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Obscure political trivia 2day?
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:49 am
by etaoin22
Who became a White House advisor after a storied Ivy League teaching career, in which he was remembered for an annual lecture on Munich ("Peace in our time" negotiation in 1938), in which he would mimic/play the role of each of the participants? And who also wrote an early career essay with the title "Was Lenin a Leninist?"
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:09 pm
by SportsFan68
I'll guess Schlesinger.
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:46 pm
by MarleysGh0st
I don't know the answer to your question, but I noticed another bit of political trivia in this week's Time magazine:
What country became the first in the European Union to lower the voting age in national elections to 16?
Austria
Here's a more detailed article about it:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/ ... 8622.shtml
And notice the rationale:
Austria, like most EU countries, has low birthrates. Last year, the number of Austrians aged 65 and older exceeded the population aged 15 and under. "Giving the 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote just helped maintain the balance between the generations," said Christoph Hofinger, co-director of the SORA Institute for Social Research and Analysis.
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:07 pm
by wbtravis007
SportsFan68 wrote:I'll guess Schlesinger.
Good guess. If that's wrong, I'll offer Walt Rostow. Then, McGeorge Bundy. Then Kissinger.
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:19 pm
by silvercamaro
wbtravis007 wrote:SportsFan68 wrote:I'll guess Schlesinger.
Good guess. If that's wrong, I'll offer Walt Rostow. Then, McGeorge Bundy. Then Kissinger.
I'm sorry, wb. The quadruple-dip lifeline doesn't go into effect until next season.
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:24 pm
by ne1410s
I guess that old CO, Ted Sorenson/en.
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:30 am
by etaoin22
The country to lower its voting age was
Austria. And not a very pleasant result. 30 % for the far far right. I havent seen an age breakdown to see if there is a "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" vote. (That's a bit unfair, but I dont like 'em.)
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:32 am
by etaoin22
Silver's third answer is correct. The triple dip works.
McGeorge Bundy.
Kinda forgotten guy now, but regarded by some as the brightest of The Best and the Brightest.