US Politics Thread 2016-2020 - Page 477

vienna · 07-03-19, 04:38 PM

Sailor Steve: maybe you know the name of the guy who used to do one-man shows on PBS ca. 80's (just him and a piano) where he would do musical parodies on political subjects; for the life of me I can't recall his name...

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Platapus · 07-03-19, 04:44 PM

Mark Russel

oops

Mark Russell

vienna · 07-03-19, 05:07 PM

Thanks Platapus! I've never been very good at names and that one bugged me, of late...

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Sailor Steve · 07-03-19, 05:19 PM

Also thanks from me. I didn't know that one at all.

I didn't watch too much PBS back in the day, except the British TV shows like Six Wives of Henry VIII, I Claudius and the mystery shows. Oh, and The Great American Dream Machine.

vienna · 07-03-19, 05:53 PM

So...

You was that one viewer....

Now that I have been reminded of Mark Russell's name, I've gone on YT and found not a few clips from his shows. I also found this clip, posted in June 2016, where Russell gave an impromptu performance on the subject of the then forthcoming Election:

At eighty, he was still sharp as a tack...

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Dowly · 07-05-19, 04:13 AM

Idiot.

Catfish · 07-05-19, 04:44 AM

^ The comments are actually comedy gold

Jimbuna · 07-05-19, 05:03 AM

What I find most concerning is the fact he probably believes what he's saying.

Time for a new speech writer me thinks.

Deepseadiver · 07-05-19, 05:19 AM

Finally, an American president has acknowledged the sacrifice of the Army in taking over the air force and the airports at Fort McHenry during the revolutionary war.

Skybird · 07-05-19, 05:27 AM

It seems somebody has mistaken the celebration of July 4th with celebration of his own ego.

Swank is not the same like style, like gold and glamour alone cannot replace good taste.

Deepseadiver · 07-05-19, 05:38 AM

I blame Admiral Nelson. If only he could of hung onto the airport and air-force for a few hours more. The US would still be a colony of ours.

Onkel Neal · 07-05-19, 07:28 AM

I think he simply mispoke and said "airports" when it read "ramparts". He probably doesn't know what a rampart is.

Platapus · 07-05-19, 09:50 AM

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no!"

Platapus · 07-05-19, 09:52 AM

Ft McHenry was more noted for the War of 1812. In the Civil war, that fort was primarily a prison.

Sailor Steve · 07-05-19, 11:02 AM

@ Dowly:

You don't understand. What he was trying to say was...well, what he meant was...I mean it's...well...well...

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,972 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Mark Russel oops Mark Russell __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right. Last edited by Platapus; 07-04-19 at 09:44 AM.

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,507 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Thanks Platapus! I've never been very good at names and that one bugged me, of late... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Also thanks from me. I didn't know that one at all. I didn't watch too much PBS back in the day, except the British TV shows like Six Wives of Henry VIII, I Claudius and the mystery shows. Oh, and The Great American Dream Machine. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-03-19, 05:53 PM	#7145
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,507 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	So... You was that one viewer.... Now that I have been reminded of Mark Russell's name, I've gone on YT and found not a few clips from his shows. I also found this clip, posted in June 2016, where Russell gave an impromptu performance on the subject of the then forthcoming Election: At eighty, he was still sharp as a tack... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Idiot.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	What I find most concerning is the fact he probably believes what he's saying. Time for a new speech writer me thinks. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

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Deepseadiver Torpedoman Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kingston upon Hull Posts: 116 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Finally, an American president has acknowledged the sacrifice of the Army in taking over the air force and the airports at Fort McHenry during the revolutionary war.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,543 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	It seems somebody has mistaken the celebration of July 4th with celebration of his own ego. Swank is not the same like style, like gold and glamour alone cannot replace good taste. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

07-05-19, 05:38 AM	#7151
Deepseadiver Torpedoman Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kingston upon Hull Posts: 116 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	I blame Admiral Nelson. If only he could of hung onto the airport and air-force for a few hours more. The US would still be a colony of ours.

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Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,289 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	I think he simply mispoke and said "airports" when it read "ramparts". He probably doesn't know what a rampart is. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,972 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no!" __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-05-19, 09:52 AM	#7154
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,972 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Ft McHenry was more noted for the War of 1812. In the Civil war, that fort was primarily a prison. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-05-19, 11:02 AM	#7155
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	@ Dowly: You don't understand. What he was trying to say was...well, what he meant was...I mean it's...well...well... __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo