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Jack Valentino

(5,339 posts) Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:11 AM Sunday

I had a fairly long argument with Google AI about the LIttle Bighorn Battle,

also discussing the films
"They Died With Their Boots On" (starring Errol Flynn, in the early 1940s),
and the later film with Dustin Hoffman "Little Big Man" (1970)
which both featured the battle of the Little Big Horn---
with vastly different portrayals of General George Custer---

My major point of contention was that I agreed with a point made
by the narrator in 'Little Big Man', that General Custer
prior to his last battle, hoped to make "ONE MORE BIG VICTORY"
against the native Americans--- in hopes of winning
the Republican nomination for President in 1876, (presuming Grant's retirement)...

The Google A.I. initially fed me a long line of prior history---
before finally admitting that my historical point was CORRECT,
and that they were WRONG!!!!

Sorry, I should have taken 'screen shots' for that! lol

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I had a fairly long argument with Google AI about the LIttle Bighorn Battle, (Original Post) Jack Valentino Sunday OP

I have recently become somewhat enamored with Google AI after I asked a question about contradictory information.... FadedMullet Sunday #1

errol flynn played custer as the dashing cavalier rampartd Sunday #2

FadedMullet

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1. I have recently become somewhat enamored with Google AI after I asked a question about contradictory information....

Reply to Jack Valentino (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:43 AM

Sunday

......that I had read about my Austin-Healey. Google came through with flying colors, explaining that some sources had the answer wrong and explaining the error. I was impressed. The thought that one could have an argument with AI had not occurred to me, so now I'll probably spend some time concocting an ambiguous question to get things going.

rampartd

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2. errol flynn played custer as the dashing cavalier

Reply to Jack Valentino (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 05:51 AM

Sunday

no doubt how custer saw himself.

in little big man, richard mulligan nailed custer as a malignant narcissist.

both movies are entertaining, and of course there have been numerous other movies featuring the legendary last stand. every tv show set in the era has a custer episode. clint walker as cheyenne, the sole survivor (a genre in itself and including dustin hoffmann) is memorable. walker is testifying at a court martial with flash backs. great small screen action.

here s one with reagan as custer ....

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