...if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal." JFK
Friday, November 30, 2007
Inherit the Wind
I was going to go see "Beowulf" last night but immediately changed my mind when I found out that "Inherit the Wind" was playing on AMC. I understand that the movie "Inherit the Wind" was suppose to say more about "McCarthyism" than evolution. However, if you go here, to the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Scopes monkey trial website you will find that the movie actually portrayed many portions of the trial accurately.
This is an interesting website with comments from Marcet Haldeman-Julius who was actually at the trial as well as comments by H.L. Mencken who covered the trial as a reporter. There is even some short trial video if you are willing to download it.
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