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Miles Archer

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15. I'd say that because of the "Camelot" factor, there has always been a tremendous pressure to "be a Kennedy."

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Wed Dec 31, 2025, 09:55 AM

4 hrs ago

The name carried so much weight that the media scrutiny was intense.

ALSO...during "Camelot"...we basically had Walter Cronkite and Huntley & Brinkley. No Internet. No YouTube. No Social Media. No 24/7 news cycle.

We got whatever the evening news (and actual print newspapers) gave us. And what they gave us was a lot of Kennedy coverage, so the people who were not JFK, were not Bobby, were not Jackie, all had to live under the glare of that same spotlight.

So whatever perks came from having that family name also carried a mind-numbingly unfair amount of media coverage and scrutiny. It's a trade-off. Famous people seldom get one without the other.

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OK, show of hands...who DID NOT THINK Trump would viciously troll the Kennedys after JFK's granddaughter's death? [View all] Miles Archer 6 hrs ago OP

Trump has to destroy anything the American people love and respect. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #1

I'd wonder how rfk feels about it but he sold his soul to trump Samael13 5 hrs ago #2

He's either a sociopath or mentally ill, so he doesn't care. Chasstev365 5 hrs ago #4

Dude swims in sewage...I'm not sure I'd seek out his thoughts on any subject. Miles Archer 5 hrs ago #5

I wondered that too but then I remembered that his family doesn't seem ecstatic 5 hrs ago #9

When he reaches his expiration date there should be one of those New Orleans type funeral parades Blumancru 5 hrs ago #3

Poor piece of shit - it's because malaise 5 hrs ago #6

Ironically, Trump's daughter, Ivanka worships the Kennedys. no_hypocrisy 5 hrs ago #7

Is this why he is so jealous of their family? SheltieLover 5 hrs ago #8

Wow. nt ecstatic 5 hrs ago #10

I think she likes how they are viewed by the public JI7 4 hrs ago #12

I read the article ecstatic 5 hrs ago #11

I'd say that because of the "Camelot" factor, there has always been a tremendous pressure to "be a Kennedy." Miles Archer 4 hrs ago #15

There are some errors in that AI-generated summary. yardwork 4 hrs ago #16

It's not Trump who horrifies me. It's his followers. yardwork 4 hrs ago #13

THIS malaise 2 hrs ago #20

Here's to a better year ahead! yardwork 2 hrs ago #22

I predicted that he wouldn't be able to control himself. (nt) Paladin 4 hrs ago #14

Paywall. nt Disaffected 2 hrs ago #17

When I first heard the news of her death, MarineCombatEngineer 2 hrs ago #18

The only surprise is that people are surprised MustLoveBeagles 2 hrs ago #19

There's the naive and futile hope that he'll "take a pass" just ONCE. Miles Archer 2 hrs ago #21

The remarks largely referenced the Kennedy family's criticism of renaming the DC allegorical oracle 2 hrs ago #23