John Wayne in The Longest Day
An evening pause: As this is June 6, the anniversary of D-Day in World War II, let’s watch John Wayne show us how Americans once did it. From the 1962 film, The Longest Day.
From the press release: In this ground-breaking new history of early America, historian Robert Zimmerman not only exposes the lie behind The New York Times 1619 Project that falsely claims slavery is central to the history of the United States, he also provides profound lessons about the nature of human societies, lessons important for Americans today as well as for all future settlers on Mars and elsewhere in space.
Conscious Choice: The origins of slavery in America and why it matters today and for our future in outer space, is a riveting page-turning story that documents how slavery slowly became pervasive in the southern British colonies of North America, colonies founded by a people and culture that not only did not allow slavery but in every way were hostile to the practice.
Conscious Choice does more however. In telling the tragic history of the Virginia colony and the rise of slavery there, Zimmerman lays out the proper path for creating healthy societies in places like the Moon and Mars.
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I heard someone who called in to a talk show the other night, he landed on Omaha beach in the first wave. He said that every one in his landing craft was about 19 years old, I believe he said he was now 88. Truly the greatest generation, they rose to the occasion then came home, went to work, reproduced and built the modern world.
He went on to explain that the landing craft next to his took a direct hit and all of the men died a fiery death, then after his call a recording of president Roosevelt was played and I contrasted that speech with speeches that presidents of late have given, specifically Mr. Clinton, Bush and Obama.
The difference, night and day. (not that I have no problems with Roosevelt but I think the level of intellect and substance is what jumps out at you)
The Duke was a regular polymath.
“Noted speech therapist John Wayne uses an unorthodox, yet effective method to cure a young man of a speech impediment”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBBS_tC4eRE