Kennedy

[king_nerd]

His death may have come at the worst possible time, but I find it hard to lionize the man.  Chappaquiddick was a tragedy and for all the good he did, he's still responsible for that.

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[fionn_mac_lir]

THANK YOU

[allthingsaaron]

Yeah, I pretty much. I appreciate the very progressive things he fought for in congress but I can't bring myself to like the guy as a person.

[fionn_mac_lir]

Exactly. Nobody can deny the good he's done, but he had a part in an innocent person's death, and then used his family connections to evade justice.

You know, like a mobster.

[king_nerd]

It's a really mixed bag with him. I wonder if he did so much not only out of political conviction but also out of guilt. As though he could atone by doing good, maybe?

[fionn_mac_lir]

Could be; between guilt, his brothers' legacies, and the fact he would have been president if not for Chappaquiddick.

[spinningwoman]

I played Mary Jo Kopechne in a play based on Joyce Carol Oates' Book "Black Water". After trying to see the world and him through her eyes, it's been hard to see it any other way...

Good book though, it's a novella, so it's a quick read.

[king_nerd]

Sorry, MAY have to check that out.