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electric_blue68

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23. A little bit, anyway. 👍 A few more stories....
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 02:40 PM
4 hrs ago

While it turned out to be a disaster (McGovern) they had one of the last great Democratic Labor rallies for McG in midtown.

I climbed up a lamppost w camera, and took pics of McG, Lindsay, and Ted Kennedy. I had to zoom in on the negatives to get a closer image of them . I think I still have the prints I made.

Saw Hillary give a speech for Bill.
Then one of the coolest rallies was B Clinton giving a speech a day or two before the '92 election. It was in ?Jersey City.

Having traveled around the US twice, plus DC, Philadelphia, Boston going to a NJ city was no problem. Actually, I'd already had been to Newark Airport. Except, I can't remember how I knew where to go once I got out of the train station!

Anyway, I was listening to hear the crowds cheering in the distance as my guide! 😄 I got there in time. Everyone was semi-bundled up. It was in front of a 4 story or so ? block long government or judicial building. It was sooo cool!
I did a really good drawing of it later. I don't know if I still have it.

And my sister and I went down to Clinton's first Inauguration, both of Obama's. Sooo exciting, and uplifting!
Clinton's, and Obama's 2nd were on the warmish side for January. But Obama's first one? Clear, and bright, but Brrrrrrrrrrr!

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Noem is going city by city, arresting and terrorizing the US immigrant population. Irish_Dem 14 hrs ago #1
No zanana1 13 hrs ago #2
The Irish immigrants were hated and victims of significant discrimination in 19th century US. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #3
Lots of people not considered white angryxyouth 6 hrs ago #12
I was 7 when JFK was elected, but some when in there I heard the excitement of him being.... electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #15
I was 9 and attending Catholic School and the nuns were gaga for JFK. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #17
Well, especially attending Catholic school in Boston! 😄👍... electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #20
Wow you were up close and personal with the Dem power elite campaigns. Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #22
A little bit, anyway. 👍 A few more stories.... electric_blue68 4 hrs ago #23
This is so cool. Irish_Dem 3 hrs ago #24
TY. And yours IS a very Cool one! 👍 electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #25
Yes I think you should gather it up all in one place. Irish_Dem 3 hrs ago #27
Interesting idea. electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #29
Exactly. JFK was considered tainted because of his religion. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #16
Yup. Know a bit of the history. electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #14
Fact............... Lovie777 3 hrs ago #26
The Irish were the first British colonialism experiment debsy 12 hrs ago #4
At 12 or so I noticed (but not knowing the history) in The Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night... electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #18
They pulled a blonde white looking US citizen from her car and arrested her IronLionZion 11 hrs ago #8
they weren't considered white back then DBoon 8 hrs ago #11
yeah but Biden is Irish Nigrum Cattus 6 hrs ago #13
Fuck ICE Roy Rolling 11 hrs ago #5
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Vietnamese Roy Rolling 11 hrs ago #7
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Haven't we fucked up their lives enough? twodogsbarking 8 hrs ago #10
More Goons on the way! 😑😬 electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #19
Historically, Vietnamese-Americans have reliably voted Republican SouthBayDem 4 hrs ago #21
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