He looks a strange mix, sure his skin was good but he always looked worn out like he was in his 50's.
Blue Skies in Camelot (Continued): An Alternate 80s and Beyond
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The guy led an active life. I mean I'm sure all that traveling and stuff. Also depending on what he ate and I don't know what his drinking habits were but it probably took a lot out of him. I also read that he was a regular smoker, so that probably didn't help.
My old roommate was fairly conservative but he was pro gay because his sister was bisexual
So's Dick Chaney. Even very late in the day while the GOP had very conservative fiscal views, it's only after Reagan that culture wars/outright racism and bigotry comes to the fore.
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'I want gay marijuana farmers able to defend their crops with automatic weapons'
Might just be me, but I feel like "Bobbynomics" would make for a better pun than "Kennedynomics." It just flows a bit better in my opinion. It's your timeline, though!
The in-universe explanation given is that RFK's Bobby nickname is only used by Kennedy family members and close friends. The nickname most widely used by the general public and the wider world is Bob.
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I actually really like the sound of that as well.
I considered that, but as Nishimura said, Bob Kennedy is known as "Bob", rather than "Bobby" amongst the general public. "Bobanomics" perhaps?
That actually doesn't sound bad, Mr. President. Although, i thought that the term Kennedy-nomics is used in-universe to describe the economic policies of not only RFK but also JFK, given the similarities between the two. Or are there some differences in their economic policies, enough to be differentiated into different categories? Did the term mean to describe only RFK's economic policies or both RFK and JFK?I actually really like the sound of that as well.
"Bobanomics" perhaps?
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Good question! I meant it to refer to the "bottom up, a rising tide lifts all boats" economic policies of both Presidents Kennedy. Generally, it calls for tax cuts for the middle and working class where possible, along with substantial investments into social welfare, education, technology, infrastructure, and other long term investments.
Ah, I see. In which case, in my opinion, given the context, it would be best if the term remained "Kennedy-nomics."
Thanks. With so many historical people to remember it's hard to keep track of them all.
Hey,
Real life got in the way a little, so it's good to be back after a while.
I saw a discussion about a guest post for football (The real one, sue me) and I would like to offer my services for such a post for motorsports.
The sixties was a fascinating time for the auto industry in general, and the motorsport world was affected by it as well.
Both Ford and GM ran cars in Touring Car races in Europe, Ford went on to win four 24 Hours of Le Mans in a row (Ford vs. Ferrari is based on this), and a Ford-built V8 engine dominated Formula One for about 15 years (late 60s to early 80s).
Butterflies from this timeline may include more American F1 World Champions than in OTL, more European participation in the CART championship and the Indy 500, and European participation in NASCAR (Ferrari Indy 500 car and BMW NASCAR, anyone?)
It can also act as a pioneer in auto development (as it has IOTL) with many features we take for granted being developed in F1. It can also start experimenting with hybrid power in the 80s (as opposed to 2014, when it started IOTL)
That's all for now, opinions are welcome.
Real life got in the way a little, so it's good to be back after a while.
I saw a discussion about a guest post for football (The real one, sue me) and I would like to offer my services for such a post for motorsports.
The sixties was a fascinating time for the auto industry in general, and the motorsport world was affected by it as well.
Both Ford and GM ran cars in Touring Car races in Europe, Ford went on to win four 24 Hours of Le Mans in a row (Ford vs. Ferrari is based on this), and a Ford-built V8 engine dominated Formula One for about 15 years (late 60s to early 80s).
Butterflies from this timeline may include more American F1 World Champions than in OTL, more European participation in the CART championship and the Indy 500, and European participation in NASCAR (Ferrari Indy 500 car and BMW NASCAR, anyone?)
It can also act as a pioneer in auto development (as it has IOTL) with many features we take for granted being developed in F1. It can also start experimenting with hybrid power in the 80s (as opposed to 2014, when it started IOTL)
That's all for now, opinions are welcome.
Speaking of Football (American) @President_Lincoln do you think that with Knoxville Tennesse thriving in population they could get their own NFL team ITTL?
Ooooo.
Definitely would like to see a post on motorsport in the world of Blue Skies, especially in regards to F1!
In fact, not only would I like to see Ayrton Senna surviving his OTL death at Imola, thus meaning he continues to become a prominent figure in the F1 world as well as working on developing the Instituto Ayrton Senna to help the less fortunate in Brazil, but in regards to pop culture, I'd like to see a spiritual successor to John Frankenheimer's Grand Prix film.
The story could go like this. After Sylvester Stallone finishes TTL's equivalent of Rocky IV, it'll be during 1990 when maybe Stallone attends the 1990 United States Grand Prix and maybe meets Ayrton Senna, and is inspired to make a movie about Formula One (maybe made around 1991-1992), to which Ayrton agrees to contribute by serving as a technical advisor (along with other F1 drivers of the time).
And one of the lead stars, is John F. Kennedy Junior, playing an American racing driver going into F1 for the first time, whilst Stallone (who probably directs this movie) plays a retired racing driver turned mentor to JFK Junior's character, Cary Elwes plays his British teammate and Jürgen Prochnow plays his German/Austrian rival.