Film Short

A small treat, a delicious film short (from my favorite era) before my weekend conversation with Robert Spencer at 7pm.

Weekend conversations will be followed by the Atlas Saturday Night Cinema Feature.

Comments

[Sarastro]

Pamela, thank you for this little film. It brought tears to my eyes.
Did you know that the Statue of Liberty was designed by the French Freemason Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and built by the French Freemason Gustav Eiffel, and sent to America mainly by the joint efforts of combined French lodges? The Tour Eiffel is also a symbol of Masonry in its construction as well as a symbol of Paris.
When I think of all the Jewish immigrants that came to America that nobody helped, they had to work in sweat shops and suffer depredations until they were gradually able to pull themselves up to a better position. And as soon as they could, they began contributing to the American way of life, especially on Broadway where their enormous talents created musicals, plays, revues, "God Bless America" by Irving Berlin and "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin. And in every field of learning, education, science, business, fashion, medicine and the arts, etc. they were seminal in contributing to America's greatness. All on their own and through their own efforts.
When I think of how the slimy Moslem are let in here and brought in here it makes me want to puke!!!! They are given handouts and encouraged to murder us. I wish we had a Jewish president!!!

[Jokerman]

Sarastro, I love ya' but Great Freemason Bartholdi only re-designed his original work, "Egypt Bringing Light to Asia". It was first and foremost intended for display at the Suez Canal. This was Great Freemason France's early attempt to suck up in order to gain access to the resources and shipping advantages of the Middle East.

After Egypt told him and France to get stuffed, he repackaged it as "Liberty."

That being said, thank you, Pamela, for a great little film. It reminds me of the values and patriotism of my yoot! I enjoy seeing the old-timey NY locations and there's LA City Hall too.

I know it's just the way things were when this short was made, but it's sad to see that not one, nary a one, Black or Asian face is seen in any one of the scenes. Almost like it was 'scrubbed'!

Fortunately, "the times they've been a-changin'," and we appreciate the contributions of all of our citizens to building this country after seeking and obtaining personal, social, and political liberty.

Their common thread was love of America. Too bad we have a President and Congress who no longer share this love of Liberty.

G-d Bless America!

[Sarastro]

Jokerman, your comment is not accurate and is misleading.
While on a visit to Egypt that was to shift his artistic perspective from simply grand to colossal, Bartholdi was inspired by the project of the Suez Canal which was being undertaken by Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, who became a lifelong friend of his. He envisioned a giant lighthouse standing at the entrance to the canal and drew plans for it. It would be patterned after the Roman goddess Libertas, modified to resemble a robed Egyptian peasant, with light beaming out from both a headband and a torch thrust dramatically upward into the skies. Bartholdi presented his plans to the Egyptian Khedive, Isma'il Pasha, in 1867, but the project was never commissioned because of financial issues that the Ottoman Empire was going through. The statue was not made, just the plans. Discussions in France over a suitable gift to the United States to mark the Centennial of the American Declaration of Independence were headed by the politician and sympathetic writer of the history of the United States, Edouard Rene de Laboulaye. Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with the year 1876 in mind for completion. The idea of giving a colossal representation of republican virtues to a sister republic across the sea served as a focus for the republican cause against other politicians who wished a return to monarchism. The statue Bartholdi wanted to build at the Suez Canal was never a substitute for our Lady, but would have been a second statue.

[DeeDee]

Films like this are one of many reasons I love this website. This morning on tv I heard Rudy Guiliani say twice what was on hasan's calling card. I don't agree with the venue for the KSM trial (neither did Guiliani and he said its terrorism--Stephanopoulos asked really, and he repeated yes it is) but KSM will probably give big lectures, so more publicity for the RoP (that part seems like a good thing to me)

[Jokerman]

Hey, Sarastro, my comment was not intended to be inaccurate or misleading.

It was just the condensed version. It started as a plan for Egypt, it didn't go through, and we were second choice. That doesn't substantially differ from what you say. Sorry, if I spoke too condensed. . . my NY upbringing trying to get to the point quickly.

Now at the time, Bartholdi didn't HAVE plans for two statues, one for them and one for us. . . so saying that "Egypt Bringing Light to Asia" was "never a substitute for" the later work, "Liberty Enlightening the World", sounds like it reverses things. He actually substituted "Liberty" for the design that didn't work out in Egypt.

At any event, I still like your posts, keep 'em up, and I enjoy working with you here to stomp out what is wrong in our land. Be well.