non-ecumenical ramblings

Altman's Secret Honor: The Last Testament of Richard M. Nixon finally came out on DVD so saw it tonight. Over the top & stagy with annoying camera angles, but still drives home that painful period in American history. Wonder whether Nixon will still hold the same fascination decades hence, but this year - 30 after his resignation - there's a new book about what movies Nixon watched in the White House. Pretty amazing how successful & self-destructive tricky dick was.

The DVD has some of Nixon's speeches as an extra. Listening to them now, you can only conclude "He was a crook".