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MadameButterfly

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30. i can't imagine one minute being a shoe-in for president

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #11)

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 02:57 PM

Sep 2

following the popularity of his brother--truly life n Camelot. Both the personal and public meaning of this moment is hard to even fathom.
And having it destroyed so completely and brutally in one instant.

It would mess up most people. Wife and son. RFKJr. was already difficult but I think he would have pulled through had his father lived. Ethel would have been a great first lady and mom. Our nation never recovered from the tragedy. I was nine, and I haven't recovered. No wonder that the family at the center of it didn't. Especially the son who had problems and already didn't measure up to the expectations of a Kennedy. He needed his dad to get him through.

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Just a quick reminder that Junior's mother, [View all] no_hypocrisy Sep 1 OP

The entire Kennedy family is embarrassed by this idiot LetMyPeopleVote Sep 1 #1

its ok. they are only embarrassed. not sorry. Tetrachloride Sep 1 #13

No real action... summer_in_TX Sep 1 #15

"do or do not-- there is no try" Tetrachloride Sep 2 #16

what were they supposed to do? travelingthrulife Sep 2 #21

I don't blame her. Sometimes crappy mothers have great kids. twodogsbarking Sep 1 #2

And sometimes great mothers have crappy kids. liberalla Sep 1 #7

I think you have this reversed. AllyCat Sep 1 #14

Jr is the crappy kid but I don't blame the mother. Nor would I give credit to a crappy mother who had a great child. twodogsbarking Sep 2 #20

I didn't know that PatSeg Sep 1 #3

Ethel was left a widow of 11 kids. Feel Good Inc Sep 1 #6

I can only imagine what it was like for PatSeg Sep 1 #11

i can't imagine one minute being a shoe-in for president MadameButterfly Sep 2 #30

You are probably right PatSeg Sep 2 #32

Though he was not a public person TNNurse Sep 2 #23

No, actually I don't PatSeg Sep 2 #26

It's not just one thing. Losing a parent is big MadameButterfly Sep 2 #31

"" AllaN01Bear Sep 1 #4

The kid took a wrong turn and developed sicko republicon "values" BoRaGard Sep 1 #5

I worked a few seasons in Hyannis and got to see that family in action Warpy Sep 1 #8

Your comments here are interesting and well stated. Thanks. (Old issues of "Prevention" - funny stuff). FadedMullet Sep 1 #9

"Junior really needs to be impeached for negligence and gross incompetence..." OldBaldy1701E Sep 2 #22

From Simpsons: Robert F Quimby Jr bmichaelh Sep 1 #10

I gave RFK Jr the benefit of the doubt because of the murder of his father and how he found out mountain grammy Sep 1 #12

wow did not know that mikenash54 Sep 2 #17

there are people who are damaged from the word go NJCher Sep 2 #18

One more NJCher Sep 2 #19

Chump's childhood was a mess also FakeNoose Sep 2 #25

Junior has done more damage than his family has done good RainCaster Sep 2 #24

He should have been aborted. dalton99a Sep 2 #27

Let's not bring abortion into this, please. ShazzieB Sep 2 #28

A Kennedy Republican? czarjak Sep 2 #29