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After some hundreds of pages of Edmund Morris's "Colonel
Roosevelt" (it's impossible to tell just how many on this stupid Kindle) we come to the inevitable denouement. Teddy has died and been buried. Morris says, "Given the poignancy of his sufferings over the last year, a considerable minority of Roosevelt-haters elected to keep their opinions private for the time being. Even H.L. Mencken reserved fire. 'The man was a liar, a braggart, a bully, and a fraud,' he wrote a friend. 'But let us not speak evil of the dead.'" Nearly stupefying. Cluelessness on a scale hitherto encountered only here, in these pages.....or sardonic wit worthy of Twain, Wilde or.....yes.....Mencken. Either way, nearly stupefying. ![]() giles |
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On Oct 14, 5:59*pm, Giles wrote:
After some hundreds of pages of Edmund Morris's "Colonel Roosevelt" (it's impossible to tell just how many on this stupid Kindle) we come to the inevitable denouement. *Teddy has died and been buried. Morris says, "Given the poignancy of his sufferings over the last year, a considerable minority of Roosevelt-haters elected to keep their opinions private for the time being. *Even H.L. Mencken reserved fire. *'The man was a liar, a braggart, a bully, and a fraud,' he wrote a friend. *'But let us not speak evil of the dead.'" Nearly stupefying. Cluelessness on a scale hitherto encountered only here, in these pages.....or sardonic wit worthy of Twain, Wilde or.....yes.....Mencken. Either way, nearly stupefying. * * * * ![]() giles Joe the Elder offers----well at least he took some interesting hikes in South America--[where he almost died] --did he not do something about parks that we have enjoyed ? Seems he lived to accomplish rather than worry about comments upon his death ! |
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On Oct 15, 8:41*am, Injun Joe wrote:
On Oct 14, 5:59*pm, Giles wrote: After some hundreds of pages of Edmund Morris's "Colonel Roosevelt" (it's impossible to tell just how many on this stupid Kindle) we come to the inevitable denouement. *Teddy has died and been buried. Morris says, "Given the poignancy of his sufferings over the last year, a considerable minority of Roosevelt-haters elected to keep their opinions private for the time being. *Even H.L. Mencken reserved fire. *'The man was a liar, a braggart, a bully, and a fraud,' he wrote a friend. *'But let us not speak evil of the dead.'" Nearly stupefying. Cluelessness on a scale hitherto encountered only here, in these pages.....or sardonic wit worthy of Twain, Wilde or.....yes.....Mencken. Either way, nearly stupefying. * * * * ![]() giles Joe the Elder offers----well at least he took some interesting hikes in South America--[where he almost died] He also took some other interesting hikes......where a LOT of things died. --did he not do something about parks that we have enjoyed ? So I've heard.....though all that took place before the stage in his life covered by "Colonel Roosevelt." Seems he lived to accomplish rather than worry about *comments upon his death ! Interesting observation......could be read a number of distinctly (and importantly) different ways. I'll take it straight up. Yes, he accomplished rather a lot. Perhaps more than any other well-known public figure in American history.....so far. That said, probably few others gave much more thought to comments about their deaths.....and that ain't necessarily a bad thing. giles. who has not yet lived to accomplish his own demise.....but is working on it. |
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On Oct 27, 8:12*pm, ScovilleUnit wrote:
Giles wrote in news:db2be55f-e9c2-475e-9702- : After some hundreds of pages of Edmund Morris's "Colonel Roosevelt" (it's impossible to tell just how many on this stupid Kindle) we come to the inevitable denouement. *Teddy has died and been buried. Morris says, "Given the poignancy of his sufferings over the last year, a considerable minority of Roosevelt-haters elected to keep their opinions private for the time being. *Even H.L. Mencken reserved fire. *'The man was a liar, a braggart, a bully, and a fraud,' he wrote a friend. *'But let us not speak evil of the dead.'" Nearly stupefying. Cluelessness on a scale hitherto encountered only here, in these pages.....or sardonic wit worthy of Twain, Wilde or.....yes.....Mencken. Either way, nearly stupefying. * * * * ![]() giles moron ! HH. moron. g. |
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