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Chappaquiddick Review: 'The movie is fundamentally the portrait of a weasel' |
2017-12-22 |
![]() I haven’t seen the film yet but it’s not like there are spoilers for anyone familiar with American history. My greatest concern with this film is that it will somehow whitewash Kennedy’s responsibility for Kopechne’s death or Kennedy’s dirtbag behavior following the accident. As we know, Hollywood and the media have a tendency to rewrite history for people they like. Ted Kennedy’s life was derailed that night? Really? Here’s how People describes the film (emphasis is mine): Nearly five decades ago, on July 18, 1969, a car went off the Dike Bridge on the island of Chappaquiddick. The driver, Ted Kennedy escaped. His 28-year-old passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, did not. It’s really not a mystery. Kennedy walked away from the scene of a crime and let Kopechne drown because he was scared of what it would do to his political aspirations. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#7 Shoats, even. Dammit, I always do that. |
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2017-12-22 20:25 |
#6 A Kennedy cousin of Truro At Choate with the And though he's rejected, None go uninspected, So save him a spot at the Bureau. |
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2017-12-22 20:24 |
#5 My wife is a native Cape Codder and the only member of her family that despises the Kennedy clan. It is amazing how leftards (most of her family) can look at Chappaquiddick and not have even the slightest qualm about defending this scum. |
Posted by: AlanC 2017-12-22 15:46 |
#4 I once shook hands with Ted.... "Out, damned spot! Out, I say!" |
Posted by: JHH 2017-12-22 13:42 |
#3 There is a great read "Senatorial Privilege" by Leo Damore. |
Posted by: Woodrow 2017-12-22 08:39 |
#2 Chappaquiddick Review: 'The movie is fundamentally the portrait of a weasel' So, he's a Donk. |
Posted by: P2kontheroad 2017-12-22 07:59 |
#1 I once shook hands with Ted.... |
Posted by: ThreeFinger Jack 2017-12-22 07:57 |