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Kennedy 50th Anniversary Coverage
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Kennedy 50th Anniversary Coverage
November 22, 2013 at 10:09 pm
It's all over the news today and watching - I was 14 when it happened - I am struck by two things.

One: 50 years ago the US Congress had people in it with some gravitas.

Two: 50 years ago the news media had people in it with equal gravitas.

Today, Congress and the media seem to be little more than clowns by comparison.
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RE: Kennedy 50th Anniversary Coverage
November 22, 2013 at 10:12 pm
Wow, you're old.
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RE: Kennedy 50th Anniversary Coverage
November 22, 2013 at 10:23 pm
No shit.
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RE: Kennedy 50th Anniversary Coverage
November 22, 2013 at 10:25 pm (This post was last modified: November 22, 2013 at 10:26 pm by Tea Earl Grey Hot.)
(November 22, 2013 at 10:23 pm)Minimalist Wrote: No shit.

No wonder you're an archeologist. You probably remember where everything is buried from your youth.
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RE: Kennedy 50th Anniversary Coverage
November 22, 2013 at 10:32 pm
(November 22, 2013 at 10:09 pm)Minimalist Wrote: It's all over the news today and watching - I was 14 when it happened - I am struck by two things.

One: 50 years ago the US Congress had people in it with some gravitas.

Two: 50 years ago the news media had people in it with equal gravitas.

Today, Congress and the media seem to be little more than clowns by comparison.

News has become entertainment. To a large extent, so has politics.

I watch a lot of football, and there are really not many differences between watching sports and watching politics. Punditry, especially, is the same no matter the subject, and in both sports and politics, the pundits and the journalists seem to often wear the same underwear.
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RE: Kennedy 50th Anniversary Coverage
November 22, 2013 at 10:44 pm
(November 22, 2013 at 10:25 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote:
(November 22, 2013 at 10:23 pm)Minimalist Wrote: No shit.

No wonder you're an archeologist. You probably remember where everything is buried from your youth.

You'd be amazed how much you forget!
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RE: Kennedy 50th Anniversary Coverage
November 22, 2013 at 10:48 pm (This post was last modified: November 22, 2013 at 10:48 pm by Tea Earl Grey Hot.)
(November 22, 2013 at 10:44 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
(November 22, 2013 at 10:25 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: No wonder you're an archeologist. You probably remember where everything is buried from your youth.

You'd be amazed how much you forget!

Like what for instance? Oh wait, sorry, never mind.
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RE: Kennedy 50th Anniversary Coverage
November 23, 2013 at 12:33 am (This post was last modified: November 23, 2013 at 12:33 am by Minimalist.)
Well...like the Ark of the Fucking Covenant for one thing. I mean...I know I was using it as a kitty litter box at one point but I can't remember where the fuck I buried it now.
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