re: #126 ObserverArt

Whoa. What Georgia paper was that?

It is sad, but a lot of people still feel that way.

Georgia Straight was a Canadian underground paper and was sympathetic to the protesters. The headline is mocking President Nixon’s earlier description of the protesters as “bums.”
The Kent State Massacre and America’s Response

The main article actually recaps Nixon’s attitude immediately before and after the events by quoting not only his May 1 bum reference, but also his May 5 reminder that when protestors act violently they are inviting tragedy.

The shootings occurred on May 4, but there had been several days of increasingly intense protests leading up to it.