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How The Trump Family Became The New Camelot In Four Days
Townhall.com ^ | July 23, 2013 | Liz Crokin

Posted on 07/23/2016 6:04:05 AM PDT by Kaslin

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To: SMGFan
Some here may not know the Kennedy “Camelot” legend (?) was fabricated After his death. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/12/how-jackie-kennedy-invented-the-camelot-legend-after-jfk-s-death.html

Here's something I just found out, that makes me think that Lyndon Johnson was responsible for Kennedy's assassination:

-Johnson found out three days before that he was getting dumped from the 1964 ticket for Terry Sanford of North Carolina. From the wikipedia bio of Terry Sanford:

Governor Sanford was a close political ally of President John F. Kennedy, a fact that disturbed some North Carolina Democrats who were suspicious of Kennedy's Catholicism.[15] According to President Kennedy's personal secretary Evelyn Lincoln, Sanford would have been Kennedy's choice for vice president on the 1964 Democratic ticket, had Kennedy lived. In her 1968 book Kennedy and Johnson she reported that President Kennedy told her that Lyndon B. Johnson would be replaced as Vice President. Lincoln wrote of that November 19, 1963, conversation just three days before Kennedy's assassination:[6][16]

As Mr. Kennedy sat in the rocker in my office, his head resting on its back he placed his left leg across his right knee. He rocked slightly as he talked. In a slow pensive voice he said to me, 'You know if I am re-elected in sixty-four, I am going to spend more and more time toward making government service an honorable career. I would like to tailor the executive and legislative branches of government so that they can keep up with the tremendous strides and progress being made in other fields ... I am going to advocate changing some of the outmoded rules and regulations in the Congress, such as the seniority rule. To do this I will need as a running mate in sixty-four a man who believes as I do.' ... I was fascinated by this conversation and wrote it down verbatim in my diary. Now I asked, ... 'Who is your choice as a running-mate?' He looked straight ahead, and without hesitating he replied, 'At this time I am thinking about Governor Terry Sanford of North Carolina. But it will not be Lyndon.'

-Under the pretext of uniting different factions of the Democrat Party, Johnson lured Kennedy into the Kill Zone.

21 posted on 07/23/2016 6:26:16 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: Thumper1960
Let’s not forget Ivana Trump and even Marla Trump. I believe Donald when he says he is not alone responsible for raising such children. His wives, exes and present, are as worthy of credit as he is.

Agree 100%. Ivanka's role model, as far as womanhood goes, is her mother. Ivana Trump was a powerhouse when she was married to Donald.

22 posted on 07/23/2016 6:26:46 AM PDT by floozy22 ("That was not the easiest entrance I've ever made. It felt like I was crossing the border, actually")
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To: Thumper1960
They didn't have everything just handed to them. They had great starts, but without the drive and brains, they'd just as well ended up like Paris Hilton or the Kardashians.

Or the Kennedys.

23 posted on 07/23/2016 6:27:28 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: Kaslin

Marla Maples, Tiffany’s mother, was at the convention during Tiffany’s speech but stayed low key.


24 posted on 07/23/2016 6:28:00 AM PDT by noexcuses
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To: Kaslin

Kas,
While I appreciate your posting the article, I’ll just disagree with the premise of it.

No, they’re not “Camelot”; they’re just real Americans, who understand what the American Dream really means, and how to achieve it. Sired by a good Man and Father who saw better things for himself and his future and went after them with drive, determination, and ambition.

And that alone is praise-worthy and cause for applause.

As one Freeper put it (wish I remembered who) - “Trump’s just like me... but with a whole lot more money”


25 posted on 07/23/2016 6:28:17 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Kaslin

I think it would have been hoot if they had of made it a complete sweep of Trump speakers and had Baron up..... even if it was to introduce his Mom with a “please welcome the greatest Mom in the world” 15 second speech.


26 posted on 07/23/2016 6:29:11 AM PDT by hecticskeptic (In life it's important to know what you believe�.but more more importantly, why you believe it.)
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To: Kaslin
A couple of points: (1) It's true that Jackie Kennedy invented the Camelot comparison post mortem, but the Kennedy clan was always fascinating to the voters and the media. (Their flaws were at the time kept deeply under wraps.) (2) The Trump family made an important difference last week. They gave Trump some important context, softening his image and making him seem a lot more human. His children obviously adore him and he loves them. The fact that they turned out the way they did greatly increases the comfort level of those who are still deciding. Not to mention the contrast with the Clinton crime family.
27 posted on 07/23/2016 6:31:13 AM PDT by Genoa
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To: Kaslin

And I neglected to mention Melania, who will be a very stylish and capable first lady, much better than Bill Clinton.


28 posted on 07/23/2016 6:32:48 AM PDT by Genoa
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To: Genoa

No Clinton scum in the white house! It would be great if Trump banned them from ever setting foot on the grounds, when he is President! She better visit now, while she can!


29 posted on 07/23/2016 6:35:36 AM PDT by Boardwalk
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To: SMGFan
I never got why people ere so impressed with John. Of course, he got the womans vote. His legacy? I suppose the Russian stand off.

IIRC....Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country....was plagiarism. Hope my memory is right on this.

30 posted on 07/23/2016 6:35:40 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Popman

Ted Sorenson, Arthur Schlesinger, White—all the scribes who ghost-wrote Kennedy’s books ... made up `Camelot’ out of whole cloth after the fact.
Precisely. The Trumps are real. Camelot was mythology, a polite term for BS.


31 posted on 07/23/2016 6:38:05 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Thumper1960

If you raise a great kid, you didn’t raise that.


32 posted on 07/23/2016 6:39:19 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: Kaslin

I am so looking forward to watching this beautiful family the next 8 years, Lord willing.
They are respectful, articulate, passionate and fun!

It will almost erase the embarrassment/hurt of Michelle’s harsh words and attitude.


33 posted on 07/23/2016 6:41:17 AM PDT by Guenevere (If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
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To: Pelham

Honeymooned in NYC in November 1962 and saw Camelot on Broadway. Awesome.


34 posted on 07/23/2016 6:43:49 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: hecticskeptic

This is not a diss..its an observation. ..
barron is at an awkward stage and appears to get quite surly.watch him at the end of the convention.. when his dads hands are rubbing his arms..he makes a face and shrugs him off..when he walks he lumbers..probably due to growing so tall do fast..

He has some growing up to do...and it will be in the public eye.


35 posted on 07/23/2016 6:44:37 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Sacajaweau

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2056020/JFK-stole-ask-country-speech-old-headmaster.html


36 posted on 07/23/2016 6:45:06 AM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: Kaslin

Louis XIV and Henri Quatre changed the world. and Napoleon left a lot of good behind as well.


37 posted on 07/23/2016 6:45:11 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Pelham

I’m glad my dad sat me down and told me about bootleg Kennedy and the real John Kennedy.


38 posted on 07/23/2016 6:45:21 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: hecticskeptic

Baron looked pretty tired. That’s a lot of stress for a young man who appears relatively shy.


39 posted on 07/23/2016 6:47:22 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: RummyChick

Which will make it difficult for him to grow up and not be scrutinized....much more than Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka or Tiffany. I hope there are plans to keep him “protected” during these next 8 years. OTOH, I believe Donald does not do anything without being fairly confident of the outcome.


40 posted on 07/23/2016 6:48:08 AM PDT by Thumper1960 (Trump-2016)
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