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Memorandum Regarding a Conversation Between the Secretary Of State and the Japanese Ambassador (Nomura), 29 September 1941
[WASHINGTON] September 29, 1941.
The Japanese Ambassador called at his request at the Secretary's apartment. He handed the Secretary a document (copy of which is attached hereto) containing the gist of what the Foreign Minister said in his conversations with the American Ambassador at Tokyo on September 27.
The Ambassador said with an apparent touch of embarrassment that he was very well aware of the attitude of this Government and had made this Government's position very clear to his own Government, and that notwithstanding this his Government had instructed him to press for an answer on the Japanese Government's proposal. The Ambassador added that he had been asked by his Government to seek a further meeting with the President, but that the Ambassador realized the situation here and that was why he was laying the matter before the Secretary.
The Secretary replied that, as the Ambassador knew, the President's brother?in?law had died last week, that the President went to Hyde Park over the weekend, and that consequently the Secretary had not been able to see the President for the last three or four days. The Secretary said, however, that he expected to see the President today. The Secretary went on to say that he expected to be able to give the Ambassador within two or three days a memorandum having a bearing upon the Japanese Government's proposal. The Secretary pointed out that just as the Japanese Government had its difficulties we had our difficulties, that the whole effort of our conversations had been to narrow the gap between our respective views, and that we had felt that time was necessary in order to enable the Japanese Government to educate its public opinion to accept a broad-gauge program such as we advocated.
The Ambassador commented that he himself was in favor of a broad-gauge program, but that he knew very well the psychology within the Japanese Army. He said that even the highest-ranking generals had a simplicity of mind which made it difficult for them to see why, as they saw the situation, when the United States should be asserting leadership on the American continent with the Monroe Doctrine the United States should want to interfere with Japan's assuming leadership on the Asiatic continent. The Secretary asked why the Japanese Government could not educate the generals. The Ambassador replied that this would take twenty years.
The Secretary then asked whether the Japanese public as a whole desired a speedy settlement of the conflict with China. The Ambassador replied that for the last two or three years the Japanese public desired such a settlement but felt that under existing circumstances they had no alternative to continuing fighting. The Secretary observed that there have been a number of our marine guards who did not want to leave China and he supposed that in the case of the Japanese occupationary forces there were many who would not like to be recalled. The Ambassador laughed and replied that this was quite true, and he observed that when an Army general in China was clothed with the authority of a viceroy, naturally he did not welcome the prospect of being shorn of that authority.
The Ambassador, in reply to a further question by the Secretary, stated that he believed that the Japanese Government was in a stronger position internally than it had been, but that, nevertheless, in his own personal opinion, he judged that if nothing came of the proposal for a meeting between the chiefs of our two Governments it might be difficult for Prince Konoye to retain his position and that Prince Konoye then would be likely to be succeeded by a less moderate leader. He suggested that this was one reason why the Japanese Government desired to move as speedily as possible. The Secretary repeated that we would expect to communicate with the Japanese Ambassador in two or three days.
[Annex]
STATEMENT HANDED BY THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR (NOMURA) TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1941
Gist of What the Foreign Minister Said in His Conversation With the American Ambassador at the Foreign Office, Tokyo, September 27, 1941
1. The war in Europe, involving many major Powers, has spread to the Atlantic. Fortunately, it has not yet touched the Pacific Ocean, where the key to peace or war lies in the hands of Japan and the United States. Should these two countries go to war, it would mean the destruction of world civilization and a dire calamity to mankind.
In recent times various events have occurred in rapid succession, tending to destroy the friendly relations between the two countries.
An adjustment of Japanese?American relations at this time and the enhancement of the friendship of the two countries will redound not only to the benefit of Japan and America but also to the cause of world peace. The Japanese Government seeks such adjustment not solely for the sake of the two countries but also for the purpose of paving the way for a general peaceful settlement throughout the world.
2. For the past two months since my appointment as Foreign Minister I have striven night and day toward obtaining an amicable settlement between Japan and America. It is also with the same purpose in view that Prince Konoye himself has decided to come to the front and proposed a meeting with President Roosevelt.
3. Japan is bound in alliance with Germany and Italy. The very idea that the Head of my Government should meet the President of the United States is liable to give rise to misunderstandings regarding Japan's ties with those two countries. Such a step would entail really a great sacrifice on the part of the Japanese Government. Moreover, from Japan's domestic standpoint, it will be an event unprecedented in history for the Prime Minister to go out of the country on a diplomatic mission. This fact alone should be a sufficient testimony to the sincerity of the Japanese Government in its desire for an adjustment of Japanese-American relations and for the preservation of peace in the Pacific.
4. If there are those who would interpret Japan's attitude as an indication not of her solicitude for peace but of her submission to American pressure, they are grossly mistaken. Eager as we are for peace, we will not bow under the pressure of another country, nor do we want peace at any price. It is a characteristic trait of our people to repel, rather than to submit to, external pressure. I repeat this point in view of certain comments that have appeared in American newspapers, although I am told they are showing nowadays signs of moderation.
5. Japanese-American relations are so complex and complicated that they are not capable of being adjusted at one stroke. The proposed meeting of the heads of the two Governments may not succeed in effecting a general solution of all difficulties. However, this meeting is bound to have a vast political significance. Moreover, it is certain that at least those problems yet to be settled (assuming that there will remain such problems) that had been the subject of our negotiations by cable will be readily solved at the conference. It will mark an epochal turn for good in Japanese?American relations. The American Government has already agreed in principle to the proposed meeting between Prince Konoye and President Roosevelt. Should it fail to take place there will never be another opportunity combined with such an auspicious setting for such a conference. Besides, the repercussions of the failure might be most unfortunate.
6. The policy and aims of my Government have been fully communicated to the American Government. A resume of these, put in the form of the American Draft Understanding of June 21, 1941, has also been submitted to Your Excellency. I trust that the views of my Government are being given careful consideration by the American Government.
7. On our side, the ship to carry the Prime Minister is ready. The members of his suite including a full General and a full Admiral have been privately appointed. The party is prepared to depart at any moment.
8. In the circumstances such as I have described, the Japanese Government is now anxiously looking forward to receiving a reply from the American Government at the earliest date possible. As I have spoken to Your Excellency at our last meeting, any further delay-especially after today's anniversary of the Tripartite Pact-would put my Government in a very delicate position.
Furthermore, the climatic conditions in the Northern Pacific and the vicinity of the Alaskan coast are likely to become unfavorable for the proposed meeting.
