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Faygo Kid

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1. Reading "The Passage of Power" now. Extraordinary.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jul 2, 2012, 09:03 PM

Jul 2012

Old enough to remember it all. LBJ was an extraordinary man, but totally flawed and insecure. He didn't have the courage to cut our losses in Vietnam, yet he was passionate about civil rights. Great book. Great series. What a moment it was when he signed the Civil Rights Act, and in 1965, the Voting Rights Act. Could never happen today.

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Lest We Forget Jul 2, 1964: Today in Democratic History [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2012 OP

Reading "The Passage of Power" now. Extraordinary. Faygo Kid Jul 2012 #1

actually a greater percentage of Republicans voted for it than Democrats hfojvt Jul 2012 #10

One of the greatest moments in American history Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #2

K&R BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #3

Thanks Steve. freshwest Jul 2012 #4

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jul 2012 #5

Yep RobertEarl Jul 2012 #6

K&R! Important reminder! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2012 #7

"We have lost the South for a generation" ErikJ Jul 2012 #8

Exactly what I was thinking. SunSeeker Jul 2012 #11

It is getting better Omaha Steve Jul 2012 #13

the south is not entirely lost hfojvt Jul 2012 #14

It was a small step. turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #9

K&R SunSeeker Jul 2012 #12