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Joseph P. Kennedy

12/26/2016

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I just finished rereading the wonderful biography of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw. Kennedy, the father of John F. Kennedy, has been pretty much forgotten. If he is remembered, it is a bootlegger and someone who worked with organized crime. Both charges are false.

He was born in East Boston at a time when the “proper Bostonians” looked down their nose at Irish Catholics. He graduated from Harvard and began his career in Boston. He moved to New York and made a fortune on Wall Street. Next he headed to Hollywood. At one point he was in charge of three different movie studios. With his fortune made, he moved to politics. He was a key advisor to Franklin Roosevelt. After serving in the administration, he was named ambassador to England. He was mentioned as a presidential candidate in 1940 if Roosevelt didn’t run for a third term. Eventually his views on appeasement destroyed his career. He then set about creating a political dynasty and perhaps the closet thing we have ever had to a royal family.
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He certainly had his share of faults but his rise from East Boston to become one of the biggest movers and shaker of the 20th century is a compelling story.
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    Hi! My name is Dave. I'm in my 60s and live in Indiana. I'll write about whatever is on my mind but most posts will be political. I'm a centrist who thinks both sides are on the wrong path.

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At long last this idiotic shutdown is over. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and it doesn’t start up again.

The real story is that 800,000 government workers are back on the job and many millions of people are no longer inconvenienced.

Unfortunately, that is not the story we are hearing in the media. Their story is about how Speaker Pelosi beat President Trump. He got himself into this mess. She decided that all that mattered was winning. The harm done to the people involved was of no concern whatsoever. A good leader puts the good of the people over political gamesmanship,

it would be nice to think that both people have learned their lesson and will try to do what is best for the
country. I sure wouldn’t bet on it.
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