9. Time, as I have often said, is a vital factor from both internal and international viewpoints. The decision must be made as soon as possible. So I desire to ask for the most speedy and sincere consideration of the American Government.
I may add that, as regards the date for the meeting, October 10-15 will suit the Japanese Government.
Finally, by way of a conclusion, I should like to say that negotiations of this sort require sincerity and mutual confidence. I need not dwell on the character, the convictions and faith of Prince Konoye as well as his political position, all of which are well known to Your Excellency. Without Prince Konoye and the present Cabinet under him, an opportunity for Japanese-American rapprochement is likely to be lost for some time to come. I wish to emphasize again the urgent necessity of having the proposed meeting at the earliest possible date.
Source: U.S., Department of State, Publication 1983, Peace and War: United States Foreign Policy, 1931-1941 (Washington, D.C.: U.S., Government Printing Office, 1943), pp. 749-53


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Wiener Frauen (Signore Viennesi), op. 423, è un valzer di Johann Strauss (figlio).

All'inizio del 1886 il sessantenne Johann Strauss fu invitato dalla Croce Rossa russa e da una fondazione per bambini di San Pietroburgo (entrambe le istituzioni sotto il patrocinio della Zarina) a esibirsi in una serie di concerti a San Pietroburgo.

Strauss e la moglie Adele lasciarono Vienna nel marzo 1886 per cominciare il loro viaggio verso la Russia e, tramite le soste ad Amburgo e Berlino dove Johann presentò la sua nuova operetta Der Zigeunerbaron (Lo zingaro Barone), raggiunsero San Pietroburgo a metà di aprile.

Strauss portò con sé un certo numero di composizioni appositamente preparate per i suoi concerti di San Pietroburgo, tra cui un omaggio (a tempo di valzer) per le signore della città.

Il valzer, intitolato Les Dames de St. Petersbourgh, fu ascoltato per la prima volta nella scuola di equitazione del reggimento della guardi reale, il 27 aprile 1886.

Per il pubblico viennese, tuttavia, il lavoro subì un lieve cambiamento nel titolo, diventando Wiener Frauen (Signore Viennesi).

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Valzer di Johann Strauss (figlio)

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Post by Princess Latona » Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:30 pm
D: Fanservice is bad now?
Maybe because it is fantasy, and RL women don't wear those? Like said before, it appeals to the men. My favorite gaming charater is Mai Shiranui, and, she wears all of 5 square inches of clothing, yet she still kicks ass, and is a strong woman!
Just because someone is DRESSED slutty, doesn't mean they go around screwing every guy in sight, kthnx.
Hoo boy, you got me started on the fanservice thing. I'll make my thoughts on this, then I'll switch back to the topic of this thread.
Just because YOU don't have issues with it does not mean that no one else should. I find fanservice to be degrading when it's applied to a character whose personality does not warrant such things. Skimpy/slutty clothes given to an ass-kicking, strong female character as a required outfit is a slap in the face to a tough character. It weakens her, puts her sexuality and sex appeal ahead of any contributions she makes to the storyline. It's fine if it's an optional second costume or something like that, but not as the default for the character.
It's totally different if a character's personality warrants fanservice. If they're intentionally made to be giggly, bouncy, scantily-clad by choice, etc. then that's different. Putting the strong female lead in a bra and thong and expecting her to be taken seriously is like making a soldier wear a G-string and sandals when he goes into battle instead of armor. It denigrates the character, denigrates their abilities by focusing on sex appeal and objectification over their strengths, and tends to piss people off.
Whew. That's my thoughts in a nutshell. Now back to the thread topic.
So I was watching a show on Discovery Channel last night about sex (Anatomy of Sex, if anyone wonders), and a thought occurred to me. Why is it that, in our society, men are able (and often encouraged) to talk about their sex lives while women are generally encouraged to keep theirs under wraps?
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Post by Senshi_of_Vision » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:28 pm
Princess Latona wrote: So I was watching a show on Discovery Channel last night about sex (Anatomy of Sex, if anyone wonders), and a thought occurred to me. Why is it that, in our society, men are able (and often encouraged) to talk about their sex lives while women are generally encouraged to keep theirs under wraps?
Seriously I blame the Victorian Era for this mentality. Not that women before that had much more sexual freedom, but it was that era that really enforced the attitudes of how women should behave and act and have trickled down threw that era and beyond. The whole a woman should be a Lady outside and a whore in the bedroom I believe came from that era. Funny thing is people were so uptight back then that some even got offended seeing their partner naked during sex. ((Got to love the history channel for finding out stuff like this)).
Now im not one for a woman who has to tell you everything about her sexual life. Ugh my best friend likes to talk about the good bad and ugly aspects. But I do see the stigma launched at some women for being open with their sexual prowless. Im kinda on the fence on how I feel about it. The part of me that longs for the barriers to desolve and true equality between the sexes to exist says that you have to stop labeling females who are more open with their sexual antics. But the truer me who is abit old fashion says keep your habits no matter who you are guy or girl to yourself unless asked.
Ive even expressed my own annoyance at shows where female "sexual power" as they coined it is prevalent like Sex in the City and Girlfriends but thats because I was raised old school. Women just dont put their business out there and if they do at least from old fashion types are going to come across as skanky. Its a hard mentality to break.
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Post by yoshmaster5 » Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:07 pm
Time for my opinions on this...
On the subject of fanservice: ... no. It doesn't give characters much personality, and reduces any thoughts of character to: "... big chest. me like." This happens with Tifa in FFVII... no idea WHAT the developers were thinking with her character design in that. This also makes me dislike most fighting games more than usual... if you're relying on FANSERVICE alone to sell a game, then you shouldn't be developing the games period. This is true for Dead or Alive, Soul Calibur, and many other fighting series... the only one I know of that doesn't rely on fanservice is Smash Bros.
As for the male brag about sex and females should be ashamed... yes, I also blame the Victorian Era. It repeatedly comes up every two-three decades, and goes to women need to please husbands no matter what. See the 1950s. As for guys... I dont' like hearing ANYONE talk about it. Last year at State quiz bowl, some of the other kids were going on about girls, etc... and I just wanted to leave the room because I wasn't comfortable with it, and it just freaked me out. Teasing someone is enough about it... I give one of my friends crap for having a girlfriend, but that's it. I don't want ot know ANYTHING on the subject of 'intimacy' from ANYONE. Then again... I'm an anomoly, like most things.
