Watch Charlie Rose yesterday rerun

[elleng]

for excellent discussion history/policy etc, Goodwin, Meacham, Brinkley.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Meacham impresses me. Goodwin's a tool. nt

[elleng]

2. DEAR CAP'N, Doris went to MY HIGH SCHOOL! WATCH IT!

(KIDDING!)
If she's a 'tool,' its an LBJ-tool. Ok with me at the moment.

Obama THINKS in paragraphs!

[Captain Hilts]

3. Yes, that's a great line.

But I'll admit that I think she got off lightly on the plagerism wrap.

Even her book "Team of Rivals" is a re-do of one written in the '40s that Eleanor Roosevelt gave to friends.

She's a lazy researcher.

I LOVED her book on the Dodgers and I think the structure/idea of the book on the Roosevelt's was BRILLIANT. But the research was shoddy. She/they missed/ignored some key primary information on what a shit FDR was to Eleanor after her brother died. Had they included that, the first third of the book would have had a very different tone.

[BurtWorm]

4. Can't stomach Meacham.

Smug asshole.

[elleng]

5. Please watch, if you can.,

No one on program smug, imo. Interesting info, analysis, etc.

[Captain Hilts]

7. It's nice to see Beschloss isn't in the mix. nt

[elleng]

8. Wouldn't know it was him, anyhow, due to 'costume' changes.

(Hair, that is!)

:sarcasm:

[Captain Hilts]

9. I've met him and his hair was very, very strange looking. A solid. Like Superman's or something. nt

[elleng]

10. As time has gone on!

Searching for the 'good old days,' I think.

[Captain Hilts]

6. Yes, but his book on FDR&Churchill is VERY good as is his on Jackson. nt