John Glenn is a republican

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Just like his fellow Ohian Neil Armstrong probably was.

But Glenn was a hero in the JFK WH.

Because JFK was more republican than democrat.

 

[Ravi]

He thought the Beatles sucked and wanted to have sex with Yoko.

 

[Truthseeker420]

John Glenn is a Democrat.

 

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Just like his fellow Ohian Neil Armstrong probably was.

But Glenn was a hero in the JFK WH.

Because JFK was more republican than democrat.

John Glenn was Democrat.

Life in politics
Senate

NASA psychologists determined during Glenn's training that he was the astronaut best suited for public life. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy suggested to Glenn and his wife in December 1962 that he should run against incumbent United States Senator Stephen M. Young of Ohio in the 1964 Democratic primary election. In 1964 Glenn announced that he was resigning from the space program to run against Young, but withdrew when he hit his head on a bathtub. Glenn sustained a concussion and injured his inner ear, and recovery left him unable to campaign. Glenn remained close to the Kennedy family and was with Robert Kennedy when he was assassinated in 1968.

In 1970, Glenn was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary for nomination for the Senate by fellow Democrat Howard Metzenbaum, by a 51% to 49% margin. Metzenbaum lost the general election race to Robert Taft, Jr. In 1974, Glenn resisted Ohio governor John J. Gilligan and the Ohio Democratic party's demand that he run for Lieutenant Governor. Instead, he challenged Metzenbaum again, whom Gilligan had appointed[18] to the Senate to replace William B. Saxbe, who had resigned to become attorney general.

In the primary race, Metzenbaum contrasted his strong business background with Glenn's military and astronaut credentials, saying his opponent had "never worked for a living". Glenn's reply came to be known as the "Gold Star Mothers" speech. He told Metzenbaum to go to a veterans' hospital and "look those men with mangled bodies in the eyes and tell them they didn't hold a job. You go with me to any Gold Star mother and you look her in the eye and tell her that her son did not hold a job." Many felt the "Gold Star Mothers" speech won the primary for Glenn.[citation needed] Glenn won the primary by 54 to 46%. After defeating Metzenbaum, Glenn defeated Ralph Perk, the Republican mayor of Cleveland, in the general election, beginning a Senate career that would continue until 1999. In 1980, Glenn won re-election to the seat, defeating Republican challenger Jim Betts, by over 40 percent. wiki

 

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Former astronaut John Glenn visited Cape Girardeau with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Robert F. Kennedy on a campaign stop at the Town Plaza Shopping Center on April 25, 1968. The crowd was estimated at more than 5,000. (Associated Press Wirephoto by Fred Waters)

The Southeast Missourian covered the event for the April 26 edition. Here are excerpts about Glenn from one story:

Sen. Kennedy was introduced by former astronaut Col. John Glenn and Sen. Albert M. Spradling Jr., at right in photo. Edward L. Downs, Cape County Democratic chairman, introduced Mr. Glenn and Mrs. Kennedy.

Col. Glenn said 1968 is an important year for this country and he feels Sen. Kennedy is the man to meet the challenges.

He said the senator has faced squarely to the country's problems. "I think he is the best man."

From another story:

Col. Glenn, the first American to orbit in space, said he had joined the Kennedy campaign shortly after the senator announced his candidacy and had earlier made a tour in his behalf in Alabama.

The former astronaut was asked if his activities mean a return to politics for him.

"I have no plans for the moment," he replied. Col. Glenn added that his primary interest at this time is in helping the senator win the nomination.

"That's the main effort right now," he said.

seMissourian.com: Blog: Astronaut John Glenn with RFK in Cape

 

[bobcollum]

Just like his fellow Ohian Neil Armstrong probably was.

But Glenn was a hero in the JFK WH.

Because JFK was more republican than democrat.

That's a very hip and relevant story, broski.

 

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Series/Report no.: John Glenn Audiovisual Collection. Senate
Description: John Glenn and Robert F. Kennedy greet a crowd of supporters at an unidentified event during Kennedy's presidential campaign in 1968.
Credit: John Glenn Archives, The Ohio State University.

 

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Series/Report no.: John Glenn Audiovisual Collection. Senate
Description: John Glenn and Robert F. Kennedy stand in front of microphones at an unidentified event during Kennedy's presidential campaign in 1968.
Credit: John Glenn Archives, The Ohio State University.

