[Leica] 1936 Summar

[bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)]

Right, Ric - as Poggo put it so well -
"We have met the enemy, and he is us."

On a related note, re Bill Smith's comments - I should have known that Bush
and Cheney's remaining supporters were here on the LUG. ;-)


On 12/30/07 1:07 PM, "slobodan dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net> wrote:

> 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
>> 
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