What If RFK Had Become President?

I think it is time America puts the legacy of the Kennedy's in perspective and stop talking about fairy tales.
Starting with Joseph Kennedy, the father of John F. Kennedy our former President, not many American citizens are aware he and a few Wall Street investing cronies, all sold their stocks just before the stock market crash of 1929. Many people committed suicide, lost jobs and homes and went hungry in America for many years. Coincidence perhaps? They sent Martha Stewart to prison for far less.
President Kennedy was careless in authorizing the Bay of Pigs. The lifestyles of John, Bobby and Ted Kennedy involving extra marital affairs were ones of carelessness and arrogance. It has been brought out that Bobby Kennedy and John F. Kennedy both used and probably were involved in the death of Marilyn Monroe. Documented reports put Bobby Kennedy at Marilyn???s house the night she died. Ted Kennedy left the scene of a woman???s death when he drove into a lake with her in the car. I have read that Jackie Kennedy thought she was doing you a favor to let you be in her presence. Are these the kind of people America should idolize?
I realize I put myself at risk to write these words; the powerful in this country are just that-too powerful. My heritage in this country goes back before the Revolutionary War. There have been multitudes of people who have died defending our individual rights that allow me to say what I just did. We as a nation move closer to having a dictator with the abuses of power that go unchecked. The last straw is the attempt of Obama to unify the two parties that must be kept separate to keep the powers in check.

Victoriah: such a beautiful, reflective analysis of contemporary Left America's obsession with the K family. Maybe their political hunger was cute once, but now, especially after so many years of political and social disasters, this family should be viewed as a footnote. The Righteous Left has turned them into Greek Gods. Isn't that the worse crime an American commit? Cling to an idea. They K legacy is convenient for the Left upper echelon and retired academics whose contribution to society is basic. There are many great families in America who strengthened the American fabric and went down in history as anonymous. And to me, and to most humble, though pragmatic people, that's a virtue. Bragging about the bro, the second cousin, or writing millions of cliché-ridden anecdotes depicting JFK's wardrobe--that's become tiresome. America ain't moving ahead because the Liberal media and academia romanticize their 60???s. Ted's accident, Marilyn's death, Jackie's notorious snobbery . We know it, and the books glamorizing that family won't change the truth. Maybe it's good to be delusional. You make $$$ being ignorant nowadays. Look how they branded O'bambi as a J.F.Konian. Neither of these men has built a country. They had, still have, friends with money. That???s all. Why is the K family so heavily involved with O'bambi's campaign. Isn't it time to retire and enjoy the Martha-Vineyard-ocean view cottage. RFK was a charming speaker, he had the potential to be an effective leader. But neither he nor his family invented compassion and respect. By suggesting RFK would have turned America into a Golden Paradise, the author just shows his inherent biases: The K were good, the devil is on your side if you dare think otherwise???that???s the daily mantra nowadays. Well, I choose to think otherwise. If that makes me Nixonian, then let it be. The ideological differences between the parties ensure America's prosperity. The conflict is healthy. To have enforced unity, as O'bambi suggests, well, that has an Hitlerian flair. I respect RFK's ideas. But I certainly don't idolize him. And not to idolize is the truest American thing. I wish more people like you, victoriah, would speak up.

As a young teenager, I worked on Mr. Kennedy's campaign with great vigor (to quote Mr. Kennedy). His loss was devastating to so many young Americans who saw a bright, progressive future lost with his life. He was truly a great man and a man ahead of his times. May Mr. Obama carry forth with the same forward-thinking that made Robert Kennedy great.

Today (june 5) is the anniversary of RFK's assassination. Why don't those of you who like to make shallow comments with so much bravado just take a break from this site for two minutes, out of respect for another fellow human being, whether or not you respect his politics.

Anyone with half a brain knows he was the brains of the JFK Administration.

Watch YouTube videos of him. His speech about "returning the government to the people" is exactly what we need today. His Final Journey is something his own brother never got. The country loved him. How many people love the candidates today like they loved RFK, and not because his name was Kennedy?

I am a Democrat, but face the FACTS! Some out there do remember what FACTS are don't you. The Kennedy's have always gotten a free ride and a pass. Most politicians and celebrioties do. FACT: Enough money and ANYONE or ANYTHING is for sale, even the country! Wake up AMERICA! Get your overweight a**es off the sofa and from in front of the idiot box!, which by the way is exactly where the government wants you to keep them. AMERICA, the land of the apathetic, whiny, lazy, irresponsible, greedy, crooked! God Bless the U.S.A!

