Red Mosquito

At this point in 1968, you also had two prominent voices for changes in systemic racism assassinated. And one was a presidential candidate. We’ve not had that yet, but we may be closer than we really know.

It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.

Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.

i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.

i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers

He was the last one, right?

wease wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.

i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers

He was the last one, right?

yep

doug rr wrote:

wease wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.

i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers

He was the last one, right?

yep

I actually have more vivid memories of seeing Buckwheat getting shot than I do Reagan.

Higgs wrote:I was genuinely reporting on my personal situation (and perspective). I get the US importance here - no doubt those were, and these are, momentous times for the world.

Keep on RitFW, peeps.

please do not pressure me

wease wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.

i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers

He was the last one, right?

The last what?

Not plot to assassinate, obviously. Not the last active attempt, either. The last one that nearly achieved their end?

McParadigm wrote:

wease wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.

i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers

He was the last one, right?

The last what?

US president shot...

McParadigm wrote:

wease wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.

i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers

He was the last one, right?

The last what?

Not plot to assassinate, obviously. Not the last active attempt, either. The last one that nearly achieved their end?

Actually active attempt was what I was looking for. Who has there been since Reagan?

wease wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

wease wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.

i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers

He was the last one, right?

The last what?

Not plot to assassinate, obviously. Not the last active attempt, either. The last one that nearly achieved their end?

Actually active attempt was what I was looking for. Who has there been since Reagan?

It just seems like we are parsing this out by level of success. People have tried to fly planes into the White House, and a man opened fire into the White House because he thought God had told him to kill Barack Obama. When you talk about Reagan, you’re just talking about the last time security fucked up enough to allow contact.

george ducked a shoe

Peeps wrote:george ducked a shoe

Most impressive moment of his entire career

McParadigm wrote:

Peeps wrote:george ducked a shoe

Most impressive moment of his entire career

Surviving the pretzel a close 2nd.

Self wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

Peeps wrote:george ducked a shoe

Most impressive moment of his entire career

Surviving the pretzel a close 2nd.

big scare with george h.w. puking on the emperor of japan and then passing out..

McParadigm wrote:

wease wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

wease wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.

i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers

He was the last one, right?

The last what?

Not plot to assassinate, obviously. Not the last active attempt, either. The last one that nearly achieved their end?

Actually active attempt was what I was looking for. Who has there been since Reagan?

It just seems like we are parsing this out by level of success. People have tried to fly planes into the White House, and a man opened fire into the White House because he thought God had told him to kill Barack Obama. When you talk about Reagan, you’re just talking about the last time security fucked up enough to allow contact.

Yes. That’s it exactly.

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.

i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers

What a different world we could have had