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musette_sf

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5. The incumbent did not run.

Reply to Barry Markson (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 09:05 PM

Mar 16

3/31/68:

With America's sons in the fields far away, with America's future under challenge right here at home, with our hopes and the world's hopes for peace in the balance every day, I do not believe that I should devote an hour or a day of my time to any personal partisan causes or to any duties other than the awesome duties of this office—the Presidency of your country.
Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.
But let men everywhere know, however, that a strong, a confident, and a vigilant America stands ready tonight to seek an honorable peace—and stands ready tonight to defend an honored cause—whatever the price, whatever the burden, whatever the sacrifice that duty may require.

We ended up with Nixon because RFK was assassinated in June of 1968.

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No Labels is a pro-Trump super PAC [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Mar 16 OP

There is no other raison for their d'etre. dchill Mar 16 #1

Bobby Kennedy must be spinning in his grave over what his son has become. greatauntoftriplets Mar 16 #2

Why would that be? Barry Markson Mar 16 #3

Oh Come on. RFK would have beat Nixon MadameButterfly Mar 16 #4

The incumbent did not run. musette_sf Mar 16 #5

The incumbent did not run because many of us trudged through the frozen wasteland of New Hampshire for Gene McCarthy! Barry Markson Mar 16 #7

I wasn't at the convention but I recall my parents voting for Gene McCarthy MadameButterfly Mar 17 #11

All I can say is you had to be there. Barry Markson Mar 17 #16

I'm not bowing to your logic because I wasn't at the convention MadameButterfly Mar 18 #17

Not asking anyone to bow. Barry Markson Mar 18 #21

No proof, we aren't in a court of law but we are MadameButterfly Mar 19 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author scipan Mar 17 #12

I think you're responding to my post but I'm not the one criticizing Bobby MadameButterfly Mar 18 #18

That is a strangely embittered take on the matter. I also worked for Sen. Gene McCarthy ... Hekate Mar 17 #14

Either you are responding to the poster who dislikes the Kennedy's MadameButterfly Mar 18 #19

I was responding to Barry Markson Hekate Mar 18 #20

And let's not forget what his brother Teddy did in 1980 against Carter Polybius Mar 17 #10

When will No Labels-affiliated/founded House Problem Solvers Caucus denounce them and cut ALL ties? Celerity Mar 16 #6

OF COURSE!! Cha Mar 16 #8

They can shove their agenda up Dump's fat, shit-caked ass where the sun don't shine Blue Owl Mar 16 #9

🔥 Whew! Tell us how you really feel, Rick! 🔥 Hekate Mar 17 #13

At one point these scumbags were shilling their crap on msnbc NYC2ATL Mar 17 #15