tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post1462517398451536426..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: 50 Years ago today ...SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-71538748507914610382013-12-06T07:51:15.273-08:002013-12-06T07:51:15.273-08:00There were other notable deaths that day as well. ...There were other notable deaths that day as well. C.S. Lewis, for one. But that day changed America - and not for the better.RonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346484258194484053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-33853116546800337842013-12-04T16:24:08.123-08:002013-12-04T16:24:08.123-08:00No, no I do not "have to understand" tha...No, no I do not "have to understand" that racial slurs are acceptable because they are a "good example."<br /><br />But what YOU get to understand is that [a] no one is "forgetting history" by refusing to continue to use ugly slurs from the past and [b] the fact that there are tragic deaths everyday does not in any way detract from the momentous impact the death of SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-65647910159874717922013-12-03T17:46:49.117-08:002013-12-03T17:46:49.117-08:00You just have to understand. It's a good examp...You just have to understand. It's a good example. Times have changed since Kennedy was assassinated. My grandfather to this day is a die hard racist. People forget history. <br /><br /><br />Plus my real point, Although Kennedy's death is tragic. There are countless tragic deaths everyday. (The idea that there are tragic deaths everyday in relation to Kennedy's of course is an Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671630030467505342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-16847833497056912192013-12-02T22:13:28.111-08:002013-12-02T22:13:28.111-08:00Mitchell McClain ... none with that kind of langua...Mitchell McClain ... none with that kind of language allowed, no. Seriously, dude. SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-58993500840947503812013-11-26T12:37:44.470-08:002013-11-26T12:37:44.470-08:00I was in 6th grade, about 20 miles from JFK's ...I was in 6th grade, about 20 miles from JFK's birthplace. We were sitting on the gym bleachers waiting for the bus to go home. Mr. Carvalho walked in. He was a young unmarried Italian guy who didn't so much walk as strut around the school (lots of Italians in my old hometown).<br /><br />When we saw him we were all shocked to silence. That's because he was crying. Seeing a male RonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346484258194484053noreply@blogger.com