Let’s not go to Camelot, ‘tis a silly place
(Kudos to Craig)
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Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., the latter day Geoffrey of Monmouth, who determined that the 1,000 days of the Kennedy presidency were the most important in human history, has died following a heart attack at the age of 89. In more than 20 books, mostly from his unapologetically liberal viewpoint, he helped shape the political debate of the 20th century and expanded the significance of social history, winning two Pulitzer Prizes and the National Book Award. While most closely associated with the Kennedys, he also posthumously kissed the assess of Andrew Jackson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, arguing that strong, if illiterate or immobile, individuals could bend history. He offered a historical perspective on George the Second’s war of terror on civil liberties, predicting it would have the same effect similar efforts have had in the past: “We hate ourselves in the morning.” Schlesinger was often criticized for his revisionist history, starting with his own name. The son of influential historian Arthur Schlesinger, Schlesinger the second changed his given middle name to that of his father’s so he could slap the Jr. onto his publications. He also could turn a blind eye to unpleasantness about his subjects, such as Kennedy’s philandering and Jackson’s shameful treatment of the Indians.
Three Pooligans were ready for this historical chapter to be over, and Craig’s The Killers’ Greatest Hits moves into 5th, while Michelle’s As I Lay Dying and Matt tie for 11th. Monty could use some revisionism here, as he had Art listed in 2004 but could not resist the siren’s call of acromegaly.
Schlesinger caps the first 7-hit month in the history of the GHI, which puts us on pace for 72 hits for the year.
On a vaguely related note for the three of you who got this far, while the Oscar In Memoriam Reel always has interesting inclusions and oversights – Yvonne De Carlo and Oscar winner Sidney Sheldon got no love, but Tamara Dobson, who struck aluminum as Cleopatra Jones, made the list – but this year may have been a first. Despite having died July 19, 2005 (574 days before the 2007 Oscar cast) and having appeared in the 2006 In Memoriam Tribute, James Doohan made a second posthumous appearance. Once again, Scotty giving it all he had, and a wee bit more.
In an even more vaguely related note, while I am often chastised for my morbidity in running a dead pool, I got some interesting company this week. The University of Oklahoma has taken out life insurance policies on 25 donors, with them paying the premiums in return for being named as beneficiary. In other words, the university will be bankrolling its future on the deaths of its boosters. But I’m the sick bastard.
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Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., the latter day Geoffrey of Monmouth, who determined that the 1,000 days of the Kennedy presidency were the most important in human history, has died following a heart attack at the age of 89. In more than 20 books, mostly from his unapologetically liberal viewpoint, he helped shape the political debate of the 20th century and expanded the significance of social history, winning two Pulitzer Prizes and the National Book Award. While most closely associated with the Kennedys, he also posthumously kissed the assess of Andrew Jackson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, arguing that strong, if illiterate or immobile, individuals could bend history. He offered a historical perspective on George the Second’s war of terror on civil liberties, predicting it would have the same effect similar efforts have had in the past: “We hate ourselves in the morning.” Schlesinger was often criticized for his revisionist history, starting with his own name. The son of influential historian Arthur Schlesinger, Schlesinger the second changed his given middle name to that of his father’s so he could slap the Jr. onto his publications. He also could turn a blind eye to unpleasantness about his subjects, such as Kennedy’s philandering and Jackson’s shameful treatment of the Indians.
Three Pooligans were ready for this historical chapter to be over, and Craig’s The Killers’ Greatest Hits moves into 5th, while Michelle’s As I Lay Dying and Matt tie for 11th. Monty could use some revisionism here, as he had Art listed in 2004 but could not resist the siren’s call of acromegaly.
Schlesinger caps the first 7-hit month in the history of the GHI, which puts us on pace for 72 hits for the year.
On a vaguely related note for the three of you who got this far, while the Oscar In Memoriam Reel always has interesting inclusions and oversights – Yvonne De Carlo and Oscar winner Sidney Sheldon got no love, but Tamara Dobson, who struck aluminum as Cleopatra Jones, made the list – but this year may have been a first. Despite having died July 19, 2005 (574 days before the 2007 Oscar cast) and having appeared in the 2006 In Memoriam Tribute, James Doohan made a second posthumous appearance. Once again, Scotty giving it all he had, and a wee bit more.
In an even more vaguely related note, while I am often chastised for my morbidity in running a dead pool, I got some interesting company this week. The University of Oklahoma has taken out life insurance policies on 25 donors, with them paying the premiums in return for being named as beneficiary. In other words, the university will be bankrolling its future on the deaths of its boosters. But I’m the sick bastard.
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posted by The Grim Reaper at 9:47 PM
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Idea for Gallo....
We serve no corpse before its time
Phil
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