dagblog - Comments for "Ken Burns and the Myth of Theodore Roosevelt"

Thank you, Mr. Klinger. I

Michael Wolraich — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 04:41:54 +0000

Thank you, Mr. Klinger. I very much appreciate your correction of this embarrassing error. Both I and my editors made an effort to double-check all the dates, but obviously, we missed an important one.

I do hope that you'll read the book, which provides much more detail about TR's pragmatic approach to politics. I believe the weight of evidence will persuade you of the position I took in this article.

I have to take your

David Klinger — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 21:21:07 +0000

In reply to Ken Burns and the Myth of Theodore Roosevelt

I have to take your observations on Theodore Roosevelt and your critique of Ken Burns with a grain of salt, after just having picked up a copy of "Unreasonable Men/Theodore Roosevelt and the Republican Rebels Who Created Progressive Politics" and noted in the first 10 minutes of reading your book that you got Mr. Roosevelt's date of death wrong (p. 257). He died January 6, 1919 ... not January 5, 1920. Facts are important ... sometimes as important as interpretations.

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Richard Day — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 20:05:08 +0000

In reply to Ken Burns and the Myth of Theodore Roosevelt

I CANNOT BLOG HERE.

PLEASE TELL ME WHY?

I WORK FOR TWO WEEKS ON THIS DAMN BLOG AND I GET A BUNCH OF WINDOWS TELLING ME I CANNOT BLOG.

WHY?

Ouch!

jollyroger — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:36:56 +0000

In reply to I reject the substitution.

Ouch!

Upon appeal, I'll rescind the

Michael Wolraich — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:44:30 +0000

In reply to But great Simpsons

Upon appeal, I'll rescind the warning, but I'm citing you for contempt-of-blog for using an obscure cultural reference without a link.

But great Simpsons

Michael Maiello — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 23:06:30 +0000

In reply to TOS warning. Bad punnery.

But great Simpsons referencing!

TOS warning. Bad punnery.

Michael Wolraich — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:35:58 +0000

In reply to Great piece! But we're you

TOS warning. Bad punnery.

TR was a great president, and

Michael Wolraich — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:33:50 +0000

In reply to I am picking up parts of the

TR was a great president, and he accomplished a great deal, but his legislative achievements don't compare to those of Wilson, FDR, and LBJ. That's not all his fault--those guys had much friendlier congresses. But I think he would have accomplished more if he had fought harder against opponents in his own party.

It's much more fun to watch

Michael Wolraich — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:29:04 +0000

In reply to I'm in Little Rock for the

It's much more fun to watch America glorified

I reject the substitution.

Michael Wolraich — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:26:25 +0000

In reply to Speaker Cannon Boehner

I reject the substitution. Obama does not bark or bite.