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Nye Bevan

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8. I LOVED that book.

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 06:25 PM

Mar 2015

As good as anything King has ever written. My only complaint was that at some point the guy should have said "hey, this is kind of like Back to the Future 2!"

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If Kennedy had not been shot, would you in 1964 have voted for the guy who had invaded Cuba? (nt) [View all] Nye Bevan Mar 2015 OP

Absolutely! leftofcool Mar 2015 #1

Yes. He kept the world out of World War III over the Bay of Pigs. Octafish Mar 2015 #2

Ah, he was duped, by false information, into supporting an ill-advised invasion. Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #6

Duped, disinformed, misinformed, and omitted from the loop. Octafish Mar 2015 #18

Not comparable to anything now-at least not to anything with HRC or Obama. n/t. Ken Burch Mar 2015 #28

Pictures of the Bay of Pigs former9thward Mar 2015 #36

Thank you, former9thward! Octafish Mar 2015 #38

I was there 'illegally'. former9thward Mar 2015 #40

I just finished the Stephen King on the subject so I know that if Kennedy had not been shot Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #3

SUCH a good book! wyldwolf Mar 2015 #5

I LOVED that book. Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #8

Great book and pipi_k Mar 2015 #10

You mean THAT guy? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #4

Yes. NV Whino Mar 2015 #7

Let me know when other posters ease up on ya. Rex Mar 2015 #9

No (nt) bigwillq Mar 2015 #11

Absolutely not. Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #12

Over Goldwater? Of course. HuckleB Mar 2015 #13

The guy who faced down Krushchev in the Cuban Missile Crisis? Founder of the Peace Corps? Him? Hekate Mar 2015 #14

Silly. H2O Man Mar 2015 #15

When Kennedy was inaugurated he was told by Dick Bissell of the CIA hifiguy Mar 2015 #16

I find this question rather bizarre MrMickeysMom Mar 2015 #17

No. But, I was only 20 at the time. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #19

No way. I voted when Kennedy was first elected RebelOne Mar 2015 #20

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #21

Considering that I was two... Thor_MN Mar 2015 #22

No Spirochete Mar 2015 #23

He refused to back up partisans with air power etc Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #24

Simple answer. Those here who rant against Hillary and Obama would not have voted for him. stevenleser Mar 2015 #25

Who was the invader? Historic NY Mar 2015 #26

Over Goldwater? Yes! n/m El Supremo Mar 2015 #27

My parents aren't even that old. LeftyMom Mar 2015 #29

Now look here young lady, I'll have you know, Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #34

This OP is just baiting. Ken Burch Mar 2015 #30

I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine... CanadaexPat Mar 2015 #31

The bay of pigs guy? No. But the Missles of October guy? YES! HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #32

Fact is we never would have had the chance to vote for him in 1964. roamer65 Mar 2015 #33

Based on anything besides your imagination? brooklynite Mar 2015 #35

You watched "Seven Days in May" didn't you? KinMd Mar 2015 #37

JFK was so impressed with book, he let Frankenheimer film in White House. Octafish Mar 2015 #39

Have not seen or read it. roamer65 Mar 2015 #41