I went door to door for Bobby Kennedy, I was 11

[Omaha Steve]

I went door to door with a RFK campaign worker before the Nebraska primary. I got the neighbors to open their doors to the stranger. I think it was Time that ran a cover of JFK and RFK together again in the after life after the funeral. I recently found out a friend I've known for a couple of years through the net was there when Bobby was shot at the Ambassador Hotel. David is a retired former liberal actor from Hollywood. If you can't tell, dave and I both remember Bobby as more than what the younger generation does.

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Why is it Democrats lost their best way to soon, and the Repukes seem to keep their worst forever.

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[Selatius]

1. There was this one line in the movie Lord of War that struck me

The saying went something like, "They say evil prevails when good men do nothing. They should just change it to say evil prevails."

[ificandream]

2. I did some work for RFK, too...

I was a little younger. I think I stuffed envelopes. He came to town and spoke and my parents -- who were big JFK fans -- took us. The place was packed and I had to stand on a bush (no, not a George bush) to see him.

My dad woke me a few nights later to tell me he'd been shot.

[Totally Committed]

3. I stuffed envelopes and mimeographed flyers for JFK

when I was 9. He came into the headquarters once while I was there and I got to shake his hand. I'll never forget it. I was so stunned when he was killed. And then, Bobby and MLK. I often wonder what the world would be like today if any or all of them had lived. So sad.

TC

[EMAN51]

4. At eleven, I stuffed envelopes for Gene McCarthy

My 5th grade friend's father was a political science professor at Notre Dame and the Indiana Chairman of the McCarthy for President committee. I traveled to Indianapolis to see him speak at a downtown park. I ran to shake his hand and that moment was captured on the evening news. Later, my friend and I were holding posters for McCarthy when a 20 something male in a sports car pulled up. We shouted our McCarthy slogans and this person said he liked McCarthy, but was voting for RFK. Later, I came to realize why. I only wish I were old enough back then to understand his greatness.

[Contrary1]

5. I campaigned for Bobby too.

I was 17 years old. I got within 10 feet of his hotel room before I was stopped.
I wanted so much to meet the man. I did get to shake his hand as I ran along side
his vehicle (a convertible with the top down). Things have changed so much.

Like the song said...for me June 5, 1968 was the day the music died.

[gratuitous]

6. I saw him at a campaign whistle stop

Riding my bike home on a Saturday after Catechism class, and I went the other way over the tracks instead of my usual way. And there was a train at the little station in Albany, Oregon, and Bobby Kennedy giving a little campaign speech off the back of the caboose. I remember him making fun of Nixon's campaign slogan, "Nixon's the One." Nixon's the one what? I believe he was headed south, on his way to . . . California.