Re: JFK Missing -- Coverage

[Dib9@aol.com]

You my be right: I certainly have a bias.  That said, I've always like JFK 
Jr.  He seemed like a good guy with his feet on the ground and he seems to 
have avoided inheriting the negative traits that some of his family members 
illustrate.  

I wonder is Mrs. Reagan or Mrs. Bush were missing if we would have seen the 
same coverage.  You are probably right.  My point is that the coverage of 
this event was simply because JFK Jr. is such a big celebrity, not because of 
anything he has accomplished or contributed.

As for this being the biggest story of the year.  That comment shows you have 
bought the celebrity culture entirely.  Without giving it much thought, I 
would say that Kosov, Columbine, The trail of the President, even Hillary's 
Senate run are bigger stories.

Dan Billings
Bowdoinham, Maine

In a message dated 7/17/99 10:45:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
nostatic@earthlink.net writes:

<< It sounds like some of Dan's conservative leaning beliefs are talking 
here.  If
 Nancy Reagan or Barbara Bush were involved in a plane crash, the coverage 
would
 also be wall to wall.  Amy Carter and the Reagan kids were not in the public
 spotlight nearly as long as JFK Jr. was, and they never recieved any lasting
 noteriety.  Also, many older Americans have followed JFK Jr. since the 
Kennedy
 assassination, which was another great Kennedy tragedy.  This country has 
been
 focused on this family, this very DEMOCRATIC family, for many, many years, 
and it
 sound like Mr. Billings is letting his political views tarnish what is a very
 legitimate news story, probably this biggest news story of the year. >>

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