Theres a scene on the day of the vote where Fernando Wood is waving papers saying i have affidavits. Thats not 19th century congress. Thats what you realize when you see a movie like lincoln. Or think about mr. Smith goes to washington, almost all of what we think we know about past politics comes from movies. And popular culture, and we absorb it so much, we think its real. Thats why its so important to try to sort it out. I dont want to be one of those scholar squirrels that gore vidal used to make fun of, but thats what i have been doing, digging around in the script and pointing out the small differences, but ultimately, they matter. As much as i think youre right, the Lincoln Movie will produce good things, when we teach it, teachers need to be aware of how it departs from what we know about the record. Greg. You need to wait for the microphone. Sorry, how does it skew in terms of younger audiences . Because my experience, which could be which is only anecdotal, when i poll my que
Climactic scene on the floor of the house on the day of the vote, january 1st, 1865, they have james spader and john hay running to the white house to get the note from lincoln. None of that happened. The note, we think, is real, though we dont have the original of it. Its a recollection from james ashley, but James Spaders character, william bilbo, was in new york at the time, at the st. Nicolas hotel. The lobbyists were in new york in the final weeks of the fight working the press. The race scene is just a hollywood chase scene. Its no different than the airport race scene in argo and i have no problem with that, like i said, but key moments in this story are altered. And theyre altered for dramatic reasons. We need to understand that if were going to teach it and appreciate it. I call it fiction and i dont mean it as an insult, but i do think people need to appreciate the difference betweenviction and the record. The record is far more complicated. I think its just as interesting, b
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Wastes revenue that helps nobody and takes us back to forgotten days. You are essentially going to have goose free parking instead of muni for kids. You could have used this money to support people with disabilities who clearly need it. Second, it violates all competition [speaker not understood] reduce congestion and increase pedestrian safety. Sunday meters will pass in collaboration with many stakeholders including the chamber of commerce. It is a betrayal revoked but the same process is applied when passed. The citation rate institutes starting price of zero. Improved signage, and please make it conditional on these new funding sources. Lastly, you are nobodys puppets, you work for few. Youre willing to [speaker not understood]. Dont cover for them. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Frank oconnell. Thea selby. Randal. Gene green. And jacks bryson. Good afternoon, [speaker not understood]. Good afternoon, members of the board. I wish to speak in favor of retaining the street meter pa
There are more seniors in this area than in any other city in the state of california and the people with disabilities also deserve your support. So, if you would, please, theres money here and we would like to be able to have the opportunity to ride muni for free now. Thank you. Next speaker. Paul hickman, anaksul ra mark a. Frank oconnell and see a hell by. Im a lead case aid. I escort seniors to [speaker not understood]. Seniors have a great time. When i do take them out, they really enjoy going out to different places, some saturdays and sundays, going to the park, ocean beach, whatever. Even with the 23 thousands, it really cuts in their budget and it really would help if they could get free for muni from the disability and to help them a lot. They really enjoy getting out on the muni. So, i speak for a lot of the seniors in the [speaker not understood]. I talked to them this morning and they said they really appreciate [speaker not understood] and you guys give them a helping han