Ford was a very complex character who was an anti-semite. A lot of things he paid to have published were picked up by an obscure politial party in Germany called the National Socialists. Suposidily Ford has his final stroke after realizing how much writings contributed to the Holocost. BTW Ford Germany sued the Allies after the war for damages incured during the war.
You shoulda watched Shrek2. You'd have gotten more out of it.
Re; Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings: Who cares and so what if he did? It doesn't change the Declaration of Independence nor the accomplishments of his Presidency.
Re: Henry Ford: So what? Did he prevent Jews from buying his cars? Unless someone can show otherwise, I don't think so. Did he keep Jews from working at Ford? I don't think so...
BFD.
BUT: some idiots are going to believe that crap.
I certainly didn't watch either: wonder if they criticized Willie Clintoon for impregnating a dress and ruining a cigar?
I didn't see this program, so my commentary is probably useless.
My take on it is that this is something like a People Magazine poll --Sexiest Man Alive or some such. More like popularity contests. You are most likely going to see the same people in all of these polls. And like any poll, this show really doesn't carry a whole lot of weight. What is important is that after one leaves this world and meets the Supreme Being, how is He going to judge that person?
We have funny ideas about what constitutes a "hero" or even a "Great American." Today, we think the guy who bats .150 is a hero. We think the actor who turns in a great performance in some Broadway play is a hero. But then we overlook the fact that the batter maybe is mean to children or the actor beats his wife. We don't care. These people turn in an admirable performance, and suddenly, they are heroes.
I think every great man or woman has some flaw. Probably if we looked hard enough, we might see it in even the true hero. For example, I admire the late Mother Theresa for the good works she did, but maybe somewhere down the line, I might find out that she had a bad temper or something. I'd like to think that when we stand before God, He looks at our total picture...He sees the good and the bad and He weighs them and if He wishes, He will accept our good and forgive the bad. If our bad is heinous in His eyes, well, then the good won't work. I can't presume to know God or on what criteria He will judge us. But it's His judgment that is more important than any mere mortal's like mine or the Discovery Channel.
We are all no doubt descendants of slaves and enslavers.
Slavery is one of the most hideous evils ever to disgrace the earth, and it has been present constantly since before the dawn of history--including today.
I do not mean to imply that you believe otherwise, Bob. I think you agree with me.
I dislike the way these TV programs and so many aspects of popular culture follow the same old, tired, worn out Party Lines. Whether it's called "political correctness" or "conventional wisdom" or what, it reveals a contemptable shallowness and the fact that those who create and present them are functioning on a very stupid intellectual level.
Whenever I hear the phrase "conventional wisdom", I brace myself for a weary, trendy echo. It's basically the same as "Everybody says..."
It's so refreshing--on the other hand--to receive information that is intelligent, truthful, and well analysed--not to mention an original idea or point of view. Unfortunately, the TV program you mentioned doesn't fall into this category.
When I heard the add's for it on the radio, I knew it was going to be leftist propaganda to prop up some false gods. "Who is your choice for greatest American? Oprah, Martin Luther King......"
America, wake up to what is happening in this country. it is a scam.
It's funny, but I've come to the decision to use the channel blocker/program blocker on the cable box. I can't wait till we can order programs only or the cable box give direct ratings in order to get this kind of crap away from my kids.
I think Washington should win but I am voting for Reagan to p*** off the libs