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Egnever

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24. He shot the president

Reply to avaistheone1 (Reply #14)

Tue Nov 19, 2013, 03:02 PM

Nov 2013

of course he was a nutjob. What a silly statement.

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Photos: Kennedy Hatred in 1960s Dallas Looks A Lot Like Obama Hatred Today [View all] JaneyVee Nov 2013 OP

Yes. peace13 Nov 2013 #1

First Catholic president, first Black president frazzled Nov 2013 #2

+1 Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #25

Plus Both are Democrats fredamae Nov 2013 #27

As a native Southerner, I can assure you that the voting base of the South has not changed... onehandle Nov 2013 #3

I think it stirred up nutjob Oswald who got a few lucky shots rbrnmw Nov 2013 #4

Actually Oswald was not a nutjob. avaistheone1 Nov 2013 #14

He shot the president Egnever Nov 2013 #24

Yeah, that kinda Cha Nov 2013 #49

And in turn he was killed by a nutjob. That's why there is so much fascination with this case. duffyduff Nov 2013 #58

Oh, please. Suicide attempts, grandiosity, wife beating, couldn't hold a job, had a one-man duffyduff Nov 2013 #57

Its the same people. HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #5

Good reminder, Hooptie.n/t dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #12

A good book to read is called "Wrapped In The Flag" by Claire Conner rbrnmw Nov 2013 #37

Gen Edwin Walker (who Oswald tried to kill) HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #38

i had forgotten about Oswald"s attempt on Walker rbrnmw Nov 2013 #39

Thanks for the book rec. Bookmarking. nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2013 #45

Some things never change. nt City Lights Nov 2013 #6

Meh. There's always people who hate the president. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #7

Except that hate was merited. Look at the difference in reasons. JaneyVee Nov 2013 #10

It's always the same reason for Democrat presidents since Kennedy Major Nikon Nov 2013 #23

And, the call of "treason" was merited, too. Cha Nov 2013 #50

That was merited. The Right Wing Crap is made up, spun, and agenda driven by extremists AZ Progressive Nov 2013 #18

Which of those charges aren't true? Rozlee Nov 2013 #19

Guess that was prior to Iraq. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #33

Wow....haven't come that far at all have we..... a kennedy Nov 2013 #8

MANY in the Secret Service reflected those views. Octafish Nov 2013 #9

His story and frameup, pure amerikkkaner justice heaven05 Nov 2013 #22

A Secret Service man reports his concerns to the Warren Commission... Octafish Nov 2013 #28

VERY interesting! red dog 1 Nov 2013 #43

Connection: Siegelman judge is a big time war profiteer... Octafish Nov 2013 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 Nov 2013 #52

"Book finally clears first black Secret Service agent" red dog 1 Nov 2013 #54

Wow! And we think that hatred that spews out of Texas and other places has diminshed. I pray for mfcorey1 Nov 2013 #11

it's Scary I pray for him and all Democratic and Progressive Politicians rbrnmw Nov 2013 #40

Conservative haters have so much more power today ... JEFF9K Nov 2013 #13

Your OP is the main reason fadedrose Nov 2013 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #16

Same Shit, Different Generation AZ Progressive Nov 2013 #17

I was a young girl in small town Texas... Oilwellian Nov 2013 #20

You know what's sad? abelenkpe Nov 2013 #21

and about half my former Catholic Democratic Family and Friends rbrnmw Nov 2013 #46

Me too! abelenkpe Nov 2013 #51

Dedicated to socialism! moondust Nov 2013 #26

The Mink Coat Mob was the original Brooks Brothers Riot frylock Nov 2013 #29

Kennedy broke some social barriers just like Obama has liberal N proud Nov 2013 #30

and they brought Catholics who they hated back then along for hate ride this time rbrnmw Nov 2013 #47

It is, and there were extremely wealthy Texans who made it known. Time magazine lostincalifornia Nov 2013 #31

This is interesting 90-percent Nov 2013 #32

Only diff --- the pics are monochrome. lpbk2713 Nov 2013 #34

The more things change... SomethingFishy Nov 2013 #35

Those photos are from "the early 1960s", but not from Nov. 22, 1963 red dog 1 Nov 2013 #36

One person there said the turn out on the sidewalk was better than expected but KurtNYC Nov 2013 #41

"when you looked up into the office windows, the people who didn't come down, red dog 1 Nov 2013 #44

The only person who had contempt along the motorcade route was Lee Harvey Oswald. n/t duffyduff Nov 2013 #56

Exactly true. There wasn't a nicer, more friend city, than Dallas that day duffyduff Nov 2013 #55

I remember similar things during the Clinton years too. progressoid Nov 2013 #42

Right, just remember that a crazy disgruntled communist with a mail-order rifle Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #53

+ 1000 red dog 1 Nov 2013 #59