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Omaha Steve

(99,506 posts) Fri Nov 22, 2013, 08:12 AM Nov 2013

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50 years ago we lost Camelot and a lot more (sp :-) )

Last edited Fri Nov 22, 2013, 09:42 AM - Edit history (1)

The US would be so much better today if we had enjoyed 8 years of JFK!

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50 years ago we lost Camelot and a lot more (sp :-) ) (Original Post) Omaha Steve Nov 2013 OP

Lest we forget Camelot's moat was a cesspool. HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #1

On the other hand Omaha Steve Nov 2013 #2

HereSince1628

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1. Lest we forget Camelot's moat was a cesspool.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 08:32 AM

Nov 2013

iow, perception of those years as a realized idyllic state is just an idealization.

I think that was in part, the meaning inside the legend.

Omaha Steve

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2. On the other hand

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 09:52 AM

Nov 2013

Cuban missile crisis. Peace Corp. The moon. Ended housing discrimination on federal loans. Wanted to get the US out of Nam......

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