Like last time around, in 2008, Caroline Kennedy, JFK’s daughter, is reaching out to the electorate with emotional letters in support of Obama’s reelection.
This is her current epistolary work:
From: Caroline Kennedy info@barackobama.com
To: variousamericancitizens@gmail.com
Sent: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:18
Subject: My uncle TeddyFriend —
Four years ago today, I joined my Uncle Teddy and thousands of excited students at American University to endorse Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. […] Four years later, as I think about what first inspired me to support Barack Obama, I’m proud we have a president who has fought hard for the values Teddy held dear, and stood up on issues that matter. […]
Teddy understood that the challenges of health care aren’t political — they are personal. […]
How proud he would have been to see his candidate sign the Affordable Care Act into law as president, giving all Americans the security of knowing that their health care will be there when they need it most. […]
I’ll see you out there,
Caroline […]
As it happens, one of you replied to Caroline K. and shared your reply with me. Here it is.
What inspired me to support Barack is too long to list. It is too long because it was everything he promised to do that he failed to deliver. In a word, everything. He failed to give us health care. Instead we got more of what ailed us: health insurance! Since when is health insurance, which never fails to make you sick, the same as health care, which makes you better? But I digress. Closing Guantanamo. I hear it’s still open. Assassinations. We now do it more and better from the air. Who would have predicted that? Taxing the rich. Obama just got confused on that one and gave the rich a tax break. Close, when you consider the big picture. Renditions, torture, plus ça change, as they say where they have real national health care. Did I mention ending the war? Again, close, he just gave us another one. Does that count? Next time I want a clown for president I think I’ll vote for Bozo. Uncle Teddy? I had an Uncle Teddy. Mine didn’t kill anyone after fucking her on Chappaquiddick. No perjury either. But the rich are different from you and me. Whoops. From me, at least.
Hullo fellow! This rocks!