Comments on: Dear Leader?

By: tdaxp

tdaxp — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:50:29 +0000

The Black Hills, Part IV: Mount Rushmore

I saw (but did not take pictures of) Mount Rushmore in Beijing. I captured Meguode Guofu, though!:

so in our trip to the Black Hills Lady of tdaxp got to see him in South Dakota:

Washington, Washington

Keep reading for the story of a si…

By: phil

phil — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 20:24:12 +0000

A few years ago I had the opportunity to go on a Christmas Eve candle-light tour of Mt. Vernon and it was excellent. No evidence of Washington worship, just a good tour.

Having worked as a tour guide in DC, I would recommend not visiting in the summer. It’s hot and humid and there are mobs of people everywhere. It’s better to come during other times of the year.

By: Dan tdaxp

Dan tdaxp — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:58:43 +0000

To perhaps save this conversation…

Regarding the Cult of the Founders…

To what extent can a Civil Religion become a 4G movement? Has it ever happened?

By: Sean Meade

Sean Meade — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:50:22 +0000

parts were funny, but mostly that was pretty strange/random.

By: Younghusband

Younghusband — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:42:14 +0000

Washington is brilliant!

I too, wonder why the Good Lord Curzon doth don the Hammer pants?

By: Catholicgauze

Catholicgauze — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:23 +0000

Brilliant. BTW, looking buff there Curzon

By: Elambend

Elambend — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:54:19 +0000

I just watched it. Brilliant.

Where can one get those pants Curzon?

By: adamu

adamu — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:50:44 +0000

Also disconcerting – hour-long wait to go inside the stupid mansion. I am so glad we didn’t go in there. Of course, if they were showing that video inside (which of course they don’t) the length of the line would be understandable.

BTW, nice pants, Curzon! They make you look like a Japanese construction worker.

By: Dan tdaxp

Dan tdaxp — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:56:56 +0000

That was the funniest thing you’ve ever posted on this blog.

He’ll save children but not the British children.
He’ll save children
but not the British children.

Amazing. Absolutely amazing.

By: ElamBend

ElamBend — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:51:52 +0000

I’ve always been a little turned off by any official historical sites that have full time staff. I mean, you gotta really love your subject to work full time in a place like this, in period wear no less.

In George’s defense, unlike the other slave-holding founding fathers (cough*Jefferson*cough), he made provisions for the freedom of his slaves upon his wives death and for them to get a pension. In many ways he started to really buy-into the true meaning of freedom near the end (or was atleast against slavery – i.e. was probably not for social equality)

Curzon, did the aggressive female tour guides also participate in mass games-kind of marches?

By: Rommel

Rommel — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:43:44 +0000

I just wanted to say.
That was fucking HILARIOUS