My goodness, what a super movie…expected to be one of the few going to the 5:45 show and instead found a long line (for a small movie theater). It was full 10 minutes after they let us in and people just kept on coming. Worried presidents, advisors, newspapers, Vietnam, lies, cheating, cover-ups…smoke-filled rooms, lawyers, power, most women in the background, always considered to be on the coattails of men. Ah yes, it was the story of presidents clear back to Truman, however, it mainly talks of the Vietnam era and all the good old boys willing to sell their soul and the troops in Vietnam, rather than to say ‘we made a mistake’…’we made bad decisions, and we now have death and destruction sitting squarely on our shoulders’.
But the newspaper…in spite of the men in power…stood firm to the challenge of amendment rights…and the rest is history. Daniel Ellsburg..I salute you…
Don’t miss it…makes it two in a row….and remember the boys and men who died for us in the World Wars and Vietnam…and now in the Middle East…Our lives, as we live them, here in the US, are continuing day by day…because of their heroism and dedication to freedom and democracy.
(sorry if this shows up twice….wrote it before and it does not show in my blogs)
Just came home and am settling down after watching the Darkest Hour….what a gripping, historic, terrifying, honorable, film. By the same token, it was full of whining, wimpy men who reminded me of so many I see in Washington today.
Churchill became a leader of men because he had no other choice. His objective was not to become a powerful politician, but to lead those in his country and in Europe through the grinding years of war. He abhorred the pettiness and the ‘holier than thou’ attitude of so many of his associates.
Instead of working with, they made folly of…..and chose time after time to point out what they thought were his shortcomings. He was old, he drank when he first awakened, he drank during meals, he was scary, he was not ‘all there’, he needed to be relieved of the post of Prime Minister, he cried, he would not negotiate with Hitler, etc, etc, etc.
And yet, in spite of his ‘bad habits’ and/or his inability to lead….he brought his country thru WWII, with England intact. and not a ‘state’ belonging to Hitler.
It seems history repeats itself with great men, good men, and ordinary men who become great and good. Politicians become so religious, so pious, so knowing when the new guys/gals on the block come in and cast the shadow of change in Washington or the status quo regardless of where it is.
I am ashamed of people who hold others to such a high standard of nothingness. Please do not confuse my opinion as not allowing one to have opinions and voice them freely. It is how they do it that makes me cry inside for those who are striving to make us better.
Maybe the call for unity is to ask the question ‘who said’ when it comes to statements made in and on all forms of media. I am not interested in ‘maybe this’ or ‘maybe that’ happened. I am interested in ‘who said ‘ this or that might or maybe happened. Media that used to tout (FOX) we report you decide have become the ‘what if’ and not found out ‘who said’. I am a FOX watcher, but now I see that most networks, including FOX, are acquiring some bad habits.
My opinion of the change in news is that the USA is chugging along better than anyone expected…the stock market is happy, companies are happy, employees will see more in their paychecks with the initial tax redo, and people are getting bonuses and raises and better benefit’
packages. Money is being spent, money is being saved, credit scores are becoming something to look at, and gas and oil production and prices are steady.
Even with the natural disasters this year, our country is looking up…..we want a better way to control our border, we want a plan on controlling illegal people from coming in, not to work, but to live off our benefit system. We want a better health program and, change has started. No, it’s not perfect, but be patient. We are happy to see change….we are happy that.
One cannot expect to get out of the gigantic hole our politicians have created in just a year, or two,or three. Sorry….the hole is that big. It takes communication, and quality in our men and women who we send to Washington….we are sorely lacking in both.
One more thing…..it has been said that our President used a 4 letter word in describing some of the countries where people want to leave and come to the United States…..He’s right….These countries are noted for poor governments who do not provide for their people, poor medical services, poor roads, impure water, poor vaccinations, poor civil rights, poor court systems, poor pay, and the fear of takeovers by militants. Yes, if I lived in and under those conditions, I would be doing whatever I could to leave. Was Haiti in great shape before the hurricane and the earthquakes…no, they were poor, had a government that did not care for them, and had no plan. Did Puerto Rico have a great country to live in prior to the hurricane…no, there was government debt, no work, bad food, medical, and water conditions….no wonder Puerto Ricans are willing to leave their beloved home, just to live with out fear. Let’s not ‘make believe’..everything is not rosy….it is time for a united WORLD effort to clean up, fix up, gear up, and make this this place nice for everyone, everywhere. ..later….
I am usually very good at card writing…in fact I write year round to friends I’ve known for years. However, this year I lost time somewhere…..A wonderful holiday greeting to all and my wish that you have a satisfying and even grand 2018…..love that DOW. Don’t ever want to see a politician in the White House again…..I want a good business person that knows foreign trade as well as made in USA. I want a person who stands up for me. I want a country that is the envy of all and yet open to all.
