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25. I'm old enough to remember...

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 10:01 PM

Apr 2022

…when a Republican Governor could actually make me proud to be an Iowan.

Robert D. Ray: An Iowa Governor, a Humanitarian Leader

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In October 1979 Governor Ray and five other governors went on a trip to China. Organized by the Council for U.S. China Relations and the State Department, it was part of the effort to normalize relations with China. But Southeast Asia got on the agenda when the governors added a side trip to several refugee camps in Thailand.

At one of the camps Iowa’s and Governor Ray’s reputation preceded him and First Lady Billie Ray. Governor Ray recalled, “We walked in this little place—as I recall looked almost like a log cabin and there, inside, there on a wall was this Department of Transportation map from the state of Iowa. It had little pins where people had been resettled in the state of Iowa.”

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https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2687/robert-d-ray-iowa-governor-humanitarian-leader

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I fear our society is too damaged to repair [View all] Novara Apr 2022 OP

We're roughly the same age, and this post is pure nonsense. FreepFryer Apr 2022 #1

well dweller Apr 2022 #3

Nah, I just don't care for people arguing that positive change is impossible. It's harmful. (Nt) FreepFryer Apr 2022 #6

I agree, we are all a tangle of hero and villain. Saboburns Apr 2022 #13

I pray for us SouthernDem4ever Apr 2022 #14

R'amen Saboburns Apr 2022 #15

*snort* smirkymonkey Apr 2022 #36

There is no "good old days" when what you said was true for everyone. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2022 #2

As I recall, the "good old days" were vile. hunter Apr 2022 #16

Except for allo, cis, het, white, abled, Christian men, you mean...they had it comparatively good. NullTuples Apr 2022 #21

Yep. hunter Apr 2022 #23

You say you remember when these things happened -- when, exactly, was it? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2022 #4

There was also Jim Crow. Elessar Zappa Apr 2022 #5

I'd only add one: I am old enough to remember a country not taken over by knuckle-draggers. calimary Apr 2022 #7

I'm old enough to remember Binkie The Clown Apr 2022 #8

Agree. In our everyday, non-political lives, we get along pretty well. Hoyt Apr 2022 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Boomerproud Apr 2022 #9

There have always been the dregs of society. We now produce them in a breeder reactor fashion. bucolic_frolic Apr 2022 #10

Well, I'm 66 and having the best time of my life. padfun Apr 2022 #12

I remember when people kept their religion to themselves Haggis 4 Breakfast Apr 2022 #17

Fox and Facebook are largely responsible for nearly everything you're talking about. Initech Apr 2022 #18

Absolutely. Pepsidog Apr 2022 #19

Yep. The internet does a good job empowering jerks to express themselves. SouthBayDem Apr 2022 #27

I kinda get what you are saying jfz9580m Apr 2022 #20

I'm 58, and people are still decent and kind. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #22

Every day from my house I go a different Tree Lady Apr 2022 #39

I catch your drift. LuckyCharms Apr 2022 #24

I'm old enough to remember... old as dirt Apr 2022 #25

I also remember the late 1980s... old as dirt Apr 2022 #28

What you say is wonderful...but it is a fairytale...things were never really like that. Demsrule86 Apr 2022 #26

I am so sorry for your experience. smirkymonkey Apr 2022 #37

Those of us who are Baby Boomers (born between 1946-'65) FakeNoose Apr 2022 #29

If you don't like the way things are, then get active to change it! Wednesdays Apr 2022 #30

Right on n/t Cheezoholic Apr 2022 #31

My 60 year old bro-in-law believes in hard core conservative values. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2022 #32

On some level I agree Meowmee Apr 2022 #33

Recommended. H2O Man Apr 2022 #34

I am old enough Cheezoholic Apr 2022 #35

Remember this.."Anything is Possible" Did we elect an Afro-American as President of the U.S.A.? Stuart G Apr 2022 #38

I agree somewhat ... Civility is what seems to be lost but Raine Apr 2022 #40