I have a very good friend whose father-in-law was sent to prison,convicted of taking campaign money (for his own political run).He was told that if he did not bring his delegates into the Kennedy camp,he would find himself in big trouble,he did not and he found himself in big trouble. Another good friend's mother dated him in the early 50's,she thought he was intelligent,fascinating and had a magnatism that was irresistible to men and women.
I say all this as prelude to the very sincere question I am going to ask. I just want you to know that I have heard the worst and the best,have watched everything quite carefullly,read most of the books about the assassination through the years and my opinion of him is favorable. I have been a Freeper for a couple of years.
Escept for a few books about Camelot which were romanticized and nonsubstantive fairy tales,I have never read anything about Kennedy that was good,or that showed him to be anything but a lying,sickly,conniving,womanizing,bought and paid for political animal,whose book was written by someone other than himself.I read he was the son of a man,whose purpose in having children was merely to have his wife birth a President for the United States. His father was also a womanizing adulterer,a bootlegger that made all of his money through political machinations and nefarious undertakings.Even his son was nothing but a less than bright,failed entrepeneur whose bravado and stupidity caused him to fly a plane which he was not qualified to fly,thus killing two beautiful innocent women. I have evenread here,on these very threads that his "sainted" mother drank too much and was mean to the help.
Having told you everything I have read,and not having read anything to the contrary in the last 35 years,I am sincerely asking anyone to point out one article or book or interview that contains material that sanctifies,lionizes,idolizes,admires,credits or even supports him. So,where can I find something positive about John F.Kennedy?
I believe you have found the crux of the matter. If you think about the public's adoration for Bill Clinton, today, and contrast that with the reality, not only of Lewinsky and the impeachment, but also the mounting evidence that shows he contributed to September 11th, not to mention being embroiled in scandal involving the Chinese, ALL of these traits add up to a terrible presidency.
But, that doesn't matter to the liberals. The same people that think Clinton is wonderful, believe that Kennedy was a dream, and that FDR was the greatest president ever! They do not consult reality. And, if you think about it, if the liberals can only point to fairytales as powerful presidential legacies, this must prove that they live in an altered state of reality. They refuse to see the truth before them.
Kennedy was a womanizer, who learned from his father. He was groomed, since the time of his elder brother's death, to be president. He married into the right family, his father helped him cultivate all of the political contacts he needed, he was elected via shady campaign tactics, and then he entered the WH. Once there, he did not perform very well.
Perhaps it is to this nation's benefit that he was never elected for a second term. I would never say that the man should have been assassinated, that was a terrible event that truly impacted our nation. But, on the other hand, if his first three years did not show much glowing promise, why should we believe that a second term would have yielded many positive results?
As for your final question, perhaps there is NOTHING positive about Kennedy, truly. And, knowing that America has an extremely short attention span it doesn't matter what facts they unearth that prove just how terrible his presidency was. He is dead, everyone says... leave it at that. But, I firmly disagree. We should know our history, fully.