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Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,502 posts) Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:51 PM Oct 2012

One Bright Shining Moment - The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern (Trailer)

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One Bright Shining Moment - The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern (Trailer) (Original Post) Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2012 OP

what a devastating loss riverwalker Oct 2012 #1

No wonder as a small child I was marching in his parade.... Because I am too... midnight Oct 2012 #2

I was a kid during this election, so what happened? rwsanders Oct 2012 #3

a great film worth seeing in full Douglas Carpenter Oct 2012 #4

riverwalker

(8,694 posts)

1. what a devastating loss

Reply to Guy Whitey Corngood (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 10:02 PM

Oct 2012

"I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in”
― George S. McGovern

midnight

(26,624 posts)

2. No wonder as a small child I was marching in his parade.... Because I am too...

Reply to riverwalker (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 10:12 PM

Oct 2012

"I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in”
― George S. McGovern

rwsanders

(2,606 posts)

3. I was a kid during this election, so what happened?

Reply to Guy Whitey Corngood (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 10:31 PM

Oct 2012

What dirty trick did the right pull to take this one? Everyone looks so energized. Was this when Nixon was secretly negotiating with Vietnam or was that a different election?

Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)

4. a great film worth seeing in full

Reply to Guy Whitey Corngood (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 10:51 PM

Oct 2012

his 1972 acceptance speech which unfortunately happened in the wee hour of the morning and seen by far to few was one of the great political speeches of the modern era

here it is in full:

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