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livetohike

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31. My Dad was a committeeman in our town and taught me how to read a streetlist so I could
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 02:04 PM
Mar 2013

deliver political flyers for JFK's campaign in 1960. I earned 25 cents for doing that . My parents let me stay up to watch the returns come in and I was eight years old. I've been interested in politics ever since.

Being in 3rd grade in Catholic school when Kennedy was elected MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #1
The twerp in the photo and Keith Olberman. summerschild Mar 2013 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Volaris Mar 2013 #47
Same reason as you. Broken_Hero Mar 2013 #3
The Vietnam War (nt) DreamGypsy Mar 2013 #4
Ditto. nt raccoon Mar 2013 #38
Make that 3! N/t pink-o Mar 2013 #51
The day I became a citizen I vowed to pay more attention nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #5
Politics was always discussed in my household (parents, grandparents, etc.) Hestia Mar 2013 #6
Two answers DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2013 #7
I grew up with politics. X_Digger Mar 2013 #8
The election of John Kennedy and people. nt ladjf Mar 2013 #9
was raised in a socially active church--EUB dembotoz Mar 2013 #10
May 4th, 1970 riqster Mar 2013 #11
abortion wars of the 80s Scout Mar 2013 #12
Growing up in the 50s and 60s Trailrider1951 Mar 2013 #13
I was 10 during the 50's civil rights movement . olddots Mar 2013 #14
Mom and Dad. RevStPatrick Mar 2013 #15
The invasion of Iraq. Quantess Mar 2013 #16
got a job where I needed to know what was going on librechik Mar 2013 #17
I was a Red Diaper baby of sorts. But, the civil rights movement got me involved. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #18
Watergate. nt madinmaryland Mar 2013 #19
Listening to John F Kennedy describe U.S. young people as being the most unfit in history. former9thward Mar 2013 #20
I'm an Irish Catholic (nominally). We live and breathe politics at our house. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #21
Current events and politics were always dinner table topics of conversation. Lugnut Mar 2013 #22
For me, it was the realization, in the early 1960s, MineralMan Mar 2013 #23
Probably, the 1992 presidential election Spider Jerusalem Mar 2013 #24
Katherine Harris and the stolen Y2K selection made me more active. lpbk2713 Mar 2013 #25
Being a teenager in the eighties and listening to my parents rant about Reagan. RiffRandell Mar 2013 #26
The utter devastation of the community I grew up in (metro Detroit.) And people's utter indifference Romulox Mar 2013 #27
My dad was a Lobbyist for the banking industry Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #28
I was really interested as a 3rd grader during the 1988 presidential election tabbycat31 Mar 2013 #29
Originally? Elements in my own government being involved in the assassination of a President. villager Mar 2013 #30
My Dad was a committeeman in our town and taught me how to read a streetlist so I could livetohike Mar 2013 #31
Reagan mwrguy Mar 2013 #32
The Vietnam War. It was kind of hard to ignore at the time. nt bemildred Mar 2013 #33
+1. pnwmom Mar 2013 #44
Same here DollarBillHines Mar 2013 #45
Yep, it just went downhill from there. bemildred Mar 2013 #49
1968 Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #34
+1 woofless Mar 2013 #39
1948 Harry Truman's speech laying waste to Wellstone ruled Mar 2013 #35
Googling around, I found Newt. Gingrich's 'Language a Key Mechanism of Control'.. nenagh Mar 2013 #36
Back in 1970, I was in the sixth grade.... WCGreen Mar 2013 #37
Upon reflection, it was when Reagan was running. DearHeart Mar 2013 #40
Walking a picket line with my father Go Vols Mar 2013 #41
When Reagan was elected. I hated that man. n/t RebelOne Mar 2013 #42
Punk Rock johnp3907 Mar 2013 #43
Bobby Kennedy. I volunteered for his campaign when I was in High School. To this day ... 11 Bravo Mar 2013 #46
When I found out about typeviic Mar 2013 #48
My paternal grandfather...... llmart Mar 2013 #50
Mr. Dante Chinni, HS "World Politics" etherealtruth Mar 2013 #52
My Dad. He said if you don't vote, you got no right to complain about the government..... bettyellen Mar 2013 #53
Clenis impeachment attempt okmonyj Mar 2013 #54
When I was 13, in the early 80s, opiate69 Mar 2013 #55
Reagan LeftInTX Mar 2013 #56
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