Came over from Nerdrotic, who just used an old Alistair Cooke speech to introduce his video on "Woke Hollywood". I wanted to hear some words from Mr. Cooke himself, and this excerpt does not disappoint.
You actually wanted to listen to him reading, what year were they from ? I had a load of cassettes of him reading his 'Letter from America' from the mid/late 1990's when he was in his late '80's / early '90's most of which were just about run of the mill uninteresting subjects. And I can tell you he had the most irritating sounding voices I've ever heard, by that time his voice was all fuggy, muddy and congested, you could hear the disgusting sound of moisture on his lips when he pronounced the letters 'b' and 'p' and him drawing his breath in between sentences. I used to listen to the tapes not because what he was reading interested me but just to experience how repellent he sounded. Just look at him in that video he looks like a hideous boggy eyed old gargoyle. Yuk ! By that time he was way past his sell by date, a classic case of someone still there because they'd always been there who by rights should no longer be there.
mrbeaverstate I wouldn't characterize him as conservative, far from it. A conservative wouldn't say the things he says. He was an objective and adroit observer of the World.
3:17 I think in a roundabout way he would have said Bill Clinton. One of the greatest political insights I learnt from him was that it didn't matter how intelligent or shrewd a President was - it was *always* the most charming guy that won. That said, he did predict George W Bush on that basis and he didn't really win...
Came over from Nerdrotic, who just used an old Alistair Cooke speech to introduce his video on "Woke Hollywood". I wanted to hear some words from Mr. Cooke himself, and this excerpt does not disappoint.
Alistair Cooke is one of my heroes, along with H.L.Mencken
Fantastic!!!! Thanks for uploading this. He knew of what he spoke.
Great I used to listen to him. I even recorded some of his numerous lettres from america. I still have the cassettes with me.
You actually wanted to listen to him reading, what year were they from ? I had a load of cassettes of him reading his 'Letter from America' from the mid/late 1990's when he was in his late '80's / early '90's most of which were just about run of the mill uninteresting subjects. And I can tell you he had the most irritating
sounding voices I've ever heard, by that time his voice was all fuggy, muddy and congested, you could hear the disgusting sound of moisture on his lips when he pronounced the letters 'b' and 'p' and him drawing his breath in between sentences.
I used to listen to the tapes not because what he was reading interested me but just to experience how repellent he sounded. Just look at him in that video he looks like a hideous boggy eyed old gargoyle. Yuk !
By that time he was way past his sell by date, a classic case of someone still there because they'd always been there who by rights should no longer be there.
Please tell me you have the one that 808 State used for "In yer Face"
HELP ! I am looking for the episode "Gone West". It used to be here on this channel but was apparently deleted. Any suggestions?
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A true conservative.
mrbeaverstate I wouldn't characterize him as conservative, far from it. A conservative wouldn't say the things he says. He was an objective and adroit observer of the World.
Not too bright are you mrbeaverstate?
Church-going is no compass for morality; some of the most compassionless people I know are devoutly religious.
He was a pious and pompous windbag.
@@gynandroidhead He was educated - are you?
@@esltaiwan777 If you consider IQ and EQ put together, than YES. No one ever said that he wasn't an educated, intelligent person.
3:17 I think in a roundabout way he would have said Bill Clinton.
One of the greatest political insights I learnt from him was that it didn't matter how intelligent or shrewd a President was - it was *always* the most charming guy that won.
That said, he did predict George W Bush on that basis and he didn't really win...