Posted on 07/05/2004 8:11:38 AM PDT by CBlountBlogs
John L Perry: Just as Gore represents the blame-America leftists who have pirated the Democratic Party, Miller represents those Democrats who have been set adrift by Gore’s party. No, it’s not Zell who has changed his compass heading. It’s the Democratic Party that’s gone missing. When Miller mounts the Republican convention podium and warns America about an “out-of-touch, ultraliberal from Taxachusetts” that his Democratic Party has come up with this year, he will be speaking to the hearts and minds of millions of other voters of independent mind who, along with him, have been betrayed.
So, blather on, Al. Give ‘em hell, Zell.
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Epstein's "Secret History of Armand Hammer
This investigative book exposes the life of Armand Hammer -- hailed during his lifetime as a successful businessman and philanthropist -- for what it was: a myth, nurtured and embellished for nearly 70 years. In 1922, Lenin wrote a secret letter to Stalin, designating Hammer as their official "path" to the resources of American capitalism. From then until his death in 1990, Hammer was indeed a Soviet agent.
Armand Hammer: A Life of Deception
One of the most intriguing figures of the 20th century, Armand Hammer's life is a tapestry of success and deception. The son of a Russian immigrant and founder of the American Communist Party, Hammer first found riches and notoriety as a businessman in the fledgling Soviet Union, where he used his operations to help launder money for the communist government. In an interview shortly before his death, he reflects on his many accomplishments and reveals the personal misfortunes that dogged his financial success. Trace his astonishing string of business ventures, and explore the lies and deception that marked his personal life. From Occidental Oil to the Nobel Peace Prize, from his friendship with Lenin to his kickbacks to Nixon, this is the ultimate portrait of a man who worshiped at the altar of money. USA, 1999, B&W/Color, 50 minutes.
Epstein's "Secret History of Armand Hammer
This investigative book exposes the life of Armand Hammer -- hailed during his lifetime as a successful businessman and philanthropist -- for what it was: a myth, nurtured and embellished for nearly 70 years. In 1922, Lenin wrote a secret letter to Stalin, designating Hammer as their official "path" to the resources of American capitalism. From then until his death in 1990, Hammer was indeed a Soviet agent.
Armand Hammer: A Life of Deception
One of the most intriguing figures of the 20th century, Armand Hammer's life is a tapestry of success and deception. The son of a Russian immigrant and founder of the American Communist Party, Hammer first found riches and notoriety as a businessman in the fledgling Soviet Union, where he used his operations to help launder money for the communist government. In an interview shortly before his death, he reflects on his many accomplishments and reveals the personal misfortunes that dogged his financial success. Trace his astonishing string of business ventures, and explore the lies and deception that marked his personal life. From Occidental Oil to the Nobel Peace Prize, from his friendship with Lenin to his kickbacks to Nixon, this is the ultimate portrait of a man who worshiped at the altar of money. USA, 1999, B&W/Color, 50 minutes.
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Algore's middle name is Arnold.
GOOD OL' AL WHAT'S HIS NAME WAFFLES AGAIN
A great mystery has risen up around Democratic presidential hopeful Al Gore, and its implications are somewhat sinister. The question concerns his name. Most people seem to have accepted that his first name is Albert. But according to various press reports, the vice president's tax returns indicate that his middle name is Arnold, while his birth certificate gives his middle name simply as the initial "A."
In response to a query from MSNBC gossiper Jeannette Walls, a Gore spokeswoman said that his parents wanted Al to have the option of choosing a middle name, so they merely listed an initial, "A." As a teen-ager, the story goes, he chose "Arnold," which was his father's middle name.
But Walls quotes a source with another angle on the use of the initial: It was chosen to suggest to controversial industrialist Armand Hammer that the youngster was named for him. Why Hammer? Al's father, Al Gore Sr., the Democratic former senator from Tennessee, had very close ties to Hammer and apparently was financially dependent on him all of his days, becoming wealthy as a result of the association.
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