"Ask not what your country can do for you"

[Egalitariat]

What would the fallout be if a Democratic candidate aimed that statement at its Democratic base today?

[Vanje]

1. Moot question

Democrat are dead.

[jaxx]

2. What did you do when JFK said that?

[Egalitariat]

5. I wouldn't be born for at least another decade, but I never understood the quote.

I see it as one of, if not the most, famous of all Kennedy quotes. But I never understood it.

As a Democrat, I've always felt that the precise question people should ask (and should base their votes on) is "Ask what your country can do for you".

Alan Grayson said the Government should solve peoples' problems. I agree with him.

[William769]

6. Most likely this.

"Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do
for your country,” challenged every American to contribute in some way to the public good.

On Edit: from this Inaugural address

http://youtu.be/P1PbQlVMp98

[jaxx]

7. Yes. Like the Peace Corp.

Helping locally, doing what you can for someone else.

[JohnnyLib2]

3. I am thankful for being inspired that speech, that year.

:cry:

[William769]

4. Kennedy also said a new beginning

Johnson followed up with continuing that beginning with the great society. Obama cut cut cut.

[jaxx]

8. President Obama has done much good.

I think you're too honest to say he hasn't.

[William769]

9. I never said he hasn't done good.

But on some major issues affecting lots of people, he gets a F from me.

[jaxx]

10. Ok. No one is happy with everything.

Including me.

[RKP5637]

11. IMO Obama is a mixed bag. I think he has done some very good things, other

areas, not so much. What I fault Obama for is Wall Street, the banksters and huge corporations as a priority over "we the people." IMO it's not balanced at all.