poor Geordi.

Not only that, Picard uses this episode to get some tail at a later date

President Eisenhower defended his refusal to denounce McCarthy publicly, claiming that to do so would only further polarize the nation and reward McCarthy with additional publicity. To his aides, Eisenhower vowed, "I will not get into the gutter with this guy." By the end of 1953, polls indicated that at least half of all Americans had a favorable impression of McCarthy and his tactics. Emboldened by such support, McCarthy set out to widen the scope of his investigations. This time, however, he would go too far.

When McCarthy, armed with little more than hearsay and innuendo, set out to expose communists within the U.S. Army, Eisenhower decided enough was enough. He instructed his staff to present information that would discredit McCarthy. It was revealed that McCarthy had petitioned the Army to award preferential treatment to his assistant, David Shine. Finding himself on the defensive, McCarthy demanded notes of meetings between Eisenhower administration personnel and Army officials. Eisenhower established a presidential precedent by invoking executive privilege in refusing to turn over the notes. Claiming that matters of national security might be breached if administration officials were forced to testify under oath, Eisenhower robbed McCarthy of the opportunity to perpetuate his inquisition. From that point on the Army-McCarthy hearings degenerated into a series of increasingly unfounded and paranoid accusations.

Eisenhower quietly exerted pressure on Republican senators to go forward with a censure of McCarthy. In December 1954, the Wisconsin senator was condemned for conduct unbecoming a Senator. Eisenhower had been successful in undermining McCarthy by employing "hidden-hand" tactics, but critics contended that more decisive action could have prevented many innocent people from being forever tainted by groundless charges.

Although President Truman issued Executive Order 9981 (1948) to desegregate the military services, his administration had limited success in realizing it. As a life-long soldier, Dwight Eisenhower knew intimately the reality of racial intolerance in the military. As president, he commanded compliance from subordinates and was able to overcome the deeply rooted racial institutions in the military establishment. By October 30, 1954, the last racially segregated unit in the armed forces had been abolished, and all federally controlled schools for military dependent children had been desegregated.

> By any reasonable standard, W. exited rather gracefully. Hence all the talk of the smoothness of the transition and the professionalism of W's staff. As far as I can tell, no one stole the O's from the White House keyboards.

Mt. Rushmore of National Parks.

Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Yosemite, Grand Canyon

On the white cliffs of Dover - Beatles, Who, Kinks, Rolling Stones

As much as everyone hates Troi, even SHE was a better-written and more fleshed-out character than poor Geordi.

I'd substitute Rube Foster for Buck, but the other 3 can't be argued with.

Oscar Charleston, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard

I'd substitute Rube Foster for Buck, but the other 3 can't be argued with.

Beatles, Pink Floyd, Kinks, Led Zep

I like this group better than the last one.

Warner Brothers cartoons - Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, and Wile E Coyote

Mount Rushmore of meats:

Beef, chicken, porn, and emu.

I'd take New Order over Pink Floyd anyway, you weirdos!

Man... I realize its been more than 30 years since the Stones made a great album - and even their OK albums since then are generally good only by normal band standards - but that peak from the late 60s through Exile (or Sticky Fingers, if you like) is just so phenomenal that I still thinks its criminal to leave them off the list.