Democrat Joseph Kennedy Sr, a fan of Hitler and his anti-Semitic views, not a fan of the British it all boils doon to potatoes, hmmmm boiled potatoes .
I may have mentioned before my dislike of the Kennedys . Originally from an Irish clan who were the first to wear helmets when they fought against the vikings, no doubt worried about their massive heads even back then . JFK the golden boy, Bobby the other one and Ted Kennedy the secretary killer. They are more or less the same person, shifty rich boys better than everyone else, sticking their dicks into anyone they want and the wives will understand as that's the rules of the family.
Then there is the sad story of Rosemary who was the very pretty sister they said was mildly retarded and so her father had her lobotomised and put into various nursing homes before she could get pregnant and disgrace the family she died in 2005. There were a few others, you know what those Catholics are like with their breeding.
Joseph Kennedy the patriarch of the family became the US ambassador to London in the 1930's, a very powerful position. When Hitler took Holland he panicked and thought Britain was hopelessly lost, he called for appeasement. Churchill once said about appeasement . An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
Some Yanks living in London created the 1st American Squadron of Home Guard, he sneered at them warning that they would only make America look bad when Hitler invaded.
He believed that Churchill should take any deal with Hitler and that the people should rise to overthrow Churchill if he didn't.
Kennedy being of Irish/Boston stock was a businessman who never understood the British and to a point resented them .
If he had known them he would never had suggested that the Royal children and the gold reserves be sent to Canada for safe keeping, the Queen immediately said "no".
Kennedy was a chickenshit, he was afraid of getting bombed (even tough it hadn't started yet) so he rented a mansion 25 miles away from London to be safe, saying he wanted to avoid formal dinners all the while the Embassy staff lived in the city.
When Churchill on numerous occasions requested help and supplies from Roosevelt Kennedy always suggested that they refuse to help.
In 1940 there was a saying in government circles, " I thought my daffodils were yellow until I met Joe Kennedy".
Henry (chips) Channon who was a supporter of Chamberlain and against the war summed Kennnedy up in a diary entry.
"I talked to Mr Kennedy, the new American Ambassador whose chief merit seems to be that he has nine children."
When Churchill ordered the French navy destroyed at Oran killing 1297 French sailors before it could fall into German or Italian hands all the defeatist opinions that Kennedy said to Roosevelt no longer mattered as this impressed the hell out of the US president, hardly our finest hour but the world saw Britain for the Bulldog it was and those nations hesitant to take a stand against evil now thought, if Britain could do this to an ally what might she do to her enemy?
Kennedy went back to Washington and the Yanks sold us weapons as we left most of ours behind at Dunkirk,thats another story you'll not want to hear.
When Churchill ordered the French navy destroyed at Oran killing 1297 French sailors before it could fall into German or Italian hands all the defeatist opinions that Kennedy said to Roosevelt no longer mattered as this impressed the hell out of the US president, hardly our finest hour but the world saw Britain for the Bulldog it was and those nations hesitant to take a stand against evil now thought, if Britain could do this to an ally what might she do to her enemy?
Kennedy went back to Washington and the Yanks sold us weapons as we left most of ours behind at Dunkirk,thats another story you'll not want to hear.
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Noraid Kennedy - was she another sister ?
There's a novel, one of this what-would-have-been-if-things, in this case: Operation Sealion went successfull, Britain taken, war won by Germany (Heil!); forgot the author's name. His choice for the american president: Ol' Kennedy.
Fussy historian's note on the penultimate paragraph:
"Oran" took place in the beginning of July 1940, the French had capitulated more than a week before. Technically it was a Vichy-fleet, no more ally. The french admiral in charge refused to answer the British.
But that's of no interest for the 1300 dead and their relatives.
The Words "Vietnam" "JFK" & "Bay Of Pigs" spring to mind.It's the Buddy Holly Syndrome die young(ish) & tragic & history is kind to you (pity nobody told Blair)
You know, I'm no fan of JFK, but I have a certain respect for Bobby, and I have to say that I'm proud that Ted represents me in the Senate. I don't really care one fig about what politicians do with their private lives. That's not why I vote for them.
my grandma *bless her heart* used to call him "that ole bastid junkman joe kennedy" she never explained the junkman part..but she did love john kennedy...
Hmmm, Ted Kennedy -- I'd have a problem if my employer tended to kill his employees, not to mention his constituents. I guess when your name's Kennedy, one vote more or less doesn't really matter. But as Dennis Miller said, what the hell, everyone has their little Mary Jo Kopechnadillos.
I don't believe that you can be a massive horn-dog lying bastard in your personal life, and be Mother Theresa in your business/political life. One of them's a lie. Go on, pick which one it is.
Nice pic of Joe, by the way -- "Look, the best dentures money can buy! No more Irish teeth!"
Savannah said: "that ole bastid junkman joe kennedy" she never explained the junkman part
He made his fortune by buying distressed companies and selling them for a higher value. He also was involved in insider trading, before it was called insider trading, famously selling all his shares the year before the stock market crashed.
Twats, the lot of 'em
ellie only when it suited him to have her as a sister, popularity is everything.
dear prudence I'd trust Gollum with my ring before any Kennedy.
Mago operation sealion, thankgod for the Navy and the channel. Sure it was a Vichy fleet with all the same people aboard when they were allies, they may of had orders to scuttle or sail to America but Britain couldn't rely on the Frogs, I love the fact it went from a nasty job to do to a massive victory for reputation.
Joe Kennedy as president wouldn't be getting into any wars, he'd call Hitler master.
tony very true, god forbid you'd say that JFK couldn't keep it zipped, lets ignore that for PT boats and head shots, who needs a full and true picture?
mutleythedog twat Kennedy, a nice ring to it, you can just look at some people and see they are arseholes, he is one of them.
sassy so if Hitler did a good job in the senate you'd forgive him for the 6 million jews? I expect more from politicans I guess, honesty for one. Knee jerk liberals put as much thought into voting as knee jerk conservatives, if someone represented me I'd rather they weren't a lying murderer.
savannah everyone loved JFK, no idea why I just never got it but marilyn munroe did.
fat sparrow working for ted kennedy could be murder, it would drive you under if you weren't careful/sober.
Mr Waring yer knowledge is impressive, Joe also sold all his shares in British firms just before Dunkirk.
Without going into a rigmarole about the Kennedy's, all I can say is that there must have been something good about John F: he was assassinated; that says quite enough. Hitler’s intention whatever, was a mistake he should have wiped the British (militarily speaking that is)out if he wanted to win the war, but he was a fool. I think he had a great admiration for the British. However, the British we all know would never have won the war (that was understood from the start I think) without the help of Russia and America and the French underground. The British calculated all that before the declaration. If they didn't then they were fools and very lucky in the end.
Y;-) Paddy
I think all the Kennedy deaths are Karma's way of bringing balance back after all the $hit Joe pulled.
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