Entries from April 2008

April 30, 2008

RFK Jr: Christ Was An Environmentalist

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the OU Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, April 18, 2008.
RFK JR: CHRIST WAS AN ENVIRONMENTALIST
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to Oklahoma (the buckle of the Bible Belt) recently to deliver a talk on “Our Environmental Destiny,” he reminded the standing room only audience that Christ was an environmentalist — [...]

April 22, 2008

JFK On Presidential Leadership

“Vote for Kennedy!”: Flashback to 1960, the last time a sitting (or in this case, standing) U.S. Senator won the presidency in a general election.

A FEW WORDS FROM JFK ON PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP
This election year, we all must have a heart-to-heart with ourselves and ask, “what qualities do I want in a president? What truly constitutes leadership?”
We’d [...]

April 19, 2008

The “Fearless” Kennedy

(No caption necessary. This photo speaks for itself.)
THE “FEARLESS” KENNEDY
If RFK was the so-called “ruthless” Kennedy, you could call his second son the “fearless” Kennedy.
Considering what the conversation on this blog has been centered on for the past couple of weeks (freedom from fear), our readers may find this week’s Huffington Post article about RFK Jr. [...]

April 17, 2008

RFK in OKC This Week

RFK IN OKC FOR EARTH WEEK
Well, there’s probably no “earthier” spot on earth to celebrate Earth Day than the red Oklahoma plains, and I see that my old school, The University of Oklahoma, wisely chose Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to kick off this year’s Earth Week celebration. 
Kennedy will bring his message of conservationism to the heartland on Friday, April 18th [...]

April 15, 2008

The Next President’s First Task - A Manifesto by RFK Jr.

THE NEXT PRESIDENT’S FIRST TASK: A MANIFESTO BY RFK JR.

Bobby’s latest article in the May 2008 Green issue of Vanity Fair reads more like his own campaign platform than it does advice to our next president (whomever that may turn out to be). Give it a read below and let us know your thoughts.
THE NEXT PRESIDENT’S [...]

April 12, 2008

Op-Ed: We Have Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself

OP-ED: WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR BUT FEAR ITSELF
Here at the Draft Kennedy website, probably the most frequently asked question we get is (sadly): “if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ran for president, would he be assassinated?”
While we make an effort not to dwell on the potential negatives, it is a reasonable question and should be addressed. [...]

April 10, 2008

Ventura: Kennedy Should Quit the Democrats and Run With Me

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura again fanned the flames of speculation about a possible independent presidential run in 2008 during a recent interview on Fox.
He told Hannity & Colmes that “if Robert Kennedy quit the Democrats to run with me, it would be very powerful.”
He added that he had Mr. Kennedy’s permission to include the [...]

April 8, 2008

Former JFK Secret Service Agent Speaks Out in New Book

BARACK OBAMA NEEDS TO HIRE THIS MAN

Abraham Bolden is the first African-American Secret Service agent assigned to the presidential detail.

With the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination recently passed, the 40th anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s murder coming up in June, and all the resultant hysteria swirling around the issue of presidential candidate Barack Obama’s [...]

April 6, 2008

Experts: RFK Not Killed By Lone Assassin

(Kennedy speaks to a packed ballroom after winning the California primary. Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, June 4, 1968.)   
YOU KNEW IT ALL ALONG
Here’s a recent story you might have missed: a bombshell new report that Sirhan Sirhan was not the lone shooter in the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
Kennedy was gunned down on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador [...]

April 3, 2008

Of Kennedys and Kings: Remembering 1968

MARCH 31-APRIL 4, 1968 - A WEEK THAT CHANGED AMERICA

“Even in our sleep,

pain which cannot forget

falls drop by drop upon the heart,

until, in our own despair,

against our will,

comes wisdom

through the awful grace of God.”

 
– Aeschylus, as quoted by Robert Kennedy upon the death of MLK
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40 years ago this week brought [...]