Liberal Professor Calls Thanksgiving Racist Holiday

[Danzig]

As for jackson, i think his legacy suffers from people who only fasten on his indian removal policy, rather than looking into his detailed reasons why. After the revolution, before the 1812 to 1815 war, the brits frequently encouraged indian uprisings against us.

Oh, and our ally, france....yeah, she helped us vs britain, but didn't exactly want us to win. It was in their best interests to keep it going as long as possible, as a way to weaken britain, thus strengthening france.

[cal828]

Originally Posted by Danzig

As for jackson, i think his legacy suffers from people who only fasten on his indian removal policy, rather than looking into his detailed reasons why. After the revolution, before the 1812 to 1815 war, the brits frequently encouraged indian uprisings against us.

Oh, and our ally, france....yeah, she helped us vs britain, but didn't exactly want us to win. It was in their best interests to keep it going as long as possible, as a way to weaken britain, thus strengthening france.

I'll have to get a copy of that book. I had pretty much already guessed that you were reading one.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by cal828

I'll have to get a copy of that book. I had pretty much already guessed that you were reading one.

Read it a few months ago...which lead me to reading brands on texas, which lead to sam houston... and reading jackson also made me want a book on quincy adams, and clay. Read on clay last month (and polk)
I like brands writing style, lots of info but not dry or boring. I think ill read grant next. His memoirs were good, but i enjoyed shermans more.

When i got the JQA book out, i said 'that author sounds familiar'. I have his book on james monroe

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Danzig

As for jackson, i think his legacy suffers from people who only fasten on his indian removal policy, rather than looking into his detailed reasons why. After the revolution, before the 1812 to 1815 war, the brits frequently encouraged indian uprisings against us.

Oh, and our ally, france....yeah, she helped us vs britain, but didn't exactly want us to win. It was in their best interests to keep it going as long as possible, as a way to weaken britain, thus strengthening france.

Haven't read many history books over the years, can count on one hand.
Think we talked about The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, i still have that in hard cover and paperback...and The Longest Day..have boxes of books in the attic...my favs were political thrillers and crime drama...my all time fav is The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth, still have that one with rubber bands holding it together...read other books by him but that was the best.
Last book i read was The Da Vinci Code, very good..movies of books always fail, except maybe The Godfather and The Exorcist...

[cal828]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Haven't read many history books over the years, can count on one hand.
Think we talked about The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, i still have that in hard cover and paperback...and The Longest Day..have boxes of books in the attic...my favs were political thrillers and crime drama...my all time fav is The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth, still have that one with rubber bands holding it together...read other books by him but that was the best.
Last book i read was The Da Vinci Code, very good..movies of books always fail, except maybe The Godfather and The Exorcist...

You mentioned The Da Vinci Code. I've read 3 or 4 of those books by Dan Brown. They're all pretty entertaining. I think the last one I read of his was called The Lost Symbol. There's a lot of info in that one about the influence of the Masons on the founding fathers and on Washington DC.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by cal828

You mentioned The Da Vinci Code. I've read 3 or 4 of those books by Dan Brown. They're all pretty entertaining. I think the last one I read of his was called The Lost Symbol. There's a lot of info in that one about the influence of the Masons on the founding fathers and on Washington DC.

Last nite at 11pm TNT was showing da vinci code..i watched about 20 mins and hit the sack..

[cal828]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Last nite at 11pm TNT was showing da vinci code..i watched about 20 mins and hit the sack..

Watched some of it too, but had already seen it, so turned tv off and started to read "Game of Thrones." Not much opportunity to read around here without the TV on. Wife likes to watch a lot of reality TV which basicly makes me a bit crazy. Not sure whether we are typical household or not, but watching TV and reading sometimes is hard for me to do, but not for her. Not sure whether any studies have been done or not, but I think, if any have they probably prove that women are way better than us at multi-tasking. When she is watching TV, I usually have to seek refuge at the computer and even that is difficult. She likes to wander from the living room to kitchen and turn the kitchen tv on which is right next to our small "media" room where the compter is located. Anyway, plans to read "Game of Thrones" went awry. Nodded off after about 10 minutes.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Haven't read many history books over the years, can count on one hand.
Think we talked about The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, i still have that in hard cover and paperback...and The Longest Day..have boxes of books in the attic...my favs were political thrillers and crime drama...my all time fav is The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth, still have that one with rubber bands holding it together...read other books by him but that was the best.
Last book i read was The Da Vinci Code, very good..movies of books always fail, except maybe The Godfather and The Exorcist...

