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Obscure political trivia 2day?

#1 Post by etaoin22 » Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:49 am

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?"
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#2 Post by SportsFan68 » Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:09 pm

I'll guess Schlesinger.
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#3 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:46 pm

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?
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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.
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#4 Post by wbtravis007 » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:07 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:I'll guess Schlesinger.
Good guess. If that's wrong, I'll offer Walt Rostow. Then, McGeorge Bundy. Then Kissinger.
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#5 Post by silvercamaro » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:19 pm

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.
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#6 Post by ne1410s » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:24 pm

I guess that old CO, Ted Sorenson/en.
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#7 Post by etaoin22 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:30 am

The country to lower its voting age was

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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.)
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#8 Post by etaoin22 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:32 am

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.
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