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Post by Queen Of Hearts » Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:59 pm
On the subject of fanservice: ... no. It doesn't give characters much personality, and reduces any thoughts of character to: "... big chest. me like." This happens with Tifa in FFVII... no idea WHAT the developers were thinking with her character design in that.
Yes, this is because women in real life don't have big breasts. All women have to have super small breasts to have a nice personality. Puh-lease. The boobs have nothing to do with the charater or worth, but, since most of the male gaming market is men, it will sell better with sex appeal and fanservice. Just because someone has big boobs, doesn't mean they are a .02 cent hooker.
But, I like fanservice, especially with women. Why? Its payback to all the yaoi fangirls with the "SQUEEEE YAOI BUTTSECKS DESU KAWAI ^_________^".
But, I don't see if this is a double standard with women with the fanservice. Hating all yuri and hentai is typical of fangirls. I had a girl call me a pervert because I like Yuri, but she had a whole stack of hentai yaoi doujin in her hands. That is a double standard to me. A yaoi fangirl isn't a pervert for liking yaoi, but men are for liking hentai. WTF. They are the same thing.
But, honestly, its just fanservice. Don't buy the games and don't buy the anime, if you hate it so much.
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I still dont see where "Hate" came into play at all. Many have said they disliked it. And why cant games be made where females kick ass and didnt run around half naked to do so? That to me seems to be a double standard women to be placed in games and or fighting have to look a certain way just to be placed. Its like that in comics as well and it makes no sense. Your whole arguement that people are saying big boobs= dumb is childish as well. As a woman with big boobs and Im sure a few other women of this forum who have such things Ive never in my life been called a slut or stupid for having them. Nor have I seen small chested women called smart. Since when did that part of Anatomy determine a persons brain capacity?
Or maybe your proving the point of why these characters are offensive and pointless by constantly aruging that people are assuming big boobs equal skanky or dumb. Seriously though that wasnt the point of not liking the way STRONG female characters in some of our eyes should be portrayed. Yet once again you take it upon yourself to dictate what others should do if they dont like something. Im sure buisness means nothing to you at this age then, but to me it would make more sense to stop catering to some and try to well round games since more and more females are playing and dont always want to run around half naked in a game. Fantasy or not if they are going to make it that way I want my sexy barbarian dude in nothing but a loincloth and oiled up with perfect pecks. </sarcasm>
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Post by Rin » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:05 am
Senshi_of_Vision wrote: Fantasy or not if they are going to make it that way I want my sexy barbarian dude in nothing but a loincloth and oiled up with perfect pecks. </sarcasm>
That just made me lol really hard. XD
Now back to fanservice. Seriously, a woman can have big boobs and not show it off to the world. When I ran track for high school, if I did not wear a sports bra I would be in incredible pain after a run, and I'm only a C! Having big boobs =/= mandatory skimpy clothing.
Tifa in Final Fantasy, she's wearing hardly anything on top and a very short skirt... and she's supposed to be a martial artist! Wow, panty shots galore. ::roles eyes::
Rikku in FFX2, has like nothing on, and she is fairly flat chested. But seriously, one knife swipe to her abdomen and she's done for.
And another point. FFX2 was supposed to be geared towards girls... so why put them all in skimpy clothes. Even Paine, who is supposed to be a complete badass, hardly has anything on at times.
I can let clothing slide if a character is a mage and not in direct contact with the enemy, but if the character is supposed to be some sort of fighter, I'd hope she'd have some type of armor on.
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Post by Senshi_of_Vision » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:16 am
lol and I wrote that while ticked off to ^_^ but seriously I see it as a real kick in the pants that game developers and comic creators tend to see that only women with ridiculos proportions and half naked can fight. I look at it this way if the female doesnt have super powers then shes an easy target to take down without proper clothing. And im sorry id be more afraid of a big woman in normal clothes or armor then some half naked dintz that ran around complaining about getting her nail broken. Is this a standard for all games? No. But youd be suprized how many fantasy games give a female a bra and thong and expect this to be proper fighting gear.
I got lucky the MMO I play the female has a choice of outfits that cater to their character and like most people who dont want to be killed outright by creatures dress appropriately. I just dont get the mentality of any creator who thinks a person could seriously fight in such attire without taking a severe grazing. Fanservice asside its pandering like this that objectifies women and if were gonna do that I want my half naked sexy men!
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Post by Tiff » Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:21 am
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...Okay, why is it after I COMPLETELY addressed the issue of "stop being so defensive", that a page later, I see the exact same thing?
I DON'T want to have to close this thread, and if things keep getting heated, then I'm going to have to.
Queen of Hearts, I don't know if you missed my post directed at you earlier, but it looks as though you completely ignored it. Stop getting so defensive about everything when someone doesn't agree with you. Nobody is personally attacking you OR women. Nobody. So stop it.
Guys, let's stay on topic and keep the discussion civil.
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Post by Princess Latona » Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:18 pm
Getting back on topic (and hopefully staying there this time...).
So I adore flowers, since my family always had a garden as I was growing up. I also see them a lot as I intern in the hospital when I walk into patients' rooms. So, for the hell of it, I popped onto ProFlowers.com to poke around, and what do I see? This (emphasis mine):
So, you missed "the big day". It's not too late to make it right. Send her a bouquet bursting with your love. The bigger, the better and the "belated" will be forgotten!
Now, my personal thoughts on Valentine's Day aside, why is it that the only people who should be thought of on V-Day are the ladies? What would have been wrong with it saying "them" as opposed to "her"? Seriously, in spite of what people might think, there actually are men who love and appreciate getting Valentine's gifts, and who are happy to receive flowers.
My fiance and I were talking about it, and he asked why the onus of Valentine's Day is for the man to get the woman gifts. Not to say that that's the only way it's done (I try to get him something, not the other way around), but it seems like it's the man's responsibility to make sure he gets something for the lady in his life. Meanwhile, I don't see nearly the same pressure put on women to get something for the man in their life. Seriously, WTF?
Post by Senshi_of_Vision » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:38 am
Princess Latona wrote: Getting back on topic (and hopefully staying there this time...).
Woo I get to play dime store historian again, or at least the old lady who babbles about back in the day
Im thinking the whole Men have to get the Valentines day presents really became a standard around the 50's. It was then after the war were women went back to being homemakers and men were expected to earn the finances. So holidays like Valentines day became a way for husbands to spoil their wives. Ads like "pamper your misses" was prevelant. And even young boys who wanted to impress their sweetie were told that to do so they had to buy the chocolates and spring for the date night movie. I chalk it up to many silly things like boys having to ask girls to dance (unless its saddie hawkins style) or the standard of if a woman proposes its seen as almost bullying or weird. When to me if a couple is ready to marry should it matter who asks first now adays? I can see my grandmother going into a tizzy if she read that to. Old fashion mentaly still boils into todays standards and because of that you see more pressure on men to be the givers on Valentines day.
