50th Anniversary of the Assassination of President Kennedy.

[mongers]

Just been watching the remembrance service from Dealy Plaza, seemed appropriately solemn and low key, well done I thought, save for that blow-hard politician going on and on. Did no one think to say to him, just keep it to 2-3 minutes ?

So any thoughts or musings in lght of this anniversary ?

[CountDeMoney]

So any thoughts or musings in lght of this anniversary ?

That unbridled modern cynicism and "the oceans of debunking revisionism so unsparing", as someone in Politico put it today, makes us lose sight of how much a paradigm change his short presidency actually was.

[mongers]

So any thoughts or musings in lght of this anniversary ?

That unbridled modern cynicism and "the oceans of debunking revisionism so unsparing", as someone in Politico put it today, makes us lose sight of how much a paradigm change his short presidency actually was.

+1.


Incidentally I was due around that time, but was late, so was born 3 weeks later.

[The Brain]

Did LBJ really fuck his skull? Or is that just a myth?

[mongers]

Did LBJ really fuck his skull? Or is that just a myth?

Appropriate thread ?

It could go in my daleks vs dallas 1pm one ?

[Valmy]

So any thoughts or musings in lght of this anniversary ?

That unbridled modern cynicism and "the oceans of debunking revisionism so unsparing", as someone in Politico put it today, makes us lose sight of how much a paradigm change his short presidency actually was.

You had to be there

[CountDeMoney]

You had to be there

To see his threesome with Marilyn Monroe and Jeannie Carmen?  Oh, hells yeah.

[CountDeMoney]

And he bagged Liz Taylor, too.  GREATEST PRESIDENT EVAH

[11B4V]

So any thoughts or musings in lght of this anniversary ?

That unbridled modern cynicism and "the oceans of debunking revisionism so unsparing", as someone in Politico put it today, makes us lose sight of how much a paradigm change his short presidency actually was.

What crap.

[CountDeMoney]

That unbridled modern cynicism and "the oceans of debunking revisionism so unsparing", as someone in Politico put it today, makes us lose sight of how much a paradigm change his short presidency actually was.

What crap.

See what I mean, Mongers?  This is what happens when you don't get a humanities education.  Throg smash!!!

[mongers]

That unbridled modern cynicism and "the oceans of debunking revisionism so unsparing", as someone in Politico put it today, makes us lose sight of how much a paradigm change his short presidency actually was.

What crap.

See what I mean, Mongers?  This is what happens when you don't get a humanities education.  Throg smash!!!

[11B4V]

That unbridled modern cynicism and "the oceans of debunking revisionism so unsparing", as someone in Politico put it today, makes us lose sight of how much a paradigm change his short presidency actually was.

What crap.

See what I mean, Mongers?  This is what happens when you don't get a humanities education.  Throg smash!!!

You dems need to stick together.

[crazy canuck]

So any thoughts or musings in lght of this anniversary ?

That unbridled modern cynicism and "the oceans of debunking revisionism so unsparing", as someone in Politico put it today, makes us lose sight of how much a paradigm change his short presidency actually was.

What crap.

Agreed, only an idiot would lose sight of the paradigm change which occurred during his presidency.

[Savonarola]

So any thoughts or musings in lght of this anniversary ?

That unbridled modern cynicism and "the oceans of debunking revisionism so unsparing", as someone in Politico put it today, makes us lose sight of how much a paradigm change his short presidency actually was.

What crap.

Agreed, only an idiot would lose sight of the paradigm change which occurred during his presidency.

It was Paradigm Lost 

Of Oswald's deadly gunfire, and the knoll
From which a thousand theories have been launched
Brought loss of innocence unto our land
With death of Camelot, till lesser Ted
Amused us, from the height of his bar-stool
Sing, Heavenly Muse, that, on the secret top

[mongers]

AP wire report of JFK shot:



not sure if it's the very first report.