tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post6437304701171093028..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: A former U.S. President is today's guest bloggerBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16088945111244361112013-08-23T23:53:19.968-07:002013-08-23T23:53:19.968-07:00Hello, my name is David and I have a Question, doe...Hello, my name is David and I have a Question, does anybody<br />know if its true that Pres. Arthur kept a whore in the white house. the reason I<br />ask is that in a 1975 Play<br />called give em hell harry<br />it was said by James whitmore<br />playing harry truman. your<br />story was good thank you.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51212441515464267132013-02-18T06:11:23.709-08:002013-02-18T06:11:23.709-08:00You realise that an interesting life is not a good...You realise that an interesting life is not a good thing, right? There's an old Chinese curse that goes, "may you live in interesting times."<br /><br />Interesting times, historically speaking, are times of war, plagues, disasters, and so on. You really want to live an uninteresting life in quiet, uninteresting times.alvin alcibiadesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85812252845845995972013-02-17T19:38:48.312-08:002013-02-17T19:38:48.312-08:00Oh, we are the mediocre presidents...
You won'...Oh, we are the mediocre presidents...<br />You won't find our pictures on dollars or on cents....Question Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00267485396018087075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68537887771310299642013-02-17T17:54:31.955-08:002013-02-17T17:54:31.955-08:00Nice to see Ken Levine could dig you up, so to spe...Nice to see Ken Levine could dig you up, so to speak, Mr. President. In the book Plain Speaking by Merle Miller, Harry Truman said you kept a whore in the White House. This would be on page 333 of my paperback edition printed in 1985. What say you to that?Don K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62547336025954418872013-02-17T17:32:19.701-08:002013-02-17T17:32:19.701-08:00Lumpy, I saw that piece, too.
http://tinyurl.com/...Lumpy, I saw that piece, too.<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/aj4fsnoCarolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72387629402577793772013-02-17T17:25:19.160-08:002013-02-17T17:25:19.160-08:00President Arthur, I hope you'll be happy in k...President Arthur, I hope you'll be happy in knowing you were featured in the action classic "Die Hard With a Vengeance" when McClane must solve the riddle "what is 21 of 42" and for that I will never forget you. Pop culture is still looking out for you, Chet.XJillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43268358110778508102013-02-17T16:33:42.166-08:002013-02-17T16:33:42.166-08:00Chet may not have been on the 'A-list,' bu...Chet may not have been on the 'A-list,' but he did give us 'Bea.' Sara Leighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45304226221492407332013-02-17T15:10:21.066-08:002013-02-17T15:10:21.066-08:001829! In the midst of an ever-deepening sense of P...1829! In the midst of an ever-deepening sense of Prosperity, Chester Alan Arthur climbed to the top of his bedroom wall, thrust his defiance at the Javanese, and shouted, "Give me them, or I'm going over there!"<br /><br />Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44356947877294226252013-02-17T15:03:39.779-08:002013-02-17T15:03:39.779-08:00Thank you Chester. And never mind - you had an int...Thank you Chester. And never mind - you had an interesting life and at least you were a nobody who was President. Trust me, it's much tougher being a regular issue nobody; there a surplus of us around. Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27367721258137942062013-02-17T14:43:45.901-08:002013-02-17T14:43:45.901-08:00CAA was the prez during the time depicted in the g...CAA was the prez during the time depicted in the great TV show <i>The Wild, Wild, West.</i> I always enjoyed the lead, James West, referencing CAA. Remarkably, CAA was treated with respect and said to have made wise decisions regarding whatever was going on in the show.<br /><br />Not sure how CAA would have felt about knocking a battery off of Robert Conrad's shoulder.Ed from SFVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49219619020623327252013-02-17T14:18:05.269-08:002013-02-17T14:18:05.269-08:00Ha! I didn't expect that! Very different for K...Ha! I didn't expect that! Very different for Ken.