Is anyone else watching the Ken Burns series on the Roosevelts on PBS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Watching the fifth episode now. It is so sad to me that, as one of the historians said, no one with physical disabilities to the extent of those faced by FDR would be elected today. His power was protected by him disguising his disability and by Americans (and press) willing to grant him that disguise. Nowadays, the press would cover every ugly aspect of it, and Americans would treat him as truly disabled. It makes me rethink the age debate that sees to crop up every presidential election cycle.

What a strong man he was. All those hundreds of speeches he made... just think, he was standing all those times with his heavy metal braces locked. He was in pain the whole time, yet he gave such forceful, powerful speeches. I admire him so much. Eleanor too. Such good people.

They were an amazing couple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Watching the fifth episode now. It is so sad to me that, as one of the historians said, no one with physical disabilities to the extent of those faced by FDR would be elected today. His power was protected by him disguising his disability and by Americans (and press) willing to grant him that disguise. Nowadays, the press would cover every ugly aspect of it, and Americans would treat him as truly disabled. It makes me rethink the age debate that sees to crop up every presidential election cycle.

What a strong man he was. All those hundreds of speeches he made... just think, he was standing all those times with his heavy metal braces locked. He was in pain the whole time, yet he gave such forceful, powerful speeches. I admire him so much. Eleanor too. Such good people.

They were an amazing couple.

Amazing that people from the wealthy class would fight for common workers.

I cringe whenever George Will comments. Does he even understand the irony of a newspaper conservative like himself commenting on a liberal visionaries that successfully helped workers better their lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I taped it but haven't watched it yet either, but I LOVE his stuff. The tinkly piano music gets me every time.

Also the banjos and the sounds of mothers and children muffled weeping. Oh wait, that was the National Parks series or The Dust Bowl series. The Roosevelt one has Cole Porter crooning while Meryl Streep does her best Eleanor Roosevelt. Woolly Bully!

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I'm exhausted from watching it all week. I need it to be over!

Soon, soon, I know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I taped it but haven't watched it yet either, but I LOVE his stuff. The tinkly piano music gets me every time.

Also the banjos and the sounds of mothers and children muffled weeping. Oh wait, that was the National Parks series or The Dust Bowl series. The Roosevelt one has Cole Porter crooning while Meryl Streep does her best Eleanor Roosevelt. Woolly Bully!

It's still better, much better, than 99% of all the other crap on television. Thank you, PBS and Ken Burns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm exhausted from watching it all week. I need it to be over!

Soon, soon, I know.

Tomorrow is the last episode, concluding with his death and the end of WWII. You can do it. And you'll be glad you did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Watching the fifth episode now. It is so sad to me that, as one of the historians said, no one with physical disabilities to the extent of those faced by FDR would be elected today. His power was protected by him disguising his disability and by Americans (and press) willing to grant him that disguise. Nowadays, the press would cover every ugly aspect of it, and Americans would treat him as truly disabled. It makes me rethink the age debate that sees to crop up every presidential election cycle.

What a strong man he was. All those hundreds of speeches he made... just think, he was standing all those times with his heavy metal braces locked. He was in pain the whole time, yet he gave such forceful, powerful speeches. I admire him so much. Eleanor too. Such good people.

They were an amazing couple.

Amazing that people from the wealthy class would fight for common workers.

I cringe whenever George Will comments. Does he even understand the irony of a newspaper conservative like himself commenting on a liberal visionaries that successfully helped workers better their lives.

I was surprised at his statements about the Roosevelts believing that government can and is obligated to provide a better life for its citizens. He sounded supportive of it. He certainly doesn't believe that imperative in our present day life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm exhausted from watching it all week. I need it to be over!

Soon, soon, I know.

Tomorrow is the last episode, concluding with his death and the end of WWII. You can do it. And you'll be glad you did.

I'm trying to hang on! But I suspect it goes all the way to Eleanor's death...and she lived a long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm exhausted from watching it all week. I need it to be over!

Soon, soon, I know.

Tomorrow is the last episode, concluding with his death and the end of WWII. You can do it. And you'll be glad you did.

I'm trying to hang on! But I suspect it goes all the way to Eleanor's death...and she lived a long time.

Yes, it'll will also be about the remainder of Eleanor's life. One more episode! Come on!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm exhausted from watching it all week. I need it to be over!

Soon, soon, I know.

Tomorrow is the last episode, concluding with his death and the end of WWII. You can do it. And you'll be glad you did.

I'm trying to hang on! But I suspect it goes all the way to Eleanor's death...and she lived a long time.

Yes, it'll will also be about the remainder of Eleanor's life. One more episode! Come on!

Trying, trying!

But there aren't even any commercials!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm exhausted from watching it all week. I need it to be over!

Soon, soon, I know.

Tomorrow is the last episode, concluding with his death and the end of WWII. You can do it. And you'll be glad you did.

I'm trying to hang on! But I suspect it goes all the way to Eleanor's death...and she lived a long time.

Yes, it'll will also be about the remainder of Eleanor's life. One more episode! Come on!

Trying, trying!

But there aren't even any commercials!

That's a good thing, IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm exhausted from watching it all week. I need it to be over!

Soon, soon, I know.

Tomorrow is the last episode, concluding with his death and the end of WWII. You can do it. And you'll be glad you did.

I'm trying to hang on! But I suspect it goes all the way to Eleanor's death...and she lived a long time.

Yes, it'll will also be about the remainder of Eleanor's life. One more episode! Come on!

Trying, trying!

But there aren't even any commercials!

That's a good thing, IMO.

But not good for potty breaks and wine-glass-refilling!

[Anonymous]

I knew Eleanor was amazing but tonight's episode really underscored it for me. I can't believe she went to the internment camp and almost brought home a Japanese couple to the White House. Amazing! Could you imagine a First Lady doing something like that these days?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I knew Eleanor was amazing but tonight's episode really underscored it for me. I can't believe she went to the internment camp and almost brought home a Japanese couple to the White House. Amazing! Could you imagine a First Lady doing something like that these days?

And she climbed down a coal mine!

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Interesting how they glossed over her lesbian love affair. Why didn't they just come out and say it?