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merrily

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17. We need to change the ways we fight, though.

Reply to Lifelong Protester (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 11:59 AM

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Ideas like that will get you shot. [View all] Scuba Dec 2013 OP

"wherever evil needs an adversary" Tom Rinaldo Dec 2013 #1

So will outspoken support of Israel... Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #2

A very often overlooked fact. /nt seveneyes Dec 2013 #7

Even that is attributing too much cause and effect. DanTex Dec 2013 #9

who probably Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #26

Except the fatal shot was behind the right ear and fired from about 3 inches away Ace Acme Dec 2013 #30

And Sirhan Sirhan had a 22 cal pistol PeoViejo Dec 2013 #34

There's that, too (nt) Recursion Dec 2013 #10

Outspoken support of Israel was not rare among US politicians at that time. merrily Dec 2013 #16

Or this time. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #18

This time is not relevant to RFK's assassination, though. merrily Dec 2013 #19

The bullet that killed RFK was at close range to the back of his head. Sirhan, while definitely 1monster Dec 2013 #27

The country has never been the same after his assassination Rex Dec 2013 #3

We went numb. It was like unrelenting hammer blows. It was an awful time in this nation. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #5

He was my last great hope. I almost stopped voting except for my mother who told me we had to jwirr Dec 2013 #6

It's funny this came up, I was at my parent's Sunday for dinner. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #12

Your dad and I grew up listening to news about a South American assasination all the time. That is jwirr Dec 2013 #14

RFK would have been president had he lived. Ace Acme Dec 2013 #32

The shootings no longer happen here - but beware of being liberal, charismatic and truedelphi Dec 2013 #39

Just a small correction Wellstone's plane was on its way to Eveleth, MN dflprincess Dec 2013 #42

Thanks for the correction. truedelphi Dec 2013 #46

Your Dad was right (n/t) Samantha Dec 2013 #44

+a zillion truebluegreen Dec 2013 #29

Malcolm X was killed heaven05 Dec 2013 #41

Some of us still remember when wilsonbooks Dec 2013 #4

Reagan & the republicans made it their life's mission to infiltrate the democratic party...and they loudsue Dec 2013 #15

Yep. bvar22 Dec 2013 #23

They left out LIEberman. loudsue Dec 2013 #24

Still miss him and Paul Wellstone Lifelong Protester Dec 2013 #8

We need to change the ways we fight, though. merrily Dec 2013 #17

+ 1 very broken hearted human. truedelphi Dec 2013 #40

I still mourn for Him!! Respect! Thanks for the reminder of who we are! hue Dec 2013 #11

The Day Bobby Died rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 #13

Catholicism also gave us the Dark Ages Stainless Dec 2013 #22

Unless you want to say that Catholicism caused the fall of the Roman Empire Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2013 #45

well said. truebluegreen Dec 2013 #31

Ughhhhh.... SoapBox Dec 2013 #20

and Massachusetts had three senators rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 #25

I know where that came from underpants Dec 2013 #28

Good thing that once the idea is out there, you can't kill it, though you can try killing all the ancianita Dec 2013 #21

I thought hate radio declared the Kennedy family were actually conservatives Doctor_J Dec 2013 #33

Not just hate radio. Mainstream media had my Mom convinced that JFK Ace Acme Dec 2013 #35

Well... he DID get us into Vietnam... Scootaloo Dec 2013 #36

We were already in Vietnam before JFK took office. Ace Acme Dec 2013 #37

Fair enough Scootaloo Dec 2013 #38

In December 1963, JFK had planned to start withdrawing troops from Vietnam ailsagirl Dec 2013 #43