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48. That night we sat on a hill near the school dormitory.

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 01:18 PM

Jun 2014

We talked about how completely fucked up the country had become. Shortly after that the great uprising of '68 commenced, what followed was the five most interesting years of my life. Then, by the end of the 70's, the neocon/neolib counter revolution got underway and here we are, nothing at all like it could have been, almost the exact opposite of where we could have gone. It remains a crying shame.

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RIP (6/6/1968) [View all] tk2kewl Jun 2014 OP

He would have been a great President. n/t Laelth Jun 2014 #1

If he had been elected. OnlinePoker Jun 2014 #39

. hedgehog Jun 2014 #2

. warrior1 Jun 2014 #3

I remember this like it was last night madokie Jun 2014 #4

. DreamGypsy Jun 2014 #5

Damn panader0 Jun 2014 #6

I nearly weep MsLeopard Jun 2014 #7

So do I. How different our world would be if not for this horrid event. southerncrone Jun 2014 #72

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2014 #8

Personally hope died for me. I have continued working because he would have wanted us to continue jwirr Jun 2014 #14

... Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #9

America lost an opportunity that would have advanced us years ahead of where we are today. Lint Head Jun 2014 #10

I remember well when I heard the news... jimlup Jun 2014 #11

"a good and decent man who saw wrong and tried to right it mountain grammy Jun 2014 #12

Video here undeterred Jun 2014 #50

Hard to watch even decades later. mountain grammy Jun 2014 #67

Yes it is lovemydog Jun 2014 #88

RIP Bobby .... tweeternik Jun 2014 #13

... progressoid Jun 2014 #15

I remember. A kid on a farm on the prairies Whisp Jun 2014 #16

Happy birthady tk2kewl Jun 2014 #17

Thankyou, tk2kewl Whisp Jun 2014 #20

Oh my God Bobby was just plain beautiful 90-percent Jun 2014 #18

even my mother, a lifelong Republican, was going to vote for him. magical thyme Jun 2014 #19

God bless. (nt) Paladin Jun 2014 #21

He was a much beloved man. Oh what could have been. LoisB Jun 2014 #22

One of the eerie events of my childhood. I dreamed he'd died and when I turned on the TV... nolabear Jun 2014 #23

. Auggie Jun 2014 #24

I remember it vividly... virgdem Jun 2014 #25

Plus one more RufusTFirefly Jun 2014 #31

Sadly, you are right PatrickforO Jun 2014 #73

My idealism didn't die than day liberaltrucker Jun 2014 #85

.. arthritisR_US Jun 2014 #26

Such a sad day in American History. rbrnmw Jun 2014 #27

�Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart..." RufusTFirefly Jun 2014 #28

Thank you. I always share with young people who want to hear lovemydog Jun 2014 #90

Watching his funeral on TV is one of my earliest memories. deutsey Jun 2014 #29

1968 was a watershed year for my political perceptions.... pink-o Jun 2014 #30

me too - that's when I realized the game was rigged here in the US villager Jun 2014 #36

"What we need in the United States... Lifelong Protester Jun 2014 #32

Elizabeth would do... Clyde Tenson Jun 2014 #40

She is rapidly becoming Lifelong Protester Jun 2014 #53

Fifth grade CountAllVotes Jun 2014 #33

I was in Long Beach at the time, not far from downtown L.A. Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #34

I could not vote yet at the time Leme Jun 2014 #35

Bobby was my guy. RIP. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #37

I still remember staring at the tv in shock, thinking there had been some terrible mistake (the niyad Jun 2014 #38

Loved his sense of humor... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #41

I recall another one of his jokes. thucythucy Jun 2014 #76

I watched as his plane flew over our house on its way to Washington young_at_heart Jun 2014 #42

RIP Senator Kennedy RoccoR5955 Jun 2014 #43

R.I.P. Bobby StarryNite Jun 2014 #44

He was our last great HOPE... MrMickeysMom Jun 2014 #45

Thanks for this remembrance MissDeeds Jun 2014 #46

RIP Bobby Trailrider1951 Jun 2014 #47

That night we sat on a hill near the school dormitory. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #48

K & R RIP L0oniX Jun 2014 #49

He was too good abakan Jun 2014 #51

Rest in peace, Bobby. Beacool Jun 2014 #52

Thank you for reminding us of this significant day. nt No Vested Interest Jun 2014 #54

. myrna minx Jun 2014 #55

1968 was one heartbreakingly fucked up year Little_Wing Jun 2014 #56

I great man. nm rhett o rick Jun 2014 #57

Such an epic loss. colorado_ufo Jun 2014 #58

It was two days before our wedding. colorado_ufo Jun 2014 #59

I was there. I lived it. Boomerproud Jun 2014 #60

He had recently spoken in St. James Park in San Jose. KamaAina Jun 2014 #61

I'm remembering rickyhall Jun 2014 #62

He was unequivocal The Wizard Jun 2014 #63

. BuelahWitch Jun 2014 #64

K & R SunSeeker Jun 2014 #65

if I could point to the most pivotal WHAT IF, it would be Bobby Skittles Jun 2014 #66

One of my favorite "What If?" topics.....right up there with the survival of Lincoln. nt AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 #80

AWWW you know it AverageJoe90 Skittles Jun 2014 #87

These two pics are from the day he visited my home town Marion Iowa. Puglover Jun 2014 #68

I worked with an RN who was there that night mnhtnbb Jun 2014 #69

The most important year of my life... japple Jun 2014 #70

I learned about it from a waitress around lunch-time in a truck-stop struggle4progress Jun 2014 #71

Why Have I Not Heard ANYTHING About This RoccoR5955 Jun 2014 #74

Corporate McPravda won't even broadcast what Jackie, RFK thought about JFK's assassination. Octafish Jun 2014 #81

I was born in 68... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #75

Here was a good fellow. R.I.P. Bobby Kennedy. ='( AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 #77

I can see myself in my home in California when I heard the news. :( thanks tk2kewl Cha Jun 2014 #78

. d_b Jun 2014 #79

Still makes me cry dflprincess Jun 2014 #82

My eyes burn, tears run down my face and my heart is torn apart after all these years: freshwest Jun 2014 #83

a very sad time. hopemountain Jun 2014 #84

Have been thinking about him all day..... lastlib Jun 2014 #86

A tremendous loss Iwillnevergiveup Jun 2014 #89

One of my great heroes... americannightmare Jun 2014 #91

I think you've put your finger on one of the aspects that made him so special - hedgehog Jun 2014 #92

The country was at a crossroads. RoccoR5955 Jun 2014 #93

While You're Gushing Over Bobbers Wolf Frankula Jun 2014 #94

Are you freakin' kiddin' me! americannightmare Jul 2014 #96

That's Not Jedgarhoovy Wolf Frankula Jul 2014 #97

That was all before his brother's murder and Vietnam... americannightmare Jul 2014 #98

If only....... LongTomH Jun 2014 #95