I read somewhere his book will cost $1,000. per copy. On Jul 15, 8:48 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > I have just spent the last hour and a half watching the HBO Special, aptly > called "Teddy: In His Own Words"; which is written and narrated by Senator > Kennedy, and gives only Senator Kennedy's perspective of his life, his > family, and a historical glimpse of the Kennedy clan's political involvement > throughout most of the 20th Century, since his Father's Ambassadorship in > England during the 1930s. > > Although most thinking Americans will take issue with Senator Kennedy's > perspective, his self aggrandizement; his bombastic arrogance and his & > HBO's choosing to gloss over a number of Senator Kennedy's "Little Nasties" > and lack of meaningful or productive legislation, (and also failing to > portray some of the worst legislation in the history of our Nation, thanks > to Teddy); the film is interesting at least from a historical context, and > interesting in and of itself to see how Kennedy perceives himself. > > Worth a watch..... > > =============== > > Portrait of a Kennedy ‘Teddy’ kicks off new HBO documentary > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020426170457427622153217... > By JAMIN BROPHY-WARREN > > When the news of Sen. Ted Kennedy’s brain tumor emerged last year, reporters > flocked to cover each new development in the story. But Sheila Nevins, head > of HBO Documentaries, opted for a longer view. > > HBO quickly cobbled together interviews with the senator from film and > radio. Debuting Monday, “Teddy: In His Own Words” gives an overview of the > senator’s life. > > “I didn’t know very much about him except for the Teddy we know now,” says > Ms. Nevins. > HBO had completed similar projects on Ted Kennedy’s brothers John and > Robert. In “Teddy,” old footage of the family is shown with Mr. Kennedy’s > voice as narrator. > > The film tracks his career from his initial foray into politics through his > work on issues like civil rights, health care reform, and the minimum wage. > > “Teddy” kicks off HBO’s summer series which will feature a new documentary > every Monday. All the movies focus on serious subjects: “Prom Night in > Mississippi” looks a town’s attempt to mount an interracial prom while “Boy > Interrupted” is about a 15-year-old’s struggle with depression. “We’ve > cornered the market on sad,” says Ms. Nevins. > > Watch a scene from "Prom Night in Mississippi." Video courtesy of HBO. > > The new HBO documentary series appears amid a glut of reality television, > including Oxygen’s competitive weight-loss show “Dance Your A** Off” and the > popular “Real Housewives” franchise on Bravo. > > HBO is embracing a form of reality television with its documentary series, > but the network is giving the genre its own spin. > > “The theatre of real people’s lives is infinitely interesting without too > much doctoring,” says Ms. Nevins. “There’s nothing more fascinating than > overhearing a real conversation. Nothing has to be redone. You don’t have to > follow a family that’s not real or put people in a house. I’m just not > interested.” > > *Corrections & Amplifications* > > Rory Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, wasn’t involved with the > production of “Teddy: In His Own Words.” A previous version of this article > incorrectly stated that she worked closely on the film. > > RuinationOfAmerica.jpg > 109KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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