Comments on The Other JFK Junior

JFK's love child? Or Michael J. Fox's long lost brother?

“If paternity were proved through DNA, [my client] would change his name to Kennedy and would also name his first-born son JFK III. He most likely would return to the U.S. and become active in politics, possibly running for public office.”

Shoot him now.

It didn't seem to me that Vanity Fair "thinks yes." It appeared they were willing to believe it, should the facts appear, but the writer never asserts that he believe Jack's story--in fact, I think it's the opposite.

I'm curious if there's a reading to the article I just didn't see.

Unless of course, by default of writing the story and going through the motions with Jack, that means the must have believed his story was true.

Still, the article raised more than a few doubting eyebrows.

Um, Vanity Fair actually appears to be leaning toward no.

Vanity Fair's position is "of course he's not, the whole thing is bullshit, he's no more JFK's son than I am, but we have magazines to sell, and no ethics".

Why is this even a question? Just get the dna and put an end to it once and for all!

I don't think the Vanity Fair reporter believes the story. He might want to, but he acknowledges the evidence points toward no. This article isn't even really about whether it's actually true, it's about how the reporter chased the story and what they did to try to verify it.