[Mb-civic] Ian on FREEDOM

[Ian]

Michael:

I defer to your greater memory (I was only 10 at the time, but do have 
memories of it).  I'm still not sure it was so close that the riots "tipped" 
it.  Still, stranger things have happened, no?

Peace.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Butler" <michael at michaelbutler.com>
To: "Civic" <mb-civic at islandlists.com>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 6:53 PM
Subject: [Mb-civic] Ian on FREEDOM


> Ian,
> My memory is that it was very close and the riots tipped the scales.
> I did everything I could to try to convince Mayor Daley and Governor 
> Kerner
> that they were being set up by the Yippies. They couldn't conceive it
> happening in Chicago.
> Quite a story.
> Irie
> Michael
> ------ Forwarded Message
> From: "Ian" <ialterman at nyc.rr.com>
> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:36:20 -0400
> To: "Michael Butler" <michael at michaelbutler.com>
> Subject: Re: FREEDOM
>
> Michael:
>
> I'm not so sure I would agree that the riots in 1968 "gave us Richard
> Nixon."  I think Nixon's election was a foregone conclusion even without
> those riots.  The riots were certainly a stupid move, but I'm not sure 
> there
> was a causal relationship - or even a specific connection - between them 
> and
> Nixon's victory.
>
> Peace.
>
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