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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,545 posts) Sun Oct 24, 2021, 11:36 PM Oct 2021

On this day, October 24, 1963, UN Ambassador Adlai Stevenson was physically attacked in Dallas.

UN Ambassador Adlai Stevenson was booed and physically attacked in Dallas, today 1963—afterwards he implored President Kennedy to stay away from Dallas: #Getty

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On this day, October 24, 1963, UN Ambassador Adlai Stevenson was physically attacked in Dallas. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 OP

History is repeating it's self. denbot Oct 2021 #1

Wow. I never knew about that. Our nominee for president in 52 and 56 Walleye Oct 2021 #2

And a month later... question everything Oct 2021 #3

Elucidate, my dear Watson. Nt raccoon Oct 2021 #9

Autocorrect strikes again. He means "tweet." NT mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 #11

If they didn't kill our beloved President Kennedy in Dallas... roamer65 Oct 2021 #4

No "they.' HE. That sad little Communist dipshit from New Orleans who desired fame and glory. DickKessler Oct 2021 #7

Dick. Let's be honest. Along with the sad little communist - harumph Oct 2021 #10

That is true, but that doesn't mean that any of them were involved in the assassination. DickKessler Oct 2021 #12

I didn't know this and less then a month later Raine Oct 2021 #5

And a month later, a disturbed wannabe Communist revolutionary killed the President. DickKessler Oct 2021 #6

Wow, didn't know this . And he warned JFK, too! 😔 electric_blue68 Oct 2021 #8

denbot

(9,901 posts)

1. History is repeating it's self.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 11:43 PM

Oct 2021

Instead of Goldwater, Trump. It ended in a national tragedy, this has the likely hood of being orders of magnitude worst.

Walleye

(31,032 posts)

2. Wow. I never knew about that. Our nominee for president in 52 and 56

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 11:45 PM

Oct 2021

question everything

(47,510 posts)

3. And a month later...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 11:57 PM

Oct 2021

Important twit from historian Beschloss

raccoon

(31,112 posts)

9. Elucidate, my dear Watson. Nt

Reply to question everything (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 25, 2021, 05:19 AM

Oct 2021

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,545 posts)

11. Autocorrect strikes again. He means "tweet." NT

Reply to raccoon (Reply #9)

Mon Oct 25, 2021, 08:09 AM

Oct 2021

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

4. If they didn't kill our beloved President Kennedy in Dallas...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 25, 2021, 12:12 AM

Oct 2021

They would have found somewhere else.

He was a man of peace, like Gandhi.

DickKessler

(364 posts)

7. No "they.' HE. That sad little Communist dipshit from New Orleans who desired fame and glory.

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 25, 2021, 01:49 AM

Oct 2021

Goddamn him.

harumph

(1,909 posts)

10. Dick. Let's be honest. Along with the sad little communist -

Reply to DickKessler (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 25, 2021, 07:59 AM

Oct 2021

There was a right wing in Dallas that wanted Kennedy dead as well.

https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/11/jfk-assassination-flyer-distributed-in-dallas-by-edwin-walker-s-group-before-his-visit.html

DickKessler

(364 posts)

12. That is true, but that doesn't mean that any of them were involved in the assassination.

Reply to harumph (Reply #10)

Mon Oct 25, 2021, 04:16 PM

Oct 2021

Occam’s Razor.

Raine

(30,540 posts)

5. I didn't know this and less then a month later

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 25, 2021, 01:28 AM

Oct 2021

Kennedy was killed if only he hadn't gone there.

DickKessler

(364 posts)

6. And a month later, a disturbed wannabe Communist revolutionary killed the President.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 25, 2021, 01:46 AM

Oct 2021

electric_blue68

(14,923 posts)

8. Wow, didn't know this . And he warned JFK, too! 😔

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 25, 2021, 05:15 AM

Oct 2021

And I'm still not sure it was just a "He" (Oswald), only. 🤔😔

I was 10 at the time, but surprised I didn't hear this later on. OTOH, I didn't learn that much about Adli Stevenson so maybe it just blew past me.

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