not cf related- changing the course of history- HAL

[Guest guest]

Hal,

I heard on channel 3 news, out of Hartford, that a documentary will be filmed in

Norwich regarding Benedict Arnold and the fact that maybe he was not a traitor.

It will be interesting to see how they go about trying to prove that. Do you

know much about it? I didn't catch who is making the documentary. Is it a local

filmmaker?

Jill

[Guest guest]

Hi: This topic, although it has nothing to do with CF, is very

interesting. So DELETE if you are not interested. Benedict Arnold was

born here in Norwich, CT. Arnold is buried in England. He was a

traitor. A personal friend who was bounced out of high school for

arguing with his history teacher that Arnold was not a traitor has been

on a crusade for years to rehabilitate him. Although he never studied

history or went to college, the man is trying to establish Arnold as a

hero, and that Washington was not the first president. It must have been

those chads in Florida even way back then. A documentary was made here

in Norwich with local " talent " playing various roles in a mock trial of

Arnold several years ago. It emphasized that Arnold won the

Revolutionary War (a misnomer.it was not a revolution) all by himself,

and as his wife seduced him into becoming a traitor, it really wasn't

his fault. She was about half his age (and no Viagra in those days).

Arnold tried to capture Quebec and lost most of his troops in the ill

fated adventure. He, like Washington, submitted bogus expenses for

reimbursement. He did do a masterful job at Saratoga. However, as he

wasn't promoted, to get revenge, he tried to sell the British the plans

to West Point, but his accomplice got caught. Arnold beat it to

England, and lived in infamy there.even the Brits are not fond of

traitors. Arnold has entered into a state of myth, so whatever one wants

to believe there is myth readily available to support the thesis. Not to

brag but for informational purposes, I was awarded honors in an NDEA

graduate program in U.S. History at UConn. What that means is I know

enough history to know I don't know enough history. It goes back to my

theory that after two beers, everyone becomes an expert on everything.

Hal

not cf related- changing the course of history- HAL

Hal,

I heard on channel 3 news, out of Hartford, that a documentary will be

filmed in Norwich regarding Benedict Arnold and the fact that maybe he

was not a traitor. It will be interesting to see how they go about

trying to prove that. Do you know much about it? I didn't catch who is

making the documentary. Is it a local filmmaker?

Jill

[Guest guest]

Hi: I co-authored a two volume world history book for high school

general students. My friend who wrote part of it quoted Marx (not Harpo)

and some parents thought it was he who was advocating Marxism without

realizing it was a quote. Well read intellectual Americans, obviously.

We got so much flack the quote was deleted by the publisher in the

second edition. We refused to write another edition, so that ended my

career as a historian. I started to write my autobiography when I first

retired in 1990, but it took 86 pages to get me to the first grade as I

had already lived in four different cities and it was during the

beginning of the Great Depression. I figured that no sane person would

be interested, and quit. Since then, I have lived in thirteen different

cities (one step ahead of creditors no doubt) and there have been

thirteen presidents during my lifetime. Authors do better with their

biographies. Hal

not cf related- changing the course of history- HAL

Hal,

I heard on channel 3 news, out of Hartford, that a documentary will be

filmed in Norwich regarding Benedict Arnold and the fact that maybe he

was not a traitor. It will be interesting to see how they go about

trying to prove that. Do you know much about it? I didn't catch who is

making the documentary. Is it a local filmmaker?

Jill

[Guest guest]

Hal,

I would love to read your bio and I bet everyone here would say the same!!!!

not cf related- changing the course of history- HAL

Hal,

I heard on channel 3 news, out of Hartford, that a documentary will be

filmed in Norwich regarding Benedict Arnold and the fact that maybe he

was not a traitor. It will be interesting to see how they go about

trying to prove that. Do you know much about it? I didn't catch who is

making the documentary. Is it a local filmmaker?

Jill