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sgtbenobo

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24. At least this guy tried to do the right thing with his money.

Wed Jun 3, 2015, 02:00 AM

Jun 2015

He came, he lived, and then died quietly.

While pursuing his education, Mr. Mott worked as an apprentice in various family enterprises. In the academic year of 1963-64, he taught English at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich. His philanthropy began when he returned to Flint and started the city’s first branch of Planned Parenthood. He then traveled the nation on behalf of Planned Parenthood.

He was not your normal 1%. He tried and lost. The entitled do that sometimes.

Carry on.

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anyone here old enough to remember eugene mccarthy? [View all] DesertFlower Jun 2015 OP

Hell yes! elleng Jun 2015 #1

Sounds familiar yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #2

Yes. 840high Jun 2015 #3

I voted for him. guillaumeb Jun 2015 #4

Wasn't he the professor on 'Gilligan's Island'? -- kidding Freelancer Jun 2015 #5

I was just a little kid, Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #6

Of course. "Clean for Gene." scarletwoman Jun 2015 #7

broke my heart when i couldn't vote DesertFlower Jun 2015 #10

"a breath of fresh air" - with bernie hair lol nt msongs Jun 2015 #8

yes. i was 26 at the time and so many DesertFlower Jun 2015 #9

Of course. murielm99 Jun 2015 #11

My first presidential campaign was for McCarthy; I was still 20 when my friends and I ran the HQ ... Hekate Jun 2015 #12

Imagine having to settle for a Humphrey now, what different times. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #13

Disappointed Dems said so many nasty things about Humphrey. It was truly self-defeating. Hekate Jun 2015 #17

I was too young, but vaguely remember Humphrey being considered second rate at appalachiablue Jun 2015 #18

It was awful ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2015 #26

exactly. DesertFlower Jun 2015 #20

Yes, I remember too. It could happen. yardwork Jun 2015 #45

what's amazing is how young we were. like i said i was 26 -- a divorced DesertFlower Jun 2015 #19

Yes, and he is why I think Bernie is a pipe dream. pnwmom Jun 2015 #14

Agreed. Paladin Jun 2015 #36

The other thing we didn't learn after Vietnam, apparently, pnwmom Jun 2015 #44

I was 16 and watching and reading Eugene McCarthy JEB Jun 2015 #15

Eugene McCarthy would not be popular on this site by today's standards. former9thward Jun 2015 #16

At least this guy tried to do the right thing with his money. sgtbenobo Jun 2015 #24

If I recall, he was cagey about his abortion stance, too ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2015 #25

Almost no one was in support of abortion in 1968. former9thward Jun 2015 #39

Absolutely KT2000 Jun 2015 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Jun 2015 #22

The hearings were Senator JOE McCarthy, as in McCarthyism Divernan Jun 2015 #30

The great thing was that my political self awoke, and I knew I'd be a Democrat for life.... Hekate Jun 2015 #23

I liked his friend Mortimer Snerd better. Kablooie Jun 2015 #27

Oh, yes. SheilaT Jun 2015 #28

My first campaign work. Ms. Toad Jun 2015 #29

We were canvassing for Gene -- rogerashton Jun 2015 #31

I went Clean for Gene SteveG Jun 2015 #32

Yes. It was a time when Democrats were still Democrats. Vinca Jun 2015 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan Jun 2015 #34

I am. In fact 1968 was my first presidential election. MineralMan Jun 2015 #35

it was disappointing and then in '72 DesertFlower Jun 2015 #37

my first vote olddots Jun 2015 #38

I have vague memories of McCarthy during that year. ladyVet Jun 2015 #40

I am. nt LiberalElite Jun 2015 #41

Yes. Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #42

Yes. Winner takes it all & he wasn't winner. & we Dems love our NOBLE LOSERS. n/t UTUSN Jun 2015 #43