Jack Kennedy - Leaving Port

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[0907oliv]

If JFK had been a Protestant instead of a Catholic, he would have won the 1960 election by a landslide because he was the best candidate. The election was close because of his religion - and for no other reason. By the same token, in the early 1900's here in this country, if Joe Kennedy had been a WASP instead of Irish Catholic - any of those shenanigans he is supposed to have pulled would have gone unnoticed.

[chelxeaty]

@0907oliv

JFK won in Protestant states during his compaign, which ruled out his Catholic religion. He proved it wasn't about his beliefs, and I don't believe it played a fact on winning the presidency! And I think it didn't matter if it wasnt a landslide lol he earned it by being 10 steps ahead of Nixon.

[AmericanPie37]

such a beautiful video I can't believe nobody's commented on it yet. This has GOT to be the greatest JFK video EVER!! EVER!!! Great job!

[chelxeaty]

Thanks hun(L)

[chelxeaty]

Rate & Comment!

xoxo,

[JetLuda]

Very lovely video! The song makes it emotional. He didn't have to die the way he did. Just because he was doing something good for the people, others did what they did to him. May he rest in peace...

[0907oliv]

Yes, he was the most outstanding candidate - but when a President wins by a close margin he does not have a "mandate" from the people, and does not pull enough members of his party in with him into Congress - and so it hurts his ability to get legislation through. Despite that, in a 2009 poll of 65 historians, evaluating 10 categories of presidential performance, JFK was rated the 6th greatest President. Hopefully some day, he will be rated at least No. 4 behind Lincoln, Washington & FDR.

[WALRU11]

What is most remarkable about Jack Kennedy is that he daily displayed such grace, wit, & courage despite living in almost relentless pain. He gallantly bore his cross of suffering in silence, electing to flash that wide Irish grin that masked acute physical agony that would have embittered & withered lesser men. Steeling himself, he embraced life with a cool but passionate intensity. Paul Fay Jr., called Kennedy "the funniest person I ever met." He was the embodiment of grace under pressure.

[proferic]

@0907oliv I really doubt he would have won in a landslide. I don't think it would have been much different. 50% of the country agreed with your point of view and the other half thought Nixon was the better candidate (not that he was, I'm just saying at the time alot of people thought JFK was too young and inexperienced. He later proved them wrong.

[TheClassica87]

Really sweet, yet heartbreaking video. I imagine how hard it must have been for John Jr. to watch films like this in his adult years. Knowing and seeing how much his father loved him and yet obviously having zero memory of it. Sadder than sad. And now JFK Jr. is gone too. Tragic isn't strong enough of a word.

[kilobas]

The best of all of time!!

Our real warrior

ViVA KENNEDY...

[MrTabby5000]

JFK was a typical womanizing cheating immoral liberal who wore his god on his sleeve.

[0907oliv]

Tlhanks for your comment. I was 10 in 1960. I came from a Catholic family. His religion was a big deal - and there was a concern that he would lose because of it. I know he won in Protestant states - but some of them were very close. I wrote this post because someone wrote below a "stealing the election" charge. Those charges for some can only be made if the election was close. In my post I gave the "real" reason the election was close. Truly a lot of people had that bias then.

[Arisvladamira]

I love Jack