| From the late fifth century to the early
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| | others have not been so good. Life is
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| sixth century is the setting for a
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| | easier though it is harder. Life is
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| beloved British figure of some romantic
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| | more, much more, complicated often
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| significance. It is the time period King
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| | requiring two people in a family to be
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| Arthur and Knights of The Round Table are
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| | gainfully employed full time to support
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| believed to have loved and reigned and
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| | their children at the same standard of
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| ruled in Camelot.
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| | one working adult during the day of
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| While Arthur fought the Saxons, the
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| | Kennedy's Camelot.
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| pretenders to his kingdom and his throne,
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| | Fifty two inch flat screen LCD and Plasma
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| he was engaged with Lancelot on another
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| | high definition televisions have replaced
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| front for the affection and devotion of
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| | the six inch black and white TV screen.
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| his beloved Guinevere.
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| | Cable has replaced the rabbit ears and
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| Queen Guinevere was, according to legend,
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| | outdoor antennas of that era. Hundreds
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| beautiful and desirable beyond belief,
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| | of available television stations have
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| and she won the heart of Arthur. Think
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| | replaced the big three.
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| of it as a May to December romance and we
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| | Sirius Radio has replaced FM radio which
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| begin to get the flavor and depth of the
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| | replaced AM. Twenty four hour news
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| matters of the heart at conflict with the
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| | channels like FOX, MSNBC, and CNN have
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| urgencies of the day.
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| | replaced Huntly and Brinkley, and the
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| Today it most simply known as the time of
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| | complacency of the people have replaced
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| Camelot, but it was destined to be seen
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| | the hope of the nation during Jack and
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| again, and maybe even a third time is on
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| | Jackie's Camelot.
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| the horizon. At least we would like to
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| | Big box stores have replaced mom and pop
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| think so. Several centuries passed after
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| | shops. Huge corporate stores have
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| the exploits of King Arthur and a new
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| | replaced the corner market, and the
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| nation in the west, in the views of many,
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| | Piggly Wiggly's of the world have
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| captured the Age of Camelot again. The
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| | replaced the local grocery store where a
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| one thousand days of the presidency of
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| | family could get what they needed and pay
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| John (Jack) Kennedy.
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| | for it on pay day in the name of
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| Kennedy with his vivacious wife Jackie
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| | progress. But are we really better off?
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| captured the imagination of the
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| | Is it better where there are more
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| world.Here was a young, beautiful,
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| | homeless? Is it better when more kids go
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| idealistic couple from family dynasties
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| | to bed cold and hungry? Are we a better
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| that dreamed of and led a nation towards
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| | nation when the veteran, the elderly, and
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| a better place in time, in history, in
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| | the sick have to chose between food and
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| the heart, and in caring for all its
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| | medicine?
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| peoples.
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| | In a time when half of all marriages end
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| Perhaps less than a century after Jack
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| | in divorce and far too many children are
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| and Jackie we can relive Camelot just one
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| | being raised in a single parent home, can
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| more time. What a dream for those of us
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| | we do better? Can we recapture the Age
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| who are old enough to remember the young
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| | of Camelot? America is disenchanted. Can
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| couple seemingly so in love, so
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| | we recapture the dream? Can we recharge
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| charismatic, so vibrant, such dreamers
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| | the dreamers? We need another Walt
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| with such social grace raising their
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| | Disney for our passtime and another John
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| small children in the White House.
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| | Kennedy for our country. As much as we
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| Sure times have changed. Some changes
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| | love
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| have been good fulfilling the dreams of
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| | America, can we make her better?
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| Jack Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy. Many
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