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A Moral and Progressive Movement, can it counter Fascism?
If we are to defeat fascism, we must understand what we are fighting. January 6th exceeds even Dec 7, 1941, 9/11/01 and the Oklahoma City bombing of the Federal Building in recent infamy. The forces of...
View Article"What's a Nobel Peace Prize?" 4/4/1968. A memoir....
"WHAT'S A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE?"That was the 1st question I asked, 53 years ago, when Bewitched was interrupted by a "Special Report".By the time I was 9, in the spring of 1968, the words"We interrupted...
View ArticleMusic of 1968: This time, let's look at the news, of 1968, then the music.
Alright, this week, as I was thinking of the year, 1968, I found myself thinking, “Seems like we had many big things happen, in the news, that year.”So, I looked it up:en.wikipedia.org/… January...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 3/7/2023: The Music of 8th Grade
Hasui Kawase: Shiba Zôjôji (1925)Good evening, Kibitzers!The other day, I happened to hear the song Love Is Blue. In 1968, I really liked that song, and apparently a lot of people in 1968 felt that...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 3/14/2023: The Music of 9th Grade
Theodor Severin Kittelsen: March (1890)Good evening, Kibitzers! Happy Pay Equity Day! Women on average earn 82% of what men earn annually, so this date represents the extra amount of time this...
View ArticleTrump and the Rich & Famous Are Above the Law! We Need to Grow Up and...
Not only is Trump and other rich bastards/bitches above the law - but we aren't created equal, either!Here's another fairy tale: The USA isn't the greatest country on earth unless you equate greatness...
View ArticleSenator Robert Kennedy's Epic Whistle Stop Tour Across Nebraska
Kennedy’s whistle stop tour was born out of a meeting in a Lincoln living room in March 1968 with Kennedy campaign manager Phil Sorenson and Mary Ann Strasheim (née Hanson) of North Platte. At the time...
View Article1968 Nebraska Primary: Eugene McCarthy’s Return And Temporary Exit
Eugene McCarthy flew directly to Grand Island from Indiana after he finished third in the May 7 primary behind Kennedy and Indiana Governor Roger Branigin, a favorite son candidate who was a stalking...
View ArticleWhen Senator Robert Kennedy Visited The Disabled
Kennedy traveled from Lincoln to Beatrice on May 10, 1968, to commence his whirlwind tour of southeast Nebraska. Interest was so high that two busloads full of national press members followed Kennedy’s...
View ArticleSenator Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Nebraska Democratic Primary
On May 12, 1968, historic McCook, Nebraska was the center of the American political universe. On this day, Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy both had campaign appearances in McCook. At the time,...
View ArticleWhen Senator Robert Kennedy Confronted A Gun Rights Activist
After his big win in Nebraska, Robert Kennedy’s campaign moved on to Oregon for a May 28 primary. The Beaver State was fallow ground for the New York Senator since the electorate largely consisted of...
View ArticleSenator Robert F. Kennedy And The 1968 California Primary
Robert Kennedy’s loss to Eugene McCarthy made the June 4 California primary must win for him. The California primary was especially significant because the state had a unique winner-take-all rule for...
View ArticleNew Book: Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Nebraska Primary
Another person and I have written a book on Robert Kennedy’s campaign in Nebraska in 1968. We believe that this fills in a real void in the history of Robert Kennedy’s campaign for president. There are...
View ArticleA transcript and some reasons why attempting to replace President Biden is a...
Lawrence O’Donnell gave us a couple of reasons why dumping President Biden now would be a terrible mistake if we want to win the 2024 presidential election. First, Lawrence points out that President...
View ArticleColumbia Students Barricade Office of Dean
April 24, 1968 (pdf) "300 Protesting Columbia Students Barricade Office of College Dean." I recall reading about this at the time, in high school. There was a lot going on in 1968. The Dems weren't...
View ArticlePro-Palestinian Protests are neither 1968 nor for Peace in Demands for...
Back to 1968?I’ve had enough. 2024 is not remotely or in any way analogous to 1968. Screams for intifada, of extreme violence to Jews and Israel with the dissolution of the state of Israel are not...
View Article"Waist Deep in the Big Muddy"
The title of this diary comes from a 1967 song by Pete Seeger (1919-2014) that was popular among the anti-Vietnam War protest movement of the 1960’s. It was deemed by many as symbolic of the US policy...
View ArticleMusic of 1968, Plus Instrumental Music
Okay, I am truly late to my own party.For a while now, I have been posting music diaries each Sunday.I try to post them at around noon.The time is now after 7:30 PM.Oh well, better late than never!One...
View ArticleLetting the Water Out of the Boat
By David Glenn CoxI am haunted by the ghosts of 1968. When Democrats had decided to have a knife fight over the nomination after the death of Robert Kennedy. Dividing the Party up and giving the White...
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Grainy night time violence 1968
I haven’t been around much since 2017. Actually, I only made one comment from 2017 to 2023. I went back to school, graduated with a degree in history, I was (and I guess still am) looking forward to...
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