Back up several years to when I came to Oxford in the mid 1950s — Milton Francis was working for Nowels Lumber Co. Some time after that, he started collecting historical notes
He only recently (again) found some upon a cleaning/moving day. I’m glad he gave a copy to me. He headlined it ‘It’s Fantastic.?
Two U.S. presidents – Lincoln and Kennedy were concerned with civil rights.
Lincoln was elected in 1860; Kennedy was elected in 1960.
Both were shot on Friday.
Both were killed in the presence of their wives.
Assassin John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839; Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald in 1939. Both were Southerners.
Both supported causes in disfavor with the general public.
Both were murdered before they could be tried
Both presidents lost sons by death, while in the White House.
Lincoln’s secretary (whose name was Kennedy) urged him not to go to the theatre at which he was slain; Kennedy’s secretary (whose name was Lincoln) urged him not to go to Dallas.
Both slain presidents were succeeded by men named Johnson.
Both Johnsons were Southerners and Democrats.
Both Johnsons served in the United States Senate before becoming President.
Andrew Johnson was born in 1808; L.B. Johnson was born in 1908.
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Nuggets from tv spokesmen for politicians: ‘This will not be tolerated.?
‘It’s under independent review.?
‘This will never happen again.?
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One day the other week, Gov Snyder was interviewed on PBS, and with a live audience. He’s in his second term as governor. He doesn’t need a third term or any public office in Michigan.
He took several question and as I remember, each of his answers were the same.
Of course roads were primary, to which Snyder responded, ‘We’ve got a lot of work to be done them!?
School questions: ‘There’s a lot of work that needs to be done there.”
Equal wages? Unemployment? ‘There’s a lot of work to be done there.?
I wish the Gov had done a little more work on the wording for Proposition 1. It’s such a convoluted, cover-your-rear proposition. There ain’t nobody going to figure it out on their own. And that’s where unions, big money and special interests will prevail.