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Sat Aug-29-09 05:51 PM
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| 59. Agreed. Well Stated. (n/t) |
| -"The murder of JFK, MLK and RFK hit our generation like billy club, and we never really got back up" |
Taverner |
Aug-29-09 12:11 PM |
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Well, I got up but its difficult to stay standing these days! |
Raven |
Aug-29-09 12:12 PM |
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yes. It was the death of hope. You cannot know how gut wrenching |
roguevalley |
Aug-30-09 02:08 AM |
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Pretty much sums it up. |
BobRossi |
Aug-29-09 12:12 PM |
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Unfortunately, yes |
liberaltrucker |
Aug-29-09 12:14 PM |
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Agreed... |
wundermaus |
Aug-29-09 12:17 PM |
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For me, it was like being punched in the gut, very hard, three times. |
SeattleGirl |
Aug-29-09 12:14 PM |
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You're so right, SG |
SharonRB |
Aug-29-09 12:34 PM |
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I agree. |
GCP |
Aug-29-09 12:14 PM |
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I agree those were tragedies, but |
JonQ |
Aug-29-09 12:34 PM |
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nonsense |
pretzel4gore |
Aug-29-09 12:53 PM |
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That was a cogent point |
JonQ |
Aug-29-09 05:08 PM |
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More cogent than yours |
omega minimo |
Aug-30-09 12:53 AM |
#68 |
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I know you are but what am I? |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 10:07 AM |
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JFK's assassination was not done by one person, nor were RFK or MLK's |
loudsue |
Aug-29-09 12:57 PM |
#42 |
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My bad, I was dealing with facts |
JonQ |
Aug-29-09 05:07 PM |
#56 |
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Me, too. And not all conspiracies are "theories". |
loudsue |
Aug-29-09 11:23 PM |
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No. You're not. |
omega minimo |
Aug-30-09 12:54 AM |
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Yes. I am. |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 10:05 AM |
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Who put up the "Wanted For Treason" posters? Liberals? |
Cetacea |
Aug-30-09 10:14 AM |
#77 |
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And who shot him? |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 10:19 AM |
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Occams Razor. How many right-wingers have been wacked? |
Cetacea |
Aug-30-09 10:27 AM |
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Let's see |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 10:41 AM |
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Question: |
Cetacea |
Aug-30-09 11:02 AM |
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Probably of their own accord |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 11:04 AM |
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Interesting. Do you believe the hecklers aren't being coached? |
Cetacea |
Aug-30-09 11:07 AM |
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Nope |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 11:10 AM |
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How about the "Brooks Brothers" gang after the 2000 election? |
Cetacea |
Aug-30-09 11:12 AM |
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Sigh, |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 05:25 PM |
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Question: |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 11:12 AM |
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Who do you think you're fooling? |
omega minimo |
Aug-30-09 10:43 AM |
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No one |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 10:50 AM |
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Well stick around and get some education to support what you call truth. |
omega minimo |
Aug-30-09 11:01 AM |
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Sure, education is great |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 11:02 AM |
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ROFL |
omega minimo |
Aug-30-09 11:24 AM |
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Wow... A Texan That Believes Oswald Shot Kennedy... |
WillyT |
Aug-30-09 11:07 AM |
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Wow, a bigoted, condescending |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 11:09 AM |
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And Just How Many Books On The Assassination Have You Read ??? |
WillyT |
Aug-30-09 11:32 AM |
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Your verdict on Ray is at odds with what the King family believes |
RufusTFirefly |
Aug-29-09 01:04 PM |
