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msindependent
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 Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:08 am Post subject: Eisenhower |
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| Quote: | | Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion. -Eisenhower |
Ike was way before my time and I confess that I don't know much about him. I ran across this great quote and wanted to share. Sounds like we need more people like him today. |
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Kimmymac
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:28 am Post subject: |
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My son wrote his senior thesis at West Point (like how I slip that in? I am so subtle and smooth) on Eisenhower. He was a great leader, and my son admires him greatly. As a result, I am an expert on Eisenhower. Well, I hadda read the kid's thesis, and all. If you get a chance, catch the movie "IKE" starring Tom Selleck. It is really great, and you will crack up at de Gaulle. Whatta puke.
I am the greatgreatgreat (etc) grandaughter of a Declaration of Independence signer, and I can definitely see the revolutionary spirit alive and well in my family.  It is fairly common for one or the other of us to say: It is getting to be time for another revolution in this country.
Usually on April 15.  |
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rparrott21
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:46 am Post subject: |
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| I watched the Ike movie on the Discovery Channel with Tom Selleck..It is a good movie if you get the chance to see it...It's about D-Day...DeGalle from is a jerk in the movie... |
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msindependent
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:54 am Post subject: |
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(If I ever had a kid go to West Point I'd slip it in too  ). Thanks for the movie tip, I'll watch for it. |
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flagreen
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| I really enjoyed the Selleck movie too. It was very well done. I only wish it was longer. I am a bit concerned that Tom may get lung cancer though from all the cigarettes he had to smoke making that flick! |
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RogerRabbit
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Ike was the first President I ever voted for - and happy I did. Not only was he a great general and leader but as president he kept government to a munimum (perhaps his love for golf helped that)
I named my son Dwight D. after him
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jimlarsen
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Ike faced Stevenson in both elections (1952 & 1956). Before the second election, Stevenson, who was an "intellectual" tried to play the card that he was smarter than Ike (as I remember, I was 11). But Ike's brother was the president of a University, so I always figured Ike could beat Stevy in any test of real intelligence (sound familiar?). Ike made mistakes, as we all do, but he pulled the nation together after a bitter semi-conclusion to the Korean "conflict".
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