Mary Jo Kopechne's cousin reacts to 'Chappaquiddick' film

Speculation continues about the circumstances surrounding Mary Jo Kopechne's death and Senator Ted Kennedy's actions. Georgetta Potoski, a cousin and confidant of Mary Jo's, shares insight on 'The Story.'
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[@jackjones3657]

The classy respectable people are this woman, certainly not Ted Kennedy. How anyone could have elected him to represent them even once is tragic.

[@stevegant7856]

Democrats loved Ted Kennedy, and helped cover up this crime, and the people of Massachusetts should be ashamed of themselves for voting for this dirt bar! Lion of the Senate my ass, that's an insult to Lions!

[@stewbab8784]

teddy was a coward and a complete embarrassment to himself and his family....what a loser

[@susanford2388]

'Yeah, I too cannot believe people voted for him time after time. Why. He was an odious vile human being.

[@Baskerville22]

Lying in the Senate

[@dsmusicbird]

I'm grateful for her cousin. She's her only true voice.

[@brabham74]

I am glad this movie has finally been made, and I'm glad this report was done about it. Kopechne's cousin, in this interview, was exactly the right spokesperson on this subject. Well done, dignified lady.

[@samuelmoulds1016]

brabham74 yeah! The rest of her family was bought off by KENNEDY MONEY!!!!!! I saw the sick pitiful interview of her father after the death of his daughter, and though I was young; I thought, "BOUGHT AND SOLD!!!!!!"

[@BONNYRIGG]

I would have liked to hear more of what the lady had to say. The interview cut off suddenly. I'll bet she knows a lot more than she was allowed to say on teevee.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Things is the movie was not 100% accurate.

[@m.e.d.7997]

The movie did not portray the truth.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@samuelmoulds1016 Ted Kennedy paid off their mortgage at the very least. Maybe more.

[@Auggies1956]

This movie should have been made fifty years ago.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Would not matter. It still did not tell how the tragedy truly unfolded.

[@jehovah1ize]

This is why the Kennedy’s have a curse of death on them. The men especially in that family have treated their wives despicably with adultery. Ted Kennedy should have gone to jail for letting that woman drown. He just left the scene and didn’t report the accident right away.

[@JRobbySh]

He should have resigned. The irony is that if he had, he probably would have been forgiven some time down the road as someone who did they right thing.

[@JerryD121657]

Rose Kennedy was the daughter of Honey Fitz (John Fitzgerald). Joseph Kennedy Sr. was the son of Patrick Joseph (P.J.) Kennedy. She did marry a philanderer and a ruthless businessman in Joe Kennedy though and she looked the other way through all his affairs.

[@bruceruttan60]

His family and staff eventually forced him to report the accident. He should have been kicked out of the Senate but he was a Democrat and they only see impeachment as a thing to do to Republicans. All the unexplained aspects of this story come together and make sense when you realize that Ted murdered Mary Jo.

[@cityofchamps66]

Adultery is many things, but far from a crime and far from exclusive to men named Kennedy

[@MrSS8864]

Yes, but most men who engage in adultery try to hide it. The Kennedys purposely flaunted it. They were all scum and zeros in the "character" department.

[@blueskygal255]

I'm so glad this finally came out. Teddy Kennedy was morally bankrupt, a son of priviledge, and a coward.

[@foxgloved1]

a son of a bootlegging crook

[@AndrewSmith-ek4nc]

Ted Kennedy was a hero

[@Carlyfan]

@@AndrewSmith-ek4nc I agree.

[@AndrewSmith-ek4nc]

@@Carlyfan What makes you agree with me when I think that he was a hero?

[@jameseverett9037]

@@AndrewSmith-ek4nc - In what way was he a hero?

[@shannonzittlow8462]

Mary Joe's cousin gave a wonderful interview she is well spoken and informative

[@khfan4life365]

I’m currently reading a book called Senatorial Privilege: The Chappaquiddick Cover-Up and I have no doubt that Ted Kennedy was trying to cover up his own crime. He got a girl killed and tried to run away. I’m glad they finally made a movie about this.

[@chrisirving1239]

You don't need a Rick to hit you in the head, eh??????? Stupid liberal democrat.