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I didn't see a motive mentioned on that site |
JonQ |
Aug-29-09 05:08 PM |
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Sigh. Once again, from the King Center site |
RufusTFirefly |
Aug-29-09 10:23 PM |
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So that proves what exactly? |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 10:06 AM |
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Wow. Hey man, I've got some beachfront property in Arizona to sell ya! |
scarletwoman |
Aug-30-09 10:56 AM |
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You need to listen to the Nixon tapes. |
Doremus |
Aug-30-09 02:04 PM |
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I actually didn't realize |
JonQ |
Aug-30-09 02:57 PM |
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Yes. There has always been a sense of loss, of what might have been. |
jaxx |
Aug-29-09 12:15 PM |
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I wasn't even born yet and I've felt it all my life. |
Iris |
Aug-30-09 02:51 AM |
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Yes, oh yes. It seemed like there was no point in trying to fix things, death would ensue. |
SharonAnn |
Aug-29-09 12:16 PM |
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ABSOLUTELY, I would. |
flor de jasmim |
Aug-29-09 12:16 PM |
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Yes, I would agree with that completely. |
Blue_In_AK |
Aug-29-09 12:16 PM |
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I'm a gen Xer ,, I feel your statement |
proud patriot |
Aug-29-09 12:17 PM |
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Yes. There was a sense that anyone who took on the biggest crooks would get a bullet eventually. |
valerief |
Aug-29-09 12:18 PM |
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I think that fear |
drmeow |
Aug-29-09 12:38 PM |
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I'd like to think you're wrong |
Taverner |
Aug-29-09 12:45 PM |
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I think it is purely subconscious |
drmeow |
Aug-29-09 12:58 PM |
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Yep... And The Democratic Convention In Chicago In 1968... |
WillyT |
Aug-29-09 12:18 PM |
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It's true. Every time a true leader popped up, they murdered him. |
Warpy |
Aug-29-09 12:19 PM |
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+1 |
Doremus |
Aug-30-09 01:57 PM |
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The smashing of newly raised hopes took an awful toll. |
JohnnyLib2 |
Aug-29-09 12:19 PM |
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I think there's something to that. nt |
LWolf |
Aug-29-09 12:20 PM |
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Yes lost of great hope - the ideals and values that matter most |
2Design |
Aug-29-09 12:21 PM |
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I grew up in that era in Boston and have always felt optimistic |
HughMoran |
Aug-29-09 12:22 PM |
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Um... It Took A While For Teddy To Do That... |
WillyT |
Aug-29-09 12:27 PM |
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Just sayin' - getting down or giving up isn't ultimately what Teddy was about |
HughMoran |
Aug-29-09 12:32 PM |
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Not A Sucker... A Rarity... And A Good One... |
WillyT |
Aug-29-09 12:42 PM |
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That pretty much sums it up |
Gman |
Aug-29-09 12:25 PM |
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You know what though? |
JustAnotherGen |
Aug-29-09 12:25 PM |
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I remember every one of those murders...where I was, what I was doing.. |
truth2power |
Aug-29-09 12:26 PM |
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How optimistic, pessimistic one is is mostly a hard-wired thing |
AngryAmish |
Aug-29-09 12:28 PM |
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As Ted taught his son after the kid lost a leg: Even the worst tragedy is survivable. |
Hekate |
Aug-29-09 12:28 PM |
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Yes. |
PDJane |
Aug-29-09 12:28 PM |
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I was 4 months old when JFK was cut down. |
liberalmuse |
Aug-29-09 12:29 PM |
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Sean Lennon. |
Cetacea |
Aug-30-09 10:23 AM |
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Another assassination. |
omega minimo |
Aug-30-09 10:45 AM |
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PS |
JustAnotherGen |
Aug-29-09 12:30 PM |
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well, it's certainly true that they made a lasting impression.... |
mike_c |
Aug-29-09 12:31 PM |
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Absolutely, |
mother earth |
Aug-29-09 12:31 PM |
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Got up but do not trust this government to protect this president. |
MichiganVote |
Aug-29-09 12:33 PM |
