RFK kept a diary in 2001 where he recorded cheating on his wife...
Richard Hanania@RichardHanania
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Aug 26, 2024
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RFK kept a diary in 2001 where he recorded cheating on his wife with 37 different women. His wife, Mary Richardson Kenney, was pregnant that year. They had 4 kids together. She eventually found the diary. In 2010, RFK filed for divorce.
In his affidavit, Mary was portrayed as an alcoholic who abused her husband and was a danger to the kids. The document was supposed to be sealed, but it somehow made it to the press. According to Mary's attorney, Kennedy took custody of the kids as a way to force her to agree to a divorce.
Unable to take any more pain or humiliation, on May 16, 2012, Mary Richardson Kennedy hanged herself. A friend commented “Depression and drinking didn’t kill Mary. It was having her kids taken away.”
Robert Kennedy gave a eulogy at her funeral where he claimed that in their last telephone conversation the day before she died, Mary told him “everything was her fault."
Great guy.
In his affidavit, Mary was portrayed as an alcoholic who abused her husband and was a danger to the kids. The document was supposed to be sealed, but it somehow made it to the press. According to Mary's attorney, Kennedy took custody of the kids as a way to force her to agree to a divorce.
Unable to take any more pain or humiliation, on May 16, 2012, Mary Richardson Kennedy hanged herself. A friend commented “Depression and drinking didn’t kill Mary. It was having her kids taken away.”
Robert Kennedy gave a eulogy at her funeral where he claimed that in their last telephone conversation the day before she died, Mary told him “everything was her fault."
Great guy.
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I see RFK as a kind of litmus test for any political movement. He represents something very deep and ugly in American politics and his personal life reflects it. Read about where this is all going here. richardhanania.com/p/the-rise-of-…
