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MyOwnPeace

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33. Great stuff indeed!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 04:07 PM
Mar 2023

Related to one of the questions asked in the video, I remember that one of my early thoughts after the assassination of JFK was that one man's career was finished - that being Vaughn Meader - a marvelous comic who had made it big doing impersonations of JFK.
Here's a piece about that very thing:

https://mobituaries.com/news/the-podcast/season-3/season-2/season-1/jfk-impersonator-vaughn-meader/

And, he, too, was very quick with a 'sharp' answer, as demonstrated in this clip of an actual on-stage appearance:



And finally, a summary of his own 'demise:'



Sad - such great loses - a leader with such great promise - and an entertainer with great talent.

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For (apparently) being addle minded... RainCaster Mar 2023 #1
+1000. "Sleepy" schooled PeePee like it was second nature. Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #2
Gottcha! sheshe2 Mar 2023 #3
+1000. And Pres Joe Biden is always welcome here in Canada as far as most Canadians are concerned: Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #4
Thanks for your thread, Pete! sheshe2 Mar 2023 #5
No problem! Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #6
Kick! Hekate Mar 2023 #7
Serious own! dchill Mar 2023 #8
I like it republianmushroom Mar 2023 #9
In my memory (back to Truman), only Biden and Obama have the ability to do a quick erronis Mar 2023 #10
Clinton had the knack as well Bev54 Mar 2023 #14
I can't disagree. But I think the short zingers are so effective, and I don't remember Clinton's erronis Mar 2023 #22
JFK was quite good also! MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #17
JFK was the best rurallib Mar 2023 #20
Well, he may have pre-planned it....... MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #25
here is a short (4 minute) clip of some press conference moments rurallib Mar 2023 #27
Great stuff indeed! MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #33
Always wondered what happened to Meader rurallib Mar 2023 #34
I had that album (vinyl) for many many years. halfulglas Mar 2023 #35
It's just too bad that we didn't have enough time with him! erronis Mar 2023 #23
Yeah Clinton was excellent at it. LisaM Mar 2023 #19
Who is PeePee? Apricothellbeast or a Canadian pol? TY irisblue Mar 2023 #11
It's there in my OP: Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #12
When I saw it in the thread title, Mr.Bill Mar 2023 #15
HA! Me too!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #29
The confusion is understandable Seinan Sensei Mar 2023 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #28
I totally missed his name irisblue Mar 2023 #16
Pierre Poilievre -- Conservative leader of the opposition True Dough Mar 2023 #21
those stupid old men who wouldn't clap for the women ...... CUT OFF THEIR "YOU KNOW WHATS" !!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Mar 2023 #13
People like these old men shouldn't be allowed to have children. Why do some women erronis Mar 2023 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #30
Excellent & Heartwarming, TY! Cha Mar 2023 #31
No problem! Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #32
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