However:

I’ve seen the sign (used to live in Greenville, SC). Locals in SC generally pronounce it “Clinnon”–almost as one syllable. Wonder if it’s deliberate?

As a native South Carolinian… I have never heard it pronounced in that manner.

“Retaliate?” The Soviets had hundreds of medium range missiles aimed at our NATO allies while GB and France had at most several dozen nukes to target Russia.

The imbalance was extreme and the deployment of Jupiters to Turkey was a direct response to the Soviet challenge.

The Jupiters were Kruschev’s excuse for deploying missiles to Cuba. The real reason he did was because he thought he could get away with it. He miscalculated, thinking Keenedy a weak sister based on his Vienna meeting.

He was right. But Kruschev didn’t realize that once those missiles in Cuba would have become known, Kennedy and the Democrats would be been in deep political trouble. The Republicans had been warning for months and making big political hay about an offensive build up by the Sovs in Cuba.

There is evidence Kennedy knew about the missiles in September when a Congressman who was privy to a briefing by a CIA officer about activity at the missile sites warned the President at that time that the Republicans would skewer the administration if the Sovs deployed nukes in Cuba.

Kennedy may in fact have been thinking of ignoring the missiles in favor of keeping them secret.

We had a similar problem with the Japanese in WW2. The kamikaze were willing to take their own lives for their country. Japan was defeated (and knew it) but refused to negotiate. When the atomic bombs hit, they knew the end was at hand and had to negotiate. So they surrendered.

Saying “Bush won’t negotiate” only shows how little you understand. We were negotiating with the North Vietnamese in 1967. We even agreed to a cease-fire for the Chinese New Year. This allowed North Vietnam to arm and infiltrate. The Tet Offensive started in early 1968 because we negotiated.

Don’t just assume you should always negotiate. And remember, negotiation is best done from a position of strength. Speak softy but carry a big stick. That is the most succinct statement about negotiation. Ever.

Its funny that Kennedy was not an appeaser to our enemies…

Did you know that he negotiated our way out of the Cuban missile crisis by agreeing to remove US missiles from Turkey? It was those missiles that caused the Russians to retaliate by putting missiles in Cuba.

If JFK could negotiate with an enemy, why not Bush?

There’s a Clinton, OK, too. Many people visit there to see the Oklahoma State Route 66 Museum.

On January 26th, 2008 at 7:07 pm, Barry F. said:

It’s a funny sign, but face it, the Clinton years were the most prosperous since Kennedy.

For whom – the Clintons and China?

The terrorists, the money launderers, and the influence peddlers didn’t fare too poorly during those heady days either.

It’s a funny sign, but face it, the Clinton years were the most prosperous since Kennedy.

For whom – the Clintons and China?

The Clintons and prosperity as far as the East is from the West. An infinite distance.

Only because your masters in the MSM told you so. Unemployment was higher during those years. Oh, don’t forget the great dotcom ponzi scheme falling down during his reign. So many 401ks worth so little.

The Clintons and prosperity as far as the East is from the West. An infinite distance…

Actually by route 76, it’s about 28 miles.