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Yavin4

(35,423 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2014, 12:23 AM Feb 2014

Brian Cranston is LBJ

Wow.

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Brian Cranston is LBJ (Original Post) Yavin4 Feb 2014 OP

wow! workinclasszero Feb 2014 #1

I wonder if he'll do the Gulf of Tonkin speech... you know, the one that cherokeeprogressive Feb 2014 #2

Wow. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #3

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

1. wow!

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 01:53 AM

Feb 2014

I would love to see this. He is a fine actor. Looks like they are going to portray LBJ as a mean guy, which seems to be true.

He did do alot of good things...then there's Vietnam of course...

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)

2. I wonder if he'll do the Gulf of Tonkin speech... you know, the one that

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 02:17 AM

Feb 2014

lied the country into war and cost over 58,000 American lives, and more than a million civilian casualties?

I know people hate to hear about it but in 1965, President Johnson commented privately: "For all I know, our Navy was shooting at whales out there."

I'd like to see this... LBJ is honored, revered, and I dislike him immensely for pretty much ruining the lives of three of my Uncles.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

3. Wow.

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 02:44 AM

Feb 2014

That's wild.

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