About a year ago, Neil Diamond finally revealed the inspiration for his song "Sweet Caroline." He of the impressive sideburns said that it was while looking at a picture of Caroline Kennedy in the '60s that he was moved to write his signature song.
Aside from the slightly creepy aspect of a grown man taking a prepubescent teen as his muse (although Dante did some mean stuff with his own Beatrice), it reminded all of us just how important the Kennedy family was - and is - to the modern American psyche. While I was never inspired to dedicate anything to Jackie's kid, I was always aware of her presence on the periphery of my consciousness. Unlike Grace Kelly's blue-blooded Caroline, Princess Kennedy seemed to be more approachable, more intelligent, and generally nicer.
Sweet. Yeah, that fit.
But I never actually knew what she did, much less who she was. . . .
To read the rest of Christine Flower's column from the Philadelphia Daily News click here.
2 comments:
Two words: Sarah Palin.
It's a shame that the political spectrum in this country isn't really a spectrum, but a broad band of Green, sprinkled with the sparkling glitz of fame. So I don't doubt that Caroline Kennedy has a real shot at the seat; whether she is deserving or not. I just have a tiny problem with the people that question her, but would blindly overlook the "politics" involved with the Palin pick. But that's not something I'm losing sleep over.
I mean, we could be in the Sudan, where political clout is measured by the number of machetes your supporters carry.
Palin 2012
We essentially agree.
Caroline's "candidacy" is no big deal.
I have no objection to it.
In fact, I sorta like the idea.
If she serves and then the people elect her outright, so be it.
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