Read the da vinci code. I enjoyed figuring out the clues, the round church, aka the temple church, for one. Will marshall buried there. Was obvious to me tho that he had written the book with a movie in mind.
The godfather movie was helped by puzo writing the script.

As for history, i was always interested in british history. But i have expanded over the years. i have a book guaranteed to cure insomnia. 'The history of europe'. It is booooring.

[cal828]

Went to get a powerball ticket last night. Jackpot huge. Nobody won. Now at 425 million. I probably wouldn't have played, but had to take wife over to Little Rock to the airport so she could fly to California. There's a big sign on the way that gives the powerball and megamillions totals. Wife said to play. Surprised I remembered to play. Whatever, she says often goes in one ear and out the other. Probably a little selective ADHD acting up. Played $10 bucks worth. Which is 5 sets of numbers. Got way more numbers right than I usually do. Usually only get one or two numbers right. Got 4 numbers plus the powerball. Unfortunately only 2 numbers plus the powerball on one line so only a $7 winner. One more number would have been a decent $100. Oh well, better chance of getting hit by lightning than winning powerball, but no great loss this time.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by cal828

Went to get a powerball ticket last night. Jackpot huge. Nobody won. Now at 425 million. I probably wouldn't have played, but had to take wife over to Little Rock to the airport so she could fly to California. There's a big sign on the way that gives the powerball and megamillions totals. Wife said to play. Surprised I remembered to play. Whatever, she says often goes in one ear and out the other. Probably a little selective ADHD acting up. Played $10 bucks worth. Which is 5 sets of numbers. Got way more numbers right than I usually do. Usually only get one or two numbers right. Got 4 numbers plus the powerball. Unfortunately only 2 numbers plus the powerball on one line so only a $7 winner. One more number would have been a decent $100. Oh well, better chance of getting hit by lightning than winning powerball, but no great loss this time.

To little rock.....hey, neighbor.

[cal828]

Originally Posted by Danzig

To little rock.....hey, neighbor.

Yes, I thought you lived in Arkansas, but I didn'tk now exactly where. I was thinking down there in that "godforsaken" southeast Arkansas in maybe Hamburg or Crossett. Course a lot of people think of all of Arkansas as being "godforsaken." I used to work down there a lot and just about everywhere else in Arkansas. I didn't really hate it down there. Just hated the drive from Hot Springs. Not sure how many miles I drove in my work career, but a lot. Now hate having to go the 8 miles to town and really hate driving the 55 miles to Little Rock which I do usually a couple of times every week because my daughter is an OB/GYN and a single mother. She delivers babies at night and so I have to go to LR when she is on call to spend the night with my grands(6,8 and 10).

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by cal828

Yes, I thought you lived in Arkansas, but I didn'tk now exactly where. I was thinking down there in that "godforsaken" southeast Arkansas in maybe Hamburg or Crossett. Course a lot of people think of all of Arkansas as being "godforsaken." I used to work down there a lot and just about everywhere else in Arkansas. I didn't really hate it down there. Just hated the drive from Hot Springs. Not sure how many miles I drove in my work career, but a lot. Now hate having to go the 8 miles to town and really hate driving the 55 miles to Little Rock which I do usually a couple of times every week because my daughter is an OB/GYN and a single mother. She delivers babies at night and so I have to go to LR when she is on call to spend the night with my grands(6,8 and 10).

Yep, hamburg. We both work in crossett. And it is forsaken, but i don't regret moving there at all.
We just bought 42 acres on bull shoals, in oakland. Plan to retire there in about 15 years.

[cal828]

Not that I hate being with my grandchildren, but just that I hate that boring drive to Little Rock that I've done so many times before both in my personal life and when I was working. I'd rather drive from here to California than to drive to Little Rock.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by cal828

Went to get a powerball ticket last night. Jackpot huge. Nobody won. Now at 425 million. I probably wouldn't have played, but had to take wife over to Little Rock to the airport so she could fly to California. There's a big sign on the way that gives the powerball and megamillions totals. Wife said to play. Surprised I remembered to play. Whatever, she says often goes in one ear and out the other. Probably a little selective ADHD acting up. Played $10 bucks worth. Which is 5 sets of numbers. Got way more numbers right than I usually do. Usually only get one or two numbers right. Got 4 numbers plus the powerball. Unfortunately only 2 numbers plus the powerball on one line so only a $7 winner. One more number would have been a decent $100. Oh well, better chance of getting hit by lightning than winning powerball, but no great loss this time.

I had the powerball only..4 bucks....been playing for awhile...their payoff chart sucks..like you said, you have a better shot in the electric chair..