 

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My bad on that one.

Thought Glenn was a Republican.

Still consider him a hero.

 

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Series/Report no.: John Glenn Audiovisual Collection. Senate
Description: John Glenn at the Democratic National Convention, December 6, 1974.
Credit: John Glenn Archives, The Ohio State University.

 

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Series/Report no.: John Glenn Audiovisual Collection. Senate
Description: John Glenn delivers his key-note address at the Democratic National Convention in New York City, July 1976.
Credit: John Glenn Archives, The Ohio State University.

 

[Papageorgio]

JFK could not get elected today as a Democrat, he believed in cutting taxes and trickle down economics.

 

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JFK could not get elected today as a Democrat, he believed in cutting taxes and trickle down economics.

JFK was a liberal. If you hated Teddy's politics, you would have hated Jack and Bobby's too. Ted dedicated his public life to carrying out his two brother's unfinished agenda.

The Great Society was based on our slain President's New Frontier. The following were President Kennedy's agenda and proposals:

Civil Rights Bill
Medicare
War on Poverty

And JFK did not believe in trickle down economics.

JFK, the demand-side tax cutter

"The Revenue Act of 1964 was aimed at the demand, rather than the supply, side of the economy," said Arthur Okun, one of Kennedy's economic advisers.

This distinction, taught in Economics 101, seldom makes it into the Washington sound-bite wars. A demand-side cut rests on the Keynesian theory that public consumption spurs economic activity. Government puts money in people's hands, as a temporary measure, so that they'll spend it. A supply-side cut sees business investment as the key to growth. Government gives money to businesses and wealthy individuals to invest, ultimately benefiting all Americans. Back in the early 1960s, tax cutting was as contentious as it is today, but it was liberal demand-siders who were calling for the cuts and generating the controversy.

When Kennedy ran for president in 1960 amid a sluggish economy, he vowed to "get the country moving again." After his election, his advisers, led by chief economist Walter Heller, urged a classically Keynesian solution: running a deficit to stimulate growth. (The $10 billion deficit Heller recommended, bold at the time, seems laughably small by today's standards.) In Keynesian theory, a tax cut aimed at consumers would have a "multiplier" effect, since each dollar that a taxpayer spent would go to another taxpayer, who would in effect spend it again—meaning the deficit would be short-lived.

At first Kennedy balked at Heller's Keynesianism. He even proposed a balanced budget in his first State of the Union address. But Heller and his team won over the president. By mid-1962 Kennedy had seen the Keynesian light, and in January 1963 he declared that "the enactment this year of tax reduction and tax reform overshadows all other domestic issues in this Congress."

The plan Kennedy's team drafted had many elements, including the closing of loopholes (the "tax reform" Kennedy spoke of).Ultimately, in the form that Lyndon Johnson signed into law, it reduced tax withholding rates, initiated a new standard deduction, and boosted the top deduction for child care expenses, among other provisions. It did lower the top tax bracket significantly, although from a vastly higher starting point than anything we've seen in recent years: 91 percent on marginal income greater than $400,000. And he cut it only to 70 percent, hardly the mark of a future Club for Growth member.

 

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Glenn was a patriotic Marine flier who was recruited by the democrat party. He was caught up in the Keating scandal and should have washed out of politics at that time. Of the Keating Five, four were democrats and one, fellow Navy flier John McCain was a republican. The media didn't have the heart to call for the criminal prosecution of the lone republican so they all walked away.

 

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Glenn was a patriotic Marine flier who was recruited by the democrat party. He was caught up in the Keating scandal and should have washed out of politics at that time. Of the Keating Five, four were democrats and one, fellow Navy flier John McCain was a republican. The media didn't have the heart to call for the criminal prosecution of the lone republican so they all walked away.

Typical right wing revisionism...

The Senate Ethics Committee determined in 1991 that Cranston, DeConcini, and Riegle had substantially and improperly interfered with the FHLBB's investigation of Lincoln Savings, with Cranston receiving a formal reprimand. Senators Glenn and McCain were cleared of having acted improperly but were criticized for having exercised "poor judgment".

All five senators served out their terms. Only Glenn and McCain ran for re-election, and they both retained their seats. McCain would go on to run for President of the United States twice, including being the Republican Party nominee in 2008. wiki