[@BennyFugatti]

I'm actually surprised she didn't say more

[@curtischilders3024]

Ted Kennedy decided to save himself at all costs? Shocker! 😉

[@curtischilders3024]

@hickorydickoryduck - that's probably the best defense of Ted Kennedy. Attempt to deflect to someone else. Don't face the truth, dance around it, and use every opportunity to bad mouth someone else. News flash: I didn't vote for DJT, so feel free to bash away. However, understand you are strengthening my resolve to support him in the future, by your obsessive desire to twist the truth. If you could objectively see the good and bad, then you might move me to see your point of view. But your current tactics destroy all your credibility.

[@nhbabz7358]

Curtis Childers I

[@stevencharles9534]

Well, this is what Donald Trump is trying to do as well!

[@joannhughey4620]

Curtis Childers k

[@D_Marrenalv]

hickorydickoryduck: Yep, you know it...liberals are masters at that.

[@joelspring6201]

If Ted Kennedy hadn't been living in Massachusetts his Political career would have been over!

ONLY the mindless mob of Messy-two-shits are stupid enough to give the Kennedy Klan the time of day after this, after JFK had Marilyn Monroe killed, after the drugging and rape at the Kennedy Klan enclave in Florida and after the whats-his-face congressman Kennedy got high on drugs, drunk on booze and crashed his car in D.C.

[@stevegilbert8486]

There have been other states with political families that are just as corrupt and still get elected. Stupidity doesn't stop at the Mass. border.

The Long family are long gone and nobody's left. The only thing remotely close to the Kennedy Klan are the Clintons and they're not much longer for this earth... Mass has the absolute monopoly on this.

[@martinjenkins5471]

If he was living in California these days he wouldn't have a problem at all. Biggest morons in your country., I apologise to the decent republicans I've met from there.

[@harrytuttle8161]

Mary Jo Suffocated in an air pocket , but does it really matter , Ted Abandoned Mary Jo with out attempting to save her life , The rescue diver knows the Truth . only concerned with his career . and after holding office for 50 years a fine example of whats wrong in our Government .......TERM LIMITS PLEASE !!!!!!!!!

[@sean2015]

Mary Jo drowned.

[@lettyguerra371]

Harry Tuttle , amen! Term limits now!

[@ronaldhamman7877]

Harry Tuttle Sean2015 is taliban bot ignore him.

[@TFfolkes]

Harry Tuttle moron...point is she suffered

[@harrytuttle8161]

I am an Infidel of the highest order , I eat bacon , I drink Rum , I listen to Heavy Metal , I play Guitar very fucking loud , I own AR15s , I voted for Trump and will again . Islam is a murderous parasite and can not be trusted .

[@troyables5225]

I quit drinking 15 years ago. I have a DUI and lost my commercial license. He get's to be Senator . . That's fair.

[@sean2015]

George W. Bush and Dick Cheney had 3 DUIs between them. They get's to be POTUS and VPOTUS . . That's fair.

[@troyables5225]

I agree with you that that's elitist crap! Not a fan of either one!

[@sarasmith5110]

Sean...Bill Clinton raped a woman and he got to be president. So there. Bush and Cheney were 22 and younger when they got their DUIs. They did not kill or harm anyone. And both changed. Kennedy kept on drinking and abusing women. That;s fair.

[@Snarky79]

+Troy A:- When you got your DUI did you have a boner? No?---that's very unfair!

[@joycebagby3715]

NOT!! beyond unfair

[@stephenyount3148]

" hold your breath. I'm going for help.... I'll be back tomorrow." - Ted Kennedy

[@williambullis9946]

Stephen Yount b

[@robertkelly9772]

..."Hold your breath and count to 10" Too bad Mary Jo didn't know that meant 10 hours!

[@leonardsmith6263]

He was a coward and a punk!

[@frisbee544]

The Ted said, "This sort of thing could ruin my chances to be president. On second thought, Mary Jo, how long can you tread water?"

[@jameseverett9037]

"I'm going for help.....pretty soon after I think about it in a hot bath for awhile. Don't worry though, I'll make sure you have enough time to die before I bring the help. Then at least I can say I went for help".

[@canadianfortrump4057]

I saw Chappaquiddick last night and I give it a thumbs up. The producers of the movie didn't try to gloss over Kennedy's image or his negligence. It's definitely a warts and all portrayal of Kennedy and the entire incident. I remember when Ted Kennedy was speaking at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. He was speaking about the Iran Contra scandal and demanding to know where George Bush (the Republican candidate for President in 1988) was during that time and what involvement he may have had in it. Throughout his speech he had the crowd chanting 'where was George'? A republican senator later replied 'Bush was at home with his wife sober'.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Thing is it was not the whole truth.

