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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:34 PM Original message |
More observance of John Lennon here than of Pearl Harbor yesterday. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. I observed it last night. I think it is an age thing, so many here weren't alive then |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
30. The "infamy" part was Japan attacking without a declaration of war |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Ignoring a past attack because the USA has attacked others more recently is wrong |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. You do realize the original point wasn't just that we were attacked? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 11:22 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. " But it seems as if hardly anyone cares anymore about what happened that terrible day, a day..." |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. I thought it was Roosevelt who said the infamy thing? |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. You're right, my bad. I had just been reading something about Truman and I |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. It was. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. long, long time ago. many were alive when John died. few from ph |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Very true |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. Just think: The day is coming when more people will remember where they were... |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 06:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
48. You are right, of course |
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ORDagnabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. considering fdr set the stage and let the attack happen |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. Had I seen your OP yesterday, I would have chimed in |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I had a relative who was there but was not injured, thankfully. He died an old man. n/t |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Good for him. Not dying per se, but dying an old man. n/t |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. All I know of his time there was that he helped deal with the carnage. But he |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I would have thought that talking about such things would be cathartic in a way. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. I remember seeing the ARizona. It was a tremendously moving experience. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:20 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. If I ever get to Hawaii, the Arizona will be my first excursion. Thank you |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. I have to go there someday, if for no other reason than to pay respect to those who lost their lives |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
41. It's quite moving. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I guess the hardest part will be holding my tongue while people are having a gay old time... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
11. Kicked and recommended. It's sad that he died, but it was not a defining moment for me. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Thanks for the reply, mim. I think it's important to remember. n/t |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. ONLY an entertainer? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. What is stunning. Yes, people enjoyed his music and thought a lot of |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'll be the 7th rec |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
18. well, the 30th Anniversary tends to draw more attention |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. You're right about the 5s and 0s. And I agree, next year being |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
19. Pearl Harbor was before I was born |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:05 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Yes, it was before I was born too. But I'm sure there are those here who lost |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
21. it is not that..it is that the world wants peace..lennons message resonates still today..nt |
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kimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. Arlington National Cemetery |
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AndrewP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. I spent the day celebrating my Mom's birthday |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Well, Happy Birthday to your Mom! I hope you and her had a very nice |
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AndrewP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Thanks :) n/t |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
25. yes, ww2 was won already, the war for peace on earth...not so much, we're still fighting that |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
26. Good. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Hi there, H20 Man. I hope you're doing well these days! =) |
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cherish44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
32. Bigger than Jesus |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
37. ha! |
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Puregonzo1188 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
38. Probably because more people on here actually remember John Lennon being shot than Pearl Harbor? |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. That is all there is to it |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
42. I noticed that, and yes I did and do care about Pearl Harbor. nt |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
44. Let's revisit this next Thursday, when we know how many commemorated Bill of Rights Day. . . |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
45. This is atypical as Lennon's is a (3) "decade" anniversary |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
47. Because we're more interested in peace than in war. |
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