I was a member of Republicans for McCarthy in 1968. I used to drive up from Massachusetts to New Hampshire during the primary to volunteer and it was an experience that I will never forget. My son was a student at Exeter and converted me to the McCarthy cause. I was crestfallen when he did not emerge the nominee and was unable to bring myself to vote for Nixon or Humphrey that fall,
All honor to the memory of the late Sen. Eugene McCarthy. He stood up against LBJ and the Viet War in '68 when no one else in the Democratic Party would. He brought down the mighty Texan's presidency. Then Bobby Kennedy 'came down from the hills after the battle to shoot the wounded' (Murray Kempton). McC's 2.9 million votes were 39% of all Dem primary votes cast vs RFK's 2.3 million/31%). His poll numbers were very strong vs Nixon, much better than the bosses' man and eventual nominee Humphrey.
It was good that McCarthy stood up against LBJ. However, McCarthy was a rude man. He called his supporters more intelligent than Kennedy's. He insulted the state of Indiana when it voted for Kennedy. He said Kennedy deserved being shot for his support of Israel and that he was a demagogue to the last.
He then left the Democratic Party and took a sharp Right turn politically. Like I said, he was a rude man. The only good thing he did was stand up against LBJ and the Vietnam War. Hubert Humphrey!
Perhaps he was a good man and so could never be elected. Odd how the world is precisely the same now as it was then, despite all the hopes of 68 - and I can remember then.
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halcyon0830 2 months ago
this reminds me a lot of Ron Paul
MrAbolitionist 1 year ago
I was a member of Republicans for McCarthy in 1968. I used to drive up from Massachusetts to New Hampshire during the primary to volunteer and it was an experience that I will never forget. My son was a student at Exeter and converted me to the McCarthy cause. I was crestfallen when he did not emerge the nominee and was unable to bring myself to vote for Nixon or Humphrey that fall,
NorthShoreEmily 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this!
NorthShoreEmily 1 year ago
I worked for McCarthy in '72. There is an excellent biography of him. Very honest and evenhanded.
Eugene McCarthy: The Rise and Fall of Postwar American Liberalism
nicmart 2 years ago
Eugene McCarthy was a statesman.
libertyeconomics 2 years ago
All honor to the memory of the late Sen. Eugene McCarthy. He stood up against LBJ and the Viet War in '68 when no one else in the Democratic Party would. He brought down the mighty Texan's presidency. Then Bobby Kennedy 'came down from the hills after the battle to shoot the wounded' (Murray Kempton). McC's 2.9 million votes were 39% of all Dem primary votes cast vs RFK's 2.3 million/31%). His poll numbers were very strong vs Nixon, much better than the bosses' man and eventual nominee Humphrey.
yvesami 2 years ago 2
It was good that McCarthy stood up against LBJ. However, McCarthy was a rude man. He called his supporters more intelligent than Kennedy's. He insulted the state of Indiana when it voted for Kennedy. He said Kennedy deserved being shot for his support of Israel and that he was a demagogue to the last.
He then left the Democratic Party and took a sharp Right turn politically. Like I said, he was a rude man. The only good thing he did was stand up against LBJ and the Vietnam War. Hubert Humphrey!
bealio721 2 years ago
@bealio721 McCarthy never said RFK deserved to be shot for his support of Israel.
He was never rude to a soul in the six years I followed him closely to make a film with him.
He did have a wicked wit.
He lived to regret the one election he did not support the Democrat for president.
He died a dyed in the wool liberal.
michaelhazard 6 months ago
@michaelhazard thanks for all your support, I belive I can speak for all of the McCarthy family (being a proud McCarthy) in saying thank you
OliieTheEpic 1 month ago
I am still trying to evaluate Eugene McCarthy myself. That however, was very good indeed :)
Mark999999999 3 years ago 2
Perhaps he was a good man and so could never be elected. Odd how the world is precisely the same now as it was then, despite all the hopes of 68 - and I can remember then.
Streatham1966 3 years ago 2