It Happened Today: JFK Elected President

AVGWarhawk · 11-08-10, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by August

Whoop de do!

For some it was very signifcant.

I was amazed yesterday I found that my daughter was watching a History Channel program with the subject of the Kennedy assassination. She is only in 10th grade.

What...no MTV and another episode of Jackass today?

August · 11-08-10, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

For some it was very signifcant.

I was amazed yesterday I found that my daughter was watching a History Channel program with the subject of the Kennedy assassination. She is only in 10th grade.

What...no MTV and another episode of Jackass today?

I've never been much for hero worship when it comes to politicians.

AVGWarhawk · 11-08-10, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by August

I've never been much for hero worship when it comes to politicians.

It was not really hero worship. He was young and inspiring. A war vet who single handed swam 3 miles with a shipmate who was badly burned in tow. He successfully found rescue for all but 2 of crewmates when PT 109 was sunk. To survive such an ordeal only to be assassinated for no good reason does make one stop and ponder the short lived live of this particular person.

August · 11-08-10, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

It was not really hero worship. He was young and inspiring. A war vet who single handed swam 3 miles with a shipmate who was badly burned in tow. He successfully found rescue for all but 2 of crewmates when PT 109 was sunk. To survive such an ordeal only to be assassinated for no good reason does make one stop and ponder the short lived live of this particular person.

I'm well aware of his war record AVG and while I respect him for it but some people want to elevate him to god like status and it's just a bit much for me.

tater · 11-08-10, 12:16 PM

While I think he's way over-hyped, he certainly was an interesting character, and probably the last Democrat President (or even Dem candidate for Pres) that I have any significant overlap with politically.

Bubblehead1980 · 11-08-10, 01:32 PM

Very much overhyped like all the Kennedy family.Truth be told their father was a drug dealer of his day in addition to being pro Nazi.JFK was a war hero, give him that and prob a good man but very much overrated, kind of like the current occupant of the WH was during his campaign and is by some of the stubborn hold outs among us.

I admire him mostly for trying to really change things, take down the old guard, which lead to his murder.I agree with Tater he was the last real Democrat to even run for President.

Bilge_Rat · 11-08-10, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I'm well aware of his war record AVG and while I respect him for it but some people want to elevate him to god like status and it's just a bit much for me.

Not as much now as just after the assassination. No one had him on his top 3 list when we debated the best U.S. presidents a while back.

Stealth Hunter · 11-08-10, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I'm well aware of his war record AVG and while I respect him for it but some people want to elevate him to god like status and it's just a bit much for me.

Huh. Well I see no one here wanting to "elevate him to god-like status". Not here, nor anywhere in Life's piece on him...

August · 11-08-10, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Huh. Well I see no one here wanting to "elevate him to god-like status". Not here, nor anywhere in Life's piece on him...

Your point?

Stealth Hunter · 11-08-10, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Your point?

I was about to ask you the same thing...

Castout · 11-08-10, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

It was not really hero worship. He was young and inspiring. A war vet who single handed swam 3 miles with a shipmate who was badly burned in tow. He successfully found rescue for all but 2 of crewmates when PT 109 was sunk. To survive such an ordeal only to be assassinated for no good reason does make one stop and ponder the short lived live of this particular person.

His speeches were always inspiring and seemed sincere.

To me he was a great politician one who tries to follow his ideals.

Certified with his assassination. The man who pulled the trigger should have asked himself whether the world would see such caliber political leader in even 50 years to come before he pulled the trigger.

Sailor Steve · 11-08-10, 09:59 PM

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The man who pulled the trigger should have asked himself whether the world would see such caliber political leader in even 50 years to come before he pulled the trigger.

Unfortunately no one who murders someone ever asks those kinds of questions. He thinks he already knows the answers, or else he wouldn't do what he does.

11-08-10, 12:16 PM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	While I think he's way over-hyped, he certainly was an interesting character, and probably the last Democrat President (or even Dem candidate for Pres) that I have any significant overlap with politically.

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Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,193 Downloads: 621 Uploads: 44	Very much overhyped like all the Kennedy family.Truth be told their father was a drug dealer of his day in addition to being pro Nazi.JFK was a war hero, give him that and prob a good man but very much overrated, kind of like the current occupant of the WH was during his campaign and is by some of the stubborn hold outs among us. I admire him mostly for trying to really change things, take down the old guard, which lead to his murder.I agree with Tater he was the last real Democrat to even run for President.