Let's compare a couple of president. trump will not like the comparison.
John F. Kennedy grew up the son of a wealthy, powerful man; much more than trump's father. Joe Kennedy was the youngest bank president in the country, and made fortunes in the stock market, real estate, he founded a movie studio, and imported liquor when prohibition was repealed.
He had the ear of a president, and was made the first head of the new SEC agency, as well as Ambassador to England. He was considered a candidate for president until he made a mistake when WWII started, that ended his political career.
He raised his children for public service. Every night, they were pushed to engage in family discussions about policies. Each son was given a million dollars when he became an adult 'so that he could call the father a son of a bitch if he wanted', and attended schools such as Harvard.
When WWII started, the eldest son, who was fully planned to run for president, did a dangerous tour of 25 bomber missions, making him eligible for going home. Instead, he volunteered for another dangerous mission, flying a bomb toward Germany, which exploded, killing him.
His younger brother, JFK, was rejected for military service for health reasons; he used his father's influence to get INTO combat, and commanded a PT Boat which was sunk and he became a war hero for his efforts to get his crew rescued.
JFK also wrote his first book, about how the allies had not prepared for war, which became a national bestseller. Later, in the hospital as a Senator, nearly killed by his health conditions, he wrote another book with his speechwriter, Ted Sorenson, "Profiles in Courage", which became a classic, and possibly with a little influence, won the Pulitzer Prize.
JFK had no plans for politics - he lacked the qualities of his brother. When his brother was killed, his father pushed him to replace him going into politics, and he did, learning. He won difficult elections for Congress and the Senate.
JFK had the luxury of 'trying to do the right thing' for the planet. He had toured the world, interrogating US embassies around the world, learning. He knew rich men and powerful men, and saw where they were good and bad. He'd seen where the appeal of a Hitler - including with his family - had led to disaster. He saw limits on the pursuit of wealth and humanity's broader needs.
He instinctively cared about the plights of black people, of poor people; when he ran for president, to get around the 'smoke-filled room dealmaking', he did what hadn't done before, and with Sorensen, flew to all 50 states, meeting with party leaders, building support to run in the primaries, and it worked.
He stumbled into supporting Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was arrested, and that was the turning point for race going from a non-partisan issue outside the south, to one where Democrats were the leaders. King's father, who was a Republican who planned to vote for Nixon, switch to support Kennedy, and many black voters followed.
JFK wanted to bring change to the century of racism that had followed the civil war with civil rights laws. Southern Democrats were united in opposition, telling JFK if he did, they would join Republicans to kill his entire agenda in Congress. JFK did not immediately submit the bill, but after 2 years, he did, despite the opposition, the first president to confront the nation with civil rights as a moral imperative.
JFK's concerns included trying to remove the threat of nuclear annihilation; his proudest achievement was the hard-fought passage, fighting his own Pentagon, of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, ending the worst testing of nuclear weapons. They included trying to reduce poverty globally, fighting the sort of global corruption Republicans had embraced and been a leading cause of.
JFK became a hero around the world, representing a democratic culture, fighting both the tyranny of communist corruption and fascist corruption. He fought our allies' brutal colonies overseas; and the very powerful organized crime system in the US.
Lets add that JFK would not tolerate today's far left democratic party.
He would leave the democratic party of today in a nano second.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
JFK was not a great president, - he did not live long enough for that - but he was decent and competent and set a tone which has seldom been duplicated for citizen involvement.
Donald Trump is a piece of waste who is the worst president of all time.
That is the comparison .
Let's compare a couple of president. trump will not like the comparison.
John F. Kennedy grew up the son of a wealthy, powerful man; much more than trump's father. Joe Kennedy was the youngest bank president in the country, and made fortunes in the stock market, real estate, he founded a movie studio, and imported liquor when prohibition was repealed.
He had the ear of a president, and was made the first head of the new SEC agency, as well as Ambassador to England. He was considered a candidate for president until he made a mistake when WWII started, that ended his political career.
He raised his children for public service. Every night, they were pushed to engage in family discussions about policies. Each son was given a million dollars when he became an adult 'so that he could call the father a son of a bitch if he wanted', and attended schools such as Harvard.
When WWII started, the eldest son, who was fully planned to run for president, did a dangerous tour of 25 bomber missions, making him eligible for going home. Instead, he volunteered for another dangerous mission, flying a bomb toward Germany, which exploded, killing him.
His younger brother, JFK, was rejected for military service for health reasons; he used his father's influence to get INTO combat, and commanded a PT Boat which was sunk and he became a war hero for his efforts to get his crew rescued.
JFK also wrote his first book, about how the allies had not prepared for war, which became a national bestseller. Later, in the hospital as a Senator, nearly killed by his health conditions, he wrote another book with his speechwriter, Ted Sorenson, "Profiles in Courage", which became a classic, and possibly with a little influence, won the Pulitzer Prize.
JFK had no plans for politics - he lacked the qualities of his brother. When his brother was killed, his father pushed him to replace him going into politics, and he did, learning. He won difficult elections for Congress and the Senate.
