tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414614004027446013.post8309250112683437686..comments2023-10-07T05:13:51.677-07:00Comments on the yellow fringe: Stop thinking about young black men like thatthe yellow fringehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003652058436636394noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414614004027446013.post-49404540376721243332013-08-30T08:59:05.942-07:002013-08-30T08:59:05.942-07:00I heard that story, think it was in a made for TV ...I heard that story, think it was in a made for TV movie in which he told a bunch of congressmen that his black maid driving from DC to Austin and had to piss in the ditch when she couldn't find a colored restroom, and it wasn't right and he wanted it changed. This he said in his best LBJ pushy voice.the yellow fringehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003652058436636394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414614004027446013.post-57632030827661582322013-08-30T08:55:56.191-07:002013-08-30T08:55:56.191-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.the yellow fringehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003652058436636394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414614004027446013.post-60514294091851892122013-08-30T06:25:51.695-07:002013-08-30T06:25:51.695-07:00LBJ knew how people in the South lived, while JFK ...LBJ knew how people in the South lived, while JFK didn't. Last year we visited LBJ's boyhood home and his ranch and learned quite a bit about him. One of the reasons he pushed for civil rights was when he found out a black couple that worked for him would at times have to sleep in the car when traveling from D.C. and Texas because they couldn't find any place to stay the night because they were black. LBJ cared about poor people of all colors. He knew how hard life was for some and wanted to make it better. Hence his "War on Poverty", which started out doing good, but in the last several decades has fallen by the wayside thanks to Reaganomics!!!! Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414614004027446013.post-54716257627346152812013-08-29T11:43:57.865-07:002013-08-29T11:43:57.865-07:00But I guess that's part of its appeal. ; )But I guess that's part of its appeal. ; )notacynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402993156690698642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414614004027446013.post-85655908237269052702013-08-29T06:34:24.068-07:002013-08-29T06:34:24.068-07:00Yes fascinating, I love history and politics. I o...Yes fascinating, I love history and politics. I only wish it didn't affect peoples lives.the yellow fringehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003652058436636394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414614004027446013.post-40774232207716459852013-08-28T22:56:15.059-07:002013-08-28T22:56:15.059-07:00I'm aware that Kennedy faced some obstacles an...I'm aware that Kennedy faced some obstacles and was in uncharted territory. The way I read it though, very subjective of course, he was very 'political.' Always anticipating how this or that would play in the papers, etc. Also there were local considerations that had to be accommodated; fellow Democrats who needed 'cover,' who would let things happen but a good show had to be made that he (Ross Barnes or whoever) had resisted to the last and had been overpowered by the damn feds. And then of course Kennedy had to balance all that with his hopes of getting reelected in '64. <br /><br />And then Johnson swore in and he just said fuck it, we're doing this. And boy did he know how to get stuff through Congress. A lethal combination of honey and muscle. He always knew which approach to take with who, or what combination. And of course he used the martyred Kennedy as part of his appeal, 'President Kennedy wanted this, we have to do it to honor his memory.' <br /><br />Fascinating goddamn story is what it is. ; )notacynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402993156690698642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414614004027446013.post-85649212041629548652013-08-28T12:56:41.196-07:002013-08-28T12:56:41.196-07:00NAC;
Your tad disappointment needs to be examined ...NAC;<br />Your tad disappointment needs to be examined against all that came before it, which was almost nothing. I think he did a lot, and brother Bobby. The black community loved them dearly for sending troops in the south to schools, and beginning the process LBJ took over and made his own. Kennedy was not welcome in the South once he did that, he was warned many times of the danger.the yellow fringehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003652058436636394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414614004027446013.post-67539924716852339522013-08-28T12:10:57.829-07:002013-08-28T12:10:57.829-07:00Darrel and Kevin!
Great post and comment...
Bes...Darrel and Kevin!<br /><br />Great post and comment...<br /><br /><br />Best...<br /><br /><br />SargeSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892211119418623595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414614004027446013.post-88858948721845952082013-08-28T11:15:10.689-07:002013-08-28T11:15:10.689-07:00From reading about it (I was a child when all this...From reading about it (I was a child when all this was happening) I am a tad disappointed in JFK's approach and blown away by the southern born and bred LBJ, and how aggressively he pushed for strong legislation and how vigorously he campaigned for it. Knowing full well that he was costing his party the 'solid south' for 'at least a generation.'notacynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402993156690698642noreply@blogger.com