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Politics : Did Slick Boink Monica? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (15853)	6/10/1998 11:01:00 AM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20981

>>But, Jack Kennedy was by all accounts that I am aware of a genuine war hero (PT-109). The "all profile and no courage" label is not totally accurate. Wrong. The PT-109 episode is a PR fabrication. Kennedy had been drinking and endangered his crew in a reckless manner. Had he not been the son of the Dem party's largest contributor he would have been busted. Remember, Joe Kennedy and Hearst got FDR his job. Survivors have written about the episode and you can look it up. Btw, LBJ also fabricated a "war hero" story for his week in WWII. That's in Caro's books. It's Hillarious in its mendacity.

To: jlallen who wrote (15853)	6/10/1998 11:23:00 AM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20981

Kennedy debunker Thomas C. Reeves, a historian and author of a 1991 book, "A Question of Character," attributes Kennedy's reputation to three factors: a deliberate attempt by family and friendly historians "to manufacture a hero"; the fact that the Kennedys were "beautiful people, physically attractive," and the "general historical illiteracy" in a country loath to read history. phillynews.com This, the most truthful and balanced assessment of John F. Kennedy to date, explores one of the most crucial issues of our time: The corrosive effect of private indiscretions on public service. Respected historian and biographer Thomas C. Reeves contrasts JFK's near-mythic public persona with his scandalous private behavior. The result raises thought-provoking questions about the relationship between personal character and national leadership. amazon.com From Publisher's Weekly: Solidly researched, with a wealth of new material, this riveting biography--an 11-week PW hardcover bestseller and a History Book Club main selection--explores JFK's character, or lack thereof, and assesses its influence on his presidential decision-making. (June) -Publisher's Weekly shop.barnesandnoble.com People forget that on the day Kennedy was killed, the No. 1 best seller was Victor Lasky's "JFK: The Man and the Myth." The new Hersh book heaps more reality onto the JFK myth in "The Dark Side of Camelot".