missed opportunities

[leftfeet]

Jamie's Jamey's questions regarding the context of Mount Vernon bring to mind a more recent example of politicians, in the name of "patriotism," mangling an opportunity for a historical site to actually illuminate history (rather than water the message down to the most easily digestible, comfortable-for-the-conscience version of events and

Comments

[jameystegmaier]

That's crazy...I hadn't heard about that. What was the original stated purpose of the International Freedom Center?

[leftfeet]

yep. the whole process of building the memorial has been f'ed up for a long time.

when I get a chance I'll send you a few articles that chronicle the development of the I.F.C. (I'm sans computer at home now, due to the move; so my only internet access is the office)

[fakeuser99]

Pataki was responding to the Rush Limbaugh crowd.

Take a peek at some of the conservative web sites posting about the IFC. They read as if written by an angry mob of villagers on their way to burn Frankenstein.

Jamie’s name is Jamey. C’mon, Laurie. I mean, Lori.

[leftfeet]

f*ck. thanks for the spelling correction. post corrected.

Jamey, feel free to misspell my name multiple times in future posts as punishment :)

I'll give those web sites a look the next time I feel like having an aneurysm. (or when I'm in an unusually calm, zen-like state that can't be easily shaken... but that doesn't happen often)

[aquavator]

Of course there would be shopping there. What's more American than crass commercialism?