<br /><br />Very enjoyable, not to mention educational, reading! :)Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5484995658148301692013-02-17T12:31:16.710-08:002013-02-17T12:31:16.710-08:00Wonderful article by President Arthur. Where did ...Wonderful article by President Arthur. Where did you find him. I understand that the reality series "Where are they now" has been looking to do a series on past presidents but they haven't been able to "dig" many of them up. And when they do, they don't say much. Must be a club thing. Ken Levinhttp://www.khlevin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55455883856889304582013-02-17T12:21:23.909-08:002013-02-17T12:21:23.909-08:00Chester, the reason for your lack of respect goes ...Chester, the reason for your lack of respect goes back to your failure to produce a valid birth certificate. Some still suspect you were born in Canada.Lumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385248218925251680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68297853067192449992013-02-17T11:58:21.990-08:002013-02-17T11:58:21.990-08:00Years ago, when Jeff MacNelly was still with us an...Years ago, when Jeff MacNelly was still with us and doing the comic strip "Shoe," a Sunday strip featured Skyler answering the test question, "Who was Chester A. Arthur?" Skyler concocted an enormous alternate history of Arthur as one of the great baseball players of the 20th century, culminating with a punchline like "If you're going to bluff, bluff big," but the only thing from that strip I ever remember with absolute certainty is Skyler's nickname for Arthur, which I associate with the man to this day:<br /><br />Chester A. "Chet the Jet" Arthur.Brian Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305624852257701050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32517135475074703722013-02-17T11:43:33.321-08:002013-02-17T11:43:33.321-08:00Chester -- Take solace knowing that you moved up o...Chester -- Take solace knowing that you moved up one notch in the Presidential standings when George W. Bush transitioned to his present job, street-corner sign-spinner for Papa John's Pizza.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600688674236630281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19954960274562758192013-02-17T11:30:36.047-08:002013-02-17T11:30:36.047-08:00Ken, I think the Carousel Mall lost its last book ...Ken, I think the Carousel Mall lost its last book when Borders filed for bankruptcy. But Chet is the only U.S. president whose initials are the same as a Hollywood Talent Agency.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90724538799746865012013-02-17T11:26:36.810-08:002013-02-17T11:26:36.810-08:00The 2012 Chester A. Arthur Presidential Dollar was...The 2012 Chester A. Arthur Presidential Dollar was released after a lengthy delay. It was the first Presidential coin not minted for circulation and struck only in very limited quantities for collectors only. Even Garfield got more respect.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52193261902869601742013-02-17T11:20:07.587-08:002013-02-17T11:20:07.587-08:00You mean more people remember Zachary Taylor? Hard...You mean more people remember Zachary Taylor? Hard to imagine.<br /><br />And you could do a lot worse than have MAD, PLAYBOY, and Carl Barks provide your education. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19162218379791969352013-02-17T10:49:50.425-08:002013-02-17T10:49:50.425-08:00Chester A. Arthur was not forgotten by the usual g...Chester A. Arthur was not forgotten by the usual gang of idiots writing MAD MAGAZINE in the '50's. Those subversives did a better job exposing us to forgotten politicians than our 2nd grade teachers. You could say my entire supplemental education came from MAD, PLAYBOY and Carl Barks.Pacwest Wholesalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16815293238376572333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2223818178809779952013-02-17T09:51:29.334-08:002013-02-17T09:51:29.334-08:00He ties with Taft for best Presidential facial hai...He ties with Taft for best Presidential facial hair ever.Mike McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369457898152250682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60926786219958370092013-02-17T09:33:17.596-08:002013-02-17T09:33:17.596-08:00Gee Whiz Chester, you think you have it tough. I l...Gee Whiz Chester, you think you have it tough. I live in the town where James Buchanan lived 15th president and the poor guy always lands at the bottom of the list of good presidents. And just to make matters worse just because the poor guy never married people keep hinting he was gay.Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65127145611257016552013-02-17T07:31:49.845-08:002013-02-17T07:31:49.845-08:00Chesty: Take some comfort in the fact that you are...Chesty: Take some comfort in the fact that you are <b>not</b> America's most obscure Commander-in-Chief. <br />Sporcle.com has a US Presidents quiz that's been taken nearly 5,000,000 times, and you're ahead of Rutherford B. Hayes. You're remembered by 56.5% of people taking the test, but Hayes is only remembered by 55.2%.RockGolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91668147668740548732013-02-17T06:43:26.056-08:002013-02-17T06:43:26.056-08:00Excellent. Thank you.
wgExcellent. Thank you.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.com