Sunday, December 9, 2007

1968 with Tom Brokaw

1968 with Tom Brokaov

"People who lived through it, have stories to tell that help to explain who we are as a nation today."

"rebelion was now a birthright."

The Boss about being in Vietnam

Brooks Brothers to John Stewart

"the growing racial tension would explode... lives would be lost... and the scars would remain 40 yrs later"

mlk to juno

"we ought to be able to elect people of good will regardless of race" -mlk paraphrase

boomertowne.com

How did I never know that most majior cities in the us were on fire with riots "for days and days" after the death of Martin Luther King Jr?

except in the city that robert kennedy was speaking in

wait, are you having a meltdown right now?
nope

the fact that the fear of a generation with their own ideas was so powerful, that they were alright with police beating college kids...

"if there was a draft, this would be a very different war... and thehy know that, that is why there is no draft" - john stewart

read full bobby kennedy speeches at history.com

I have to go lay down, but I will finish this soon

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