tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post6072661146747243058..comments2024-03-15T03:20:38.106-05:00Comments on Brains and Eggs: How LBJ changed the makeup of the two political parties, and more Friday readingPDiddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-59747555824685248962014-05-05T22:02:22.172-05:002014-05-05T22:02:22.172-05:00Actually, it was the all-star line-up of Sheryl Cr...Actually, it was the all-star line-up of Sheryl Crow, Emmy Lou Harris, Carrie Underwood, Glen Frey, Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Nicks who stole the show with their incredible tribute to the Great and woefully underrated Queen of Rock, Linda Ronstadt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-26757729780492364492014-04-11T09:23:19.408-05:002014-04-11T09:23:19.408-05:00Also, I've been meaning to do an alternative h...Also, I've been meaning to do an alternative history blog post on what would have been, in terms of "horse race politics," history, and psychology, on what would have been a classic showdown — LBJ vs Tricky Dick, 1968.<br /><br />I have done one about LBJ naming RFK as his Veep in 1964: http://socraticgadfly.blogspot.com/2014/02/counterfactual-history-lbj-names-rfk.htmlGadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-86569856015242395242014-04-11T09:00:08.570-05:002014-04-11T09:00:08.570-05:00Several LBJ thoughts:
1. He let that "bitch ...Several LBJ thoughts:<br /><br />1. He let that "bitch of a war" become what it was in part for fear of appearing weak. But also, as Caro and others document, he personalized Nam. First, his 1961 visit there as Veep put him into paternalistic protection mode. Second, he made it into macho mano-a-mano vs Uncle Ho.<br /><br />2. If future presidents would only enforce the no discrimination on block grants (George Romney tried, under Nixon), things would be a lot different in more people living side by side in more places.<br /><br />3. I'd love to see Byron Cranston's LBJ play worked into a movie.<br /><br />4. I'm waiting for Caro's next volume.Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.com