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Ilsa

(61,690 posts) Tue May 2, 2017, 09:00 AM May 2017

Douglas Brinkley had some interesting opinions to

express, but joemika interrupted him to repeat their claims of how dt has deteriorated. I guess they were trying to get brinkley to diagnose trump. Brinkley was able to state that trump saying he would meet with kim jung un was "nauseating".

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Douglas Brinkley had some interesting opinions to (Original Post) Ilsa May 2017 OP

Douglas. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #1

You're right. I knew it was a D, but only remembered his dad. I'll change it. NT Ilsa May 2017 #2

Did you mean Douglas Brinkley? Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #3

Yeah, I changed it. I forgot and used Ilsa May 2017 #5

I understand, LOL Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #6

And why not a little Beethoven to go with it? Ilsa May 2017 #7

Great and insightful historian Freddie May 2017 #4

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)

1. Douglas.

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Tue May 2, 2017, 09:02 AM

May 2017

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)

2. You're right. I knew it was a D, but only remembered his dad. I'll change it. NT

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #1)

Tue May 2, 2017, 09:03 AM

May 2017

Rhiannon12866

(204,736 posts)

3. Did you mean Douglas Brinkley?

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Tue May 2, 2017, 09:05 AM

May 2017

David Brinkley passed away in 2003.

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)

5. Yeah, I changed it. I forgot and used

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Tue May 2, 2017, 02:12 PM

May 2017

the more familiar name to me (I watched David Brinkley back in the late 60s and 70s). Forgot he was "Douglas".

Rhiannon12866

(204,736 posts)

6. I understand, LOL

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #5)

Tue May 2, 2017, 05:32 PM

May 2017

I actually got excited when I saw the name, we always had Huntley and Brinkley on at my house!

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)

7. And why not a little Beethoven to go with it?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #6)

Tue May 2, 2017, 06:47 PM

May 2017

Freddie

(9,256 posts)

4. Great and insightful historian

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Tue May 2, 2017, 09:10 AM

May 2017

He wrote the text to the American history course I took at community college. Way more than just the usual "battles and generals" approach to history. I've reread the book for pleasure.

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