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07-24-2010, 08:47 AM
On the Ides of August, 1935, Wiley Post attempted to take off from a remote Inuit settlement not far from Pt. Barrow, Alaska. He climbed sharply, apparently starving the engine of his homebuilt aircraft for fuel. The plane crashed, and both he and Will Rogers died.
As Post was, at the time, as celebrated as Lindberg and Earhardt (and with good reason) and Rogers was the top box office draw Hollywood had, the result was electric. The news was heard around the world, and unprecedented crowds came to view the bodies as they lay in state. For more about Wiley Post, check here:
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Wiley_Post/EX27.htm
Well, folks, in about three weeks, on 8/15/2010, it will be the seventy-fifth anniversary of that tragedy. And, to no one's surprise, the Powers That Be still seem to want us to forget that the inestimable Will Rogers, the one American who can hold a candle to Mark Twain, ever opened his big mouth.
I say we trump their asses on this subject. Rogers said, 'A comedian can only last 'till he either takes himself serious or his audience takes him serious, and I don't want either one of those to happen to me 'till I am dead.' Well, friends, he's been dead seventy-five years and I say it's way, way past time we took Will Rogers seriously, indeed.
And as an added bonus, we can at the same time embarass the hell out of the MSM for underestimating us.
Here's some useful stuff for the purpose, which I have been working on for a couple of years now and am continuing to fatten up:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=130543
It's a long thread, but painless. And what's more, you will find it contains useful ammo for any number of current topics. So, I have a suggestion. Why not let Will do our arguing for us for a few weeks? Shall we find useful quotes from the man (he spouted a million of 'em) and say, in your internet battles, something like this:
In honor of the roundly ignored diamond anniversary of his death, I think I'll just let Will Rogers argue with you:
[Insert quote]
Just a thought. But I do strongly believe that we have a rare opportunity to strike blows for his memory, ourselves, and all the downtrodden 'common men' in all of the U.S. in this 'forgotten' anniversary.
For those able to travel this summer, I plan to be at the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, Ok. on Sunday afternoon, August 15th, for as long as I can stand the sauna (sorry, but our August weather is seldom to never pleasant, but I'll be there). If anyone would care to join me there, I should be very happy to see you. My ETA will be about two in the afternoon.
This 'forgotten' anniversary serves our purposes in so many vital ways that I sincerely hope you will join me in celebrating it--loudly, joyfully, and with abandon!
P.S. Please bump this thread at Will (naw, I dident intend that pun), and if you find I've missed one of your favorite Rogersisms, please please add it to that other thread! Many thanks!
As Post was, at the time, as celebrated as Lindberg and Earhardt (and with good reason) and Rogers was the top box office draw Hollywood had, the result was electric. The news was heard around the world, and unprecedented crowds came to view the bodies as they lay in state. For more about Wiley Post, check here:
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Wiley_Post/EX27.htm
Well, folks, in about three weeks, on 8/15/2010, it will be the seventy-fifth anniversary of that tragedy. And, to no one's surprise, the Powers That Be still seem to want us to forget that the inestimable Will Rogers, the one American who can hold a candle to Mark Twain, ever opened his big mouth.
I say we trump their asses on this subject. Rogers said, 'A comedian can only last 'till he either takes himself serious or his audience takes him serious, and I don't want either one of those to happen to me 'till I am dead.' Well, friends, he's been dead seventy-five years and I say it's way, way past time we took Will Rogers seriously, indeed.
And as an added bonus, we can at the same time embarass the hell out of the MSM for underestimating us.
Here's some useful stuff for the purpose, which I have been working on for a couple of years now and am continuing to fatten up:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=130543
It's a long thread, but painless. And what's more, you will find it contains useful ammo for any number of current topics. So, I have a suggestion. Why not let Will do our arguing for us for a few weeks? Shall we find useful quotes from the man (he spouted a million of 'em) and say, in your internet battles, something like this:
In honor of the roundly ignored diamond anniversary of his death, I think I'll just let Will Rogers argue with you:
[Insert quote]
Just a thought. But I do strongly believe that we have a rare opportunity to strike blows for his memory, ourselves, and all the downtrodden 'common men' in all of the U.S. in this 'forgotten' anniversary.
For those able to travel this summer, I plan to be at the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, Ok. on Sunday afternoon, August 15th, for as long as I can stand the sauna (sorry, but our August weather is seldom to never pleasant, but I'll be there). If anyone would care to join me there, I should be very happy to see you. My ETA will be about two in the afternoon.
This 'forgotten' anniversary serves our purposes in so many vital ways that I sincerely hope you will join me in celebrating it--loudly, joyfully, and with abandon!
P.S. Please bump this thread at Will (naw, I dident intend that pun), and if you find I've missed one of your favorite Rogersisms, please please add it to that other thread! Many thanks!