didn't JFK get just as many ladies, if not more than Clinton, on the side?
yet, it's constantly focused on with Clinton as his "horrible morals"... yet JFK was the last great Democrat?
to me they seem very similar... did some good things for America, but had horrible personal morals?
2007-10-26 14:59:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Because JFK was screwing Marilyn Monroe...who is gonna complain about that?
Clinton was a better president that JFK (yes I know thats blasphemy, but its true), yet he had the unbelievably poor taste to screw around with Monica who was simply a pig.
If you're gonna screw around in office, at least do it with someone that every other guy dreams about!
2007-10-26 15:07:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't know why a conservative would say JFK was a great president when he was probably the worst in the past 100 years.
He single handily started the cold war by campaigning on a non-existent missile gap. This resulted in the US ramping up production and subsequently the Soviet Union as a defensive action. It cost trillions.
He was a drug addict and was reported to be half out of it during the Cuban missile crisis. The closest the world ever came to nuclear war.
Shall we remember the Bay of Pigs? He pulled back promised air support resulting in a massacre.
Then there was Vietnam. There was only a few advisers there until Kennedy ramped it up. Thanks.
And ... he was of course an adulterer. Remember one of his drug buddies doing " Happy Birthday Mr. President"
Fine, fine president.
If you will look, JFK was campaigning on a missile gap. Eisenhower knew that one did not exist based on classified information but could not discuss. JFK rode the missile gap to the White House and there was an explosion in production. The Soviets had been blowing a lot of wind but intelligence did not support what they were saying. When JFK jacked up production, they had no choice but to follow suit.
President John F. Kennedy increased America's troop numbers in Vietnam from 500 to 16,000, and President Lyndon Johnson dispatched a large number of troops beginning in 1965. Almost all U.S. military personnel departed after the Paris Peace Accords of 1973
2007-10-26 22:37:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my view JFK wasn't that great. But his 2 greatest accomplishments were tax cuts and staring down the Soviets during the Missile crisis. Two things you will not see any of the current crop of Democrats being able to do. We see a huge new tax increase coming and clinton never was able to deal with the rise of Islamic terrorism.
2007-10-26 22:10:56 · answer #3 · answered by smsmith500 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is simple J,F,K, went for the super type such as Marilyn Monroe, Clinton dragged the bottom of the cup,
What did J,F,K, do to earn the rep.for being a great President? other than have damned good looking women in bed? and don't say he backed down the Russians , that is B,S, he is the one who caved in and let Russia keep intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and nuclear sub.s in Cuba, and all without any inspections or ??? so please tell me what he did that was so good???
2007-10-26 22:14:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He did two GOOD things, cut taxes and didn't back down from the Soviet Union, but he also fouled up some things too (the Bay of Pigs and his womanizing). He was a good president, but hardly a great one. You dems are the ones that have always held him and Bobby up on pedestals, too bad you all forget he cut taxes and the economy boomed. That's where Reagan and GW got the idea, lower tax rates=more money in the treasury. It's worked every time it was tried.
2007-10-26 23:14:38 · answer #5 · answered by madd texan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clinton is still a factor in politics. JFK is 44 years removed.
2007-10-26 22:09:07 · answer #6 · answered by Our Veterans Come First 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What in the world has how many women you bonked have anything to do with being a great president.
I could care less about either man's "love life".
JFK could not run on a democrat ticket now. In liberals eyes he would be a "warmonger".
2007-10-26 22:06:58 · answer #7 · answered by time_wounds_all_heelz 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We dont say he was a bad president just because he was a womanizer, that does have something to do with it.
Heres a list
1) He didn't do anything about the WTC bombings the first time it was bombed
2) He didn't do anything about the Cole Being Bombed
3) We could have had osama bin laden when he was president but his admin. told the the people who asked if we wanted him no
4) He sold state secrets to China
5) He said he'd lower taxes when he got voted into office but turned around and raised them causing the economy to start the slide we're in now
6) He purjeired himself in front of a grand jury, something a president should never ever do
7) His VP was Al Gore (WTF!)
8) He was a failure in office, he had no foreign policy (something thats natural of democrats)
IF you want more please ask me I'll tell you more
2007-10-26 22:28:59 · answer #8 · answered by D S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
JFK is rolling in his grave. The Democrats of that time were far more conservative than what you try to pass off as Democrats today. Hillary would be laughed of the campaign tour.
2007-10-26 22:11:35 · answer #9 · answered by only p 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would agree with that!
I would also add that; had those of us who consider ourselves Republican known what a sorry mess the Democratic party would become, we would have given Clinton(Bill) more credit policy wise. He's a far right winger compared to what is now steering the ship.
2007-10-26 22:07:09 · answer #10 · answered by clawdaddy314 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