But thats just my opinion
Post by Tiff » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:18 pm
It also boils down to the simple fact that most men don't CARE about flowers. It's just one of those things...kind of like how most women don't care about, say, football, as much as men. That's not to say there aren't men out there who like flowers, and there aren't women out there who love sports...just that the MAJORITY of the general population is like this.
I adore flowers, and so my husband gives them to me. But i've asked him before, and he simply doesn't care enough to receive them. They don't do for him what they do for me.
It isn't that women aren't buying gifts for their men...hell, I made something sentimental for mine. It's just that the KINDS of gifts are different based on what that gender/person would like.
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Post by NameGoesHere » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:14 am
What bothers me is not the element of men/women liking or disliking flowers...
...it's the assertion that a woman must be given a gift on Valentine's Day. There seems to be this running concept that women will either turn into raging beasts, or just completely break down if they don't get a box of chocolates. It goes back to the whole "women can't control their emotions" thing.
Now, I don't know about everybody else, but I personally don't want it assumed that I am a wrathful god in need of an offering every February 14th. >_>
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Post by Tiff » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:30 am
NameGoesHere wrote: What bothers me is not the element of men/women liking or disliking flowers...
But the thing is? I've SEEN women react that way. Or how about when you receive flowers at work, and all the women around you moan and groan on and on about "I wish MY booyfrriiieeendw ould send ME flooowweeerrrss *Whine*" Again, not to say all women are like this, but the assertion is, for some part, correct in a way.
Honetsly, I didn't read the ad as saying "Your woman will chop off your balls and throw you outside if you don't get her a bouquet"...I just read it as "Hey, most women think gifts are important, buddy, so you might wanna consider it?"
I dunno ^^; I guess it just doesn't bother me, because I've always been a traditionalist with gift-giving, and Joe is, too.
Post by NameGoesHere » Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:18 am
Tiff wrote: But the thing is? I've SEEN women react that way.
Oh, I have, too. My half-sister literally ordered her husband to go out and buy her a gift after he had come home with nothing one v-day. If she could've shot steam out of her nose, she would have. I know it happens, and it really isn't uncommon. That doesn't change the fact that it is an unflattering stereotype, one that I don't particularly like.
It is similar to the common stereotype that men are messy. I see plenty of messy men every day, probably even the majority (where I work, anyway), but I don't think most guys would think it fair for me to assume that as fact.
Post by Tiff » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:18 am
NameGoesHere wrote: Oh, I have, too. My half-sister literally ordered her husband to go out and buy her a gift after he had come home with nothing one v-day. If she could've shot steam out of her nose, she would have. I know it happens, and it really isn't uncommon. That doesn't change the fact that it is an unflattering stereotype, one that I don't particularly like.
*Nodsnods* The only thing is...stereotypes can only exist if there are people out there who continue to live up to them, like your half-sister.
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Post by Passions55 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:15 pm
Tiff wrote: *Nodsnods* The only thing is...stereotypes can only exist if there are people out there who continue to live up to them, like your half-sister.
And that right there is the crux of the matter. Negative/unflattering stereotypes can't exist unless there are people who keep them alive. unfortunately even if there are several women who have very positive and/or reasonable traits that are credits to the female gender as a whole, you bet that it it only the negative ones that will get noticed and commented on. It's cyclic.
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Post by AnimatedEvey12 » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:50 pm
The whole working women bashing stay at home women I've heard a lot. Although I have heard it the other way around. Example: My sister (who lives in Mexico) is a working mom of two, her husband works and one of her kids goes to school while the other (who's nine months) is taken care of by her mother in law. She has been criticized by my other sister for "being a bad mother". My other sister tells her that her work is getting in the way of spending time with her kids. Although she does help her son with his homework and she does get time to spend with her family.
I also don't like how people assume it's always the man abusing the woman. Woman can be just as abusive (if not more) than men. Lady Macbeth anyone?
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Post by Tiff » Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:27 pm
AnimatedEvey12 wrote: The whole working women bashing stay at home women I've heard a lot. Although I have heard it the other way around. Example: My sister (who lives in Mexico) is a working mom of two, her husband works and one of her kids goes to school while the other (who's nine months) is taken care of by her mother in law. She has been criticized by my other sister for "being a bad mother". My other sister tells her that her work is getting in the way of spending time with her kids. Although she does help her son with his homework and she does get time to spend with her family.
...How is having family babysit her child equate being a bad parent? WTF?
And the abuse thing drives me crazy. I despise when there's a domestic dispute where BOTH parties are acting like abusive asshats, but only the man gets taken away. It's bullshit.
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Post by jupiter23 » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:18 pm
I don't know how they figure on that, because it's actually not an uncommon practice to have family members rather than total strangers baby-sit. Almost everyone I work with that has kids leaves them with a family member to baby-sit so they can earn a living. (And it's even less uncommon in Mexico. They're more family-oriented there.)
And it may only be in my area, but I think it's becoming more common to take away both parties if they're both fighting. Especially if there are children in the house. But yes, women abusing men is more common than people think. It's just not reported as much, because society tends to think a man should be able to stand up to a woman in any case.
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Post by Princess Latona » Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:41 am
Okay, so the drama that set this thought off is lengthy, obnoxious, and a bit personal to stick in here, so I'll stick to my ponderings.
Why is it that a man can be legitimately angry or hurt about something and not necessarily get called out severely on it, while a woman who is showing anger is labelled with the "C" word? Seriously, it's really ridiculous that I can't argue with my guy over something that legitimately has upset me without that label being attached to me by one of his family members because my fiance gets upset during our argument. (The argument itself wasn't overheard, but his outburst back at me was loud enough for others to hear on his end.)
I thought we were past the days when women were seen as gentle, sweet little flowers that should never show a spot of temper. If I'm angry at my fiance over something he's done to piss me off, I have just as much of a right to express that as he would, without being worried someone doesn't like it enough to stick that label on me. Seriously, if I'm the "C" word for expressing my emotions, people who judge me like that are pretentious assholes.
