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Originally Posted by RichieLion
I guess the part about planting bugs at the GOP Convention was the "right thing".
I guess the unlimited freebies he accepted, as he did from Pan Am Airlines was the "right thing"
I guess his manipulating and reediting of an interview with LBJ in order to destroy him politically was the "right thing".
I'm not so sure.
New Biography of CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite Dents His Halo - The Daily Beast |
I guess I wonder about the purpose of writing biographies of deceased people that reveal potentially negative aspects of their lives or beliefs that were not apparent when they were alive. They (the subject of the book) are not going to change. Are we enhanced by the knowledge of their frailties? Does this negate or diminish the rest of their lives or accomplishments? Is it fair to judge actions done so many years ago by today's standards?
When I was growing up, my grandparents believed a good meal consisted of meat, potatoes, and gravy. Nutritionists today would not think that a proper meal and one that may predispose someone to future health problems. We're my grandparents bad?