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Chemisse

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56. It's disgusting to smear someone for a relative's deeds or misdeeds.

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 01:47 PM

Apr 2018

No matter what your thoughts are on the Chappaquiddick tragedy, no matter who was at fault or how it all came about, this has nothing to do with anyone who is alive today.

Yet the GOP will shamelessly smear the younger Kennedy until half their followers think HE was the one who was in the car that night! They need to be called out on this.

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The film "Chappaquiddick" distorts a tragedy [View all] pnwmom Apr 2018 OP

I haven't seen the movie yet radical noodle Apr 2018 #1

This film is little more than a disgusting, cowardly hatchet job jcmaine72 Apr 2018 #2

Thats all the Rs want to talk about today. Hatchet job to diminish the failings of their own notdarkyet Apr 2018 #3

They had to reach back 49 years to find a scandel about a Democrat. SunSeeker Apr 2018 #4

Maybe a John Edwards movie next? oberliner Apr 2018 #10

No, none of his kids are a threat to the GOP. nt SunSeeker Apr 2018 #16

Which one of Ted Kennedy's kids are you referring to? MichMan Apr 2018 #17

Ted's great nephew is the one the film's backers are targeting. n/t pnwmom Apr 2018 #49

Read the thread. SunSeeker Apr 2018 #65

Someone should do a movie about Trump's grandfather csziggy Apr 2018 #28

How about a movie about yesterday's fire fatality? ucrdem Apr 2018 #35

I'll wait for the 8 part mini series on teenage Obama smoking tobacco and pot Bucky Apr 2018 #46

Oh come on now. One need not go back 49 years. I love Kennedy,but come on. Tipperary Apr 2018 #18

Coming up next: Why is Hillary hiding her secret connection to Chappaquiddick? struggle4progress Apr 2018 #53

Interesting how that came to your mind but not the filmmaker's. nt SunSeeker Apr 2018 #63

Thank you for posting this! ucrdem Apr 2018 #5

RW Propaganda. Just like that Dinesh one Cha Apr 2018 #6

Mary Jo's been dead nearly fifty years and Ted's been gone nearly ten struggle4progress Apr 2018 #7

It was a tragedy MichMary Apr 2018 #9

Post removed Post removed Apr 2018 #12

Probably MichMary Apr 2018 #13

... Hekate Apr 2018 #38

I think so, too janterry Apr 2018 #34

Kennedy went on to do great things over the course of MichMary Apr 2018 #45

... Hekate Apr 2018 #36

The diver wasn't qualified to make such an assessment. What did the autopsy say? yardwork Apr 2018 #19

There was no autopsy n/t MichMary Apr 2018 #20

Then it is irresponsible to speculate. yardwork Apr 2018 #21

Well, MichMary Apr 2018 #26

I don't know if you are, but you sound like a fox news viewer? rockfordfile Apr 2018 #29

thank you...for saying that Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #31

Really? MichMary Apr 2018 #37

Nobody really knows... flotsam Apr 2018 #47

That is plausible MichMary Apr 2018 #51

But they are marketing a movie with lots of made up material as factual. pnwmom Apr 2018 #52

Someone posted the other day MichMary Apr 2018 #54

He waited 10 hours to report it. I liked Kennedy, but the fact is he got away with something Tipperary Apr 2018 #23

Just to let you know MichMary Apr 2018 #39

I've filed it under "Things I really don't need to have an opinion about" struggle4progress Apr 2018 #41

I agree with Tribe, it's not about Ted, it's about his great nephew Joe OKNancy Apr 2018 #8

My thoughts exactly. Young Kennedys moving into politics Ilsa Apr 2018 #14

And DUers in this very thread are happy to join in. yardwork Apr 2018 #22

The moment I saw this mention of the movie I felt in my bones that this was alllll about Guilded Lilly Apr 2018 #42

nobody cares....box office is dismal spanone Apr 2018 #11

Mary jo kopechne grew up in my town ( Berkeley Heights NJ) Le Gaucher Apr 2018 #15

One thing about the R's... yallerdawg Apr 2018 #24

Haven't seen it, but read another perspective loyalsister Apr 2018 #25

Very much so. Good post. Tipperary Apr 2018 #40

Indeed he was loyalsister Apr 2018 #62

Is he saying ... left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #27

Yes, he is saying that its purpose is to re-inject a dormant Benghazi into the ether ucrdem Apr 2018 #33

You packed a lot in that statement, ucrdem Hekate Apr 2018 #59

Thanks Hekate . . . ucrdem Apr 2018 #60

I saw the trailer, mentioned it here somewhere, knew immediately what this was Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #30

Who paid for this propaganda film? rockfordfile Apr 2018 #32

IMDB has 4 production companies. I'm not sure of their background underpants Apr 2018 #44

No way the timing is coincidental peggysue2 Apr 2018 #43

From the producers of "Teapot Dome Scandal"... Bucky Apr 2018 #48

Next up: The Chandra Levy Story ucrdem Apr 2018 #50

Maybe not advertising it would be a good option CountAllVotes Apr 2018 #55

It's disgusting to smear someone for a relative's deeds or misdeeds. Chemisse Apr 2018 #56

Yup. But it smacks of something broader than "a certain meteoric career". KPN Apr 2018 #57

It appears to have had a mediocre opening. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #58

The story was tragic, scandalous, and there is no way to soft peddle it. However Senator Kennedy CentralMass Apr 2018 #61

Did a tragedy occur? Of course. This movie is still right-wing dirty tricks Tatiana Apr 2018 #64