Celebrating Intellectual Achievement In The United States

DON GRADY AND WILLIAM DEMAREST FROM MY 3 SONS

BACK IN THE 60'S, ONE OF MY CUSTOMERS HAD SAVED 2 DECADES OF LIFE MAGAZINE AND WANTED TO KNOW IF I WANTED THEM. I SAID, HECK YEAH" AND PROCEED TO MAKE 3 TRIPS FROM HER HOUSE TO MY HOUSE WITH A FULLY LOADED WAGON OF LIFE MAGAZINES. I SPENT THE NEXT 3 YEARS POURING OVER THESE MAGAZINES FROM COVER TO COVER, OVER A THOUSAND LIFE MAGAZINES - WHAT AN EDUCATION!
AS WE CELEBRATE THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE THIS FOURTH OF JULY, LET'S CELEBRATE AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT!

TODAYS' TELEVISION SHOWS SEEK TO APPEAL TO THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR SO THEY CAN GET RATINGS BY GARNERING THE MOST VIEWERS. MUCH OF THE PROGRAMMING IS, "ENTERTAINMENT", REALITY TV, GAME SHOWS, TALENT SHOWS AND OTHER SHOWS THAT PORTRAY HUMAN TALENT. LITTLE FOCUS IS SPENT ON HUMAN INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT UNLESS YOU TURN TO PBS OR SOME OF THE CABLE CHANNELS.

THE UNITED STATES HAS TURNED INTO A NATION OF DRUG ADDLED, DUMMIES. THE PITIFUL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE, ESPECIALLY AMONG MINORITIES IS TRULY SHOCKING. EVEN IF STUDENTS MANAGE TO BE SOCIALLY PROMOTED AND DO GRADUATE THEY REMAIN FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE, UNABLE TO READ, WRITE AND SPELL.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT BECAME, "UNCOOL" TO BE SMART, BUT MANY SMART PEOPLE ARE DERIDED FOR MANAGING TO ACHIEVE. THE ABOVE VIDEO, AN EXCERPT FROM, MY THREE SONS, SHOWS GENERAL JIMMY STEWART AWARDING INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT TO DON GRADY aka "ROBBIE DOUGLAS" FROM MY THREE SONS. AN AMAZING PIECE OF TELEVISION HISTORY.