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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 01:24 AM Original message |
Watching WWII In High Definition on the History Channel .... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
1. It died the day the music died |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
34. I have to give the McCarthy Era initial blame for killing any sense of national unity |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
62. What killed it was the Vietnam War. |
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Archae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
2. There were war profiteers and bureaucrats holding things up during WW2... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 01:29 AM Original message |
And Navy Chiefs found the problem with those torpedos too |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
20. Oh yeah, the torpedoes. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 09:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
80. you amze me because along with smartassery that can border on assholery, you blend it with knowledge |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
57. Yep. We knew how to treat that scum back in the day. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
3. We've been watching too, for the last 4-5 hours |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 02:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. It was country first, people second, and ... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yeah, Daddy Warbucks was just a cartoon. |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. You obviously have not been watching the series and have little understanding of WWII... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. And your attitude is "what a wonderful thing that was." |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. FYI I Also Admire Firemen, But That Does Not Mean Fighting A Fire Is A Wonderful Thing... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 02:40 AM Response to Reply #38 |
45. Oh, I see. Admiration allows no criticism or other point of view. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. where was this? i'm leaning towards you made that up. |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #45 |
59. Nothing you have posted has a logical nexus to the content of the OP... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. *cough*totally made up story*cough* |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:11 AM Response to Original message |
6. "...it would be amazing what we could accomplish." |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 04:14 AM Response to Original message |
7. Trememdous film footage never seen before...its very rare to see American dead.. |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. I only caught the last 10 minutes of it a moment ago. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 02:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
46. You might want to check out "Midway." |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm going to disagree with you. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. yeah, we didn't do it to keep the nazis from conquering all of europe or anything. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Oh golly gee, I said something that smacks in the face of your belief system. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 08:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. if you don't think there was anything to do with stopping hitler and the japanese from installing |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. +1 |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #31 |
67. Technically, we only entered the war because Japan attacked the US. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. weren't we bankrolling the british war effort for quite some time before we entered though? |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 04:39 AM Response to Reply #69 |
82. That probably wouldn't have stopped Hitler or Stalin from holding the rest of Europe. |
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dhcave (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Well done |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
41. FAIL! |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
44. Then who profited? |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 03:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
49. It was really the cold war |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
56. For the Nazis and their corporate allies perhaps. But not for America. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #56 |
74. you didn't get the memo that to be a true liberal you have to loathe your own country? |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 07:21 AM Response to Reply #74 |
83. Why Don't You Give It A Rest? (n/t) |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #83 |
84. whatever sparky. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. The footage has been incredible |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 02:58 AM Response to Reply #11 |
47. Pearl Harbor didn't hurt, either. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 03:45 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. For an accurate representation |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 05:25 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Haven't seen the movie. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #47 |
64. The Japanese struck in Alaska, as well. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. You're reading way too much into that hackneyed documentary. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Did you watch the segmen on Saipan? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. No, why? |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Just watch it. n/t |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. i am guessing you never saw any of it. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I caught about half of a Tarawa episode. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I wouldn't say it always sucked as much as *almost* always sucked. (nt) |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I can't remember any good original programming they've ever had. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. if you liek documentaries pretty much anything the BBC does is quality. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. That had some beautiful imagery. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. i wanna know how they mic'ed the area where the lions were running, to where |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. dunno, i liked how they merged it with commentary from the veterans. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. This will be replayed often in the next couple of weeks. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'm not tuning in unless it's NOSTRADAMUS replete w/CGI asteroids hurling into Earth |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. Oh shoot!! I forgot to set my DVR! |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
18. It just started over again, 3pm EST |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. me too, good series. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
23. Its no accident Gary Sinise is narrating |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 03:03 AM Response to Reply #23 |
48. I can't even remember much about the movie Forrest Gump, let alone Sinise's role. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. but they're just brainwashing you... to believe... we won... the war... wait a minute... |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. LOL!!!!! n/t |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #23 |
54. or it could be because he's active in the USO and has interest in the subject. black helicopter |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. You don't know shit about marketing and advertising I see |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. no need to be rude. you really think have gary sinese will draw viewers? |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 08:22 PM Response to Reply #63 |
75. Its not about drawing viewers. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. no, i appreciate your response. thanks for the information. food for thought. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. Sorry for the snark. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 09:14 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. i bookmarked it earlier at work, thanks again :) |
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dhcave (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #61 |
71. Thanks |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
65. The footage was culled from collections in 36 countries |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 08:14 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. jesus h christ, thank you for bringing some sanity into this thread. |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
32. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #32 |
77. eff you, you republican plant! |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
39. Did you notice? Rob Corddry of THE DAILY SHOW is playing the role of Rockie Blunt |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. YES.. along with Steve Zahn, Rob Lowe, Amy Smart, etc. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
42. I hold nothing but immense respect for the Greatest Generation. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #42 |
53. b-b-but comrade! they were dupes of the banksters and war machine! everything you know is a LIE!11!! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #53 |
66. LOL! |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
43. But we need billion dollar weapon systems to accomplish that today. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 04:08 PM Original message |
dupe |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
68. I've watched every night |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #68 |
79. god, your sig line made me throw up a little. |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-19-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
72. I heard about WW2 from my dad |
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