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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 02:00 AM Original message |
Poll question: Bobby Kennedy. Were you aware then, or not, and do you cry at the sound or thought of his voice? |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. I wasn't even 2 years old when Dr. King and Bobby were murdered |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. My husband lived just outside Indy the night of that speech. He said RFK saved them that night. |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
3. OTHER. I was asked to work on his campaign staff, after having organized |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 03:00 AM Response to Original message |
4. I wasn't born until '79. Listening to most significant speeches by JFK or RFK can make me cry. |
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dhill926 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 03:08 AM Response to Original message |
5. horrible night.... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 03:20 AM Response to Original message |
6. I am old enough to remember him BEFORE he developed a social conscience. |
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asteroid2003QQ47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 04:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. He was no JFK. n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Not back then. Eventually, he surpassed him in the 'social justice' arena. |
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asteroid2003QQ47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 07:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Both Jack and Bobby had... |
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Rageneau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 04:46 AM Response to Original message |
8. I was awake and watching TV the night he was shot. Saw the commotion begin. |
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kiranon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Same here - watching tv and the sadness never left even today |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
9. Bobby Kennedy's funeral is one of my earliest memories |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
10. Other. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
11. I still can't hear Teddy's eulogy without tearing up. |
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Terri S (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. For everyone too young to remember |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I didn't hear it until much later. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 01:49 AM Response to Reply #12 |
26. I just listened to that again last night. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
14. Hours before I heard of his death, I had survived an attempt on my life. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
15. Bobby became a trusted and loved leader . . . |
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sallyseven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
17. When I hear his voice I cry even today. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. I was shocked and dismayed |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 01:44 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. I too supported McCarthy, until Kennedy became an option. |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
19. It reminds me of "what might have been" and Teddy's Eulogy |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 01:23 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Video of that moving speech at this youtube link: |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
22. I don't remember hearing but,do remember calling home and crying when he was murdered. |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
23. Thanks to all who voted and replied. |
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