tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post5723316678276515014..comments2023-06-21T04:23:48.342-07:00Comments on The Instant Fossil Factory: American Presidents’ DayThe Old Fossilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309164084032722383noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post-59648189225178674052013-02-21T08:43:50.773-08:002013-02-21T08:43:50.773-08:00@shackmanI think we are fully in agreement. Besid...@shackman<br><br>I think we are fully in agreement. Besides, I fully plan to redeem Washington in a way some may not be expecting. When you look at the reality on the ground, you realize these guys weren't living out a novel with an ending already laid out. They were contending with a huge task with an uncertain outcome.<br><br>War in those days was anything but an antiseptic affair and the effort to directly confront a power that was as mighty as the English Empire and needing to get a nation just born fully behind the effort was ENORMOUS! Then, you have to consolidate a brutal, hard fought victory in developing a government that actually worked. All while contending with and taking the leadership of a group of men as strong willed and individually brilliant, creative and motivated as the Founding Fathers were. I mean, these guys had their sails fully filled!The Old Fossilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309164084032722383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post-4394824813205930392013-02-21T07:37:46.926-08:002013-02-21T07:37:46.926-08:00Frankly heroes that are humanized are more relevea...Frankly heroes that are humanized are more releveant and important - not diminished - I'm with ya Fos - nice knowing how the sausage is made even though the occasional unsavory ingredient sneaks inShackman https://www.blogger.com/profile/01690901432037614409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post-30062210277765267712013-02-20T20:27:43.386-08:002013-02-20T20:27:43.386-08:00@rummuser
I am a person who doesn't mind find...@rummuser<br /><br />I am a person who doesn't mind finding out how the sausage is actually made. What I find is two men without the benefit of hindsight having to work through very trying times without knowing what the outcome would be. An example of Washington's real world courage, he came out of one battle with bullet holes in both his coat and hat, yet none saw a hint of fear in him at any point! It was part of the reason his men would follow him to hell and back.The Old Fossilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309164084032722383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post-22154920324240061922013-02-20T20:20:55.910-08:002013-02-20T20:20:55.910-08:00@Maxi
I hope you don't think I am speaking ag...@Maxi<br /><br />I hope you don't think I am speaking against their heroism. I find it enhanced, not diminished by their humanity.The Old Fossilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309164084032722383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post-48478106571487664542013-02-20T20:18:46.882-08:002013-02-20T20:18:46.882-08:00@shackman
I'll give you the Cliff's Notes...@shackman<br /><br />I'll give you the Cliff's Notes as i go through it. Cliff Claven that is!The Old Fossilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309164084032722383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post-10348103978988943692013-02-20T05:49:35.137-08:002013-02-20T05:49:35.137-08:00They are up there in my list of all time greats, i...They are up there in my list of all time greats, irrespective of how they achieved what they did.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post-4097867068234714102013-02-20T05:16:12.075-08:002013-02-20T05:16:12.075-08:00George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are men who ...George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are men who made great sacrifices for their country. They are American heroes … may it always be.<br />Blessings ~ MaxiMaxihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906657260598913275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post-83232286436041876952013-02-20T05:05:01.962-08:002013-02-20T05:05:01.962-08:00His being a freemason played into everything about...His being a freemason played into everything about him - that's why I'm curious how it is handled. I guess I could always read the book myself - LOLShackman https://www.blogger.com/profile/01690901432037614409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post-47796766405037371442013-02-19T22:44:34.448-08:002013-02-19T22:44:34.448-08:00@shackman
It did speak of it, but his purpose in ...@shackman<br /><br />It did speak of it, but his purpose in this book is not to make a broad spectrum biography, but to show Washington the politician. Freemasonry is not figuring in strongly at the stage I am reading. I'm still dealing with Washington the General, which is fascinating in that he has already started to be referred to as the father of his country.The Old Fossilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309164084032722383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post-9552733644826712082013-02-19T08:30:41.431-08:002013-02-19T08:30:41.431-08:00Fos - did the Washington book make any serious men...Fos - did the Washington book make any serious mention that Washington was a Freemason? When you enter the big Masonic Temple in London I'm told (by a high ranking Mason) the first thing you see is a statue og GW. Shackman https://www.blogger.com/profile/01690901432037614409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post-48999430283444884382013-02-19T07:26:32.323-08:002013-02-19T07:26:32.323-08:00@GrannymarVery nicely said! How true.@Grannymar<br><br>Very nicely said! How true.The Old Fossilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309164084032722383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370384536640867.post-67841170194794612702013-02-19T01:49:07.765-08:002013-02-19T01:49:07.765-08:00When it all boils down, each one of us is made fro...When it all boils down, each one of us is made from the same pattern, the fabric differs giving one stripes and the other stars. Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.com