Come Home America. That was the refrain of George McGovern's last televised speech of his 1972 presidential campaign. He kept repeating that line throughout his speech. It was his call to bring back American troops from the Vietnam War.
McGovern had bought a half hour on network TV, on the Monday night before Election Day, to broadcast his speech. It was his desperate, last ditch attempt to reverse his polling numbers.
It didn't work. Nixon buried McGovern the following day, Election Day.
I remember seeing McGovern's speech on TV. I was eleven, and a Nixon supporter. So were my parents, and almost every kid at school.
The new Come Home America petition is pretty good. Many libertarians -- and non-libertarians -- have signed it. Myself included.
I doubt the Powers That Be will heed our request, but you should sign it anyway. At least future generations will know that not all Americans were fooled -- or intimidated -- by the government.
The Come Home America petition comes with a Come Home America book.
Finally, here's a recent interview with McGovern, in which he discusses Barak Obama's current wars:
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