ETA: It isn't just with me that I've seen it. I've noticed women aren't looked on as favorably for showing emotions such as anger. It's one thing if the emotion makes them cry or be upset otherwise, but to show anger in a similar way as a man (shouting, etc) seems more apt to get a woman pegged with the "C" label. Really frustrating for someone who doesn't censor herself most times, like me.
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The Jamaican Theatre
Highlights of the Performing Arts in the Twentieth Century
by Wycliffe Bennett and Hazel Bennett
The late Wycliffe Bennett (1922–2009), widely regarded as the godfather of the Jamaican theatre in the second half of the twentieth century, brings all his experience and insight to this last, formidable production. Wycliffe Bennett saw almost every theatrical production of note in this period, directed some productions himself, and, in addition, worked as a manager and trainer in speech, radio and television. His wife, Hazel, co-author of this liberally illustrated work, adds her skills as documentalist and witness. Together, the Bennetts have produced the first book of its kind, a panorama of performance, from the imported touring companies and fledgling local elitist groups of the 1920s and 1930s, to the birth of the Little Theatre Movement during the war years; from the small, ambitious groups of the 1950s and 1960s to the thriving commercial "roots theatre" of the new century.
The book also chronicles the development of drama on radio and television, and Jamaica's small but important film industry. In extensively documenting and analysing dance, it considers modern foundation groups like Ivy Baxter and the National Dance Theatre Company, as well as their precursors and myriad offspring. A pioneer of the Jamaica Festival movement, Wycliffe Bennett describes it from the inside, culminating with eyewitness accounts of the spectacular Caribbean Festival of the Arts, Carifesta '76, over which he presided. As well, the authors treat music in all its variety, from classical through the Frats Quintet to reggae.
There are also sections by experts in their fields: Yvonne Jones Brewster writes on Theatre 77 and Barn Theatre; Dr Maria Smith examines Revival; Barbara Requa discusses dance techniques; and Mary Brathwaite Morgan considers the golden age of drama at the University of the West Indies.
To complete this panoptic view of the performing arts, there is an A to Z of the scores of outstanding personages in the different fields.
Foreword Rex Nettleford
Foreword Derek Walcott
ACT I Setting The Scene
Background to the Jamaican Scene
Overview of Theatrical Activities
Some British Influences since 1900
Jamaica Triumphant: Creating the Theatrical Object
Patronage and the Jamaican Theatre
ACT II The Jamaican Stage
The Pantomime
The Development of Drama
Drama at the University College of the West Indies in the 1950s
The School of Drama
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The Ballet
Two Influences on Jamaican Modern Dance
The Ivy Baxter Creative Dance Group
Modern Dance: The National Dance Theatre Company
Other Dance Companies
ACT IV Major Productions, Training, Musical Achievements
Jamaica Festival and Other Landmark Productions
Voice and Speech and the Jamaican Scene
Music: Classical and Traditional
Appendix: Profiles and Biodata Notes
Wycliffe Bennett was Chairman Emeritus of the Ward Theatre Foundation and life member of the Little Theatre Movement. He also served as General Manager of the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation and Chairman of the Creative Production and Training Centre, the Jamaica School of Drama and the Jamaica School of Music, and was a Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Hazel Bennett is a former Head of the Department of Library Science, University of the West Indies, Jamaica, and co-author, with Sir Philip Sherlock, of The Story of the Jamaican People. She has been active behind the scenes in myriad theatrical productions in Jamaica and served on a number of National Festival committees.
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JOHN DU CANN The Many Sides Of – 1967-1980
The bluesy seventies rock, or swinging 70′s rock and roll must have brought many houses down back then. "Millionaire" and "Jay Time" are examples of the ultimate in 70′s lyrics, as well riffs with 50% super glue in them…The band may have sounded slightly oddly retro but among the recognizable guitar, Hammond and vocal parts there is also traces of adapting to the new hard rock era.
If you are not acquainted to the work of the late great JOHN DU CANN, this is one of the best introductions possible. R.I.P. JOHN!
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With almost all the material on offer being written by Du Cann himself you soon come to realise that as a writer and performer he was a master of the zeitgeist. Each song is a perfect encapsulation of the era in which it was recorded. Even later in the album, 'She's My Woman' from 1977 is more stripped down and could easily appeal to a punk audience; 1979′s 'Don't Be A Dummy' – taken up for a TV advert – is tinged with a healthy splash of American new wave, and the reformed Atomic Rooster offerings – 'Don't Lose Your Mind' and 'They Took Control Of You' – could easily have been a great NWOBHM single.
John Du Cann 1945 – 2011: a sad loss whose brilliance will live on through his music for pretty much all time.
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With solo recordings and tracks by five bands, this 16-song 70-minute CD covers Du Cann's most creative Years. Du Cann had a surprise solo hit in his own right in 1979 when his recording of the Lee Cooper jeans commercial song Don't Be A Dummy scaled the Top 40. A Year later, he was back with Atomic Rooster, who close the album with 'Don't Lose Your Mind'
which sounds similar to their hits, and the much harder-hitting 'They Took Control Of You'.
Music Week – January 2012
In the '80s the veteran lost the fire himself, ostensibly for personal reasons, and there's nothing from the last 30 years that he deemed the world worthy to hear, while he submitted a lot of archive and remastered material to Angel Air. Du Cann wanted this label to release a compilation representing his multi-faceted work, and now it's John testament and a starting point to investigate all his sides.
The song selection here provides only a taster of the wealth of material that Du Cann has been involved with over the years but is nevertheless a welcome overview of his career.
A fitting tribute to a much underrated talent – RIP.
Sea of Tranquility – January 2012
The songs are presented here in chronological order and you really get a sense of the musical styles changing from the hippy, happy opener 'Magic In The Air' from The Attack moving to Andromeda and their Black Sabbath inspiring heavy rock sound. Atomic Rooster struck me as to how close they sounded to classic Alice Cooper, particularly 'Tomorrow Night' – more Cooper than The Coop! 'Devil's Answer' was, of course, the big 'Hit' the Rooster had throughout Europe and deservedly so; a great track reaching number 4 in the UK in 1971.
…This serves as a great tribute and reminder, not only to fans of John's work but lovers of the great 'stoner' rock of the Seventies.
über röck – January 2012
The compilation offers 16 fiercely awesome tracks that are a mixture of the following bands: The Attack, Andromeda, Atomic Rooster, Bullet, Hard Stuff, and Du Cann.
