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Tuesday, November 19, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
5
Letters to the Editor
New politics, movie star
To the Editor:
An article in today's UDK attributes the following quote to Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.; "I cannot help feeling that the old politics has run its course. ... My guess is that the future lies between the McCarthy and Kennedy ways." The article also gives his endorsement of "new politics." I feel that this article warrants an in depth analysis of both Bobby Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy and the "new politics."
Bobby Kennedy first entered the national limelight as an aid to the late Senator from Wisconsin, Joe McCarthy. Joe McCarthy was a facist. Bobby Kennedy worked for Joe McCarthy. Joe McCarthy was a manifestation of an American sickness. To picture his behavior one must look at the late Representative from Texas, Joe Pool. Most students will be able to recall Joe Pool and the HUAC wildly hunting Communists in the new left just a few years ago. Joe Pool, like Joe McCarthy, was a professional Communist hunter. The only difference between the two men was that millions of people believed in Joe McCarthy while hardly anyone took Joe Pool as more than a joke. Bobby Kennedy worked for Joe McCarthy.
Happily, Bobby Kennedy quit working for Joe McCarthy. It would be nice to be able to say that he quit because he disagreed with Joe McCarthy, but we can not. Bobby Kennedy quit because of personal disagreements with another member of McCarthy's staff, Roy Cohn.
After Bobby Kennedy left Senator Joe McCarthy he worked as an aid for various other Senators. In 1960 he directed his brothers presidential campaign, and after the election he was appointed Attorney General by his brother, the President-Elect. While there is nothing wrong with his being appointed Attorney General by his brother, his actions showed that he was not fit for the job. He engaged in, and won a personal feud with James Hoffa. Even though Hoffa belonged in prison "Government by Feud" is an evil. Another evil attributable to Bobby Kennedy during his tenure as Attorney General was wire tapping. Advocates of the "new politics" now complain that "Big Brother is Watching." Yet they have forgotten that just a few years ago "Little Brother was listening."
Some of Eugene McCarthy's more "objective" supporters
have compared McCarthy's preNew Hampshire actions with Bobby Kennedy's actions before the primary upset there. There people have reached the unbiased conclusion that Bobby Kennedy was a coward because he would not risk his political life in a challenge to the President whereas Eugene McCarthy was brave because he put his beliefs on the line. The only thing there people forget is that before New Hampshire Eugene McCarthy was a "nothing" and therefore risked nothing. Before the New Hampshire primary Eugene McCarthy was a nothing, and during the campaign he proved that he had well earned the distinction. During the campaign Senator Eugene McCarthy showed an ability to make statements that put George Romney, and even Spiro Agnew to shame. After one primary primary lose Senator McCarthy said that an analysis of the vote showed that rich educated people voted for him while poor uneducated people voted for Senator Kennedy. Perhaps Senator McCarthy feels that the votes of poor uneducated and in many cases black voters are not as good as the votes of educated whites. If Senator McCarthy feels this way he should have the intelligence not to voice his prejudices
These are the two advocates of "new politics" that Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. supports. They are as hypocritical and as vain as "new politics" is itself, the "new politics" which says that those whom you disagree with you can shout down, that which you don't like you can tear up, and that which you don't understand you can ignore.
Yours truly,
Jonathan Jordan,
Washington, D.C., freshman
To the Editor:
Ever meet a movie star? Well, I never have, but the prospect of meeting one was exciting; so with the aid of two girlfriends we went to find our star.
The search began Monday night at the preview of the new Julie Andrews' motion picture "Star,"" the musical version of Gertrude Lawrence's life. The usual trite superlatives could never adequately describe our enthusiasm for the movie.
Daniel Massey, who plays Gertrude Lawrence's life-long friend Noel Coward, was in town for this preview and the following night's benefit performance. Thoroughly impressed by his convincing portrayal of Coward, we decided to attempt an interview with Massey at his Tuesday morning press breakfast in his suite at the Hotel Muehlebach. As uninvited guests, we were somewhat uncertain of our reception; but were soon surprised to find ourselves engaged in a personal conversation with Massey and two or three others present.
Unexpectedly, the subject of the conversation was not "Star!;" in fact, for the two hours we were there, the movie was not even mentioned. Instead, the discussion centered around politics and youth. Massey, a charming, intelligent, Cambridge educated Englishman, had definite opinions on both these subjects and discussed them candidly. We were somewhat amazed to learn that this 35-year man shared many beliefs of the college student. Massey feels that the youth of today are unique in their idealism, and he stresses the importance of maintaining this idealism for the future.
At this point Massey was reminded of a luncheon engagement and the interview came to an end. Our search had also come to an end; we had found our star. But even as we were leaving, we couldn't be sure if we had talked to a real movie
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