A remembered tragedy.

Greetings gentle readers!

Today is one of those dates that cannot be forgotten. President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas 60 years ago this day. Everyone says they can remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when the news was broadcast. If you have read my book, “...the unclean spirit entered...” you have learned where I was at the exact moment in time that I heard the news.

I have been watching several “documentaries” on Kennedy and I am appalled by the misinformation in these shows. It is a tragedy that his life was cut short, however, people tend to mythopoeia the man. Let us realize that he was not a good president. Kennedy condemned the participants in the Bay of Pigs battle after pledging his support. He almost started WWIII with the missile crises in Cuba and worse still, it was Kennedy that started our involvement in Viet Nam. A war in which 58,000 Americans lost their lives for nothing.

In fact the whole concept of Camelot is a lie. Kennedy was addicted to pain killers, he cheated on his wife like I go to breakfast and despite media coverage, he rarely spent any time with his children. Walter Cronkite who made a name for himself during WWII was a sad purveyor of this myth. His reporting during the war in S.E. Asia led to our leaving Nam in communist hands.

In short, remember the day and the consequences of his death. But do not create a myth for a poor president.