In a message dated 1/17/2006 7:47:37 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wonder how much was real and how much was political posturing against a potential rival (Johnson). After all, I dont think Johnson was out of the race at that point, right? =========== Johnson withdrew early and RFK maintained his anti-war stance. I think he was really anti-war, and by that time it was okay to be so, because a large percentage Americans had become so. Basically it was a no-brainer.
I also think he really believed what he said -- I always felt RFK was totally sincere. He had gone through changes in his political identity, some due to his brother's death and some due to being attorney general. And he wasn't a cookie cutter copy of his brother either, who, yes, was a hawk. I remember being very, very upset when RFK was shot. To me it was a turning point in American history. We lost a potentially great leader. Marnie Marilyn aside. And unlike Clinton, I think RFK was smart enough not to fool around or continue fooling around once he hit the White House. > Here's more about RFK: > > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kennedys/peopleevents/p_rfk.html > > Including the following: > > "In 1968, he declared his candidacy for the presidency with an > anti-war platform." > > <snip> > > cheers, > frank
