1) So according to a new book, Jackie Not-Yet-O and Bobby Kennedy started an affair in the aftermath of JFK's assassination that continued until RFK's assassination.
If the Kennedys were a night time soap opera, it is at this plot point where I would say they'd jumped the shark, especially with the inclusion of Aristotle Onassis as the mean Greek old man who threatened them (His name is Victor Kiriakis, he's played by Jennifer Aniston's dad, and he's been working that character over at Days of Our Lives for the better part of my life). I mean, cliches are cliches for a reason, but still... (Actually, to be honest, I probably would have said that after RFK's assasination -- talk about repetitive)
2) Speaking of, Robert McNamara is dead. I don't have much to say about his (alleged) activities that (allegedly) make him an (alleged) war criminals except that I'd probably remove a couple of those parenthetical phrases if I was going with my gut.
On a completely narcissistic note, it was weird growing up with his last name. As a youngster, it was cool to find your name in the encyclopedia or some such, but as I grew older and realized what he was famous for, I realized why my dad or family didn't exactly brag about it. (Not that we were related, but if I ever asked about him, my dad generally brushed me aside -- as he did about most things Vietnam-related for the greater part of my life.)
For the most part (or at least until Nip/Tuck), he was the only person anybody usually knew with my surname, though, sadly, even most people who grew up with him weren't quite sure who he was. Those that did always had this beat-of-recognition when they weren't quite sure why they knew this name and weren't quite sure why they didn't like it. In other words, it's like not like growing up as Mike Hitler, which would have been more obvious.
Some were impressed that he tried to apologize later in life. I'm unsure since it all seems pretty half-assed. At any rate, he's going to have to be judged by a higher power than documentary film audiences for the mistakes he made.
