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87. Heartfelt and powerful. Made me think of this song.

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Sun May 7, 2017, 07:38 PM

May 2017

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Joe Kennedy III [View all] babylonsister May 2017 OP

Young Mr. Kennedy definitely gets it..n/t monmouth4 May 2017 #1

This young man wears the... 3catwoman3 May 2017 #2

He sure does...nt 2naSalit May 2017 #4

Bravo! peggysue2 May 2017 #3

2020!!!!!!!! a kennedy May 2017 #5

Please no more presidential dynasties.. Kentonio May 2017 #18

What Presidential Dynasty? egbokalaka May 2017 #19

Welcome to DU. n/t rzemanfl May 2017 #21

We would be foolish to turn down a good candidate Demsrule86 May 2017 #24

De Niro, "Are you talkin' to me?" FWIW I think the country would elect anybody rzemanfl May 2017 #26

welcome to du niyad May 2017 #36

You forget Bush-Bush-Bush-Bush? Four (4) generations! Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #39

JPK III is fifth (5th) generation. Fifteen (15) members of Kennedy family have held political office Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #40

Good Info. He gets it. Plus, he could win. He could beat DT by speaking truth to power. Alice11111 May 2017 #42

I LIKE intelligent progressive compassionate politicians MORE than I dislike dynastic political fams Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #45

JFK said something very similar. I thought it was a Alice11111 May 2017 #63

And none of the above is relevant to the term "presidential dynasties." WinkyDink May 2017 #47

It's a dynasty that includes a President. Technically you're correct, but lets not skip the obvious. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #48

Well, people referred to a Clinton dynasty which is silly as hell but.... bettyellen May 2017 #43

Enough with the dynasty business. murielm99 May 2017 #38

Does 3/4 of a term count as a dynasty? Did you deplore the Harrisons? How about the Adamses? WinkyDink May 2017 #46

He shouldn't be held back by an accident of birth. For a young man, he has a great resume pnwmom May 2017 #57

Held back by an accident of birth? Kentonio May 2017 #71

That's what you are advocating with your statement about dynasties. . nt pnwmom May 2017 #75

I'm sure the poor dears will struggle by. Kentonio May 2017 #78

Having a great-nephew of a President, who has accomplished a great deal on his own, pnwmom May 2017 #81

Well we might disagree about the family thing Kentonio May 2017 #82

I wonder how many people had the same thought about Clinton? mythology May 2017 #85

That's one of the saddest parts of this to me Kentonio May 2017 #86

The Kennedy dynasty died when he lost the presidential primary. n/t bobGandolf May 2017 #58

The dynasty thing is just a bunch of bullshit get over it phleshdef May 2017 #61

It's far deeper than that. Kentonio May 2017 #62

Horse shit. People choose to vote for them. phleshdef May 2017 #67

We live in a celebrity culture Kentonio May 2017 #69

You are over exaggerating to say the least phleshdef May 2017 #72

It's not an exaggeration Kentonio May 2017 #73

You skipped over Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan... phleshdef May 2017 #74

I'm sorry, but that doesn't make any sense. Kentonio May 2017 #77

It makes complete sense. phleshdef May 2017 #79

Politics should not be a family business Kentonio May 2017 #80

Its part of our constitutional freedom for families to widely engage in politics. phleshdef May 2017 #83

I heard the same kind of arguments used to defend citizens united. Kentonio May 2017 #84

Thats such an apples and oranges comparison. phleshdef May 2017 #88

It has been over 50 years since JFK treestar May 2017 #64

Yes it is. Kentonio May 2017 #65

They weren't president treestar May 2017 #66

No, just senators and presidential candidates. Kentonio May 2017 #70

You're behind the times. egduj May 2017 #68

I love when this happens democrank May 2017 #6

I've been following him for some time. sellitman May 2017 #7

I hope so. volstork May 2017 #8

I can't even remember the Kennedy's except Ted towards the end... Demsrule86 May 2017 #25

I hope so!! hamsterjill May 2017 #16

I hope so, he'd definitely get my vote. ATL Ebony May 2017 #35

I like him a lot and I'd vote for him in a heartbeat world wide wally May 2017 #9

So would I. I really like him. smirkymonkey May 2017 #12

It's also that even people... zentrum May 2017 #10

Love me some Maynar May 2017 #11

Source TimmyToo May 2017 #13

Found on FB...here: babylonsister May 2017 #14

he sent it out as an e-mail this week Maeve May 2017 #15

Here: Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #55

I saw him here on television in Boston giving this speech, although I don't know where smirkymonkey May 2017 #59

Bravo! brer cat May 2017 #17

He's a smart and moral young man. Thanks for sharing. jalan48 May 2017 #20

Big fan of Joe III John Lee Pettimore May 2017 #22

I'm a big fan... Wawannabe May 2017 #23

May not be many Steve Earle fans on here. John Lee Pettimore May 2017 #37

Well Ain't your president been good to you? lunasun May 2017 #41

Just tell me what you wanna hear. John Lee Pettimore May 2017 #50

Big Steve Earl fan here. Our band plays Guitar Town, Think It Over and panader0 May 2017 #49

We should reconvene.... Wawannabe May 2017 #51

Joe Kennedy III and Steve Earle. John Lee Pettimore May 2017 #52

Concur with the bumpin Wawannabe May 2017 #53

And then there is Caroline's son itsrobert May 2017 #27

He just graduated from college in 2015. Give him a little time. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #56

"...we will all one day wake up in need of a little mercy." SMC22307 May 2017 #28

Smc... Wawannabe May 2017 #29

The Democratic Party needs to *force* Republicans to remember. SMC22307 May 2017 #31

Spoken like a true Kennedy! MuseRider May 2017 #30

From politicians, right-wing media, and some religious leaders... SMC22307 May 2017 #32

I will never understand it. MuseRider May 2017 #33

Nor I! A Republican Latin American coworker admits he drank the Bush Kool-aid... SMC22307 May 2017 #34

It just amazes me how thick the denial is in some of these people. smirkymonkey May 2017 #60

I'm ready to work on his national campaign. WinkyDink May 2017 #44

It must be like Tokyo residents hearing Godzilla is on the way... mikehiggins May 2017 #54

may I live long enough DonCoquixote May 2017 #76

Heartfelt and powerful. Made me think of this song. suffragette May 2017 #87