. Well-directed and acted especially by Gabin and Michele Morgan (the girl). Most notable are the location of Le Harve's waterfront and the foggy, film-noir atmosphere. Sadly

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35. Lola (1961) Demy Dedicated to Ophuls, several romantic stories revolve around Lola a Cabaret dancer and unmarried mother. A well paced film, with charming, likable characters - not very realistic but sincere. Anouk Aimee is excellent as the girlish, emotional, Lola. The photography is well done. Flaws: Primitive sound (especially the dubbed English dialogue) and some wooden acting.

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41. Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Chaplin. Based on an idea by Orson Welles. A French gigolo marries and murders middle-aged women for money. Monsieur Verdoux (MV) was a critical and box office failure when released and its easy to see why. Labeled a "black comedy" its not much of a comedy - and the crime drama and social commentary (60 percent of the movie) isn't really compelling or interesting.

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"In reviewing this case I have carefully considered the minority views presented by distinguished Justices of the United States Supreme Court in negation not only as to jurisdiction but as to method and meritorious action as well.."No trial could have been fairer than this one, no accused was ever given a more complete opportunity of defense, no judicial process was ever freer from prejudice.

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49. School for Scoundrels (1960) Hamer. Based on Stephen Potter books ("One- Upmanship, Gamesmanship) Like the books, no real plot just a series of vignettes on the same theme. Lead Ian Carmichael learns "One-Upmanship" from Alistair Sim and goes from doormat to cad. The script is good but relies too much on the physical comedy of the tennis games. Besides the funny used car dealers,

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USS EnterpriseTorpedoes - 36500 Lbs. Bombs - 6001,000 lbs Bombs 1,1001,600 lbs Bombs - 182,000 lbs Bombs - 18Depth Charges -300100 lbs Bombs - 500AvGas - 230,000 Gallons.CVLTorpedoes - 24500 Lbs. Bombs - 721,000 lbs Bombs -120Depth Charges -36100 lbs Bombs - 160AvGas - 122,000 Gallons.

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Per Monty:"I met with Bradley at MAASTRICH yesterday, November 16, 1944. He explained the American strategy in Western Europe. They intend to line up on the Rhine from the Swiss Border to to Dusseldorf... he said he expected to achieve this by January 1, 1945. After a a pause to bring up the Air Force and supplies they will cross the Rhine on a broad front in the direction of MUNICH and BERLIN

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Monty's First Impressions of Eisenhower - March 1943General Eisenhower stayed the night with me. I liked Eisenhower. But I could not stand him around the place for long; his high-pitched accent, and loud talking, would drive me mad... He knows practically nothing about how to make war, and definitely nothing about how to fight battles. He is probably good at the political stuff. Monty To

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56. The Browning Version (1951) Asquith Based on the play by Terrance Ratigan. A bitter, middle-aged schoolmaster faces his failing marriage and failed career. Pros: Script, acting, Cons: Some characters too black and white. Analysis: "The Browning version" is a filmed play that won Redgrave several acting awards. Its starts out very slow but builds up steam and was very moving at the

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67. Body and Soul (1947) Rossen. John Garfield rises from the lower East Side to Boxing Champion of the World and battles his conscience and corrupt gangsters along the way Pros: Garfield, William Cannon, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, fight scenes, cine-photography by Howe Cons: Ma Davis (Revere), Predictable, Canada Lee subplot Analysis: Directed, scripted, produced and acted (Revere, Lee

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75. Cradle will Rock (1999) Robins Tim Robins wrote and directed this story about a New York City WPA theater group performing “Rock The Cradle” in 1937.. Stars include John Cusak as Rockefeller, Emily Watson as a starving actress, Bill Murray a right-wing ventriloquist, Saradon an Italian-Jewish art dealer, and Vanessa Redgrave and Phillip Baker Hall as rich swells. Pros: Energetic

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82. The Cardinal (1963) Preminger Tom Tryon stars as an Irish-American Priest who rises through the Catholic Church Hierarchy and tackles abortion, racism, Nazism. Some critics thought the movie too "respectful" toward the Church. I had the opposite reaction, I considered it a vulgar, political movie - uninterested in Christianity - only in Liberal talking points, with some sex on the side,

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89. The Last Detail (1973) Jack Nicholson stars as Petty Officer "Bad-ass" Buddusky detailed along with Petty Officer "Mule" (Otis Young) to take 18 year old Randy Quaid to Naval Prison. Quaid's character is being imprisoned for petty larceny. Partly a Road Picture, partly a buddy picture, but mostly a chance for Jack Nicholson to overact shamelessly and be very entertaining. The story really

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Wonder why there was a housing bubble in California?Here's one reason, $500,000 houses bought with no down payment.

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96. The Letter (1940) Wyler. The wife of a rubber plantation administrator (Bette Davis) shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense; a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing. Davis never looked more charming and turns in a smashing performance. And what big eyes she had! The supporting cast is also excellent. Production values are high and camera work excellent. The story is

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The regulators of backwoods society corresponded exactly to the vigilantes of the western border to-day (1886). In many of the cases of lynch law which have come to my knowledge the effect has been healthy for the community; but sometimes great injustice is done. Generally, the vigilantes, by a series of summary executions, do really good work; but I have rarely known them fail, among the men

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BY BITE ME COMICS - for more visit his site

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Per Wainwrights Report:Navy - 2,100Army - 5,000Marine Corps - 1,600Civilian - 2,500PS/FA - 3,500Total 14, 700

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Per Wainwright's Report (G-1)Total US Enlisted and Officers - 12,500Philippine Scouts - 8,000Philippine Army - 56,000Total Military 76,500Filipino civilians employed by Army and Refugees drawing rations - 22,000Breakdown of Personnel:9 Divisions of Philippine Army - 43,000Philippine Scouts - 8,000Various HQ's - 2,800Artillery/Engineers - 6500Provisional Air Corp Regiment - 1, 300US 31st

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From Wainwrights Reports:Filipino Army1st PA Division -02nd PA Division -011th FA - 1021st FA -2431st FA - 0841st FA -2451st FA -0871st FA -0691st FA -08Total - 88 75MM301st FA - 16 155 mmUS and Philippine Scouts24th PS - 24 75mm23rd PS - 20 75 mm86th PS - 12 155mm92nd CAC - 6 155 mmSelf Propelled - 27 75mmTotal Artillery on Bataan January 1942, 132 - 75 mm; 34 155mm; 27 75mm direct

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Just for the record:Harvard & Yale Graduates:FDRFordJFKBush IBush IIClintonObamaDC InsidersLBJ (Left Texas at 23 for DC and stayed there until President 32 years later)Nixon ( Went to DC at 29 stayed in DC/NYC until he became President 26 years later)Ike ( DC/NYC 1928-1935, 1942, 1946-1951. Europe 1942-1945, 1951, 1929)PopulistsReaganCarterTruman

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102. Bay Of Angels (1963) Demy. Interesting character study of two French Gamblers on the Rivera. A neophyte gambler is drawn into a relationship with Jeanne Moreau, an addicted gambler. Well photographed and acted - and its cool seeing Cannes and Monte Carlo circa 1963. Moreau looks dazzling. The movie shows the almost demented nature of the gambling addict with its highs and lows. Cons:

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