Patrick Caddell, Self-Taught Pollster Who Helped Carter to White House, Dies at 68

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/obituaries/patrick-caddell-dead.html



Patrick Caddell, the political pollster who helped send an obscure peanut farmer named Jimmy Carter to the White House, later became disillusioned with fellow Democrats and finally veered to advise supporters of Donald J. Trump, died on Saturday in Charleston, S.C. He was 68.

His death, from complications of a stroke, was confirmed by a colleague, Prof. Kendra Stewart of the College of Charleston.

While Mr. Caddell was considered instrumental in Mr. Carter’s victory, he also shared the blame for limiting him to a single term. He helped persuade the president to deliver a speech that was intended to inspirit the nation during an energy crisis and economic slump, but instead tarred Mr. Carter as a weakling who was unable to lift the country out of its malaise.

Instead, in 1980 voters chose Ronald Reagan, a Republican who promised a rosier vision that he would describe during his successful re-election campaign as “morning again in America.”

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Shorpy pic of the day; Camo Class: 1943

https://www.shorpy.com/node/24346

In this WW2 Kodachrome we have the opening frame of the first-ever Shorpy Filmstrip® -- sort of a coming-attractions trailer for Shorpy 2.0, with larger pictures and type.

March 1943. "Camouflage class in New York University, where men and women are preparing for jobs in the Army or in industry, New York, N.Y. They make models from aerial photographs, re-photograph them, then work out a camouflage scheme and make a final photograph." Medium format Kodachrome transparency by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information.

World Leader PRETEND!!! Congress, Media--ghost this faker!!! Love, R.E.M.

Chaos, mass panic at San Francisco performance of "Hamilton"

Source: CBS News

There was chaos and mass panic at a San Francisco performance of "Hamilton" Friday night after an audience member suffered a medical emergency, police told CBS News. CBS Sacramento reporter Shirin Rajee was watching the show at the Orpheum Theatre when people ducked and ran out of the theater, with at least one person yelling "gun," she reported.

Police told CBS News a woman in the audience suffered a medical emergency at the same time there were fake gunshots on stage. According to a tweet from the theater, an audience member activated the fire pull station.

Members in the audience believed the two events were connected and began to "self-evacuate."

A San Francisco Fire Department security officer was working security at the door and responded when audience members began to evacuate. During the ensuing chaos, people were jumping in police patrol cars, fearing an active shooter, Rajee reported.

Three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the chaos, police said. The woman who suffered the medical emergency is in the hospital in critical condition.

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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hamilton-san-francisco-chaos-mass-panic-after-medical-emergency-orpheum-theatre-2019-02-16/

Audience Panic Halts 'Hamilton' Performance in San Francisco

Lee Radziwill Dies at 85 The younger sister of Jackie Kennedy Onassis passed away on Friday in New Y

Source: wwd.com

Lee Radziwill died Friday in New York. She was 85.

A slender, sloe-eyed and stylish brunette beauty, she was Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ younger sister. She was born Caroline Lee Bouvier on March 3, 1933 to Janet Norton Lee and stockbroker John Vernou Bouvier III, known as “Black Jack.” Another of his nicknames, as Lee pointed out, was “the Black Orchid.” Lee had three careers — briefly, as an actress, promoted by her friend Truman Capote but reviled by the critics; later, and more successfully, a short stint as an interior designer, and then as a brand ambassador, public relations executive and special events coordinator for Giorgio Armani.

In the past, she suffered from age-related disease, while, according to sources close to her, over the past week, she was in good shape and still extremely present and elegant.

Radziwill was considered a true fashion icon thanks to an elegance and sophistication that she demonstrated not only with her personal style, but also through her work as an interior decorator. She also stood out in the international jet set with her sense of humour and her kindness.

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Read more: https://wwd.com/eye/people/lee-radziwill-dies-at-1203029195/

Bruno Ganz, who played Hitler in Downfall, dies aged 77

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47264709


Bruno Ganz, who played Hitler in the 2004 film Downfall, has died aged 77.

The Swiss actor died at home in Zurich on Friday night, his management said.

Ganz was well-known in German-language cinema and theatre and also had roles in English-language films including The Reader and The Manchurian Candidate.

His most famous role, however, was as Adolf Hitler in Downfall. One particular scene depicting Hitler in apoplectic fury became a meme and spawned thousands of parodies online.

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At the time of his death, Ganz was the holder of the Iffland-Ring, an accolade to the German-speaking actor judged "most significant and worthy".

The ring is passed from person to person, and it is not yet clear who Ganz had intended it to transfer to on the occasion of his death.

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Angry Kid: making a Trump Christmas Ornament

Shorpy pic of the day; Moving to Mexico: 1941

August 1941. "Mrs. Myrtle Higgins of Leraysville, New York, with some of the belongings she has packed preparing to move out of the area being taken over by the Army. Mrs. Higgins has been selling eggs and berries in the town, and her son added to her $2 a week income by working in a junkyard in Watertown. She is moving to a farm near Mexico, New York." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration

https://www.shorpy.com/node/24342

El Chapo guilty. Is the "Drug War" won?

...or even a dent in it? Purdue pharm is still in business.