Return of the Sixties

Ok so the election is long over, but I went to the JFK library this week and found some interesting parallels.

Barack Obama and John Kennedy both were young, revolutionary democrats campaigning against the "establishment" - old people - that represented the republican party. Both commanded huge movements of progressive and enthusiastic youth in their respective periods. Both were extremely well spoken, and had the ability to excite millions merely with a speech.

The republican campaign in 2008 is interestingly reminiscent of its 1960 counterpart. Check the tagline:


Now I'm not saying this parallel really applies to John McCain - lord knows he probably doesn't have the energy to run again, cheat, and win - but its funny how well history has repeated itself.

Of course, for the dichotomy to be complete, Mr. Obama will have to take a fatal ride in a Lincoln somewhere. I don't know how likely that is, but if you listen into the crevices of political gossip, I'm sure there are plenty of conspiracy assasination predictions. Who knows? Racism is certainly not dead in this country despite the leaps and bounds our society has made since the turn of the millenia.

Guess we'll have to wait and see.

On the other hand, some Bostonians think Mr. Obama might better represent the potential for totalitarian regime (talk about the crevices of gossip).

"Heil!"