Comments on: Rise and Shine http://theobamadiary.com/2013/01/15/rise-and-shine-402/ President Barack Obama ... photos, videos & a word or two Mon, 20 May 2013 18:47:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jacquelineoboomer http://theobamadiary.com/2013/01/15/rise-and-shine-402/#comment-616201 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:44:54 +0000 http://theobamadiary.com/?p=102939#comment-616201 You were so privileged to have shaken RFK’s hand – wish I had! I also remember where I was when all of those events happened. Actually, I was sitting in my high school class when the principal came over the p.a. system to tell us President Kennedy had been shot. Feels like yesterday. I missed shaking his hand when he came to our city during his presidential campaign because I wanted to meet my friends after school at the “soda shoppe” – one of my biggest regrets!

]]> By: nathkatun7 http://theobamadiary.com/2013/01/15/rise-and-shine-402/#comment-616189 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:28:14 +0000 http://theobamadiary.com/?p=102939#comment-616189 You are absolutely right , JO about the tragic events of the 1960′s! As a matter of fact most of the people assassinated in the 1960s were quite young. Malcolm X was also 39; JFK was 45; RFK was 42; and Medgar Evers was 37. I was 17 years old when Medgar Evers was assassinated, and I had just turned 18 when JFK was killed. I was 19 when we lost Malcolm X; and I was 22 when both MLK and RFK were taken from us. But I still vividly remember where I was when I heard the news. As for RFK, he died less than one month after I was so elated to have had the privilege of shaking his hand during the Oregon primary.

There were indeed many tragedies in the 1960′s. I am happy that more and more people are beginning to honor the heroes of that era who sacrificed so much, including their lives, to make this country better.

]]> By: Eleroy http://theobamadiary.com/2013/01/15/rise-and-shine-402/#comment-616180 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:06:37 +0000 http://theobamadiary.com/?p=102939#comment-616180 Elizabeth Warren and Daily Kos??? Not good!!!

]]> By: nathkatun7 http://theobamadiary.com/2013/01/15/rise-and-shine-402/#comment-616173 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:56:58 +0000 http://theobamadiary.com/?p=102939#comment-616173 That’s absolutely sickening!

]]> By: jacquelineoboomer http://theobamadiary.com/2013/01/15/rise-and-shine-402/#comment-616109 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:55:05 +0000 http://theobamadiary.com/?p=102939#comment-616109 A failure of education and, more importantly, a failure of what they’re being taught AT HOME.

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