[@DBCisco]

A billionaire politician getting away with murder ? Impossible !

[@buckacre1348]

DB Cisco A thing like that would never in America.

[@DBCisco]

lol

[@tomwolak3362]

Double homocide.She was pregnant after a affair with bobby.BOOM.

[@robertmasina4610]

From what I understand, attorneys were afraid to prosecute.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

I never knew that there was another woman's purse in the car.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Joni M Why was her purse in the car? Was she a "silent" witness, has she ever given a statement?

[@ohlordy5425]

Mary Jo was not wearing any underwear either

[@joeross6540]

yea they don't even mention that in the movie

[@Mehr.Zeitzumdenken]

Maybe you should read this book: Chappaquiddick Tragedy - Kennedy´s second passenger revealed from Donald Nelson

[@cynthiaconner620]

1-3 feet of water...

[@jodonato3040]

How they could not perform an autopsy in this tragic & suspicious case is a crime in itself

[@dcasper8514]

jo donato. money talks..

[@Bossmanrocks]

Because her swine parents were more concerned what their neighbors thought of their daughter than what they thought of their daughter.

[@leonardsmith6263]

DNA, even after all the time which has gone by, can still be used to ascertain if she was pregnant and who knocked her up, which is what ought to be done!

[@thrdwldgrlcollins8085]

Evil does exist. In this case, it was in the name Mr. Ted Kennedy and all who covered for him. That’s a lot of evil.

[@tomwolak3362]

@@thrdwldgrlcollins8085 He has been judged by God and his fate whatever it is is sealed.

[@yungdcwa81]

TODAY THE KENNEDY'S WOULD SAY TRUMP WAS DRIVING

[@charlesmascari8197]

I have my own theories about Chappaquiddick. The lack of an autopsy, twice, confirmed my suspicions.

[@dcasper8514]

Charles Mascari. Me too. I suspect she was pregnant with Teddy's baby.

[@leonardsmith6263]

That punk knocked her up!

[@leonardsmith6263]

She was pregnant!

[@MTknitter22]

Charles Mascari The family should have insisted on an autopsy.

[@thomasmcdaniel6264]

She was innocent. A politician's wife was in the car with him because they were having an affair.

[@octofish]

When alcohol companies did their taxes, they listed Ted as a dependent.

[@anglomik]

So glad this film was made...small compensation for losing a family member. God has judged Sen. Kennedy, as He will us all.

[@terrihenricks4160]

At least in the state where I live, just leaving the scene of an accident where someone was injured is a felony today.

[@kimlersue]

it was then too. However they explained that Teddy was "in shock" and didn't know what he was doing. So shocked he called his brother,aids, and others back at the family home, instead of the police and rescuers!

[@mjsmcd]

Too bad shithead he's dead lol

[@patriciabarkley735]

Terri henricks , It was probably a felony back then too.

[@terrihenricks4160]

The fact that someone is dead doesn't prevent his conduct from being reevaluated in light of current standards of morality and decency. The people whose statues are being taken down are dead, too.

[@chrisbell5205]

Terri henricks b

[@MrAquinas1]

I happen to know people who knew the area well at the time. There was a nearby house clearly visible with all of its lights on, a normal practice of theirs because they had an autistic child. Kennedy could have easily gone to their door and asked to call for help.

[@cyndifoore7743]

I’ll have to see this movie. I remember when it happened, Ted Kennedy was a pig. He let her die.

[@paularubin4711]

A real coward on all levels but to let a lady die knowing she could be saved is something teddy will have to answer one day. The state of mass is culpable for keep him in power for fifty years. Jackie Kennedy said the kennedys. Were a wild bunch. She did not come from that kind of background and did not want her children influenced from them. I abhor the Kennedy voters in Mass. I think I read yrs ago teddy sent the parents of Mary jo 25 thousand. It's been many years but I think it was

[@rondamorris3550]

Paula Rubin He should be answering for it now in Hell(if there is a Hell) since he died in 2009 but who knows, perhaps the Kennedy name carries weight even there?

[@briankelly9347]

@@paularubin4711 you by god?

[@jameseverett9037]

Wasn't worth watching, really. It tried so hard to be "neutral" that it was quite boring, and over all predictable in terms of giving information. Also, it doesn't necessarily tell the truth, only Ted's version of it. I had a feeling there was more to it. Too many things don't make sense, especially him not getting help for her immediately, just assuming she's dead. If you care at all about someone, you hold out every hope for their survival, even when it looks hopeless. You do everything possible to make sure there was no chance of saving her life. If you've ever been in a situation remotely like that, you know that you're hope doesn't end until there is absolutely no question, no matter how remotely possible, that they might live.

