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electric_blue68

(14,598 posts)
72. You're far from alone with those "what if's"
Sun Jun 6, 2021, 02:28 AM
Jun 2021



(and the former guy's four years made the contrast soooo much worse! )
That awful day in 1968. [View all] lastlib Jun 2021 OP
I remember that day.... 49jim Jun 2021 #1
My memory is very similar. ShazzieB Jun 2021 #7
YouTube has a six hour video of the live ABC coverage from that night Sympthsical Jun 2021 #2
Thanks for this. ShazzieB Jun 2021 #8
Thanks for link burrowowl Jun 2021 #77
Just think, if he hadn't run ... Klaralven Jun 2021 #3
Not a chance. former9thward Jun 2021 #29
Had Kennedy not got in belatedly, McCarthy would have swept the primaries Klaralven Jun 2021 #37
In 1968 there were few primaries. former9thward Jun 2021 #39
Kennedy, by splitting them, made them even less impactfull Klaralven Jun 2021 #40
History can take brutal turns in a flash of an eye. lpbk2713 Jun 2021 #4
Terrible, terrible day... I was a young mother with a newborn... with husband in Viet Nam... secondwind Jun 2021 #5
I was about to graduate from 5th grade ... Auggie Jun 2021 #6
I still vividly remember that day, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2021 #9
The awful day Chrisdutch Jun 2021 #10
Terrible day. It remember Mom crying LittleGirl Jun 2021 #11
I remember being bed and hearing my Dad scream "no no no "really loud in the tv room kimbutgar Jun 2021 #12
oh, lucky you! I didn't go to the Greek Parade in NYC ... electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #49
+1 kimbutgar Jun 2021 #61
And Juan Romero, who cradled Bobby's head, died 50 years later TexasBushwhacker Jun 2021 #13
I remember that from last year. :( What a kind young man electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #48
I met him a week prior... Thunderbeast Jun 2021 #14
I was going to start campaigning for him once he got to NYC .. electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #50
I was 24 at the time, working at my first job after college. Mickju Jun 2021 #15
one of the worst outside of the World Wars, The Depression electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #51
now a stoopid fedral judge has decided to strike down the automatic weapons ban. AllaN01Bear Jun 2021 #16
Uhhh, no, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2021 #19
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142752536 AllaN01Bear Jun 2021 #20
What the hell does that mean? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2021 #21
A link in the post title is dead, not clickable, not an actual link. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2021 #78
I was 12 and, after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. almost 2 months before catbyte Jun 2021 #17
I dream of things that never were, VGNonly Jun 2021 #18
Very sad return Mr. Steve Jun 2021 #22
ohhh, dear - how horrible electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #52
Thank you for this thread. Tomconroy Jun 2021 #23
Unfortunately I was still in Vietnam at Dong Ha when the news broke, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2021 #24
I remember... myccrider Jun 2021 #25
Same here. I would turn 18 later that year. panader0 Jun 2021 #36
I was a Sophomore in HS between RFK & MLK it was so horrifically surreal electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #53
Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2021 #26
That day brought us an evil in American politics that we are still fighting today. n/t Yavin4 Jun 2021 #27
+1 oasis Jun 2021 #41
I really beielve that started the day JFK was killed nt dflprincess Jun 2021 #66
I was in high school PCIntern Jun 2021 #28
I was in 9th grade, it was the last day of school. dflprincess Jun 2021 #30
that's a thoughtful teacher electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #54
Years later I found out that he had been very active in Eugene McCarthy's campaign dflprincess Jun 2021 #56
That's something (respectful) keeping his preference to himself. We didn't have ... electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #59
10 Years old. Very weird year. Tommymac Jun 2021 #31
woah... what a discordant situation for you to go through :( electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #55
"No Nixon, no Watergate..." No to all kinds of things. BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #32
Sure stopped the swing left Marthe48 Jun 2021 #33
And the echoes are still assaulting us today, stabbing us in the heart over and over and over again. NBachers Jun 2021 #34
I was 18. I had not stayed up late wnylib Jun 2021 #35
I met him in 1967 when I was a high school student. His personal charisma was off the charts. jalan48 Jun 2021 #38
I remember that so clearly DFW Jun 2021 #42
wow .. I used to listen to a radio show in NYC who's host... electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #58
I'm sure he did. DFW Jun 2021 #67
oh, no fun at finding that out (re: Brandi)... electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #70
Oddly my memory as a 10 year old places this in late winter ... jimlup Jun 2021 #43
My friends & I worked so hard that year, ages 20-21. It was my big intro to politics... Hekate Jun 2021 #44
I finally decided to campaign for Humphrey... electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #60
In retrospect 1968 was when our country really took a turn for the worst Ferryboat Jun 2021 #45
I can't tell you how many times in the last fifty years that I've thought about.... RussellCattle Jun 2021 #46
You're far from alone with those "what if's" electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #72
Dear Life - I soooo hear you lasllib! electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #47
Those Murders Still Hurt colsohlibgal Jun 2021 #57
Yes, they do.... electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #63
The hatred was always there of anything good. The losses definately affected our ability to grow. nt Evolve Dammit Jun 2021 #62
"A Raging Spirit" RFK. An incredible book... electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #64
I was living in Southern California on military base .... and still remember that very sad day... turbinetree Jun 2021 #65
Once LBJ granted civil rights, it was ALL over long term... czarjak Jun 2021 #68
I worked with an RN for several years mnhtnbb Jun 2021 #69
oh, my goodness! Woah electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #73
Here is my RFK button... GReedDiamond Jun 2021 #71
Oh, wow! I have a modest collection of political buttons ... electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #74
I was 13 in 68... GReedDiamond Jun 2021 #75
I was in v.n. playing in the jungles when this happened !! monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #76
I too remember. Your comments are moving. twodogsbarking Jun 2021 #79
... like so many others have commented ... nebby70 Jun 2021 #80
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