Brief Clip Of Tunney Sparring With Troops

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  1. mcvey

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    brilliant thanks for sharing
     
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    So cool!! Thank you...never heard Tunney speak before.
     
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  5. klompton2

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    Ive always thought that it was classic Tunney, who grew up a longshoremans son in the heart of New York, that he affected an upper class Connecticut accent later in life. The guy was the definition of a social climbing phony.
     
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    A reincarnation of Jim Corbett if ever there was one!

    They were both pretty efficacious at rewriting history as well!
     
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    Now see Corbett sounds like George Burns to me, which is about right since they were about the same age. LOL
     
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    It is a striking phenomenon in all branches of history, that the person that lives the longest, writes the history books!
     
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    That was Winston Churchill's take on it!:good
     
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  10. mcvey

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    Nor I ! No thanks needed from you and Pablod , I'm just happy to share a fleeting glimpse of a Heavyweight Champ.:good
     
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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Great post Mcvey.
     
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  12. The Long Count

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    On a roll today Mcvey! Good stuff!
     
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