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McGovern Dying
« on: October 15, 2012, 08:38:57 PM »
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George McGovern is dying.

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"Of all the men that have run for president in the twentieth century, only George McGovern truly understood what a monument America could be to the human race."
 
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2012, 08:42:31 PM »
McGovern. The first progressive to be soundly rejected by the American people.
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2012, 08:49:09 PM »
For some reason I always confuse him with George Wallace.
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2012, 08:56:01 PM »
Waacha bet he votes anyway?
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2012, 09:13:25 PM »
I give him 24 business hours.

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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2012, 09:17:07 PM »
Quote from: Undies on October 15, 2012, 08:56:01 PM
Waacha bet he votes anyway?

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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2012, 09:36:28 PM »
I didn't know he was still alive.
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2012, 09:39:42 PM »
I thought that he had died a long time ago.
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2012, 09:44:43 PM »
Quote from: Mr Mannn on October 15, 2012, 08:42:31 PM
McGovern. The first progressive to be soundly rejected by the American people.

It was an epic ass whoopin'.

To George McGovern B-24 jock, I say:  RIP and Thank you, Sir.  To George McGovern Progressive Jackass, I say:  You should have known better.

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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2012, 09:50:20 PM »
McGovern was the point man for the turn of the democrat party from being pro America to anti America.
While I will not gloat in his passing and will wish his family peace it needs to be recognized that the destructive socialist views he had has framed the dems of today.
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2012, 09:55:48 PM »
Quote from: Tucker on October 15, 2012, 09:39:42 PM
I thought that he had died a long time ago.
Maybe you're thinking of George Wallace like I was?
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2012, 10:10:56 PM »
Quote from: Carl on October 15, 2012, 09:50:20 PM
McGovern was the point man for the turn of the democrat party from being pro America to anti America.
While I will not gloat in his passing and will wish his family peace it needs to be recognized that the destructive socialist views he had has framed the dems of today.

I consider McGovern as more of a "useful idiot" for the radical left than a full blown Marxist ideologue.  He was a product of his time -Dust Bowl, Depression - that drew the wrong conclusions and overlooked the consequences and obvious logical end points, of the policies he espoused. I read somewhere that he had become much more of a Libertarian, than the Progressive Loon he appeared to be in '68.  But, I could be wrong.

He became the Progressive standard bearer through stupidity and "forces behind the scenes" that hijacked the (D)emocraptastic party.  No excuses, Mr. McGovern.  You should have known better.  Emotion makes for bad policy.  I only hope that enough people have relearned that lesson now.
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2012, 10:13:40 PM »
Quote from: Duke Nukum on October 15, 2012, 09:55:48 PM
Maybe you're thinking of George Wallace like I was?


This always comes to mind when someone mentions George Wallace.  Apt, or not.



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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2012, 10:15:07 PM »
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2012, 10:32:16 PM »
Quote from: Revolution on October 15, 2012, 10:15:07 PM
^ Says "Image hotlinking disabled."

Hmmmm.....why can I see it then?

Hmmm.....

It's a pic of Mr. Potter from "It's a Wonderful Life".  I linked a different one.
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #15 on: October 15, 2012, 10:36:21 PM »
Now yer good.
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #16 on: October 15, 2012, 10:38:29 PM »
Quote from: Revolution on October 15, 2012, 10:36:21 PM
Now yer good.

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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #17 on: October 15, 2012, 10:44:04 PM »
I don't know you anymore. I'M now in hiding.  :lmao:
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2012, 04:19:35 AM »
Nixon vs McGovern was the first presidential election my college roommate and I were old enough to vote.

I was for Nixon and she was for McGovern. Neither one of us was very political nor did we have philosophical discussions regarding either candidate.

We both voted and obviously "my" side won.

She didn't speak to me for 2 weeks because it was "my fault" that Nixon won.

Yeah, my vote was the reason.....  :thatsright:
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #19 on: October 16, 2012, 08:28:13 AM »
There you go again, debk, causing trouble wherever you go.   :-)

The mother of a childhood friend stated that she was going to vote for McGovern because he seemed like a "nice man."   :thatsright:   Women, sheesh.   Why do I remember this?  Even as a kid, it struck me as inadequate.  There must be more of a criteria than that. 
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #20 on: October 16, 2012, 08:39:10 AM »
Quote from: debk on October 16, 2012, 04:19:35 AM
Nixon vs McGovern was the first presidential election my college roommate and I were old enough to vote.

I was for Nixon and she was for McGovern. Neither one of us was very political nor did we have philosophical discussions regarding either candidate.

We both voted and obviously "my" side won.

She didn't speak to me for 2 weeks because it was "my fault" that Nixon won.

Yeah, my vote was the reason.....  :thatsright:

That was my first election too.  I turned eighteen that year.  Nixon made American sense to me.  McGovern was a philosophical screwball. 
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #21 on: October 16, 2012, 08:45:28 AM »
Quote from: Undies on October 15, 2012, 08:56:01 PM
Waacha bet he votes anyway?

Well isn't that why they have the "Absentee Ballot"?   :whatever:
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #22 on: October 16, 2012, 11:51:11 AM »
Did we ever clarify if McGovern is still around? I ain't sure, guess I'll break down and look it up.
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #23 on: October 16, 2012, 11:54:02 AM »
Quote from: AllosaursRus on October 16, 2012, 11:51:11 AM
Did we ever clarify if McGovern is still around? I ain't sure, guess I'll break down and look it up.

It was in yesterday's news that he is now in hospice.
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Re: McGovern Dying
« Reply #24 on: October 16, 2012, 12:02:25 PM »
Quote from: AllosaursRus on October 16, 2012, 11:51:11 AM
Did we ever clarify if McGovern is still around? I ain't sure, guess I'll break down and look it up.

Lots of people confuse him with Eugene McCarthy who is [considered] the candidate who caused LBJ do abdicate the '68 election and who's supporters caused most of the problems at the ChiTown convention.  I remember watching TV at the time to see if I knew anyone getting their hair parted by Daley's finest.  I have never regretted not attending that slug fest although at the time I knew several people who did.   :hammer:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_McCarthy_presidential_campaign,_1968
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