'Magic In The Air' (The Attack, 1967) is much as you would expect a track with such title to sound like… somewhat psychedelic with some nostalgic bell sound intro, but still rockin'. Very curious yet totally inspired is 'Return to Sanity' (Andromeda, 1969) which is broken into three parts: Breakdown / Hope and Conclusion. It has a slow start, reminiscent of 'White Rabbit' by Jefferson Airplane, then gets heavier and more percussion-based towards the end. Great track, that one!
…The excellent players on this excellent album are John Du Cann, John McCoy, John Gustafson (that's a lot of John's), Paul Hammond and Vincent Crane. Really, if you don't get this anthology then you're a dick, not a John!
Music-News – January 2012
You can't help but admire the excellent Angel Air label for their devotion (some might say obsession) with all things Atomic Rooster…This 16 track compilation covers the whole of his career starting with late 60′s psychedelic band The Attack…It also takes in his solo career which brought a surprise hit single with 'Don't Be A Dummy'…overall it's a fitting tribute.
Classic Rock Society (March/April 2012)
…Du Cann finished putting everything together here just prior to his death, so as it has his own personal seal, one presumes this is how he wishes to be remembered…Throughout it's interesting that, while Du Cann's flexible guitar work is impressive, the strength of the band and the way they played is emphasised. This isn't about merely picking out his finest performances, but underlining Atomic Rooster's heritage and brilliance.
Classic Rock Magazine (April 2012)
An oft overlooked UK six-string slinger, this collection really highlights the strength of musicianship and compositional skills that John Du Cann possessed throughout his career, something emphasised beautifully in the excellent liner notes…
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…'Tomorrow Night' and 'Devils Answer'. These classic prog-rock hits are the pick of this interesting anthology, which also features examples of John's work with lesser known outfits such as The Attack, Andromeda, Bullet and Hard Stuff.
Kevin Bryan (Mansfield Chad)
…The inclusion of themes from classical music is a common thread in the genre and the excessive 'Return To Sanity' qualifies, just as 'Devil's Answer' illustrates the type of music that was high in the charts at the time. There're some nice iconic history pieces in here, too: 'She's My Woman' from 1977, produced by Francis Rossi, for example.
R2 Magazine
…From Du Cann's psychedelic rockers Andromeda comes the eight-minute 'lost' underground classic 'Return To Sanity'. That band would doubtless have gone on to bigger things had he not joined Atomic Rooster…Du Cann went on to form the harder rocking Bullet and Hard Stuff, from which there are a couple of tracks apiece. The real curio is his TV ad for Lee Cooper jeans, written by Gary Numan.
Classic Rock Magazine
Never a household name, nor ever likely to be (despite a brief spell with Thin Lizzy), Du Cann has been well served by Angel Air, who have kept his music in the racks. Fans may own all this material already, but uncommitted rockers could do worse than start here. 4 stars.
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JOHN DU CANN The World's Not Big Enough
… John Du Cann…had an uncanny ability to tap into the spirit of the times: mainstream pop with mid-60s group Attack;psychedelia with late-60s Andromeda and then prog-rock with Atomic Rooster…recorded in 1977…has a pop punk feel…of interest to Atomic Rooster and Status Quo fans.
Colin Shearman, Q, July 1999
…at times seems on the verge of catching the energy of the punk movement that sprang up about that time…A tight rocking album well worthy of attention and it's a pity that it's taken twenty years to see the light of day. Well packaged with informative notes and twelve high quality bonus tracks added to the original fifteen songs, this is another welcome addition to the Angel Air label.
Terry Craven, Wondrous Stories (June 1999)
…three-minute punk-ish pop ditties that could just as easily been blaring out of speakers contemporaneous to anything by The Cars, Blondie or Cheap Trick. "Power Pop" …and much better than the rest,
Atomic Rooster fans…know that this is going to be great rock and roll but they would have never guessed at the form it would have taken. Status Quo fans will want to snap it up for the contributions from both Andy Bown and Francis Rossi. Everybody else, don't be a dummy and get this thing as soon as you can!
Music America, (July 1999)
Utterly convincing, packing much the same kind of mood and power as the early Ultravox…the first-ever release for a phenomenal piece of new wave rock and also the first release for a dozen demos, outtakes and oddities recorded by Du Cann and Rooster drummer Paul Hammond around the time of the Rooster reunion.
Jo-Anne Greene, Goldmine, (June 1999)
…while this album is never punk it does fit into the power pop category very well. This is guitar oriented pop and while at times it sounds quite dated, that only adds to instead of detracting from its charm…not at all a bad album, and one that anyone into the late Seventies would do well to search out."
Feedback, (September 1999)
In keeping with the era's back-to-basics bent, the sound is crisp and muscular. DuCann's scrappy, propulsive riffs yield consistently good results, particularly on the swaggering pop-punk of "You Didn't Know Any Better", "When I Was Old" and "fashion Fantasy"…The album also packs 11 bonus demo tracks, most as good as their album counterparts, snappily produced by Status Quo's Francis Rossi (who also contributed rhythm guitar)…Bassist John McCoy (Ian Gillan), keyboardist Andy Bown (Herd, Status Quo), and Cliff Bennett (Original Mirrors) lend stolid unobstrusive support (even Atomic Rooster drummer Paul Hammond pops up on a few tracks). All in all, this is a thoughtful reissue; file as an irresistible "might-have-been."
Discoveries, (September 2001)
The album has a very commercial feel to it with short songs that have catchy sing along lyrics to them, ideal for radio…
Alistair Flynn, Classic Rock Society (September 2002)
…it's a mainly hard rock platter adding boogie, pub-rock and new wave into the mix. As usual, the CD is packed with sleevenotes, photos and extra tracks.
Joe Geesin, Record Collector (October 2002)
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March 17, 2016 / 10:44 AM
Firefighters rescue cats stranded in trees by rising river
Firefighters fish a cat out of the Sacramento River after it fell from a tree that was partially submerged by rising waters. Screenshot: Storyful
SACRAMENTO, March 17 (UPI) -- A California fire department sent rescuers out in a raft to rescue two cats that became stranded in trees by the rising waters of the Sacramento River.
The Front Street Animal Shelter said in a Facebook post that shelter workers attempted to help the stranded cats Tuesday by building a ramp, but their efforts were unsuccessful.
A video posted by the shelter shows firefighters from the Sacramento Fire Department trying to reach one of the cats using an oar, but instead sending the feline plunging into the rising river.
The firefighters quickly use a net to fish the cat out of the water.
The other cat is then plucked from its perch by firefighters wielding a reach pole.
