Hope died for millions of people of all races, colors and creeds the day RFK died (June 5, 1968), a hope that has recently been resurrected after forty long years by Barack Obama's candidacy to become our next President. Senator Obama is a life-long benefactor in all RFK (and JFK and EMK) began and wanted to continue to do....
I was stunned, shocked and devastated when Bobby died. It has been only recently that I have felt a change in the pulse of America, to a point where what Bobby brought to the table as a statesman and man of faith may again happen.
No one not yet born (or too young to remember) the times when Bobby lived and died will ever know what a massive and heart-rending blow RFK's death was to the nation and the world during the contentious, horrendous, fractured 60's. (But renting the recent movie BOBBY by Emilio Estevez will give you some idea. I highly encourage that so you can see extended interviews and coverage of his campaign and the way he touched people. Click the links below for a foretaste.) RFK was our brightest beacon of hope -- to right so many of the wrongs in this country and the world. He was as beloved in South Africa and elsewhere as he was here.
I think of him often and hope he can look down and smile at what is beginning to happen again. His name and legacy are written all over it.
He was the best of the best.
Miss you beyond words, Bob!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKlzr2fuCM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwVya7EXj50&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ReAG6jNVs4&feature=related
Where Are They Now (People in the Ambassador Hotel the night Kennedy was shot; RFK's widow and children...)
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