Posted on 09/11/2017 7:21:33 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Variety chief film critic Owen Gleiberman, piles on:
“Chappaquiddick” is a meticulously told chronicle, no more and no less, and at times there’s a slight detachment in watching it, because it’s too tough and smart to milk the situation by turning Edward Kennedy into a “tragic figure.” . . .
Forty-eight years later, let’s be clear on what the meaning of Chappaquiddick is. Ted Kennedy should, by all rights, have stood trial for involuntary manslaughter, which would likely have ended his political career. The fact that the Kennedy family — the original postwar dynasty of the one percent — possessed, and exerted, the influence to squash the case is the essence of what Chappaquiddick means.
The Kennedys lived outside the law; the one documented instance in American history of an illegally stolen presidential election was the election of John F. Kennedy in 1960. He lost the race to Richard Nixon, but his father sealed the presidency for him by manipulating the vote tallies in Illinois. That’s the meaning of Chappaquiddick. too.
JOHN adds: Ted Kennedy was a coward. He left Mary Jo Kopechne to drown, and walked back, a long distance, to the house where his party was still in progress. When he arrived there, he importuned his cousin, Joe Gargan, to tell the police Gargan had been driving the car. Gargan refused, and insisted that they return to Poucha Pond and see whether Kopechne could be rescued. Kennedy agreed, but was of no use. He sat on the bank while his cousin tried unsuccessfully to dive down to the sunken car.
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Another issue is that the party-goers cleaned up all evidence of drinking before the authorities arrived at the cottage. Not an empty bottle or beer can anywhere to be found.
I always thought that two cars made the right turn...both heading out to the ‘point’ for some beach rendezvous. Kennedy likely in the rear. The second car reacts after getting the destination and waiting twenty minutes, thinking something went wrong, and comes to find the car submerged and Kennedy climbing out of the water. They drove back to the cottage and calculated the mess involved, and then 2nd guy (with his girlfriend in tow) drove Ted to the point to swim across, and this guy and gal cleaned up the cottage and set the plan up for Ted to avoid any criticism.
It’s one of those events that you just don’t believe the way that the story is told...it doesn’t fit.
I will add this...if Ted and his associate had been smart (something rarely seen)....they would have pulled the dead Mary Jo out of the car, laid her down on the ground and made Ted appear to have tried saving her.
Here’s a review from The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/11/chappaquiddick-review-toronto-film-festival-tiff
There was another woman’s handbag in the car...not Mary Jo’s. A woman does not leave a party with the wrong hand bag.
The Ballad of Mary Jo Who
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIIibyukZDU
Its not a real ad. But funny!
Yup.
Because that’s the way the dems play.
Yep. And they haven't changed in the slightest. Something to think about, Mr. President, as you make kissy-face with your new "friends" Nancy and Chuck.
Thanks.
Kennedy’s - can’t drive, can’t ski, can’t fly.
I thought that was from National Lampoon?
Nothing involuntary manslaughter about it, 1st degree murder all the way. it just proves if one is a Democrat it is alright to kill off your undesired evidence
Nothing involuntary manslaughter about it, 1st degree murder all the way. it just proves if one is a Democrat it is alright to kill off your undesired evidence
No it isn’t. This is from National Lampoon - I subscribed to it back in the day this ad ran - and IIRC they got sued by Volkswagen.
Great ad, though!
cheers
Jim
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