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Joe Kennedy and the perils of media hubris

22 December 2019

6:26 AM

22 December 2019

6:26 AM

‘Dear Ellie and James,’ said Rep. Joe Kennedy in his remarks to the House of Representatives as he voted to impeach Donald Trump, ‘this is a moment you’ll read about in your history books.’ Kennedy’s children will leave school in less than 20 years. Is 9/11 in the ‘history’ books?

The young Kennedy — a handsome but slightly goofy looking man — was struggling and straining to convey gravitas.

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