The Forward, a Yiddish paper in New York, is reprinting some of their original Titanic coverage (translated into English.) [link] The reports of Isidor and Ida Strauss's deaths are heartbreaking.
Being a socialist paper, the Forward felt the need to go off on this digression in an other wise "just the facts" article:
The capitalist press is attempting to sing love songs to the great millionaire [John] Jacob Astor. They describe his heroic attempts to have others rescued, and he appears to have acted like a knight or a martyr. There’s no mention, however, of similar martyrdom and heroism of the poor, but from accounts, one can tell that hundreds of the poor evinced a calmer heroism than that of Astor.
Mr. Astor’s 19-year-old wife was rescued. The reader is reminded that she is not yet 20 years old and that her husband was close to 50. He divorced his first wife in order to be with this 19 year old. His 19-year-old son was best man at the wedding.
The capitalist newspapers are parading her about as if she were America’s queen. They excitedly report to us the happy event soon to come when she will become a mother and there will be a new little Astor.
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Actually, when I heard that Gibson's latest Anti-Semitism victim was Joe Esterhaz, my feelings on the subject were somewhat mollified. Those guys deserve each other.(even though anti-Semitism is never right, even applied to sexist douchebag screenwriters who think they're shocking.)
Still, it is plain the man is a menace, and that his girlfriend should get some security, or release the hounds, or something.
Hey! Who doesn't want to work today? Yeah, me either! But alas, my desk is a mess from being at a workshop for the last 2 days. I have arranged 4 piles on my desk, plus my in-box - in addition, I have 3 sets of info to organize and get to my boss. So, 8 things I like to address today. I will give myself a break after I complete each one! THAT IS THE PLAN! JOIN ME IN SMALL REWARDS TO GET THROUGH THE DAY!
Can't we just play hooky instead? That sounds like the better option.
Happy Friday the 13th, y'all!
Allyson, that rant was a thing of beauty.
So the Mayor of Newark, Cory Booker, ran into a burning building and saved a woman's life.
Whoever wants to run against him in 2014 better start looking for some lepers to heal.
No Lee, we cannot.
I just got sidetracked for 10 min. listening to a woe is me, I am the victim in everything rant at work. oy vey this lady is so similar to mac in viewpoint it is STARTLING!
Monday is Emancipation Day in DC. Parade, festival, fireworks. Unfortunately, we have to work.
And, in random news, my mother once worked with the Strauss's ... grandson, I believe.
JOIN ME IN SMALL REWARDS TO GET THROUGH THE DAY!
I already had a cookie for second breakfast, which maybe I should have put off as a reward, but whatever. I have one main thing to do today. I have already done several small things.
I love these quotes from Cory Booker:
The mayor said, "Yesterday, all my problems were really big to me. Today things feel a lot more clear," Booker said. "And I have a lot more respect for firefighters!
"As my chief staff and others were teasing me, I'm ill-equipped to do firefighter union negotiations - 'These guys, give them everything!'"
