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Is that the funniest political moment having to do with books? It's much more funny than George Bush reading a picture book upside down, though that was amusing.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Bookish memory--
The world is full of dreadful news and noise and divisions between peoples and parties, but while I was dwelling on these things and "the dark lamentable catalogue of human crimes," as Churchill put it, I was reminded that President Carter, during his speech accepting his party's nomination for a second term as president, called Senator Hubert Horatio Humphrey by the name of Hubert Horatio Hornblower. Instantly I felt wonderfully cheerful, with a store of good will and hope for the world.
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Hornblower - that brings a smile to my face over my first cuppa! Carter was most unappreciated, I have a lot of respect for him.
He certainly had a store of goodness--no doubt that's a handicap in politics!
That puts a huge smile on my face. Especially because I could see myself doing that same thing. How do you *not* say the name "Horatio" aloud and not follow it up with "Hornblower"?
I appreciated Carter much more after he was President in watching how he has used his time in really giving back to others.
Good! I'm glad to hear it...
Yes, I think his institute does some good things. He wrote a beautiful letter to my mother when my father died (one of those letters to those who served in WWII and Korea.)
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