Watching the inauguration also. Just pray he doesn't say 'Yes we can' in his speech, has horrible connotations of Bob the Builder over here
Most significant (live) TV you've ever seen.
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Watching the inauguration also. Just pray he doesn't say 'Yes we can' in his speech, has horrible connotations of Bob the Builder over here
It's happening now.
That had to be the greatest thing I've seen.
Bush coming down the steps, crowd chanting "na-na-na-na hey hey hey goodbye!"
That had to be the greatest thing I've seen.
Bush coming down the steps, crowd chanting "na-na-na-na hey hey hey goodbye!"
Your words just reminded me of how I felt after the Tiananmen Square massacre in '89. The iconic image of the student in front of the tanks will stay with me for ever. I never found out what happened to him, but I doubt if it was good
It's happening now.
That had to be the greatest thing I've seen.
Bush coming down the steps, crowd chanting "na-na-na-na hey hey hey goodbye!"
Oh they're mean
It's happening now.
That had to be the greatest thing I've seen.
Bush coming down the steps, crowd chanting "na-na-na-na hey hey hey goodbye!"
Oh they're mean
Do you blame them?
It's happening now.
That had to be the greatest thing I've seen.
Bush coming down the steps, crowd chanting "na-na-na-na hey hey hey goodbye!"
It was funny, but I wish they hadn't done that. I hate Bush, but the guy was made redundant today, no need to rub it in.
It's happening now.
That had to be the greatest thing I've seen.
Bush coming down the steps, crowd chanting "na-na-na-na hey hey hey goodbye!"
Oh they're mean
Do you blame them?
Not in the slightest, aside from the swearing in, it was the best part. Rub rub rub away.
And now, he is rubbed away.
Even more astonishing for a friend of mine. Jack Ruby was a cousin, so in their home it was, "Holy shit! Cousin Jack just shot Oswald live on TV!"
It's happening now.
That had to be the greatest thing I've seen.
Bush coming down the steps, crowd chanting "na-na-na-na hey hey hey goodbye!"
It was funny, but I wish they hadn't done that. I hate Bush, but the guy was made redundant today, no need to rub it in.
Made redundant? Yeah that means he's broke, homeless and no hope for the future
. I'm getting out of here right now
Made redundant? Yeah that means he's broke, homeless and no hope for the future
I was made redundant earlier this year yet I have plenty of money saved up, I have a home, and I have hope. I can feel some sorrow for Bush.
Not much, in fact it's all gone now. I just heard the words "Former President Bush" on the news and boy did it fell good.
That's what happens when you have 22% approval ratings.
Probably the biggest moment I've watched on TV was the "One small step for man..." moonwalk. I was a small child, but I remember it quite vividly.
Second place would probably be JFK's funeral, although since I was even younger than JFK Jr., I really didn't understand what I was watching. I remember JFK Jr and thinking he was a kid like me...and I remember the 'horsies' pulling the casket (I loved horses as a toddler - was fascinated by them). Don't remember the assassination or anything - nothing about Dallas, Oswald, or Jack Ruby. I didn't even understand what a 'President' was. I only remember JFK Jr and the pretty horses. Come to think of it, those two things might just be my earliest childhood memory.
Third would probably be 9-11.
Fourth would probably be the Munich Olympics in 1972. Both for terrorist attack on the Israeli Olympic team...and also because of Mark Spitz.
Fifth would probably be the Challenger disaster.
Sixth would be the entire Vietnam War as a whole. Not any single night...but EVERY night, Walter Cronkite reading out the casualty statistics....and then the coverage of the anti-war protests. I remember being terrified because the draft was in effect, and the war had been going on so long we all wondered if it would EVER end. Even when he was 10, I remember worrying that my brother would end up coming off one of those planes in a box from Nam in 8 years.
Second place would probably be JFK's funeral, although since I was even younger than JFK Jr., I really didn't understand what I was watching. I remember JFK Jr and thinking he was a kid like me...and I remember the 'horsies' pulling the casket (I loved horses as a toddler - was fascinated by them). Don't remember the assassination or anything - nothing about Dallas, Oswald, or Jack Ruby. I didn't even understand what a 'President' was. I only remember JFK Jr and the pretty horses. Come to think of it, those two things might just be my earliest childhood memory.
Third would probably be 9-11.
Fourth would probably be the Munich Olympics in 1972. Both for terrorist attack on the Israeli Olympic team...and also because of Mark Spitz.
Fifth would probably be the Challenger disaster.
Sixth would be the entire Vietnam War as a whole. Not any single night...but EVERY night, Walter Cronkite reading out the casualty statistics....and then the coverage of the anti-war protests. I remember being terrified because the draft was in effect, and the war had been going on so long we all wondered if it would EVER end. Even when he was 10, I remember worrying that my brother would end up coming off one of those planes in a box from Nam in 8 years.
I'll never forget how Mr. Cronkite was so overwhelmed he couldn't speak for a few moments. The actual jump off the LEM on to the Moon by Armstrong was just icing on the cake.
A little later I also remember the reentry of Apollo 13. No one was sure what would happen and we spent what seemed like hours waiting for the capsule to appear on TV. It was greatest relief of my young life to see those three big parachutes bringing them home safely.
Putting the obvious 9/11 and all such related moments aside, going to next in the list, I'd have to say Columbine.
I'd just come home from school, Freshman in High School, turned on the TV, and something was happening. I remember at first being pissed off that my show wasn't on. Switching channels, I found it on... all of them, I think.
I'd just come home from school, Freshman in High School, turned on the TV, and something was happening. I remember at first being pissed off that my show wasn't on. Switching channels, I found it on... all of them, I think.
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