George McGovern, great American hero for peace

[locks]

George McGovern is near the end of his life, in hospice surrounded by his family but no longer able to respond. Democracy Now tonight is showing Steven Vittoria's great 2005 documentary "One Bright Shining Moment, the Forgotten Summer of George McGovern". The many valiant peace voices of his generation honor him and show in graphic pictures the terrible bloodshed and futility of the Vietnam war he worked so hard to bring to an end. We do not know what a leader like George McGovern and those who supported him could have done if we had elected him in 1972 instead of Nixon but I believe we would have a very different nation today. I only hope our young people will learn about this great man and those who believed that where men win glory is not in war but in "fighting" for human rights and a peaceful world.

[WinkyDink]

1. I went to see him speak, all those campaigns ago. He was a truth-teller, as Americans have

come to realize.

[tabasco]

2. This country was too stupid to follow great leaders

like McGovern and Carter.

[regnaD kciN]

5. Interesting that you name those two together...

...since, at the '72 convention, Carter was one of the leaders in the movement to change the delegate-allocation rules to deny McGovern the nomination he'd already clinched, because McGovern was "too liberal."

[tabasco]

9. Irrelevant.

McGovern was nominated and got smeared in the general election by a fucking crook.

The nation rejected Carter and Mondale in favor of an imbecile stuffed shirt and even bigger fucking crook.

[graham4anything]

3. George is one of the true nice people in politics. And a truly honorable man

He never had to have people say he was honorable like today's Mitt backers do

He just was and is truly an honorable human being.And a great and loving family

[Chiyo-chichi]

4. That is a great documentary. It's also available on Netflix streaming.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Still one of my proudest votes.

I am unapologetic.

[Cooley Hurd]

7. My WW2-gen realtives and heroes are leaving...

...and it's making me very sad.

[upi402]

8. I got watery in the eyes twice today

A great human being. Too hip for the crowd.
Democracy Now! had such a heart tugging segment on him today...

Look what we have today. Shameful.