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2017-10-21 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-10-21 08:50|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 I dislike seeing the term "unwinnable" and "unnecessary."

WW2 was unnecessary to us here, what the hell would we care in the US what happens to Britian, or Russia, or France? We got the Atlantic to protect us. And it was only "winnable" because we gave Stalin a fifty year window to remake large chunks of Eurasia in his image. Which may kill us yet.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2017-10-21 09:24|| 2017-10-21 09:24|| Front Page Top

#2 I watched an episode and a half before the projectile vomiting became uncontrollable. It turns out that kindly Uncle Ho was just like the Founding Fathers, except much nicer. Really more like Mother Theresa, if truth be told.

Posted by Matt 2017-10-21 10:59|| 2017-10-21 10:59|| Front Page Top

#3 During the months-long publicity blitz preceding the documentary’s release, Burns and Novick vowed that The Vietnam War would not malign American veterans of Vietnam or blame them for the war,

What a crock of shit - Ken Burns is as reliably leftist as they come. I refuse to watch anything this jackoff puts on film.

Posted by Raj 2017-10-21 12:26|| 2017-10-21 12:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Haven't and won't watch the thing.

While I wasn't there, I was here and paying attention from the early '60s on. It was very informative to see WWII in shows like Victory at Sea and the nightly news on VN. The commie loving media was fairly easy to identify even then.

Posted by AlanC 2017-10-21 12:27|| 2017-10-21 12:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Just another shot in rehabilitating Communism. A particular sport at the NYT.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-10-21 14:08|| 2017-10-21 14:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Anybody remember "The Unknown War" hosted by Burt Lancaster?

Posted by DooDahMan 2017-10-21 15:11|| 2017-10-21 15:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Everything the left touches turns to shit.

Posted by newc 2017-10-21 15:22|| 2017-10-21 15:22|| Front Page Top

#8 Cut off all public tax dollars to PBS.

Posted by Woodrow 2017-10-21 15:36|| 2017-10-21 15:36|| Front Page Top

#9 "The Unknown War" Wasn't that the series about what the Russians call "The Great Patriotic War"? Let's face it. The USSR carried the ball to a large amount in Europe as far as WWII goes. The great tragedy of the 20thcentury is the Russian people along with the Poles, Ukrainians, Balts, etc got suffer not only at the hands of Hitler and his vision but Stalin's too.The majority of German losses in terms of men and material happened in der Ost. But one also needs to remember that Burt had a soft spot for some rather unsavory individuals . The Birdman was certainly no saint. But then he did get to roll around in the surf with Deborah Kerr. Nice beach.

Posted by Cheaderhead 2017-10-21 18:03|| 2017-10-21 18:03|| Front Page Top

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