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Making Custer Great Again
Townhall.com ^ | September 1, 2018 | James Robins

Posted on 09/01/2018 5:56:55 AM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 09/01/2018 5:56:55 AM PDT by Kaslin
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Sitting Bull: “Custer, you magnificent bastard. I read your book!”


2 posted on 09/01/2018 6:01:06 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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I love these recipe threads


3 posted on 09/01/2018 6:05:08 AM PDT by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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It was Custer who rode up to Longstreet and ORDERED him to have his General Lee report to a particular house to sign the terms of final surrender.

As he rode away Longstreet wondered who was this punk.


4 posted on 09/01/2018 6:13:36 AM PDT by lurk
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They make them read maudlin crap in schools. No wonder they hate reading.


5 posted on 09/01/2018 6:13:51 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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Actually, he was called Armstrong throughout his life although his nickname was “Autie.”

I’m sure the usual Custer-haters will show up soon to denounce this.


6 posted on 09/01/2018 6:14:05 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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That’s pretty. Perfect brulee on the top.


7 posted on 09/01/2018 6:14:06 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Kindness and truth shall meet." Ps. 85:10)
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Wonderful World of Disney used to do many series on Americana - Davy Crockett, the Swamp Fox, Elfego Baca, Texas John Slaughter. The ‘50s and early ‘60s were filled with similar shows - Death Valley Days, Daniel Boone, Adventures of Jim Bowie. Youngsters have nothing like this stuff, just mind-bending video games and the commie crap dished out in schools.


8 posted on 09/01/2018 6:14:48 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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Get them excited bout American History.

Last I saw, they are no longer teaching any American History much further back than when the Beatles landed in the USA.


9 posted on 09/01/2018 6:15:34 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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I originally thought the title was make custard great again. I was excited because I recently found a wonderful recipe of traditional custard that was made in an instant pot.

Oh well. I still love custard.

10 posted on 09/01/2018 6:16:39 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (Opportunities multiply as they are seized.)
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Custer was born in Monroe, MI., arguably the walleye fishing capital of the world. I wonder if he fished?


11 posted on 09/01/2018 6:16:48 AM PDT by Beagle8U (A Muse once bit my Sister.)
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Custer was a lot like John McCain....both graduated at the bottom of their classes at Military academies, both had good friends on the enemy’s side in their war, both were womanizer, and both got good men killed with their recklessness and incompetence.


12 posted on 09/01/2018 6:18:03 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (GOP- 65 House and 12 Senate seat pickups in November)
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Both crashed and burned.


13 posted on 09/01/2018 6:21:19 AM PDT by Beagle8U (A Muse once bit my Sister.)
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Bump


14 posted on 09/01/2018 6:22:35 AM PDT by Kaslin
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George had better hair.


15 posted on 09/01/2018 6:22:38 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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...reminiscent of George MacDonald Fraser’s Flashman novels

Fraser's (genuinely) autobiographical book about WWII in the Pacific ("Quartered Safe Out Here") is a good read in itself.

16 posted on 09/01/2018 6:23:44 AM PDT by niteowl77
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Get them excited bout American History.

In my experience, those who love learning will enjoy their History classes... but that's only about 1/3 of all public school students. What I have discovered over the years is that this who did NOT love learning in their youth will enjoy History lessons and discussion in their early-to-mid 20s... sadly, that group usually isn't in college, and if they are, they typically aren't taking History electives. However, it is nice to see that "spark" light up in those who even had a disdain education for most of their teens, when I simply blather on about some of my favorite cool stories from history.

17 posted on 09/01/2018 6:24:20 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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Both of them are dead.


18 posted on 09/01/2018 6:24:53 AM PDT by henkster (Monsters from the Id.)
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I like some alternate history novels. I’m not sure that I will like this one.


19 posted on 09/01/2018 6:26:40 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: Paine in the Neck

Texas John Slaughter? Couldn’t do that theme song now. “Texas John Slaughter made them do what they oughter, cause if they didn’t they died”


20 posted on 09/01/2018 6:29:42 AM PDT by Bernard (We will stop calling you fake news when you stop being fake news.)
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