/blogentry/3400 Rip Snorter's Blog: Revisionist history II en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator /blogentry/3400#c2615 /blogentry/3400#c2615 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 11:54:49 GMT Rip Snorter That Mexican army was a good one. A lot better than the leadership. As for Santa Ana, he's worth a study, all by himself. He made a nuisance of himself, in and out of power, in and out of exile, for an awfully long time in Mexico. Spilled a lot of blood in his struggles for the top spot.<br /><br />Might well have made a middling good general if his hunger for absolute power hadn't been so overwhelming, if he'd had an ounce of respect for his troops or his people, if he'd had a speck of hon... [ More ]

]]> Rip Snorter /blogentry/3400#c2610 /blogentry/3400#c2610 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 04:16:42 GMT Todd I guess the part that interested my the most (besides liking Billy Bob in just about every movie he's in) is the portrayal of the Mexican general and the Mexican army.

]]> Todd /blogentry/3400#c2600 /blogentry/3400#c2600 Sat, 13 Aug 2005 13:12:48 GMT Rip Snorter <br />I haven't seen that movie. The Alamo's a tough one to cover. Profound bravery on all sides, middling strategy on the part of the Texan leaders who weren't there, rotten strategy on the part of Santa Ana.<br /><br />I might have to try to see the movie you speak of. I've seen a dozen or so Alamo movies and mostly liked them.<br /><br />Jack

]]> Rip Snorter /blogentry/3400#c2599 /blogentry/3400#c2599 Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:41:10 GMT Todd <br />Since you're so well-versed with history of the west, I was wondering if you had seen the movie The Alamo (the recent on with Billy Bob Thorton), and if you thought it was accurate?<br /><br />-Todd

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