by Bob Walsh
I caught a blessedly few minutes of Senile Joe's speech yesterday. Did
you notice the background. It was a painting of Teddy Roosevelt in his
Rough Riders uniform on horseback. I fully expect both Teddy and the
Horse are doing figure 8s in their graves over Joe the Hairsniffer
trying to use them to convey the notion that he is a bold and decisive
leader.
3 comments:
I kind of wish he had found a portrait of Neville Chamberlain to stand in front of.
I visited the Menger Bar in San Antonio last week. Teddy Roosevelt came to Texas to recruit Rough Riders because he was to take these fiercely independent men and teach them military discipline. And he had a preference for ex-Texas Rangers. He said, “We got our highest average of recruits from Texas because many had served in that famous body of frontier fighters, the Texas Rangers. Of course these Rangers needed no teaching. They were already trained to obey and take responsibility. They were splendid horsemen, shots and trackers. They were accustomed to living in the open . . . enduring hardship . . . and encountering all kinds of danger.” Native Americans, too, such as the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Creeks were also Rough Riders.
Bob, you crack me up. Neville Chamberlain Lol!
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