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handygal2 · ‎01-19-2015

I can't help but make a comparison, with the death of Nancy Reagan today. In every photo they showed on TV of Nancy and Ronald together, he had such an adoring look in his eyes that was endearing and genuine. On the other hand, history has proven that Camelot was unfortunately not what it appeared to be.

~~Be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the 'm' is silent.~~

Ms X · ‎09-13-2012

Beautiful pictures, but JFK's infidelity put the lie to all the PR photos.

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@Maudelynn wrote:
There is reason to admire this young president who was a strong and courageous leader. At the end of the day, we all know people are only people. But the beautifulness of the public personas of the Kennedys in the WH hasn't been seen since.

It was fake, created and disingenuous. What is there to admire about that?

mstyrion 1 · ‎09-18-2014

@Mominohio wrote:
@SydneyH wrote:
@Puzzle Piece wrote:
I choose to forget. They were just folks like you and I and just had money.
That family and their past and their 'ways' has long been uncovered.
Agreed, I have very little respect for them.....

I've never understood the near worshiping of them and their relationship (perhaps back in the day when the media never exposed things like they do today, and people were unaware of all the true issues), since the truth has come out over the years.

I see no reason to pine for, or admire what that was, behind closed doors and in reality. It is no more romantic, or classy or dignified than what goes on in most of today's entertainment world, yet people are fascinated and buy into it for some reason.

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It all depends on your political perspective, I suppose.

There is a sense of "near worship" of the Reagan administration on the other side of the aisle. I don't understand that.

The Kennedy years are romanticized, I suppose, but no more than the Reagan years are as well. I choose not denigrate either one because I find that to be a very un-classy thing to do on threads like these.

~Enough is enough~

Maudelynn · ‎05-08-2015

@Mominohio wrote:
@Maudelynn wrote:
There is reason to admire this young president who was a strong and courageous leader. At the end of the day, we all know people are only people. But the beautifulness of the public personas of the Kennedys in the WH hasn't been seen since.
It was fake, created and disingenuous. What is there to admire about that?

Your judgement of what was real and fake and created in this family is laughable and very presumptuous.

You have sacrificed nothing and no one.

maestra · ‎03-09-2010

Why the unnecessary personal attacks on those who disagree with you? Seems to be your MO.

Jacie · ‎01-09-2011

@Maudelynn wrote:
@Jacie wrote:
Beautiful pictures. But, now we know they cover deceit.

Old money has a way of doing things that isn't always right, the surface looks good but.....
So does "new money". No one family or group has a lock on deceitfulness. There's plenty to go around today, too. All you have to do is turn on the television or read the news.

But subject was Camelot and the pictures of back in the day, Old Money. That family was deceitful long before JFK became President.

"Cats are poetry in motion. Dogs are gibberish in neutral." -Garfield

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@mstyrion 1 wrote:
@Mominohio wrote:
@SydneyH wrote:
@Puzzle Piece wrote:
I choose to forget. They were just folks like you and I and just had money.
That family and their past and their 'ways' has long been uncovered.
Agreed, I have very little respect for them.....

I've never understood the near worshiping of them and their relationship (perhaps back in the day when the media never exposed things like they do today, and people were unaware of all the true issues), since the truth has come out over the years.

I see no reason to pine for, or admire what that was, behind closed doors and in reality. It is no more romantic, or classy or dignified than what goes on in most of today's entertainment world, yet people are fascinated and buy into it for some reason.
________________________________________________________
It all depends on your political perspective, I suppose.

There is a sense of "near worship" of the Reagan administration on the other side of the aisle. I don't understand that.

The Kennedy years are romanticized, I suppose, but no more than the Reagan years are as well. I choose not denigrate either one because I find that to be a very un-classy thing to do on threads like these.

Well, the truth isn't always classy.

The politics aside, there really is not much comparison in their relationships. The Reagans were very devoted to each other, but President Kennedy was not at all. The public built this idea of a Camelot, and we just weren't yet in the time of the media exposing the truth about our leaders. To continue to pretend it was something it wasn't is just foolish and kidding no one.

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@Maudelynn wrote:
@Mominohio wrote:
@Maudelynn wrote:
There is reason to admire this young president who was a strong and courageous leader. At the end of the day, we all know people are only people. But the beautifulness of the public personas of the Kennedys in the WH hasn't been seen since.
It was fake, created and disingenuous. What is there to admire about that?
Your judgement of what was real and fake and created in this family is laughable and very presumptuous.

Please, the truth about them has been out for a very long time now.

mstyrion 1 · ‎09-18-2014

@Mominohio wrote:
@mstyrion 1 wrote:
@Mominohio wrote:
@SydneyH wrote:
@Puzzle Piece wrote:
I choose to forget. They were just folks like you and I and just had money.
That family and their past and their 'ways' has long been uncovered.
Agreed, I have very little respect for them.....

I've never understood the near worshiping of them and their relationship (perhaps back in the day when the media never exposed things like they do today, and people were unaware of all the true issues), since the truth has come out over the years.

I see no reason to pine for, or admire what that was, behind closed doors and in reality. It is no more romantic, or classy or dignified than what goes on in most of today's entertainment world, yet people are fascinated and buy into it for some reason.
________________________________________________________
It all depends on your political perspective, I suppose.

There is a sense of "near worship" of the Reagan administration on the other side of the aisle. I don't understand that.

The Kennedy years are romanticized, I suppose, but no more than the Reagan years are as well. I choose not denigrate either one because I find that to be a very un-classy thing to do on threads like these.
Well, the truth isn't always classy.

The politics aside, there really is not much comparison in their relationships. The Reagans were very devoted to each other, but President Kennedy was not at all. The public built this idea of a Camelot, and we just weren't yet in the time of the media exposing the truth about our leaders. To continue to pretend it was something it wasn't is just foolish and kidding no one.