1968 Democratic Convention

[Mateo]

Originally Posted by itsbob

I thought I remembered something about Tom Brokaw (maybe Dan Rather) was there.. and got caught up in the middle of it on the convention floor.. took a good beating.

But what do I know, I don't think I was even in the US then.

I think it was a young Dan Rather.

[Mateo]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

I think that the '68 convention was more than just demonstrating. There was a good bit of violence, and Abbie Hoffman and Co. went on trial for inciting a riot (Chicago Seven).

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What is interesting, is finding out decades later, that while Abbie Hoffman and his fellow antiwar "leaders" were shouting revolution from the streets and barricades, they were profiting from their notoreity. E,G,It turns out young Abbie was a young stock market genius and was building a neat portfolio from some of those same corporations he was denouncing. Talk about covering your bases. The only one that seemed to remain true, was Tom Davis (later married Jane Fonda), and I believe he remains a pretty active pol in Ca this day.

[RadioPatrol]

Originally Posted by Mateo

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What is interesting, is finding out decades later, that while Abbie Hoffman and his fellow antiwar "leaders" were shouting revolution from the streets and barricades, they were profiting from their notoreity. It turns out young Abbie was a young stock market genius and was building a neat portfolio from some of those same corporations he was denouncing.

Of course the hypocrite was ........