That was a different Democratic Party in many ways.
Posted on 01/23/2017 12:00:25 AM PST by JohnHuang2
In 1961, when John F. Kennedy gave his famous inaugural speech, it wasn’t controversial. It wasn’t considered radical. There were no protesters there to suggest he was being un-American, a man of privilege and wealth, protecting his own self-interest and the status quo.
“Ask not what your country can do for you,” he said. “Ask what you can do for your country.”
It was common sense back then. But Kennedy, who would sign into law what was the biggest tax cut in the country’s history at that point, understood what was needed to bring greater prosperity and jobs to a stagnant economy – and it wasn’t people looking to government to redistribute wealth in the form of handouts.
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Monday-morning mega ping!
That was a different Democratic Party in many ways.
It was common sense back then.
It is worship of THE STATE. YOU ARE A SERF! YOU MUST SERVE THE STATE!
He wasn't a chickenhawk and he was pretty good on economics. But he was a drug addicted pervert who almost blew up the world. He was way worse than Clinton. I don't ask what the country can do for me. I ask what the country can do TO me! JFK was a piece of dirt.
That was a different Minnesota then. They are now on the verge of elevating a local Muslim into running the DNC.
I met Vice President Mondale when he came to Des Moines through the Air Guard base where I worked security. One of the crusty old maintenance men came up to the plane and hugged him like a long lost friend. Turns out they knew each other from Masons.
I lived in Mpls during the 90s. A neighbor worked for one of Mondale’s kids who was entering politics. Many political dynasties in that state.
Calling the parasites parasites right to their miserable, stupid parasite faces while the entire world looked on...goodness, gracious, great balls of fire!
Maybe not fire. Maybe titanium.
Many other good things said, topped off with much and proper reverence to the Good Lord.
Phenomenal speech!
Thanks, old friend. I don’t see enough of you.
It was a great speech. I have a question. About 4 min into the speech, a group of around 6 military men came down the steps behind him and stood behind him. It was around the time that he was talking about power back to the people.
I don’t recall ever seeing that at any other inauguration. Did any one else notice it? What do you think about it? What was it about?
It was a speech for the ages. It made most of those sitting behind him recoil.
WB, johnny, we missed ya ...
It did seem a little unusual, if only because they entered the frame of the camera, had to know they were doing so, and it was not a formal, regimented and stylized movement as it would have been, had it been ceremonial. They were coming down fairly quickly. No idea what it was about. Hope there was no threat, but I admit the thought did cross my mind at the time.
I thought maybe it was a signal of support and warning to any no - goods that the military supports returning the power to the people.
Nice post. It seems to me that you have been sort of MIA lately. Good to see you posting again.
My older brother said he used to pal around with a son of Sen. Humphreys back in the day. They would get into minor scrapes (speeding, drinking, etc.) and they would always get off. “Do you know who I am!?”
Someone said on another thread that the military that came down the stairs were passing out ponchos. They didn’t indicate this but I saw several of the clear plastic umbrellas, too, being used by some of the ladies, so perhaps they were passing out those as well.
Cheney was seated behind Bush and tried to help W with the poncho he was struggling with. Short vid here:
The first soldier that came down before the group layed down a couple of umbrellas. Some speculate they were passing out pocnhos. Although it seems like Pr. Bush and others had their cheap ponchos before this. Who knows. If it was protection against a threat I would think they would have stayed longer.
“Ask not what your country can do for you,” he said. “Ask what you can do for your country.”
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Your disdain for Kennedy is duly noted. While being no Kennedy fan myself I do believe that he was a better President by a mile than Johnson, Carter, Clinton and Obama. At the minimum he had the right idea on taxes.
And I cannot pass up the opportunity to also note that the famous Kennedy line that is quoted above was and is total crap. Common sense it is not. Milton Friedman agrees. Any Rand agrees. And you and I as well. The government needs to protect its citizens and otherwise just stay out of the way.
Nice to see you around, old friend.
L
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