Sunday Scroll 101

John F. Kennedy Assassinated
November 22, 1963
President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, riding in a motorcade with Texas Governor John Connally and wife Nellie, shortly before Kennedy's assassination.

'The final shot took place when the Presidential limousine was passing in front of the John Neely Bryan north pergola concrete structure. As the shot was heard, a fist-size hole exploded out from the right side of President Kennedy's head, covering the interior of the car and a nearby motorcycle officer with blood and brain tissue. Then Mrs. Kennedy said, "I have his brains in my hand."

I was in the 5th grade. It was early afternoon and the announcement came over the classroom intercom that President Kennedy had been shot in Dallas, Texas. One of my closest childhood buddies, 'Greg G', stood up in the back of the classroom and let out a big, hoorah! -- His parents were big Nixon supporters. I remember Mrs. Cook dragging Greg by his ear out of the classroom. I still laugh my ass off every time I think of it. I also remember getting home from school that day and witnessing one of a very few times that I've seen my mother openly cry. It's a day that's deeply burnt into my memory.

What a farce and a waste
Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON — Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. ...All 58 Senate Democrats and two independents voted to advance the bill. All 39 votes in opposition were cast by Republicans. GOP Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio was the only senator not to vote.

A watered-down, worthless attempt at insurance reform.

My Lai Exposed - 40 Years Ago
'Forty years ago today, [Friday 11/20] black-and-white photographs of slaughtered women, children and old men in a Vietnamese village shocked the world -- or that portion of the world willing to believe American soldiers could gun down unarmed peasants and leave them to die in streets and ditches. The Plain Dealer, in an international exclusive, was the first news outlet to publish the images of what infamously became known as the My Lai massacre, which had taken place on March 16, 1968. "A clump of bodies," read the description on the front page of The Plain Dealer's Nov. 20, 1969, edition.'

Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. - - - Ernest Hemingway

UGA VII
Heart attack strikes beloved mascot
Less than 18 months since his coronation as mascot of the Georgia football team, Loran's Best - also known as Uga VII - died suddenly Thursday morning, leaving the Bulldog Nation in a collective state of shock. "I was very shocked and saddened to hear about Uga VII," Georgia head football coach Mark Richt said. ...The 4-year-old English Bulldog was in his second season as mascot and is the first to pass away during a season. He also had the youngest lifespan of any previous Uga.

Dumb without Dumber?
'Joe the Plumber' not for Palin
In a wide-ranging interview with E&P, Wurzelbacher also shared his thoughts on Sarah Palin (he hopes she doesn't run for president in 2012), Palin's references to him in her new book, and the charge that he has capitalized off the publicity that has come with being Joe the Plumber.
Wingnuts can't count either
TPM's Eric Kleefeld points out that, given the 53% to 46% divide between Obama and Sen. John McCain in the 2008 race, "in order to believe that Obama wasn't the true winner of the 2008 election, one would have to think that ACORN (and perhaps other groups) stuffed ballots to the tune of over 9.5 million votes."

It's estimated ACORN registered anywhere between 450,000 and 1.3 million 'voters'. Obama kicked McCain's ass by 9.5 million votes. Let the whiners whine.

He's the President, asshole!
Car Dealership Billboard Links Obama With Jihadists
"WAKE UP AMERICA! REMEMBER FT. HOOD!" appear on the bottom. The ad belongs to the Wolf Automotive car dealership and is visible from Interstate 70. Dealership owner Phil Wolf said putting the sign up was an act of patriotism. "I'm just passionate about America," said Wolf, a member of the "birther" movement, which questions Mr. Obama's birth place. "I'm asking a question," he added. "What is he? I don't think he's an American, so what is he?"
Is there a God?
McCain Could Lose Primary in Arizona
Rasmussen Reports finds Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) clinging to a two-point lead over a possible challenger, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.). Chris Simcox, the leader of the anti-illegal immigration Minuteman Project who’s already in the race, scores 4 percent. All of this puts McCain, who has never been seriously challenged since he came to the Senate in 1986, below the 50 percent mark with Republicans.

Now that would be a situation worth giving thanks for.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy - November 22, 1963