Sage2, Suuuuure, he didn't piss anyone off with his statements about withdrawing from the Vietnam conflict as soon as he was re-elected, no dangerous guys were pissed off by his plans to gut and re-structure the C.I.A., the mob was not the least bit upset by his brother's (the AG) aggressive attacks on organized crime and his attempt, by issuing EX 11110, to strip the Federal Reserve of it's power just COULDN'T have pissed of any incredibly rich, ruthless and powerful men.
You don't piss off THAT many rich and ruthless people and stay alive. JFK had more cajones that you can even imagine exist. On Sep 20, 4:43 pm, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: > The only reason that JFK ( the quisling ) was > assassinated was his betrayal in 1961 on the Bay of Pigs Invasion. > even after he had given his word to back them . Nothing more! > Nothing less ! > > *********************************************************************************************************************************** > > On Sep 20, 4:33 pm, frankg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The radical right, aided by a GOP Noise Machine that positively dwarfs > > > what existed in 1963, has turned demonizing Obama--making him into a > > > vile object of disgust--into a crusade. It's a demented national jihad, > > > the likes of which this country has not seen in modern times. > > > What the hell do these idiots think was going on for the past eight > > years? > > > On Sep 20, 9:07 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Travus, > > > > You feel free to go right ahead and point out any untruths in the > > > article. He probably thinks you're a traitor, so BFD. > > > > On Sep 20, 3:44 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Just more of Soros-shit. He is a traitor. > > > > > On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 6:55 PM, dick thompson > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > Psssssttt! Lee Harvey Oswald was not a right winger! > > > > > >http://mediamatters.org/blog/200909180004 > > > > > > A President was killed the last time right-wing hatred ran wild like > > > > > this > > > > > > September 18, 2009 9:10 am ET by Eric Boehlert > > > > > > That being John F. Kennedy, who was gunned down in Dallas, of course. > > > > > > I've been thinking a lot of Kennedy and Dallas as I've watched the > > > > > increasingly violent rhetorical > > > > > attacks<http://mediamatters.org/blog/200909170027>on Obama be > > > > > unfurled. As Americans yank their kids of class in order to save > > > > > them from being exposed to the President of the United States who only > > > > > wanted to urge them to excel in the classroom. And as unvarnished > > > > > hate and > > > > > name-calling passed for health care 'debate' this summer. > > > > > > The radical right, aided by a GOP Noise Machine that positively > > > > > dwarfs what > > > > > existed in 1963, has turned demonizing Obama--making him into a vile > > > > > object > > > > > of disgust--into a crusade. It's a demented national jihad, the likes > > > > > of which this country has not seen in modern times. > > > > > > But I've been thinking about Dallas in 1963 because I've been > > > > > recalling the > > > > > history and how that city stood as an outpost for the radical right, > > > > > which never tried to hide its contempt for the New England Democrat. > > > > > > Now, in this this month's *Vanity Fair*, Sam Kashner offers up in rich > > > > > detail the hatred that ran wild in Dallas in 1963. To me, the > > > > > similarity > > > > > between Dallas in 1963 and today's unhinged Obama hate is downright > > > > > chilling. > > > > > > Kashner's fascinating cover > > > > > story<http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanityfair.com%2Fpolit...> > > > > > actually > > > > > chronicles the professional struggles of writer William Manchester > > > > > who was > > > > > tapped by the Kennedy family, after the president's assassination, to > > > > > write > > > > > the definitive book about the shooting. The *Vanity Fair* articles > > > > > details > > > > > the power struggles, and epic lawsuits, that ensued prior to > > > > > Manchester's > > > > > publication. > > > > > > But this unnerving passage from *VF* caught my eye. In it*,* Kashner > > > > > retraces Manchester's step as he researched his book. It's unsettling > > > > > because if you insert "Obama" for every "Kennedy" reference, it reads > > > > > like > > > > > 2009: > > > > > > Manchester also discovered that Dallas “had become the Mecca for > > > > > medicine-show evangelists … the Minutemen, the John Birch and Patrick > > > > > Henry > > > > > Societies, and the headquarters of [ultra-conservative oil > > > > > billionaire] H. > > > > > L. Hunt and his activities.” > > > > > > “In that third year of the Kennedy presidency,” Manchester wrote, “a > > > > > kind > > > > > of fever lay over Dallas country. Mad things happened. Huge billboards > > > > > screamed, ‘Impeach Earl Warren.’ Jewish stores were smeared with crude > > > > > swastikas.…Radical Right polemics were distributed in public schools; > > > > > Kennedy’s name was booed in classrooms; corporate junior executives > > > > > were > > > > > required to attend radical seminars.” > > > > > > A retired major general ran the American flag upside down, deriding > > > > > it as > > > > > “the Democrat flag.” A wanted poster with J.F.K.’s face on it was > > > > > circulated, announcing “this man is Wanted” for—among other > > > > > things—“turning > > > > > the sovereignty of the US over to the Communist controlled United > > > > > Nations” > > > > > and appointing “anti-Christians … aliens and known Communists” to > > > > > federal > > > > > offices. > > > > > > And a full-page advertisement had appeared the day of the > > > > > assassination in > > > > > *The Dallas Morning News* accusing Kennedy of making a secret deal > > > > > with > > > > > the Communist Party; when it was shown to the president, he was > > > > > appalled. He > > > > > turned to Jacqueline, who was visibly upset, and said, “Oh, you know, > > > > > we’re > > > > > heading into nut country today.” > > > > > > Manchester discovered that in a wealthy Dallas suburb, when told that > > > > > President Kennedy had been murdered in their city, the students in a > > > > > fourth-grade class burst into applause. > > > > > > Today, conservatives are expressing > > > > > outrage<http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fvoices.washingtonpost.com%...>that > > > > > Rep. Nancy Pelosi had the nerve to raise concerns about the onrush of > > > > > violent political rhetoric. The Noise Machine claims it has *no idea* > > > > > what > > > > > Pelosi's talking about. But the truth is, America's most famous bouts > > > > > of > > > > > political violence (i.e. JFK, Oklahoma City, etc.) have always been > > > > > accompanied by waves of radical, right-wing rhetoric. Given that > > > > > history, > > > > > the GOP's insistence that the hate now filling the > > > > > streets<http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F...>couldn't > > > > > possibly inspire violence seems woefully naive.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
