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PHOTO: Robert & Ethel Kennedy Console Coretta Scott King (Original Post) Hissyspit Apr 2013 OP
Empathy. Historic NY Apr 2013 #1
And it's a good thing. Not something to be sneered at by a bunch of "people" with calimary Apr 2013 #2
And 5 months later, Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #3
La Taz: It was only two months later. Bobby died June 6th LeftInTX Apr 2013 #4
May to June. Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #5
It was so sad. LeftInTX Apr 2013 #6

calimary

(80,700 posts)
2. And it's a good thing. Not something to be sneered at by a bunch of "people" with
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 10:37 PM
Apr 2013

hearts like BBs. "Heart like a BB." That's what my mother used to say about people who were cruel, selfish, and uncaring.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
3. And 5 months later,
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 10:58 PM
Apr 2013

Coretta Scott King was performing the same function (comforting) for Mrs. Ethel Kennedy. 1968 was a horrible year.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
5. May to June.
Sat Apr 6, 2013, 12:33 AM
Apr 2013

You are correct. I remember we were still reeling at Dr. King's death when Bobby was shot. I was 20 miles from the Ambassador Hotel and watched it live on TV. Shock doesn't even begin to describe the reaction. What a different world we would have had if those two had not DELIBERATELY taken from us.

LeftInTX

(24,560 posts)
6. It was so sad.
Sat Apr 6, 2013, 01:26 AM
Apr 2013

I was in 6th grade and it left me feeling that there was something horribly wrong with our society.

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