Pathetic (Updated–I Am So Trusting Dept.) 0
I was not a big fan of Bobby Kennedy.
As far as I was concerned at the time, he pretty much stabbed Gene McCarthy in the back. Senator McCarthy had the courage to get in front of the crowd on the issue of the Viet Namese War and, when Kennedy saw McCarthy’s success, Kennedy jumped right in.
Nevertheless, Bobby Kennedy did seem to have a true concern for justice and for the little guy.
Therefore, all I can say is that this is just pathetic:
It’s like Britney Spears doing something in honor of Benny Goodman.
The Booman, in contrast, thinks it is just massively stupid.
Addendum, the Day After:
I am so naive and trusting, so unwilling to think the worst of someone until I have been shown that they deserve it, that I did not even conceive of the most sinister implications of this remark until I heard Daniel Schorr’s commentary this morning.
Guess I need to work on being more cynical.
