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American Dynasties: The Kennedys: The Path to Power (2018)
Episode 2 More Ruthless, Just as Unsubstantiated
Episode two of this series is purposefully ill spirited, and just like episode one, offers zero evidence or sources to back up any of the outlandish claims. This episode again paints Joseph Sr as an omnipotent puppeteer who apparently controls anyone and everyone he chooses. In addition, this episode also aims its wrath at John Kennedy. In this episode the show paints John as not wanting to get married, forced into it, and emotionally unattached to the point that the only reason why he travels home to support his wife after a stillbirth is for the P.R. of it. The absurdity of the claim is nearly unparalleled in an largely overcrowded field of them. Over the years the Kennedy "dynasty" has been written about more than any other in American history, yet this show is little more than hateful aspersions with no factual backing. The show offers vile, wretched accusations with no documented, cited, or sourced evidence. After two episodes this appears nothing more than a slanderous smear for financial gain. Confounding that CNN would lend its name to such historically inept contrived drivel during this era of "fake news".
American Dynasties: The Kennedys: The Power of Wealth (2018)
Episode 1 Unfounded Claims and Distortions
Incredibly, this television show from start to finish, comes out swinging with various unfounded, unsubstantiated claims. Not only does the show casually lob out completely unproven accusations, but they do not even attempt to cite proof. In the first episode the show claims that Joseph Kennedy forced his two eldest boys to enlist, after two failed physicals, had John Kennedy forced into Navy Intelligence, had his girlfriend declared a spy and deported, had him transferred into direct combat and with these claims the show was just getting warmed up. The show goes on to claim, without a breath an ounce of factual evidence, that after PT-109 was destroyed in combat, John F Kennedy should have been court martialed. Instead, the show claims, Joseph Kennedy intervened, squashed the court martial and instead had JFK both the Marine & Navy Medal of Honor as well as the Purple Heart. This show paints Joseph Sr as omnipotent to the point of ridiculousness. During the start of WWII Joseph Kennedy's political influence was in shambles due to his fall from grace as Ambassador to England during Hitler's appeasement. Yet this show has him single-handedly running the Navy. Again, zero documentation is provided. Yet scene after scene, sentence after sentence the show lobs false narrative after false narrative with absolutely no academic or even common sense substantiation. Shows like this are a great disservice to the preservation of historical accuracy and true US history. If the National Enquirer attempted a documentary, this would be the caliber of product.
American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Historically Inept
This series is a great disservice to the accurate retelling of history. It repeatedly forwards claims of unsubstantiated vile wretchedness with zero evidence. This is little more than morally reprehensible money grab that sacrifices historic integrity for financial gain. All around gross.