Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's been said to me that commander-in-chief is derivative from imperator. Every time I hear "Hail to the Chief" I grit my teeth. While I know that much of this republic's roots are grounded in neo-classicism, ovational and triumphal music for an individual seems to me to be an anti-republican gesture. s.d. On Dec 30, 2007, at 2:25 AM, Bill Smith wrote: As I recall, 1936 was also year when a guy named A. Hitler was solidifying his power and the whole world did zilch. See any parallels to today? OBL could be the Hitler of today, except for Messrs. Bush and Cheney who have kept him holed up somewhere in a cave. Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> wrote: I see the parallels--men in power who are more interested in personal and executive power than the rights of their people. The monumental figures were those who stood up to those who would destroy liberty. The same thing will have to happen now. Variation on Catch 22--The enemy is anyone who's trying to steal your Constitution, including your commander-in-chief. You can bet he'll claim he's doing it for your own good and protection. Ric On Dec 29, 2007, at 5:42 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > Phil > > I'm not sure if everyone lusts after the 1936 Summar but your image > are certainly nice. When I see soneone talking about lens > chronology I immediately get historic. My goodness, 1936 was a > world changing year. It was before my time but it was a time of > immense events, social and otherwise. > > Now, we only have Bush and Cheny. Where have the monumental figures > gone? > > Walt > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information