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11. I Disagree. In Terms Of Civil Rights, Of Course. But RFK Was Going....

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 10:23 AM

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To be elected President---Humphrey and McCarthy wouldn't have stood a chance to be nominee after California, and RFK had no "LBJ" baggage so would have defeated Nixon---and THAT eventuality would have meant a different......everything.

Bobby, even more than Jimmy Carter IMO, though Carter grew up in humble circumstances, had empathy for the least of us and for all of us.

Humphrey got my first official vote on my 19th birthday, 1968, but Bobby was my guy.

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June 4, 1968: When America truly started going down the wrong track [View all] Chasstev365 Thursday OP

That's what it felt like to me. Thinking about it now brings those feelings back. Biophilic Thursday #1

Then we topped the whole decade off with Kent State. The 60s were truly over. Walleye Thursday #2

Yes, not just one assassination or event but the culmination. End of an era. txwhitedove Thursday #6

Kennedy and KS azureblue Thursday #43

The people in charge knew what would happen if they gave those weekend warriors live ammo and crowd control Walleye Thursday #47

This still makes me misty Dave in VA Thursday #42

Me too azureblue Thursday #44

I have been saying that the younger generation is angry with us and disappointed Walleye Thursday #49

Damn! These onions...! slightlv Thursday #50

the creep Butterflies Yesterday #60

Yes! Thats the one slightlv 13 hrs ago #63

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It may make you misty. It makes me ANGRY. johnnyfins Thursday #51

Yeah. electric_blue68 Yesterday #55

I've been saying that for at least 50 years CanonRay Thursday #3

I would say, after Nixon, there was a chance to right the ship. harumph Thursday #4

When they let Nixon skate for the good of the country. Blue Full Moon Thursday #12

I think the assassination of MLK, Jr. had even more impact. yardwork Thursday #5

I Disagree. In Terms Of Civil Rights, Of Course. But RFK Was Going.... ColoringFool Thursday #11

I will disagree with that. Most of the delegates were chosen in the backroom rurallib Thursday #16

What? llmart Thursday #41

no mokeyz Thursday #23

I agree. intheflow Thursday #28

It did, azureblue Thursday #45

The assassinations of JFK, MLK and RFK were Farmer-Rick Thursday #52

I was just a kid Skittles Yesterday #54

I felt that way at the time.. mountain grammy Thursday #7

Actually, RFK was shot in the early a.m. of June 5, & pronounced dead on June 6, which is the usual date associated.... ColoringFool Thursday #8

Was it Eastern or Pacific time? 12:31AM or 12:32? Chasstev365 Thursday #13

Sixties Peak unweird Thursday #9

That would be a great topic for a time travel story Unwind Your Mind Thursday #10

A lot of things changed in the 90s videohead5 Thursday #14

Yes! Chasstev365 Thursday #15

Ken Starr's ascension was a real turning point for this country. (eom) StevieM Thursday #29

Regean azureblue Thursday #46

..... markie Thursday #17

😢 Chasstev365 Thursday #18

I was getting ready to post that song. wnylib Thursday #33

Wow...disappointing! electric_blue68 Thursday #35

That was a bad day for me BeneteauBum Thursday #19

My family and I watched the '68 DNC on vacation... electric_blue68 Yesterday #57

The 1971 Powell Memo finished kicking us off the cliff. Ralph Nader's assessment of what we've lost. jmbar2 Thursday #20

I would say it began with the assassination of President Kennedy dlk Thursday #21

Yup! mokeyz Thursday #22

I remember it all..... 😔 electric_blue68 Thursday #24

Thanks for sharing your vivid memories of those horrible times. erronis Thursday #31

Oh, hey, thanks. electric_blue68 Thursday #32

My brother volunteered in RFK's office during the campaign. appleannie1 Thursday #25

Woah... What a story. electric_blue68 Yesterday #56

The nation goes forward and the nation slips backward. CBHagman Thursday #26

I am willing to be contrarian on this point. NNadir Thursday #27

I would have hoped over time that the feminist movement would have schooled Sen Kennedy had he lived, and.... electric_blue68 Yesterday #58

Bush/Florida 2000 created Trump DemocracyForever Thursday #30

Yep, the ruling class took over completely from that point. BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #34

If Senator Kennedy hadn't become President, and remained on politics; he still would have been an Active Voice for... electric_blue68 Thursday #36

Thats the date i felt i left my childhood behind. slightlv Thursday #37

I say it went down the wrong track a few months prior when the Tet Offensive started. Crowman2009 Thursday #38

*Sigh* NBachers Thursday #39

On July 4th 1968 a WWII era submarine was anchored in Edgartown Harbor Martha's Vineyard Submariner Thursday #40

and this is why azureblue Thursday #48

Is that George Plimpton in the train window at the 2:25 mark? RPM Thursday #53

There was a whole movie of footage made about that train.... electric_blue68 Yesterday #59

I would say it start in the mid 50's when Eisenhower began sending standingtall 21 hrs ago #61

I was in Vietnam PCB66 19 hrs ago #62