Frank, Good, then we're agreed. (Good thing Bob W's asleep.) (I'm sure he'll have something to say...) Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:59 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > Don't be so defensive, Bob. > > Did I say there was something wrong with putting your flag all over? > > I was responding to John who, if I understood him correctly, seemed to be > saying that the moon landing was not an American event but a world event, > then citing Armstrong's famous "Small step for man" speech as proof of same > because he didn't say "small step for an American." > > BTW, I agree with the whole Cold War thing that you raise. Sputnik and > Gagarin humiliated the US. You came from quite a long way behind to put > everything together to make the moon first. > > Quite an achievement, really. > > But the whole flag waving thing was part of the "putting it to the Russkies > and showing the world who's system is best" extravaganza. And you had every > right to do that. I have no problem with it at all. > > :-) > > cheers, > frank > > > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> > Sent: August 28, 2012 8/28/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: OT - Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquility > > Lighten up Frank. We paid for it. We got to put our flag on it. > It was all the completion of the mission Jack Kennedy sent us on. > And at a time when we were concerned about threats from the USSR, > it was a signal that we were at parity with our opponents. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 9:48 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com > <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Armstrong didn't have to speak of America and the United States. That big >> flag he or Buzz planted on the lunar surface said all that needed to be >> said. As did the Stars and Stripes on their spacesuits, the LEM, the capsule >> and the huge USA strategically placed on the Saturn booster that scrolled >> past the TV camera affixed to the gantry for that dramatic liftoff shot. >> >> Cheers, >> frank >> >> >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >> Christopher Hitchens >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> >> Sent: August 28, 2012 8/28/12 >> To: pdml@pdml.net >> Subject: RE: OT - Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquility >> >> From: "knarftheriault >> >>> Other such landmark events are hearing the news of JFK's >>> assassination, the first space shuttle blowing up and 9/11. And yes, >>> I know exactly where I was when I heard of those things. >>> >>> To make reference to another thread, interesting that all those are >>> American events yet they are etched on the consciousness of a >>> Canadian. Goes to show, eh? >> >> Not just Canada. >> >> One of the images from 9/11 that will forever remain indelibly etched >> upon my memory is the expressions on the faces of some pedestrians on a >> Paris street as they press against the glass of what is apparently an >> appliance store selling televisions. You can see a reflection in the >> glass of the TV screen showing the twin towers with flames exploding out >> the side of the building, so you know what they're seeing. >> >> Armstrong spoke of Man and Mankind, not of America & the United States. >> I think these events are remembered worldwide because they shadowed the >> hopes & dreams of all, not just those of us who live here in North America. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
