Word: camelot
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...actors of the '60s can boast laudable accomplishments, both in the arena of political improvement and cultural development. Unfortunately, the legacy of the decade has been stripped of its socially nutritious content. We've elected another philandering playboy to the oval office, but rather than inspiring visions of Camelot, he plombs new depths of sleaze like Jacques Cousteau in an ocean of immorality. We still listen to rock and roll, but while The Beatles have earned their place in the history books, it is unlikely that Oasis, Hootie or any other group of pathetic mimeographers will be remembered beyond...
...What?s troubling Merletti so is the number of indiscretions from Agent Tony Sherman in Hersh?s controversial Kennedy expose ?The Dark Side of Camelot.? Try this quote for size: ?You were on the most elite assignment in the Secret Service and you were there watching an elevator or a door because the president was inside with two hookers.? Regardless of the truth of the incident, it?s not exactly what Merletti would call loyalty to your old boss...
...Secret Service A Secret Service agent?s confessions to Camelot muckraker Seymour Hersh has prompted the service to try and patch up leaks...
...modicum of respect. The measure of any leader ought to be his stewardship in office and his ability to put the public good ahead of private gain. But, sadly, every President since Washington has had "debunkers," like Seymour Hersh in his new book about Kennedy, The Dark Side of Camelot [NATION, Nov. 17]. Such authors are all too willing to embellish the facts to besmirch the personal life of the individuals who have held America's highest elective office. JOHN T. BERNSTEIN SR. Bloomington...
...Pocahontas, the Indian princess, and Jasmine, the sultan's daughter, to name but a few. As Anya herself astutely observes, "I guess that every lonely girl hopes she's a princess." One can only imagine where this will lead--perhaps Disney's Diana, England's Rose or Fox's Camelot: The JFK Story...