50 Years Ago

xoxoxoBruce · 11-13-2010, 11:43 AM

I remember this well, as my High School Civics class hashed this election to no end. But more than the election, I remember the times, the country as it was then. Although there have been improvements such as civil rights, I don't like many of the changes we've gone through. Looking at the details of the picture, you can see a different country.

Griff · 11-13-2010, 12:07 PM

That suicide in the front row would be a big deal today.

Gravdigr · 11-13-2010, 12:24 PM

Private Pyle from Full Metal Jacket. I think I see Mary Jane Rottencrotch, too.

Gravdigr · 11-13-2010, 12:26 PM

"A small crowd gathered in front of the local Moose Lodge to hear Mr. Kennedy stand on a high-chair on speak into a light bulb."

Lamplighter · 11-13-2010, 01:14 PM

No one paid any real attention to Ike's "beware the military-industrial complex" or the John Birch Society,
but there was "Silent Spring" and the National Park Service's "Mission 66",
and some Pirates beat some Yankees, and the first "sit in" in Woolworths,
and almost as important, Bill married Edwina in Dallas Tx.

ZenGum · 11-13-2010, 05:01 PM

Could you imagine what would happen if you stood six feet from Obama and pulled out a toy gun?

Well, no, 'cause you wouldn't get within 60 feet of Big O with so much as a slingshot in your pocket, but ...

Undertoad · 11-13-2010, 08:51 PM

Well one change is, you can't just stand on a high chair to deliver your message. You have to be behind a backdrop with a message repeated over and over so that even the dumb people can take something from it.

HungLikeJesus · 11-13-2010, 11:38 PM

Maybe that kid was from Dallas.

ZenGum · 11-14-2010, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Well one change is, you can't just stand on a high chair to deliver your message. You have to be behind a backdrop with a message repeated over and over so that even the dumb people can take something from it.

And Flags! Where are the enormous FLAGS! What is this Kennedy fella, some kind of commie traitor???

Katkeeper · 11-14-2010, 10:52 AM

I remember that time, and it looks like JFK was speaking in West Virginia where he was shocked to find the amount of poverty there. He reacted strongly to it which was obvious to the people who voted for him in the primary and election.

Gravdigr · 11-14-2010, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Maybe that kid was from Dallas.

Timing is all wrong, but, I'm thinking the kid w/the gun went to University of Texas at Austin. Looks like a young Charles Whitman.

TheMercenary · 11-15-2010, 07:50 PM

To bad it has all been such a total failure since....

fo0hzy · 11-19-2010, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

That suicide in the front row would be a big deal today.

Obama on a high chair would be news enough

xoxoxoBruce · 11-19-2010, 01:39 AM

Obama Steals Infant's Highchair, film at 11, on FOX.

Actually it's a step stool, common at the time for reaching high kitchen cabinets, buy fox wouldn't care.

fo0hzy · 11-19-2010, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Obama Steals Infant's Highchair, film at 11, on FOX.

Wouldn't that be a great news item?

But then we'd need infant teleprompters...

11-13-2010, 11:43 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	50 Years Ago I remember this well, as my High School Civics class hashed this election to no end. But more than the election, I remember the times, the country as it was then. Although there have been improvements such as civil rights, I don't like many of the changes we've gone through. Looking at the details of the picture, you can see a different country. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-13-2010, 12:07 PM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	That suicide in the front row would be a big deal today. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-13-2010, 12:24 PM	#3
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11-13-2010, 12:26 PM	#4
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	"A small crowd gathered in front of the local Moose Lodge to hear Mr. Kennedy stand on a high-chair on speak into a light bulb." __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-13-2010, 05:01 PM	#6
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Could you imagine what would happen if you stood six feet from Obama and pulled out a toy gun? Well, no, 'cause you wouldn't get within 60 feet of Big O with so much as a slingshot in your pocket, but ... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-13-2010, 01:14 PM	#5
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	No one paid any real attention to Ike's "beware the military-industrial complex" or the John Birch Society, but there was "Silent Spring" and the National Park Service's "Mission 66", and some Pirates beat some Yankees, and the first "sit in" in Woolworths, and almost as important, Bill married Edwina in Dallas Tx.

11-13-2010, 08:51 PM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Well one change is, you can't just stand on a high chair to deliver your message. You have to be behind a backdrop with a message repeated over and over so that even the dumb people can take something from it.

11-13-2010, 11:38 PM	#8
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Maybe that kid was from Dallas. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

11-14-2010, 10:52 AM	#10
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	I remember that time, and it looks like JFK was speaking in West Virginia where he was shocked to find the amount of poverty there. He reacted strongly to it which was obvious to the people who voted for him in the primary and election.

11-15-2010, 07:50 PM	#12
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	To bad it has all been such a total failure since.... __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-19-2010, 01:39 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Obama Steals Infant's Highchair, film at 11, on FOX. Actually it's a step stool, common at the time for reaching high kitchen cabinets, buy fox wouldn't care. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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