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Sunday, January 16, 2000
2013: The story of The Vikings with Barry Jacobsen & Leslie Eastman
Wednesday, January 12, 2000
Religious movies about The Ten Commandments and Easter
Guests: Leslie Eastman and Barry Jacobsen join me for a look at religious movies made in Hollywood.
Some of the movies that we discussed were "The 10 Commandments", "King of Kings", "The passion of Christ", "Song for Bernadette", "Man for all seasons", "Ben Hur", "Jesus of Nazareth" and others.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2000
Happy Veterans Day & other thoughts with Barry Jacobsen, military historian
Happy Veterans Day & other thoughts with Barry Jacobsen, military historian
Stalingrad 1941-44 with Barry Jacobsen
Guest: Barry Jacobsen, military historian and blogger.........we will look back at Stalingrad 1941-44............plus other stories..............
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Sunday, December 20, 1998
1998 and the week that Clinton bombed Iraq and got impeached
Twenty-two years ago this week, I was having lunch at a local grill and watching two scenes on the TV. On one side, U.S. planes were bombing Iraq, and on the other, the U.S. House was voting to impeach President Clinton. It was historic, as my lunch guest kept saying.
We remember another anniversary of the Clinton impeachment. It comes at a time when "sexual misconduct" charges have brought down politicians and media personalities. Who would have believed that in 1998?
As for Iraq, President Clinton warned us that it was necessary to "degrade" Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
There were many back then who tried to connect the bombing with the impeachment, or sort of the real-world version of the movie Wag the Dog.
Frankly, I didn't, because I was one of those back in 1998 who favored confronting Saddam Hussein over the weapons. I felt that a Saddam with so much military capability would eventually provoke a regional war involving Israel.
Back then, I did not think I would live to see another impeachment, but President Trump was a year ago. As for Iraq, I had a feeling we would fight at some point, and we did five years later.
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Wednesday, December 16, 1998
1998: Remember when President Clinton bombed Iraq to destroy chemical weapons?
At the time of the air strikes, Iraq was continuing its attempts to build weapons of mass destruction including nuclear, chemical and biological agents. Fearful of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s belligerence, and his penchant for using those weapons against his own people, the U.N. sent in weapons inspectors in 1997. After repeatedly refusing the inspectors access to certain sites, Clinton resorted to air strikes to compel Hussein to cooperate.Back then, I supported President Clinton's decision. In fact, his mistake was to stop after 4 days. Iraq was in violation of UN resolutions, the cease fire that ended the First Gulf War of 1991 and shooting at US and UK planes.
President Clinton's decision was made around the time of the US House vote on impeachment. Nevertheless, I did not see the connection between the vote and the bombing. It was important to deliver a message to Saddam Hussein that the US patience was running out.
It's interesting to go back and watch the newsreels from that day.
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Friday, December 19, 1997
1997: The Titanic movie released in the US
To be clear, I saw the movie one time and bits and pieces here and there on TV.
My grade is a "C-plus" for the story and an "A" for the choreography. The scene about the ship sinking is stunning. The views of the ship sailing across the ocean were superb.
Will there be another "Titanic" movie? My guess is "yes".
Friday, September 05, 1997
September 5, 1997: Mother Teresa now St Theresa of Calcutta
We remember today a very special woman. She was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Albania in 1910 and founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950.
I am talking about Mother Teresa, or now St.Teresa of Calcutta who died this week in 1997.
Mother Theresa touched many, including non-Catholics and non-Christians. She was a staunch pro life voice in a world where millions of babies are aborted in the name of a “woman’s choice” or “reproductive right”.
St. Teresa of Calcutta’s will continue to influence people for centuries with her words and legacy of good deeds.
Saturday, February 24, 1996
1996: Another anniversary of the shooting of the "Brothers to the rescue"
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Wednesday, September 06, 1995
1995: Cal Ripken and the streak
Yes, it’s hard to believe that it was so many years ago. I remember watching the nationally televised game and feeling good for Cal and the game of baseball. Ripken was a great player and his streak healed some of the wounds from the 1994 strike.
My first memory of Cal Ripken goes back to ’81. The rest is history. He was MVP in ’83 and the O’s won the World Series. He also started the “game streak” that went on until ’98. He repeated as MVP in ’91.
Unfortunately, Ripken played in bad Oriole teams for most of the streak. Yet, he was out there every day playing and putting some good numbers: 431 Hrs, 1,695 RBI and 3,184 hits.
Congratulations to a great guy and thanks for the memories.
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