Comments on: Happy 100th Birthday, Brother Edward!

By: Mnemosyne

Mnemosyne — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:37:54 +0000

I just today bought a paperback copy of Naomi Klein’s End of America. See page 98, in her section re the no-fly list. In a passage that will sound familiar to many who have encountered the vagaries of modern homeland protection, Bill Shirer writes how Kaltenborn was refused entry to Berlin in 1938.

“May I ask why?” Hans said, boiling inside but cool outside, though beads of sweat bubbled out on his forehead.

The officer had a ready answer: Looking in his notebook, he said with tremendous seriousness: “Herr Kaltenborn, on such and such a date in Oklahoma City, you made a speech insulting the Fuhrer.”

“Let me see the text of that, please,” Hans spoke up. But you do not argue wit the Gestapo. . . . Hans was hustled out. . . . Then he disappeared.”

The quote is from Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-1941.

By: SouthernDragon

SouthernDragon — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:32:33 +0000

Well, Richard from Gulfport will just have to agree with everything you’ve said. I’ve supported the station for many years. Tampa Bay would be an information wasteland (”Wasteland of the Free”) without WMNF, the Best Little Radio Station on the Planet. Far out.

By: SouthernDragon

SouthernDragon — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:28:53 +0000

No argument. I was just focusing on TV. I’d probably have to add I F Stone and a couple others to the list as well.

By: nonplussed

nonplussed — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:26:34 +0000

Absolutely!

By: demi

demi — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:17:59 +0000

My husband goes to the VA for computer jobs and always comes home with an interesting story.
Heart goes out to all the kids who had lost limbs and heart.
(we’re good?)

By: kirk murphy

kirk murphy — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:17:42 +0000

Peterr, thanks for this inspiring post.

I hope Murrow’s successors hear your call.

By: LS

LS — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:12:57 +0000

It is just so awful…I hope the PT went well.

By: nonplussed

nonplussed — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:10:45 +0000

I was at the local VA just today, many young people there. I had a PT session, everyone but me was a young man. I grieve…

By: LS

LS — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:07:26 +0000

OT:

There are approximately 5 days left in this month….40 US soldiers killed in Iraq so far..it the highest death count since September 2007…tied with January…

By: KayInMaine

KayInMaine — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:03:39 +0000

For what it’s worth, I heard Rush Limbaugh saying this week that Hillary is real and Barack Obama is just flashing his wallet around. Huh?