That’s idiotic. Of course a child is not going to remember. But a young adult or an adult is. I remember exactly where I was when I heard Reagan got shot, or the Pope, or even RFK, even though I was only 5.
Who is George H. Bush? I said George Herbert Walker Bush (GHWB), the 41st President of the United States and running for US Congressman at the time. 43 is GWB, George Walker Bush, and its a safe bet he was drunk somewhere.
Am I accusing GHWB of being involved? A man who was suing one of the victims? A grown man who was a US Congressman from Texas who doesn’t remember where the hell he was when it happened? When every other American old enough to remember remembers where they were? Sure, why not. http://www.jfkmurdersolved.com/bush.htm And where was GHWB? Here’s the photo: http://www.tomflocco.com/Docs/63/BushJfkBookDepo.htm Standing right out in front of the depository.
Apparently we’re the same age. I have absolutely no memory of the Pope or RFK being shot. I have memories of Reagan being shot, but it’s mostly of the TV coverage later in the day. I have no idea where I was when I first heard the news. Your experience is not universal. It’s silly to expect that everyone remembers things the way you do.
While this might not fall under modern times, this humor article has a pretty funny rundown of some way more nasty, mean presidential campaigns in US history.
I’m not saying they would have my memories, but no one old enough to remember does not remember where they were when they heard the the President had his head blown off. I used to interview people for a job I had, and no one, no matter how senile, couldn’t tell you where they were and what they were doing. The only comparable events were Pearl Harbor and 9/11. You do remember exactly what you were doing on 9/11 when you heard? I was on the toilet and a friend called and told me.
I thought this one was very calm until McCain lost ground. Then he sicced his attack dog with lipstick on Obama. She has been as nasty as possible. But overall. I do not think this nears the things the Bush campaign did with swiftboating and rovean ads. Right now McCains people are using a company to make nasty phone calls to scare the voters. They are the ones Bush used against McCain before. It still has a long way to go to meet that level.
The anti-Obama rhetoric is about as mean as I’ve ever seen. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a candidate seriously accused of being the anti-Christ before. I thought the right’s hatred for Clinton was bad, but the hatred for Obama is so irrational and so literally fantastic in its allegations that I think it does break new ground.
It’s all the more remarkable that Obama doesn’t give it back.
I’m telling you. We’re the same age, and I don’t remember. I remember some things from later in the day – it was an important day, but I don’t recall when and where I was when I heard. Your experience is not universal.
I don’t remember what I was doing when I first heard about 9/11. I was 23 at the time. What I mostly remember is the mind-numbing TV coverage showing the same 5 video clips the entire day. Where are you getting this notion that everyone processes historical events the same way you do?
Quite obviously, George H. Bush is George H. W. Bush. Who did YOU think I was talking about? The second initial’s unnecessary, so I dropped it. I have two middle names, too, and never use the second initial.