Sunday, October 07, 2007

Kennedy values

Sailing with the Kennedys

Blue trash
C-SPAN3 ran a Kennedy family biographer marathon yesterday, and this 2002 Robert Dallek segment contained a paraphrased anecdote which rang a bell.

“After Joe Jr. uncharacteristically lost a sailboat race, Joe Sr. responded quite characteristically, yelling at Jr, "losing is not acceptable for a Kennedy."  Days later he presented Joe with a new sail, and Junior  resumed winning the weekly regattas. Joe Jr. later realized that his new sail was 9 inches taller than what was allowable, which expanded sail area gave him an unfair advantage. 
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Character is a trait established during adolescence. 
10/07/2007 10:03:00 AM 4 Comments

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Anonymous said...

I'm shocked. Just shocked. Not over the fact that cheating scumbaggery is part of the Kennedy DNA, but that you'd waste a precious second of your life watching a documentary on the lives of these douchebags. --DD

10/7/07, 10:17 AM
Anonymous said...

This post led me to google searching Joe SR. What a bunch of glossed over bull' is out there. Where does one find the truth?

10/7/07, 10:38 AM
Anonymous said...

Truth about Ambassador Joe Kennedy?
The appologist for Hitler and compettitor of Al Capone?
Used to be in the school library when I was a kid.
Probably all expunged now...
RAK

10/7/07, 6:17 PM
Anonymous said...

Mary Jo was not available for comment.

10/8/07, 10:04 AM

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