Neither (Bruce Hawker or Mark Latham) seemed interested in using the fact that (John Fahey) helped secure the acquittal of Ivan Milat for gunpoint rape outside Goulburn in 1971, thus freeing him to rape and kill some more. Nor, when I met him outside on the street, was Michael Lee. … I suspect it’s the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'The Kennedys'
Negative Campaigning – “Goodbye Jerusalem: Night Thoughts of a Labor Outsider” – Bob Ellis
September 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Australian Labor Party, Campaigning, Means and Ends, Political Communication, Politics, Progressive Politics, The Kennedys
Tags:ALP·Bobby Kennedy·Campaigning·Labor·Politics·Progress·progressive politics·RFK
There Had to be Times When It Was Better – “Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics” – Anonymous
June 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Political Fiction, Politics, Progressive Politics, The Kennedys, US Politics
“It couldn’t always have been the way it is now, the feeling of—of blah. Swamp gas. Stagnation. There had to be times when it was better. The other guys had it with Reagan, I guess. But, to me, he was just floating with the flow. He didn’t try for anything hard.…” “And a good thing, [...]
Tags:Misplaced Nostalgia
“Make Gentle The Life of This World: The Vision of Robert F. Kennedy”, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy
July 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments · History, Politics, Quotes, The Kennedys
Synopsis: A collection of the words that Robert Kennedy used to move others, and the words of others that moved Robert Kennedy. My Take: Compiled by RFK’s ninth child (!), “Make Gentle The Life of This World” is a delicious combination of extracts from Robert Kennedy’s own speeches and a selection of passages from a [...]
"RFK Funeral Train", Paul Fusco
July 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Art, History, Politics, The Kennedys
Synopsis: Photo-journalist Paul Fusco presents a collection of his photographs from the carriage of Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral train. My Take: Bobby is a bit of a political hero of mine. He was pilloried as a ruthless political operative in life and is revered as an inspirational idealist in death. He combined compassion and pragmatism [...]
Tags:Paul Fusco·RFK·Robert Kennedy