JFK had the luxury of 'trying to do the right thing' for the planet. He had toured the world, interrogating US embassies around the world, learning. He knew rich men and powerful men, and saw where they were good and bad. He'd seen where the appeal of a Hitler - including with his family - had led to disaster. He saw limits on the pursuit of wealth and humanity's broader needs.
He instinctively cared about the plights of black people, of poor people; when he ran for president, to get around the 'smoke-filled room dealmaking', he did what hadn't done before, and with Sorensen, flew to all 50 states, meeting with party leaders, building support to run in the primaries, and it worked.
He stumbled into supporting Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was arrested, and that was the turning point for race going from a non-partisan issue outside the south, to one where Democrats were the leaders. King's father, who was a Republican who planned to vote for Nixon, switch to support Kennedy, and many black voters followed.
JFK wanted to bring change to the century of racism that had followed the civil war with civil rights laws. Southern Democrats were united in opposition, telling JFK if he did, they would join Republicans to kill his entire agenda in Congress. JFK did not immediately submit the bill, but after 2 years, he did, despite the opposition, the first president to confront the nation with civil rights as a moral imperative.
JFK's concerns included trying to remove the threat of nuclear annihilation; his proudest achievement was the hard-fought passage, fighting his own Pentagon, of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, ending the worst testing of nuclear weapons. They included trying to reduce poverty globally, fighting the sort of global corruption Republicans had embraced and been a leading cause of.
JFK became a hero around the world, representing a democratic culture, fighting both the tyranny of communist corruption and fascist corruption. He fought our allies' brutal colonies overseas; and the very powerful organized crime system in the US.
He'd seen where the appeal of a Hitler - including with his family - had led to disaster.
Your slavish adoration of an at best mediocre president JFK is noted.
Lets add that JFK would not tolerate today's far left democratic party.
He would leave the democratic party of today in a nano second.
JFK loved our nation and worked very hard to improve it.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
That is communism plain and simpleLets add that JFK would not tolerate today's far left democratic party.
He would leave the democratic party of today in a nano second.
JFK loved our nation and worked very hard to improve it.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
There's some truth to that, but it's a myth that 'JFK was not a great president'. He was. The issue is whether people learn that. And there is the question of how people define 'great'. There are personal qualities, policies fought for, events that occurred, the economy, all kinds of different definitions. I disagree with some of them.
The words of a communist, or at the very least a socialist. It is not the citizens who should be serving their government, but rather government that should be serving its citizens. Only communists and those who worship government believe their subjects should be slaves to the government and do its bidding, like JFK.
The GREAT Presidents usually are Washington, Lincoln and FDRoosevelt. I would place JFK in a group of eight bend that which would include Jefferson, Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Clinton and Obama.
But that is just my personal opinion.
Had JFK served for two terms - who knows what was possible?
JFK v. djt
So, instead of looking down your nose at President Kennedy, why not back it up with examples of what made him mediocre, IN YOUR MIND, rather than EXCEMPLARY as most historians agree he was.
The GREAT Presidents usually are Washington, Lincoln and FDRoosevelt. I would place JFK in a group of eight bend that which would include Jefferson, Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Clinton and Obama.
But that is just my personal opinion.
Had JFK served for two terms - who knows what was possible?
That's like saying 'the best meals in America include McDonalds. Many eat it.' It's, no offense, not even a little bit thoughtful about the issue IMO to just name 'greatest hits'.
WHAT makes Washington a 'great president' other than being first? WHAT makes Lincoln a 'great president' other than being president during a major event of civil war, and an eloquent lawyer? But but he's on Mount Rushmore and everyone says. Not much of a reason. I'm not sure you're ready for that discussion? There is a lot to the issue of what a great president is, and why they are. Note that I do include FDR as great.
The words of a communist, or at the very least a socialist. It is not the citizens who should be serving their government, but rather government that should be serving its citizens. Only communists and those who worship government believe their subjects should be slaves to the government and do its bidding, like JFK.
"After visiting these two places you can easily see how that within a few years Hitler will emerge from the hatred that surrounds him now as one of the most significant figures who ever lived. He had boundless ambition for his country, which rendered him a menace to the peace of the world, but he had a mystery about him in the way that he lived and in the manner of his death that will live and grow after him. He had in him the stuff of which legends are made." - John F Kennedy
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So, instead of looking down your nose at President Kennedy, why not back it up with examples of what made him mediocre, IN YOUR MIND, rather than EXCEMPLARY as most historians agree he was.
That's like saying 'the best meals in America include McDonalds. Many eat it.' It's, no offense, not even a little bit thoughtful about the issue IMO to just name 'greatest hits'.
WHAT makes Washington a 'great president' other than being first? WHAT makes Lincoln a 'great president' other than being president during a major event of civil war, and an eloquent lawyer? But but he's on Mount Rushmore and everyone says. Not much of a reason. I'm not sure you're ready for that discussion? There is a lot to the issue of what a great president is, and why they are. Note that I do include FDR as great.
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