Comments on: The Kennedy Myth Rises Again http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/05/the-kennedy-myth-rises-again/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jim Scribner http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/05/the-kennedy-myth-rises-again/#comment-1102 Jim Scribner Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:43:55 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/05/the-kennedy-myth-rises-again/#comment-1102 Neither the Kennedies or anybody else in America "caused" any two million deaths in Vietnam. It was the greedy mass murdering Communist gangsters John Pilger plays frigging Goebels for who butchered two million people in the Killing Fields and Reeducation Camps in order to steal all the property of the Vietnamese and Cambodian people for themselves. We killed 500,000 of those Red Fascist pigs in the Vietnam War. More people died on both sides in the "peace" after we left than in all the time we were at war there. Neither the Kennedies or anybody else in America “caused” any two
million deaths in Vietnam. It was the greedy mass murdering Communist gangsters John Pilger plays frigging Goebels for who butchered two million people in the Killing Fields and Reeducation Camps in order to steal all the property of the Vietnamese and Cambodian people for themselves. We killed 500,000 of those Red
Fascist pigs in the Vietnam War. More people died on both sides in the “peace” after we left than in all the time we were at war there.

]]> By: Chris Green http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/05/the-kennedy-myth-rises-again/#comment-268 Chris Green Wed, 16 May 2007 07:53:10 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/05/the-kennedy-myth-rises-again/#comment-268 McCarthy's campaign was "principled?" I think not. He was in favor of a more efficient U.S. imperialism, a pragmatic opponent of the war, who withdrew from public view, and abandoned the movement he partially co-opted , immediately when he lost any chance of getting the nomination. McCarthy’s campaign was “principled?” I think not. He was in favor of a more efficient U.S. imperialism, a pragmatic opponent of the war, who withdrew from public view, and abandoned the movement he partially co-opted , immediately when he lost any chance of getting the nomination.

]]> By: Caroline Fairbanks http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/05/the-kennedy-myth-rises-again/#comment-242 Caroline Fairbanks Mon, 14 May 2007 20:02:27 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/05/the-kennedy-myth-rises-again/#comment-242 Another timely "hit piece" on RFK... My God, the man was brutally assassinated nearly 40 years ago and is not here to defend himself against such allegations today. So, is it really necessary to perform a character assassination against him now? What exactly is the point of this attack? The author was not inside Bobby's mind when he worked for Senator McCarthy, so how can he possibly claim to know what RFK's motivations were? Love him or hate him, McCarthy was a longtime friend of the Kennedy family. Loyalty was a virtue that was highly prized by the Kennedys, which is exactly why neither JFK or RFK were going to turn against him to satisfy the media or anyone else, despite pressure being brought to bear. His attendance at McCarthy's funeral was a display of that personal loyalty. No, it was not politically popular to do so, but Bobby felt it was right. If he were here today, we could ask him his reasons for not abandoning McCarthy. But he's not here to answer the question, so let's stop assuming we know his reasons, or reading sinister things into his actions. And speaking of "myths," please stop perpetuating the myth that JFK was responsible for starting the Vietnam war. Vietnam, like Cuba, was a problem he inherited from Eisenhower. These covert actions began on Ike's watch, not Kennedy's. By the Fall of `63, JFK was taking action to get our boys OUT of Vietnam. He saw it as an unwinnable war...and he was right about that. Please do your research before making assertions like this. There's enough disinformation and hateful propaganda about the Kennedys out there already. Let's deal in facts. Another timely “hit piece” on RFK…

My God, the man was brutally assassinated nearly 40 years ago and is not here to defend himself against such allegations today. So, is it really necessary to perform a character assassination against him now? What exactly is the point of this attack?

The author was not inside Bobby’s mind when he worked for Senator McCarthy, so how can he possibly claim to know what RFK’s motivations were? Love him or hate him, McCarthy was a longtime friend of the Kennedy family. Loyalty was a virtue that was highly prized by the Kennedys, which is exactly why neither JFK or RFK were going to turn against him to satisfy the media or anyone else, despite pressure being brought to bear. His attendance at McCarthy’s funeral was a display of that personal loyalty. No, it was not politically popular to do so, but Bobby felt it was right. If he were here today, we could ask him his reasons for not abandoning McCarthy. But he’s not here to answer the question, so let’s stop assuming we know his reasons, or reading sinister things into his actions.

And speaking of “myths,” please stop perpetuating the myth that JFK was responsible for starting the Vietnam war. Vietnam, like Cuba, was a problem he inherited from Eisenhower. These covert actions began on Ike’s watch, not Kennedy’s. By the Fall of `63, JFK was taking action to get our boys OUT of Vietnam. He saw it as an unwinnable war…and he was right about that. Please do your research before making assertions like this. There’s enough disinformation and hateful propaganda about the Kennedys out there already. Let’s deal in facts.

]]> By: gerald spezio http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/05/the-kennedy-myth-rises-again/#comment-208 gerald spezio Sun, 13 May 2007 14:35:34 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/05/the-kennedy-myth-rises-again/#comment-208 Your short and very pointed piece couldn't cover all the sordid history of Bobby Kennedy - a classic scumbag opportunist lawyer if there ever was one. When the political winds were blowing with Joe McCarthy, Bobby Kennedy fresh from law school joined up, sure that he was on his way up. Oops, the winds changed and Bobby's entire adversarial image changed too. Thank you for accurate historical memory. Your short and very pointed piece couldn’t cover all the sordid history of Bobby Kennedy – a classic scumbag opportunist lawyer if there ever was one. When the political winds were blowing with Joe McCarthy, Bobby Kennedy fresh from law school joined up, sure that he was on his way up. Oops, the winds changed and Bobby’s entire adversarial image changed too. Thank you for accurate historical memory.

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