"The rising waters of the Sacramento River left two cats clinging for their lives. The Front Street Team built a ramp, but the cats weren't having it. Thanks to the Sacramento Fire Department, both cats are safe and sound. Moral of the story? Always wear your life jacket," the shelter's post reads.
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On May 13th, 2011, my friend Tom and I headed to San Francisco to take part in a photography class for night shooting. I thought I needed to branch out a bit and work in low light situations with a tripod. First stop, Baker Beach, where we got some shots of the Golden Gate Bridge, although not at night. We were out of there in about an hour, leaving around 7:30. We stopped on our way to the Palace of Fine Arts to get some shots looking at the Bridge from a more head-on angle and a little higher. From there, it was a short hop to the Palace of Fine Arts. The light changed dramatically during the time we were there, going from a fairly light sky to a darker one. It was at this point that we could actually start to work in low light. My average exposure was 20-30 seconds at F19-F22 at 200 ISO. At those speeds, the water turns smooth and "milky." From the Palace of Fine Arts, we moved to the most famous street in San Francisco, Lombard Street, with its twists and turns. The idea was to get the car headlights looking like long streams of light. Our final stop was the Embarcadero near the Bay Bridge, where we framed supports for long lost buildings or piers against the Bay Bridge. I have included a number of these photos, each processed differently and with a variety of "Plug-Ins," Software that works in conjunction with Photoshop. A few months later, two other friends and I made our way back up to Marin County on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge to get some shots after dark looking back towards San Francisco. We drove after that to Fort Baker, also on the Marin side, then into San Francisco and halfway over the Bay Bridge to Treasure Island for shots looking back to the City. We finished up the evening at the Embarcadero. For most of the shots, we all used a tripod, set the ISO to 200, F/16 to F/22, shutterspeed at 30 seconds. On Thanksgiving weekend in 2011, my friends George and Nigel joined me for a return visit to San Francisco for another night shoot. We returned to Treasure Island and found a new vantage point, and then on to Lombard Street for some long exposures.


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Goldman Sachs Investor Day Sheds Light on Company Strategy, Retail Ambitions
January 29, 2020 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) presented the firm's vision for the future today in an Investor Meeting that charted the roadmap for the bank over the next few years.
Goldman said the investor day reflects their ongoing commitment to providing the market with a "clear articulation of our efforts and objectives, with targets against which [they] will be held accountable."
In a release, Goldman said the firm believes that by growing and strengthening its existing market-leading businesses, diversifying the products and services offered, and operating more efficiently, Goldman Sachs is positioned to drive long-term growth and shareholder value. As part of the strategy, Goldman will focus more attention on its new consumer business with new projects like digital bank Marcus and the Apple Card.
Goldman Chairman and CEO David M. Solomon said:
"For more than 150 years, Goldman Sachs has partnered with our clients across the world to advance their success, which is a commitment that has endured through to today. We are resolute in fulfilling our purpose of putting capital and ideas to work to evolve organizations, accelerate global economies and amplify personal prosperity. We believe that this deep commitment, combined with the talent of our people and our risk management culture, positions us to deliver higher, more durable returns for our shareholders over the long term."
Goldman Sachs expects to achieve returns in the mid-teens or higher over the long term as certain newer businesses, like Transaction Banking and Marcus, mature and the firm expands its third-party alternatives investing business and wealth management offering.
Solomon said they are "taking real and significant steps to make Goldman Sachs more transparent and easier to understand."
Goldman said it intended to "pursue an aggressive growth plan" aided in part to Marcus, Apple Card and other new revenue streams such as Wealthtech.
Highlighting how Marcus can help fuel the bank's growth Goldman CFO Steven Scherr said that "for every $10 billion in new deposits, Goldman can reduce the cost of capital by $80 million."
That amount adds up, over time.
The four areas of focus for growth include: Transaction Banking, Third-Party Alternatives, Digital Consumer Bank (Marcus) and Wealth Management.
For consumer banking, Marcus is targeting a 5-year growth of $125 billion in consumer deposit balances ($60 billion today) and $20 billion in lending/credit ($7 billion today).
An integrated wealth platform is in the works, scaling by attracting High Net Worth and Mass Affluent segments of the population.
Transaction Banking and Consumer are expected to be pre-tax profitable at some point in 2022.
Of note, "Banking as a Service" is on the list for some point in the 2020s.
While more traditional investment banking will remain at the forefront of Goldman, a sector where the bank has dominated, clearly the company sees profound opportunity in Fintech initiatives and servicing consumers with a digital bank offering as driving growth. Marcus is poised to offer the full stack of digital banking services, including lending, digital payments, advice, credit cards and more. The money centre bank of the future – minus the queues and tellers.
For retail investors, Goldman may be the best-listed Fintech to gain exposure in digital banking, Wealthtech, and online lending.
At the time of this report, Goldman's investor day was ongoing. A video archive of the event will be posted on the Goldman site following completion of the event.
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Apple Card to Launch in August
Goldman Sachs CEO Says They Get No Credit for Digital Bank Marcus
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Check It Out: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
By Jessi Wakefield • Apr 10, 2018
Listen to Jessi Wakefield as she recommends Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann.
Hello, I'm Jessi Wakefield of the Sioux City Public Library and you're listening to Check It Out.
Today, I am recommending the Nonfiction New York Times Bestseller Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann. After the discovery of oil in the 1920s under the land of the Osage Indian Reservation in Oklahoma, tribe members became the some of the wealthiest individuals in the world. They lived in mansions, sent their children to schools in Europe, had servants, and had more money than most of America. They lived their lives as they saw fit, which completely outraged their white neighbors. One by one, the Osage Millionaires began to be killed off. The reader is brought into the story through one woman, Mollie Burkhart, who watched as her family was systematically murdered. Her older sister was shot. Her mother then slowly poisoned. And this was just the beginning, as more Osage began to die under mysterious circumstances, including a house that was blown up killing the inhabitants. Things became so abhorrently corrupt, that anyone from the region who even attempted to solve the case, was murdered themselves. By the time outside agencies were involved, more than 24 individuals had been murdered. The newly created F.B.I. took up the case and became the first major homicide investigation. J. Edgar Hoover turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try unravel this mystery. White put together an undercover team, including one of the only Native American agents in the bureau. They infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest modern techniques of detection. Together with the Osage they began to expose one of the most sinister conspiracies in American history. But this was a story that needed to be told. Grann, as with his other nonfiction book Lost City of Z, has written a thoughtful, well researched account and made it teeming with humanity. Visit the Sioux City Public Library for this title and other blockbuster nonfiction selections.
