TODAY IS THE 52nd ANNIVERSARY OF THAT TRAGEDY.
In my opinion, the only way the new Kennedy-Kopechne movie could have captured Teddy better was if ROBERT WAGNER played the Senator!! (Warning: there MAY be some Spoilers in this blog...it depends on how much you already know about the incident portrayed in this movie.)
If only one fifth of this movie is accurate, Teddy was a self-centered, selfish and spoiled snob surrounded a bunch of enablers who (pardon the pun) kept his political career afloat after Mary Jo's death. But in my opinion, the movie does more than expose TEDDY for what he was.
The movie also exposes The Kennedy Clan for what THEY were.............in a word, evil.
And yes, that includes the much-idolized JFK and RFK.
See, JFK and RFK were better looking than Teddy....and they tend to be sympathetic figures because they were assassinated. Teddy was NOT good looking, and someone died because of him, instead of him being the one who died.
But the three Kennedy sons had the same corrupt FATHER (played brilliantly by Bruce Dern in the movie) and I just find it hard to believe that ALL of the apples (plural) didn't "fall far from the tree." Even the most stoned-out supporters of JFK and RFK will acknowledge that they were womanizers, and it's obvious Teddy was the same way....why was he out there late at night, alone, with Mary Jo to BEGIN with? It is well-documented that Joe Kennedy, their dad, taught his boys to exploit women all they could and that marriage vows meant nothing.
And JFK, RFK and Teddy did not REBEL against Joe....they went along with his sinful counsel.
This movie highlights ol' JOE and that's why it exposes his three sons as well (not just Ted.)
It's about time America stopped glorifying the Kennedys. The idolatry of them has led to the acceptance of the open womanizer CLINTON, and the celebrity status the Kennedys still have leads voters to be susceptible to Presidents such as Obama and Trump. Enough, already.
The "Chappaquiddick" movie was SUPERB, and I hope it helps stop the idolatry of the Kennedys!
In my opinion, the only way the new Kennedy-Kopechne movie could have captured Teddy better was if ROBERT WAGNER played the Senator!! (Warning: there MAY be some Spoilers in this blog...it depends on how much you already know about the incident portrayed in this movie.)
If only one fifth of this movie is accurate, Teddy was a self-centered, selfish and spoiled snob surrounded a bunch of enablers who (pardon the pun) kept his political career afloat after Mary Jo's death. But in my opinion, the movie does more than expose TEDDY for what he was.
The movie also exposes The Kennedy Clan for what THEY were.............in a word, evil.
And yes, that includes the much-idolized JFK and RFK.
See, JFK and RFK were better looking than Teddy....and they tend to be sympathetic figures because they were assassinated. Teddy was NOT good looking, and someone died because of him, instead of him being the one who died.
But the three Kennedy sons had the same corrupt FATHER (played brilliantly by Bruce Dern in the movie) and I just find it hard to believe that ALL of the apples (plural) didn't "fall far from the tree." Even the most stoned-out supporters of JFK and RFK will acknowledge that they were womanizers, and it's obvious Teddy was the same way....why was he out there late at night, alone, with Mary Jo to BEGIN with? It is well-documented that Joe Kennedy, their dad, taught his boys to exploit women all they could and that marriage vows meant nothing.
And JFK, RFK and Teddy did not REBEL against Joe....they went along with his sinful counsel.
This movie highlights ol' JOE and that's why it exposes his three sons as well (not just Ted.)
It's about time America stopped glorifying the Kennedys. The idolatry of them has led to the acceptance of the open womanizer CLINTON, and the celebrity status the Kennedys still have leads voters to be susceptible to Presidents such as Obama and Trump. Enough, already.
The "Chappaquiddick" movie was SUPERB, and I hope it helps stop the idolatry of the Kennedys!
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