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Scootaloo

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36. Well... he DID get us into Vietnam...

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 08:33 PM

Dec 2013

Just as Carter got us involved in Afghanistan.

Since both events happened towards the end of the president's time in office they're usually erroneously attributed to the next guy (Johnson and Reagan, respectively.)

It applies even with more recent presidencies - Ask 100 people "who got us involved in Somalia?" and i'll bet over half will answer with "Bill Clinton," since Bush dumped us in that mess after he lost the election.

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Ideas like that will get you shot. [View all] Scuba Dec 2013 OP

"wherever evil needs an adversary" Tom Rinaldo Dec 2013 #1

So will outspoken support of Israel... Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #2

A very often overlooked fact. /nt seveneyes Dec 2013 #7

Even that is attributing too much cause and effect. DanTex Dec 2013 #9

who probably Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #26

Except the fatal shot was behind the right ear and fired from about 3 inches away Ace Acme Dec 2013 #30

And Sirhan Sirhan had a 22 cal pistol PeoViejo Dec 2013 #34

There's that, too (nt) Recursion Dec 2013 #10

Outspoken support of Israel was not rare among US politicians at that time. merrily Dec 2013 #16

Or this time. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #18

This time is not relevant to RFK's assassination, though. merrily Dec 2013 #19

The bullet that killed RFK was at close range to the back of his head. Sirhan, while definitely 1monster Dec 2013 #27

The country has never been the same after his assassination Rex Dec 2013 #3

We went numb. It was like unrelenting hammer blows. It was an awful time in this nation. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #5

He was my last great hope. I almost stopped voting except for my mother who told me we had to jwirr Dec 2013 #6

It's funny this came up, I was at my parent's Sunday for dinner. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #12

Your dad and I grew up listening to news about a South American assasination all the time. That is jwirr Dec 2013 #14

RFK would have been president had he lived. Ace Acme Dec 2013 #32

The shootings no longer happen here - but beware of being liberal, charismatic and truedelphi Dec 2013 #39

Just a small correction Wellstone's plane was on its way to Eveleth, MN dflprincess Dec 2013 #42

Thanks for the correction. truedelphi Dec 2013 #46

Your Dad was right (n/t) Samantha Dec 2013 #44

+a zillion truebluegreen Dec 2013 #29

Malcolm X was killed heaven05 Dec 2013 #41

Some of us still remember when wilsonbooks Dec 2013 #4

Reagan & the republicans made it their life's mission to infiltrate the democratic party...and they loudsue Dec 2013 #15

Yep. bvar22 Dec 2013 #23

They left out LIEberman. loudsue Dec 2013 #24

Still miss him and Paul Wellstone Lifelong Protester Dec 2013 #8

We need to change the ways we fight, though. merrily Dec 2013 #17

+ 1 very broken hearted human. truedelphi Dec 2013 #40

I still mourn for Him!! Respect! Thanks for the reminder of who we are! hue Dec 2013 #11

The Day Bobby Died rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 #13

Catholicism also gave us the Dark Ages Stainless Dec 2013 #22

Unless you want to say that Catholicism caused the fall of the Roman Empire Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2013 #45

well said. truebluegreen Dec 2013 #31

Ughhhhh.... SoapBox Dec 2013 #20

and Massachusetts had three senators rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 #25

I know where that came from underpants Dec 2013 #28

Good thing that once the idea is out there, you can't kill it, though you can try killing all the ancianita Dec 2013 #21

I thought hate radio declared the Kennedy family were actually conservatives Doctor_J Dec 2013 #33

Not just hate radio. Mainstream media had my Mom convinced that JFK Ace Acme Dec 2013 #35

Well... he DID get us into Vietnam... Scootaloo Dec 2013 #36

We were already in Vietnam before JFK took office. Ace Acme Dec 2013 #37

Fair enough Scootaloo Dec 2013 #38

In December 1963, JFK had planned to start withdrawing troops from Vietnam ailsagirl Dec 2013 #43