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I think to some degree it is true |
SharonRB |
Aug-29-09 12:34 PM |
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The Kennedy Generation - that's what someone called "us" |
October |
Aug-29-09 12:34 PM |
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October |
JustAnotherGen |
Aug-29-09 12:45 PM |
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One can be both cynical AND optimistic |
Taverner |
Aug-29-09 12:52 PM |
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Very insightful |
October |
Aug-29-09 06:42 PM |
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Growing up in MA, the Kennedy's were and example to set your course by. |
graywarrior |
Aug-29-09 12:46 PM |
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Yup. The bad guys won |
RufusTFirefly |
Aug-29-09 12:57 PM |
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yes. they were the 1st in an unending series of billie clubs |
northernlights |
Aug-29-09 12:59 PM |
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I was fifteen when JFK was assassinated. |
man4allcats |
Aug-29-09 01:01 PM |
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when Bobby died, hope was gone |
riverwalker |
Aug-29-09 01:09 PM |
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NO!! most of us did not lay down & curl up in the fetal position. We got up again & began to work... |
Hekate |
Aug-29-09 01:09 PM |
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spurred me to stand up and fight on. |
Kip Humphrey |
Aug-29-09 01:13 PM |
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It wasn't just those assassinations though, |
Iterate |
Aug-29-09 01:14 PM |
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There's another thing, too, in that television was still new in the 60s. |
EFerrari |
Aug-29-09 06:01 PM |
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Lots of bad stuff happened from 1963 - 1979 |
FarCenter |
Aug-29-09 01:20 PM |
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I'd have to agree. In my case the hopes and dreams |
SaveOurDemocracy |
Aug-29-09 02:13 PM |
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I like it. It was either go low or go wild. Pre-boomers hit hard too. |
Festivito |
Aug-29-09 02:39 PM |
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True for me to a large extent |
laughingliberal |
Aug-29-09 02:45 PM |
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Agreed. Well Stated. (n/t) |
Paladin |
Aug-29-09 05:51 PM |
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It all started when I was 12 but I continued to hope until Iran-Contra. |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Aug-29-09 05:56 PM |
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Yes, and it was not just those good men, it was the death of the movement |
csziggy |
Aug-29-09 10:29 PM |
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Interesting idea, Taverner. I had never really thought of it that way because I was raised |
bertman |
Aug-29-09 11:31 PM |
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Man-O-Man... What You Said !!! + 1000 |
WillyT |
Aug-29-09 11:36 PM |
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Totally accurate assessment IMHO n/t |
laughingliberal |
Aug-30-09 02:57 AM |
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I'm recommending this thread for this reply |
Doctor_J |
Aug-30-09 10:33 AM |
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Thank you bertman. The best of DU, right here. |
omega minimo |
Aug-30-09 10:49 AM |
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in WW2 the 'greatest generation' felt empowered |
pretzel4gore |
Aug-30-09 01:10 PM |
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I was too young to absorb the pain surrounding the times |
mzmolly |
Aug-30-09 12:53 AM |
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Group psychology. |
H2O Man |
Aug-30-09 10:17 AM |
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It probably doesn't help that we've never fought back |
Doctor_J |
Aug-30-09 10:28 AM |
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Yes. |
Hansel |
Aug-30-09 10:36 AM |
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No, the war overshadowed all of that. |
rug |
Aug-30-09 10:47 AM |
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I was just a young girl when kennedy was shot.... |
winyanstaz |
Aug-30-09 11:22 AM |
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Yes and no - those deaths still hurt, but I look back and see all the changes |
hedgehog |
Aug-30-09 01:36 PM |
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My first memory in life was the JFK assassination......Tell me about it ! |
RagAss |
Aug-30-09 01:39 PM |
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I think if you add to those assasinations |
ohheckyeah |
Aug-30-09 01:53 PM |
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And who were behind these killings just one crazed lone gunman each time..... |
GreenTea |
Aug-30-09 01:56 PM |
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They were terrible blows |
TuxedoKat |
Aug-30-09 08:03 PM |
#114 |
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