[FHStoday] Re: Dec 9 FHT entry

[Craig Friend]

I very much disagree with Mr. Revels who complains about the moderator's decision to include information concerning President Reagan's approval ratings following the Iran-Contra hearings.  While it is arguable that the entry has minimal relationship to Florida, Mr. Revels's statement that it is really an opinion and nothing more is completely wrong.  If we are going to dismiss historical facts   as opinion or politically biased whenever we don' t like the implications, we are not very good students of history.  I applaude the moderator for his persistent and objective chronologies.

Craig Thompson Friend
Assistant Professor of History and
Editor, Florida Historical Quarterly

Dept. of History, CNH 551
Univ. of Central Florida
Orlando, FL  32816-1350
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