I hope Chappaquiddick loses a TON of money...

[Ferrets are Cool]

just cuz.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Remember when the right forced CBS to cancel it's miniseries about

The Reagans back in 2003?

www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-dumps-reagan-miniseries/

[NewJeffCT]

11. Yes, for one line that they could not find support for

something about Reagan and AIDS.

[George II]

20. Reagan denied that AIDS even existed for years, then one of his closest aides (pun not intended)....

....and Ryan White died, and all of a sudden he had a (semi-) epiphany.

It's one thing to go to war and be responsible for thousands of deaths, but to deny AIDS and be responsible for thousands of deaths. I'll never forgive him for that.

[hlthe2b]

2. Ted is long dead.. So, is her family.. This happened in 1969..! What the hell does anyone

care about this now?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. You'd be surprised how frequently they beat dead horses on RW sites, especially the FReaks. nt

[George II]

21. It's the ol' "yeahbut, what about Ted Kennedy, what about Bill Clinton?", even as their icon....

....brags about grabbing pussies and pays off porn stars to be quiet.

[NCTraveler]

3. I imagine the right storyline could make a great movie.

The timing is interesting. Since the The Lion of the Senate is gone, this is just maligning the name. Just as another Kennedy is carving his roots.

[Boomerproud]

4. They have certainly been promoting the hell out it.

I see the trailer every time I turn on the TV. I don't understand who their target audience is supposed to be.

[appalachiablue]

5. Not very well done, saw it on cable. Old story, what's the point.

[D_Master81]

6. #ThisReallyHappened

when i see that hashtag at the end of all the commercials I'm like "yeah i'm sure it happened exactly as you're portraying it too. And this movie is catering to the right. It wont lose a ton of money. The right are a loyal fanbase, they'll come out and support it.

[marble falls]

8. Anytime they have to say "no shit, this really happened", I think "Once upon a time."

[BeyondGeography]

7. Sounds like it has something to irritate partisans on both sides

https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2018/03/29/clarke/PQBYm5rwrNb7alG2q25eHI/story.html

[Agschmid]

9. Im going to go see it.

[marble falls]

10. In that everyone involved is passed, this is less "historical mystery" and more "Enquirer cover"...

Feel the same about the Natalie Wood death. Everybody but Christopher Walken and Robert Wagner is dead.

[kskiska]

13. Joan Kennedy is still alive

at age 81.

[marble falls]

14. I don't believe "unraveling" Chappaquiddick is on her bucket list. I wish her all the best...

I think she got a raw deal by being a "Kennedy".

[babylonsister]

12. Thanks for the memories.nt

[mountain grammy]

15. A few weeks ago I was out with friends

and we were talking about political criminal mischief. The Republican at the table said, yeah like Ted getting away with murder. They never let go. We shut her down, but I too hope this film's a big flop.

[dflprincess]

22. What people tend to forget is that 50 years ago drunk driving

even when someone was maimed or killed was not treated as a "real" crime.

Too many of us (myself included I'm ashamed to say now) drove when we shouldn't have and it was only dumb luck that kept us from killing ourselves or someone else. In the early '70s a relative was involved in a drunk driving accident that killed the passenger in his car. He lost his license for 6 months and didn't face the expense or other consequences a person faces now just for getting pulled over for DWI.

The only thing that made this a big deal was that Ted Kennedy was involved.

I'm not excusing Kennedy (or my relative) i'm just saying that's how it was handled back then. I'm glad we got smarter and stricter about driving while impaired.

[mountain grammy]

26. So true..

and you're right. I lived in CT where the drinking age was 21, but, less than an hour's drive was NY where it was 18. More than a few didn't survive the drive home. I'm glad we got MADD too.

[dflprincess]

29. Yes. Wisconsin lowered it's drinking age before Minnesota did

and my blood now runs cold when I think of the drives back from Hudson, WI to the Minneapolis suburbs.

[paleotn]

16. It will....

No flash. No extravagant use of CGI. No massive car chases. No explosions. No super heroes. It's DOA at the box office.

[Fla Dem]

17. Who the hell will pay to see this? A 50 year ago incident? No one under 60.

[ucrdem]

18. I read once that the reflectors marking the edge of that curve had been removed for some reason.

Hmm.

[dflprincess]

23. There have been many strange stories surrounding that night

and given Nixon's hatred for Kennedy and knowing how low he could go, some of them make a person wonder just what the truth of it all was.

Or maybe it was just what we were told.

[ucrdem]

33. The Kennedy body count

was already up to four in 1969 -- Joe Jr, Katherine, JFK and RFK -- making it hard to see this as just an accident, though there was probably an element of chance in it, like the passengers. But dirty tricks were given a lot of careful thought back in the day so I wouldn't rule anything out. This movie underscores how important the whole rotten business was and remains.

[cstanleytech]

24. They are not doing it for the money they are doing it to try and use it to energize their base

around before the election.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

25. Seems Like A Pretty Obvious Attempt To Smear The Kennedy Name..........

..............just as Joe looks to throw his hat into the ring. As soon as I saw the trailer for this movie, my first thought was, "They're scared to death of Joe and they're starting the smear campaign now."

[kimbutgar]

27. It is such a bs movie

Meant to tarnish the Kennedy family legacy.

[Kath2]

30. Right on.

That is all it is.

[brush]

28. Cuz of why? To damage Dem chances in elections? You may want to re-think that.

[underthematrix]

31. I lived through it and it got the attention it deserved.

It was an accident that killed a young woman. It was very sad for all involved.

This has nothing to do Joe Kennedy III. He's a teetotaler.

[Upthevibe]

32. I thought the same thing...why in the Hell

are the doing this story again!? I also hope it looses a lot of money...