[cal828]

Originally Posted by bigrun

I had the powerball only..4 bucks....been playing for awhile...their payoff chart sucks..like you said, you have a better shot in the electric chair..

I guess I'll have to go give them another donation, if I can remember it on Wedneday night for the 425 million. Probably won't remember it without my "sweet thang," here to remind me. She's only been gone for two days and I already miss her. Already tired of eating things out of a can. I may lose some major weight while she's gone. Could go into town to a restaurant, I suppose, but I have always hated eating alone. One thing good though, don't have to watch any brainless episodes of the "housewives." Much rather watch History channel or CNN.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by cal828

I guess I'll have to go give them another donation, if I can remember it on Wedneday night for the 425 million. Probably won't remember it without my "sweet thang," here to remind me. She's only been gone for two days and I already miss her. Already tired of eating things out of a can. I may lose some major weight while she's gone. Could go into town to a restaurant, I suppose, but I have always hated eating alone. One thing good though, don't have to watch any brainless episodes of the "housewives." Much rather watch History channel or CNN.

What! you don't cook for yourself?...wife fractured her right arm bout 5 weeks ago and can't do crap...I'm chief cook and bottle washer..had lot's of leftovers from thurs but ran out yesterday so back to the kitchen for me today..call myself Chef Boyardeejay.....think i'll go with spaghetti today...yum..

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by bigrun

..movies of books always fail, except maybe The Godfather and The Exorcist...

Erwha?

Rosemary's Baby?
The Shining?
Misery?
Silence of the Lambs?
No Country for Old Men?
Jaws?
The Hunger Games?
Princess Bride?
Gone With the Wind?
Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Wizard of Oz?
Casino Royale?
The Shawshank Redemption? (okay, novella, whatever. So add Stand By Me, too)

What are your favorite adaptations?

However,I totally give you this- the films of The Exorcist and The Godfather are much, much better than the books. The list of movies better than the books is pretty short. Oh, Jaws. Move Jaws to this list. Much better than the book.

[cal828]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Erwha?

Rosemary's Baby?
The Shining?
Misery?
Silence of the Lambs?
No Country for Old Men?
Jaws?
The Hunger Games?
Princess Bride?
Gone With the Wind?
Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Wizard of Oz?
Casino Royale?
The Shawshank Redemption? (okay, novella, whatever. So add Stand By Me, too)

What are your favorite adaptations?

However,I totally give you this- the films of The Exorcist and The Godfather are much, much better than the books. The list of movies better than the books is pretty short. Oh, Jaws. Move Jaws to this list. Much better than the book.

I usually like both, but I think that sometimes the problem is that in movies they sometimes change something and put something in the movie that was not in the book. Sometimes makes it better, but sometimes not.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Erwha?

Rosemary's Baby? scary movie
The Shining? very scary movie,scared the crap out of my son
Misery? good one
Silence of the Lambs? Love this one, watched many times
No Country for Old Men? Loved this movie,the villian was invincible
Jaws?..good one
The Hunger Games? Haven't seen
Princess Bride?..Love this one, Cary Ewes reminds me of my high school buddy
Gone With the Wind? Classic
Lord of the Rings trilogy? Not a fan
Wizard of Oz? another classic
Casino Royale? Yes, very good
The Shawshank Redemption?Watched this one many times, great movie (okay, novella, whatever. So add Stand By Me, too)

What are your favorite adaptations?

However,I totally give you this- the films of The Exorcist and The Godfather are much, much better than the books. The list of movies better than the books is pretty short. Oh, Jaws. Move Jaws to this list. Much better than the book.

Wow, don't get me started on movies..

The Cincinnati Kid book good - movie a little better
The Sting - great movie..
Gotta dig into my files for more...
I remember reading The Exorcist late at nite and looking out the window for ghosts..

[cal828]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Wow, don't get me started on movies..

The Cincinnati Kid book good - movie a little better
The Sting - great movie..
Gotta dig into my files for more...
I remember reading The Exorcist late at nite and looking out the window for ghosts..

You know, you have to have a pretty strong constitution to watch any movie taken from a book written by Cormack McCarthy like No Country for Old Men. The action parts of everything he writes is interesting and appealing to fans of action movies, but everything is also so depressing. Read one of his books entitled The Road, I think. Most depressing thing I have ever read. About a man and his son trying to survive after a nuclear war. A movie, I also did not care for was "Leaving Las Vegas." Stayed and watched it to the end, but a lot of people at the movie house, got up and left before it was over. Tough to watch someone drink themselves to death. Only good thing about it was Elizabeth Shue. What a fox she is.