STEPPING IN IT….
There are times in everybody’s life when they’ve said—boy, I wish I’d NEVER said that….
It’s especially true when you can look at your words through the perfect vision of hindsight…
What seemed so assured at the time turns out to be dead wrong…
So in that spirit of 20/20 hindsight—let’s look at some quotes of note from back in the day…
I CAN’T REPEAT THIS ENOUGH….
The following three quotes are from the same person.
In 1944, he said, “Don’t bring up the subject of politics. I have no interest in it…
In 1948 he said: “I can’t conceive of any circumstance that could make me consider any political post from dog catcher to king of the universe.”
Still later In 1948, he said: “I’m not available for—and could not accept—any nomination to public office. My decision is firm and definite!”
Yet Dwight Eisenhower was elected president—twice.
SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE..
How about the famous entertainer who said, “I’ll tell you flatly– he can’t last.”
Jackie Gleason said that in 1956…
about Elvis Presley…. 
TOUGH GUY….
How about the guy who said “Nobody’s going to bother me.. I don’t need bodyguards…I’ve taken care of myself all my life.”
Jimmy Hoffa said that in a 1975 Playboy interview…
Between the time he said it—and the time the magazine hit the newsstands—Hoffa disappeared and was never seen again…
EYE KNOW THE FUTURE…
How about the big-time media publication that opined: THE AVERAGE AMERICAN FAMILY DOESN’T HAVE TIME TO SIT DOWN AND KEEP THEIR EYES GLUED TO A SCREEN…
That was the New York Times …
.
…talking about something called TV in 1938..
BOY… I’m glad I never said any of those things! !
—STEVE
The link to today’s NBC-17 news story I covered
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