Wow, what do you know, Bobby Kennedy was a human being, thanks for letting us know that he was a man, and like all men enjoyed sex, why use that against him, sex is a human nature thing, sex and drugs is the tools that are used by the criminals in our society to allow corruption to continue, they use indiscretion to destroy the message no matter how valid the message is, Bobby Kennedy was not shot by Shir Han, he was assassinated by another person who shot him point blank, the forensic evidence is there for us to know this, however the people that controlled the government most likely the people that assassinated him knew what Bobby Kennedy stood for, and they knew he would wipe out their corrupt control of our government and society. That???s why he was murdered, nothing more nothing less, you people in this blog that are making less of Bobby then he really was is because you are part and parcel of this criminal enterprise that has control this country for the last 100 years. That???s the facts, and coming out of your hole to disrespect him in any manner just proves my point. Best of luck we know who you are now, thanks for showing your colors. shot

I have read with amusement all of the comments listed below. To compare Obama with JFK or RFK is laughable. Read the article - RFK wanted to empower people to get ahead in life without depending on the government. That is not a liberal idea that is an American ideal. The only advise that I have for all of you is to reread our founding documents - nowhere in them does it say that government is the solution to all of your problems. In fact most of what the federal government does is a violation of the 10th amendment which states "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, no prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Obama is the antithesis of America - he wants to be the solution to all of your problems and he cannot be - we are Americans and we can make it on our own without the help of the US Government.!!

This article is truly the most amusing baby boomer dribble I've read in a long time. It does nothing but further spin the Camelot myth around a bunch of good looking, reckless boy/men who had worse zipper problems than Bill Clinton,. Give it up, guys and girls and let's move on.

Comment: you know, it's funny this is asked today, because often, including just yesterday, i wonder what this world what have been like if ALL the great dreamers were not assasinated. i was born in 1971 so i didn't get the absolute feeling and impacts of these great people, including Robert Kennedy. i suppose somewhere down line, growing up, i was taught about both Kennedy brothers, Martin Luther King, Jr., and even John Lennon. What I learned about them is that they were great believers in unity among people, peace-how war is maybe necessary in some people's eyes, but still tragic. Also, recently in the past five or so years, i have learned about Robert Kennedy's belief in the enivironment. That is an issue that i care deeply about. So 'what if' Robert Kennedy went on to become president and wasn't ruthlessly shot by some sick demented human being? i often wonder this and i have no answer and i don't think anyone does. all we can do as individuals is somehow, in our own way, continue the legacy of those wonderful dreamers and possibly make some of the visions come true. i've always been taught to be kind and put good energy out into the universe and somehow it will come back. so those are my words...as a present "dreamer"...be kind and compassionate, and love one another and the world WE ALL live in together

I agree; the Kennedy's weren't perfect. Of course, neither am I, neither are you. They have the "Camelot" myth around them because they believed in mythical themes. They believed in love, hope, right versus might, goodness, equality, fairness. Those ideas might be scoffed at by our everyday world of "reality". But I prefer to believe that the ideas and ideals that they inspired resonate with each of us. I hope that these ideals might be living in each of us.

The Kennedy's remind us of who we are and who we could be. In all their imperfections, they made us believe that we could be better, maybe even best. I want to believe. I want to live in a country that has high ideals and strives to achieve them. Don't you?

you know, it's funny this is asked today, because often, including just yesterday, i wonder what this world what have been like if ALL the great dreamers were not assasinated. i was born in 1971 so i did get the absolute feeling and impacts of these great people, including Robert Kennedy. i suppose somewhere down line, growing up, i was taught about both Kennedy brothers, Martin Luther King, Jr., and even John Lennon. What I learned about them is that they were great believers in unity among people, peace-how war is maybe necessary in some people's eyes, but still tragic. Also, recently in the past five or so years, i have learned about Robert Kennedy's belief in the enivironment. That is an issue that i care deeply about. So 'what if' Robert Kennedy went on to become president and wasn't ruthlessly shot by some sick dimented human being? i often wonder this and i have no answer and i don't think anyone does. all we can do as individuals is somehow, in our own way, continue the legacy of those wonderful dreamers and possibly make some of the visions come true. i've always been taught to be kind and put good energy out into the universe and somehow it will come back. so those are my words...as a present "dreamer"...be kind and compassionate, and love one another and the world WE ALL live in together