I have a friend who had a favorite horse all her growing up years. When it came to college, her parents said she had to sell her horse to pay for her education……I want people coming in to my country who are willing to sell their horse…..for the opportunity to become a successful American.
I want companies born and raised in America to remember that. I want those who can’t pass a drug test over and over again, to stand in front of the mirror, work it out, and get on with it. Someday their parents are going to quit supporting them….I already have.
I want inexpensive adoption for kids who need a home…and local/state support to get them going. I’d love to have birth control free for all who want it and need it. Just because you can make kids doesn’t mean it should become your vocation.
(Man, I didn’t start out to write this, but my fingers just wouldn’t stop)…Anyhow, life for us in 2018 can be the experience of a lifetime….full of happiness, work, good health, and living drug free. Stay away from people who think white only is cool. Stay away from people who think all people of color only are cool…..be smart enough to know that this type ‘cool’ is as illiterate as it comes.
Nobody said it was going to be easy…..if so, please send a note saying they have erred. Work and work hard, smile, learn, graduate from something, sing, ask for forgiveness, laugh and laugh and laugh, when you work for something and get it, be proud….go stand in front of that mirror and say…..’good job’. When you start each day delivering papers at 4AM and end up working the second shift at 11PM….go stand in front of that mirror again…and say…’well done’…..”I’m beat….tired from the day, but I know I am on my way and my family is fed and safe and warm. Yes, I will gladly do it again tomorrow because I will succeed and my life will thrive and I will continue to be a proud and growing American.”
Who knows, maybe I’ll get those cards done after all, first out for 2108! So glad they aren’t dated! Looks like I’ve already sent my wishes after all….later…..
Just found this show….almost at the end of it’s first season….really fun to watch…Put the writers of Big Bang Theory on this and it will be a smash! The humor is good…not barbed enough with ‘looks and actions’.
The morning sun comes beaming in
To pierce the dream I’m dreaming in;
The sounds of day come winging through
To route the sleep I’m clinging to—
I’d give a lot, yes, all I’ve got
To sleep, to dream, to even snore
A little more!
But someone lets the puppy out
To get me with his cold, wet snout,
And children whisper loud as shrieks
And wallow on a bed that creaks;
The garbage man bangs clean the cans,
And neighbors rattle pots and pans;
And pigeons cruise by chatty twos
Across my roof in hobnailed shoes—
I groan, I sigh, again I try
To sleep, to dream, to even snore
A little more!
Somehow the day comes seeping in
Whatever room I’m sleeping in—
The front, the rear—Oh, never fear,
The sun looks in to grin and jeer
At me a-sighing, dozing, trying
To sleep, to dream….to even snore
A little more!
Some folks can move away and then they’re gone
And when they are you scarcely can remember
The sort of way their life was patterned on
And if they left in August or December,
Or how they looked—how easy they were
making it,
Of if their hand was warm and firm on
shaking it!…
Strange how they took their lives and
drifted on—
Once they were here, but when they’re gone
they’re gone!
But other folks can leave and still remain—
Seems like their ways once loved, are here
forever;
They way they spoke or smiled is clear and plain;
their fellowship from yours no miles could
sever.
They make their place, and once they finished’
making it
There’s no erasing, blurring, not forsaking it!
Steady and clear the fires of friendship burn
That heart and hearth shall welcome their
return!
Somehow, it’s hard to say the things
I really want to say—
The words may not be fancy but they’re true
And, by the way,
The year of eighteen-sixty was
The best I ever had,
For that’s the lucky one for me
That gave me my Granddad!
The times we’ve talked and walked and laughed
Are the ones I’ll not forget;
We’ve shared a lot of living
But there’s one thing I regret—
My seventeen seems so few years…
I wish I might have had
The fun of living eighty-six
Along with my Granddad!
And now, tonight I’m mighty proud
To hand this honored pin
Of worthy Masonry his life
Is represented in—
And me?…In fifty years or more
May I deserve as well
A pin of honor like this one
On my Granddad’s lapel!
(by a 17 year old boy to his 86 year old Grandfather)
am loving the final season and wish it were not the final season…what a great series….nothing slow about this show…the characters are smart, emotional, and will be remembered as a great bunch who fit the part and lived the part on screen. later…..
forgot all about the accountant with Ben …so handsome with a beard, by the way…anyhow.. I usually just watch a movie once…watching the third time right now with hubby,maybe fourth, (not hubby) movie. love this …..later
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