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City of Flint hires new CFO
Michigan Radio | By Steve Carmody
Published June 15, 2015 at 12:42 PM EDT
Steve Carmody
Michigan Radio
The city of Flint has hired a new chief financial officer with experience with troubled city finances.
Jody Lundquist comes to Flint from Benton Harbor, where she was the city's finance director. Like Flint, Benton Harbor spent years being run by an emergency manager, appointed by the governor to fix the city's money problems.
Benton Harbor exited direct oversight more than a year ago. Flint did the same a few months back.
Lundquist says there are a number of challenges facing Flint, including financial projections putting the city back in the red in two years. She says it's the type of opportunity that "excites" her.
"I think the city of Flint is definitely poised to face those challenges," Lundquist said.
Lundquist will be paid $95,000 a year for her work as CFO.
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Steve Carmody has been a reporter for Michigan Radio since 2005. Steve previously worked at public radio and television stations in Florida, Oklahoma and Kentucky, and also has extensive experience in commercial broadcasting.
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Tony Kushner on His Lincoln Screenplay, Séances and the Greatest Political Speech of All Time
TIME spoke with the Pulitzer Prize winner on what he learned over the six years he spent researching and honing the blueprint for Steven Spielberg's film
By Jessica Winter @winterjessicaOct. 25, 2012
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Tony Kushner's first draft of his screenplay for Lincoln ran to a mammoth 500 pages; the streamlined final result focuses on the last days of the Civil War and Lincoln's fight to pass the 13th Amendment in the House of Representatives. Over two telephone conversations, TIME spoke with Kushner (a Pulitzer Prize winner for his play Angels in America) on what he learned over the six years he spent researching and honing the blueprint for Steven Spielberg's film.
On Lincoln as movie hero:
"Steven [Spielberg] and I spent many years working on the script together, and I wanted to make sure that we weren't making a film that was simply hero worship. I didn't want it to be, 'This was the greatest guy that ever lived, and it's too bad that he's not here now, and he could come and save us.' Because what's the point of that? So we worked very hard on making a movie about the realities and the specifics of the political process."
On Lincoln's greatest speech:
"I have always revered the Second Inaugural Address, which is the greatest thing Lincoln wrote, one of the greatest things any human being ever wrote, and, I think, the greatest political speech ever. It's so breathtaking that he delivered the thing as his inaugural address, telling the North as well as the South that this horrendous war has been occasioned by the evil of slavery and by the North as well as the South profiting from it. It's unimaginable today. And Lincoln was certainly not a fool as a politician. He knew the dangers of saying these things, but he believed in the people and he believed they could hear the truth. It was very hard for him to write the speech. It was one of the few times he closed up the White House and wouldn't talk to anybody for almost a week. I think he went into a very, very dark and difficult place to write that speech, and emerged with this 721-word masterpiece."
(MORE: TIME talks to Steven Spielberg about the making of Lincoln)
On Lincoln the autodidact:
"He had this unbelievable curiosity about everything. He wanted to know how everything worked. He loved machinery of all kinds. He was fascinated by the telegraph and completely horrified when Samuel Morse turned out to be a repellent right-wing Democrat who hated Lincoln's guts. He read the Bible, obviously, and had something like an eidetic memory and an ability to pull forth Bible quotations very easily—not coming from a church background but from his love of the prose and the poetry of the Bible. He adored Robert Burns, and he had some unfortunate tastes in some so-so, cheesy, mid-19th-century sort of flowery poetry. He also loved Dickens, which is always a good sign."
On Lincoln and modern-day Republicans:
"I've always been very intrigued by the arc the Republican Party had taken from being a progressive, pro-government party during the Civil War to the thing it is today. I didn't understand as much about that as I understand now that I've spent six years working on Lincoln. And the frequency with which modern-day Republicans like George W. Bush will claim direct connection to the man who basically created the federal income tax, the national bank, national currency, national holidays, the draft and many other manifestations of Big Government—that was intriguing to me."
On Lincoln the Shakespearian:
"He loved Macbeth. He loved 'I am in blood, stepped in so far that should I wade no more'—that going forward is the same as going back. There is great truth in that for the commander-in-chief at a time when 800,000 people in the North and South were dying. The horror of that was very difficult for him, and Shakespeare clearly helped him maintain his sanity. In Hamlet, he said that everyone was mistaken in thinking that the great speech is "To be or not to be…" The great speech, he said, is really Claudius's speech, where he asks how he can really be forgiven if he retains the benefit of his offense. Which is really the point of the second Inaugural Address."
(MORE: Visiting Lincoln's Springfield)
On Lincoln's ghostly supporters:
"Mary Lincoln had regular séances where she communicated with the ghost of her son Willy after Willy died. All four of her half-brothers fought for the Confederacy, and three of them died during the war. And the Lincolns lost a number of friends. They were dealing with a great deal of loss and death, and Mary believed—as did many, many people in the United States at the time—in communication with the dead. In 1864, the National Convention of Spiritualists in Chicago communicated with the spirit world, and the spirit world told them they were endorsing Abraham Lincoln in his re-election bid."
On Lincoln's as President Obama's tutor:
"It has always seemed to me that Barack Obama has studied intensely and learned a great deal from Lincoln. There's this wonderful thing that John Rawls, the philosopher of law, says, and I think he's actually quoting an old maxim: that the politician thinks about the next election, but the statesman thinks about the next generation. More than any President than I can remember, President Obama really seems to understand that he's building something. I think he inherited a situation that's as desperate in its way as what Franklin Roosevelt inherited. Nothing is as desperate as the Civil War that Lincoln stepped into, but the mess that Obama inherited from the previous administration is as great as anything an American President other than Lincoln has faced.
"One of the things it has required of him is a willingness to compromise his own, I would assume, deepest desires in order to keep government functioning, in spite of the unprecedented level of obstruction from the Republican Party. And I think he's asked the people who support him to understand that maintaining a hold on power and rebuilding a progressive base in the halls of power in Washington is going to be the work of not just this term and the next term, but many terms to come. This is very much what Lincoln was faced with. He had to get re-elected, but he also had to keep the border states from seceding. It's a very mature and difficult understanding of democracy, that democracy isn't an expression of pure ideals or personal purity, and that the pace of change is sometimes much slower than we would like."
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Correction: Samuel Morse's surname was originally rendered as "Morris." Thanks to TIME reader @samryan for pointing out the error.
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Jessica Winter is the arts editor of TIME, directing print coverage of music, television, books, film and art and architecture.