[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi Sue,
>Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I think that we have the right to know the truth about what is going on
>in the WH in regards to things like Watergate, White Water, Vietnam,
>Iraq, Bosnia, etc. But when it comes down to the personal lives of
>anyone, I don't think so. I certainly don't want anyone to delve into
>my personal life. But even so, putting that aside, these people are
>dead. They can't possibly defend themselves. All this does is hurt the
>survivors. And IMO that is wrong.
I doubt many are worried about the feelings of the survivors. The feelings
of those harmed by journalists are seldom of the slightest concern. People
have been driven to suicide by reporters. William Kennedy Smith's victim,
Patricia Bowman, tried to kill herself after her name was revealed along
with the most intimate details of her life. Her case was destroyed long
before she got to court by the ridicule to which she was subjected. If you
heard any journalists saying they were sorry I sure missed it.
In a book about Lizzie Borden a writer dug up much new information despite
the resistance of institutions which still resented the exposure of a
shameful part of their history. Institutional pride is of far more concern
than any considerations of personal privacy.
People do not hesitate in the slightest to trash those they dislike
repeating the grossest and flimsiest rumors as absolute truth while
complaining loudly that the most obvious flaws of their heros are just
unfounded rumors.
>I certainly did not approve nor even like Nixon, but even if he had beat
>Pat, what possible good can it do the country now, or anyone for that
>matter for it to be brought out now.
>
>Sue
It could be of aid to understanding the man, the position of women, and
certainly be an aid to battered wives. Understand I haven't made the
slightest comment on the accusation. I haven't the foggiest notion whether
it is true or not though many will immediately take up positions on it.
Does it matter that Kennedy had an affair with a mobster's girlfriend?
Since Kennedy later made initiatives to try to have the mob perform a hit on
Castro I would say it did.
The myths of Camelot are best revealed for what they are just as the myths
of Vietnam would best be understood rather than just having the old lies
repeated. Truman sent the first American soldiers to Vietnam when he
supported the French overthrow of Ho Chi Minh's newly established republic
after the war. Kennedy campaigned for a more active American participation
(Eisenhower had resisted the demands for a more active American
participation by Nixon and John Foster Dulles) and devised the Special
Forces for combatting guerilla forces with counter-terrorism. The war in
Vietnam owes its genesis and main impetus to these two men despite all the lies.
Truman's ignorance combined with Kennedy's impulsive bravado gave us the
mess that cost so many lives. Maybe if people realized it was the personal
failings of the men most responsible that gave us the Vietnam War, they
would be less casual about those they choose to represent them.
Intelligence and knowledge have long been a particular handicap to gaining
elective office.
Best, Terry
"Lawyer - one trained to circumvent the law" - The Devil's Dictionary
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