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Some (semi) encouraging news
07-25-2018, 09:13 PM
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Some (semi) encouraging news
I was in the public library in Batavia, Illinois recently. As many of you know, Batavia was the site of Bellevue Place, the sanitarium where Mary Lincoln was committed briefly in 1875.

There were numerous stacks of books piled on large tables in the middle of the library with signs that read “Batavia High School Required Summer Reading”. I was delighted to see that among the required books was “Chasing Lincoln’s Killer”, along with one called “Mr. Lincoln’s High Tech War.”

HOORAY! It seems some schools are encouraging the creation of a new generation of Lincoln scholars and aficionados.

But then I looked on Batavia high school’s website and found that another required reading choice is O’Reilly’s dreck, “Killing Lincoln”.

Oh, well. Fingers crossed the kids choose Swanson’s book over the other one!
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07-25-2018, 10:40 PM (This post was last modified: 07-25-2018 10:50 PM by Gene C.)
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RE: Some (semi) encouraging news
Besides "Killing Lincoln" Bill O'Reilly has written
Killing Kennedy
Killing Pattton
Killing England
Killing Jesus
Killing the Rising Sun
Killing Reagon
Killing the SS

Have you heard about O'Reilly's latest book?

It's titled "Killing My Career"

and this reminds me of a song ..... If only Bill O'Reilly could sing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgl-VRdXr7I

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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07-26-2018, 03:58 PM
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RE: Some (semi) encouraging news
(07-25-2018 10:40 PM)Gene C Wrote:  Besides "Killing Lincoln" Bill O'Reilly has written
Killing Kennedy
Killing Pattton
Killing England
Killing Jesus
Killing the Rising Sun
Killing Reagon
Killing the SS

Have you heard about O'Reilly's latest book?

It's titled "Killing My Career"

and this reminds me of a song ..... If only Bill O'Reilly could sing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgl-VRdXr7I

Excellent choice of song Gene. But as a millennial, I like the Fugees version.

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08-16-2018, 05:16 PM (This post was last modified: 08-16-2018 05:26 PM by emma1231.)
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RE: Some (semi) encouraging news
(07-25-2018 10:40 PM)Gene C Wrote:  Besides "Killing Lincoln" Bill O'Reilly has written
Killing Kennedy
Killing Pattton
Killing England
Killing Jesus
Killing the Rising Sun
Killing Reagon
Killing the SS

Have you heard about O'Reilly's latest book?

It's titled "Killing My Career"

and this reminds me of a song ..... If only Bill O'Reilly could sing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgl-VRdXr7I

(08-16-2018 05:16 PM)emma1231 Wrote:  
(07-25-2018 10:40 PM)Gene C Wrote:  Besides "Killing Lincoln" Bill O'Reilly has written
Killing Kennedy
Killing Pattton
Killing England
Killing Jesus
Killing the Rising Sun
Killing Reagon
Killing the SS

Have you heard about O'Reilly's latest book?

It's titled "Killing My Career"

and this reminds me of a song ..... If only Bill O'Reilly could sing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgl-VRdXr7I
When O'REilly was on tours of bookstores signing copies of "Killing Lincoln," I waited on line for him to sign a copy, with an ulterior motive. When it was my turn he cordially signed it for me with an inscrirption to me. I thanked him. We excnanged smiles. I asked if the next person on line could take a picture of us. He said, "sure." I went around behind the table to lean in to the seated O'Reilly, smiled, and pointed at him with my index finger and my fist closed. Then I thanked him and told him I thought was beautifully written (which it is; let's face it!). He smiled again, and then I hit him with "But you and your co-author sure did make a lot of mistakes !" He quickly looked back at the approaching line and called out, "Next!"
I sent the picture to one of you and asked if she would do a little photoshoppe magic for me and gave her particulars. She did it. She placed Booth's derringer pistol in my pointed hand. The picture is worth a thousand words!
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08-16-2018, 07:50 PM
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RE: Some (semi) encouraging news
I have a signed copy also. I did it just for the heck of it.

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