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18. The last few decades of California politics could've been so different if Moscone and Milk

Thu Nov 28, 2013, 12:57 AM

Nov 2013

hadn't been assassinated. Imagine Milk becoming mayor of S.F., then a Senator, instead of Feinstein...

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Assassinated 35 years ago today November 27, 1978 [View all] Playinghardball Nov 2013 OP

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Nov 2013 #1

And don't forget Mayor Moscone. KamaAina Nov 2013 #2

White was a pariah upon his all-too-soon release duffyduff Nov 2013 #3

The method that he chose to kill himself is redolent with symbolism KamaAina Nov 2013 #5

He didn't kill Moscone and Milk, and he didn't kill himself! Archae Nov 2013 #11

Imagine how it would be if we had a Senator Milk now truebluegreen Nov 2013 #10

Oh hell yeah KamaAina Nov 2013 #13

Oh crap! passiveporcupine Nov 2013 #15

I thought the movie with Sean Penn was very good. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #7

Oh damn.. Cha Nov 2013 #8

Oh man... that long ago... calimary Nov 2013 #12

How could I be this ignorant? passiveporcupine Nov 2013 #14

Everyones birthday has some horrible event associated with it. Sirveri Nov 2013 #21

kick Liberal_in_LA Nov 2013 #16

DU rec... SidDithers Nov 2013 #17

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Nov 2013 #19

Harvey Milk tavalon Nov 2013 #20