And this was only what I managed to get together in a short time. I didn’t even begin to dig (and I use the word literally) into Maher, Olbermann, Madow, and Matthews.
A long time ago, a guy told me there are two kinds of organizations: (1) A coffee cup, where the cream rises to the top. (2) A septic tank, where the largest chunks rise to the top. I’m sorry to say that the liberal media are the second type.
You’re right. So why didn’t Hitler just reconquer the territory Germany had lost to France, Denmark, and Poland? Oh wait, he wanted more—a lot more, I almost forgot.
Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it; no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it.
— Judge Learned Hand
U.S. Constitution, (c) 1787, all rights reserved.
— Anon.
That’s one of my favorite scenes, too. The Brit who taught them “Garryowen” is a fictional character, but Capt. Myles Keogh was born in Ireland and may have been the real source of that song. He died with Custer at Little Big Horn.
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In 1914, Germany extended all the way from Alsace to the Russian border. (See http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/map01eu.htm) But the Kaiser and his backers wanted even more. So they started an aggressive war, including the introduction of poison gas.
As a result, millions died, Germany was much reduced in size, the Bolshevik Revolution occurred, and the stage was set for World War II. If you don’t think that starting an unnecessary war was “evil,” how about “pretty bad” or at least “controversial”? Nobody I know glorifies slaughter. They glorify heroism.
Like many things, the more you look into it, the more confusing it gets. Apparently the official federal title is still Washington’s Birthday (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington’s_Birthday). But since it isn’t Feb. 22, it’s called President’s Day in most places.
So the day Washington was born, the calendar on the wall said Feb. 11. Converting this to the current calendar gives Feb. 22. Still, it’s not the exact day I object to—it’s the lack of respect for tradition.