They’re suggesting that, by running for president, RFK Jr. is doing damage to the Kennedy name and legacy.
But the Kennedy name has already been tarnished beyond recognition from decades of scandals, writes Goldberg, which a star-struck media didn’t seem to notice.
“Before we get all teary-eyed over how RFK Jr. is spray-painting graffiti on the walls of Camelot, let’s acknowledge that Camelot was a carefully-crafted concoction to make JFK look like the knight in shining armor that he wasn’t. And the media helped burnish that image by what they wrote about the family — and what they failed to write about the family.”
Goldberg reviews some of the Kennedy family’s long list of political, sexual and legal scandals, and asks, “Are [RFK Jr.’s] views controversial? Of course. Are they just plain nuts? You could make that case.”
But…”as for harm to the Kennedy legacy, well, let’s just say it’s more complicated than a lot of Kennedy fans would have you believe.”
Read the op-ed at TheHill.com.