[@RandomChristianMusings]

@@rondamorris3550 Yes, there is justice in our eternal life to come. And, yes, hell is very real. Once you're there, there is no paroling out. As a convicted felon myself, that thought is truly mind-numbing. Have a blessed day. Shalom

[@Lellobeetle]

Even Caroline is horribly disappointing the way she supported her uncle.

[@jeanniecole614]

After the Mary Jo incident, I re-evaluated why I was a Kennedy supporter AND a Democrat! Mary Jo, I hope that you are resting in peace, in the arms of the Lord.

[@myspanisheyes7]

Mary, If you are going to make this political, you are being a hypocrite. Republicans only care about life from conception until birth.

[@IAmJaguarPaw.ThisIsMyForest.]

Ted Kennedy did everything in his power to make it difficult for good citizens to buy and keep guns for hunting, target shooting and self-protection, while he, of course, surrounded himself and his family with armed bodyguards all his life. Hypocrite. I could not support him.

[@tirrosrxxx699]

Samuel Moulds, that's right blame the woman. Heaven forbid Ted Kennedy take the blame, he should not have been there, to begin with, wasn't he a married man? Being a Kennedy many fools justify it the same way you are, Mary Jo was free and 21 so if she wanted to have a sexual liaison that was her business, but you don't know if that was the case, nobody does. So please don't justify that pig because he was a Kennedy.

[@pixelatedDream]

Just a friendly reminder that Laura Bush ran a stop sign, hit and killed a young boy and faced no consequences for it. Also, some of these comments are why I've lost faith in humanity.

[@jeanniecole614]

I think that they think they are above the LAWS that govern the rest of us mere humans.

[@szqsk8]

Just saw this movie today. It was powerful and heartbreaking, at least to me. Especially the scenes portraying Mary Jo in the car struggling to get out. I was only 10 years old in 1969 so I knew very little about this incident to begin with and it doesn't surprise me certain folks tried to suppress the making of this movie.

[@UnitedSoundVideo]

Same here, I was 9, Apollo moon walk kept my attention. Funny, if you go to Netflix to search for this film you have to type in chappa before if finally pops up. Hmmmm

[@baumer2504]

So this guy can by his own account repeatedly dove in to try and rescue her but gave up out of exhaustion. Then proceeds to swim across the water all the way to the hotel? That sounds more exhausting then trying to pull a girl out of a car.

[@danielmccormick6584]

Nothing suprises me anymore. Just look at the corruption of politics today.

[@nancyiverson]

I saw this film. It was well done. I have total respect for the cousin in how she handled this interview. I would have totally lost my temper. She is a class act!

[@Lisabug2659]

Raging drunk and womanizer. “We have a true compass and we follow it”...... really?

[@benschlechter]

Glad Joan got a divorce.

[@waynetietz380]

I find it interesting that this movie was finally made AFTER Ted Kennedy died. Evidently movie makers were afraid of making this film when Ted Kennedy was alive.

[@johnbrown5443]

Really? You find it interesting? Happens all the time, like the thing with Jimmy Saville.

[@mizmel8580]

Just like they are afraid of the Clintons today. Ask VInce Foster. Oh that's right he's dead.

[@wesleyhite8203]

He said, 'we will tell the truth, or at least our version.' what that means is, 'we will tell the truth, as soon as we make it up.'

[@georgemallory797]

I think it's pretty safe to assume Uncle Teddy is in hell.

[@whenwherewhohow]

We should hope not. Sure what he did was wrong, but the idea that he may be in hell is heartbreaking.

[@MrAdrenaline1982]

Yes, thank the good Lord.

[@georgemallory797]

Who's we? Speak for yourself, Louis. "Heartbreaking" is what the parents of the girl he killed went through there, Mr. Compassion.

[@jamesr6497]

I think it is wrong to wish anyone in hell. It is too terrible a place. Jesus calls all to repentance, that none should be lost. All come short of Gods glory, all have sinned and need repentance. I hope she called on Christ if she could and I hope Ted did too in the time left to him. Peace.

[@georgemallory797]

I didn't wish him in hell. I said it's pretty safe to assume he is. Only the Creator gets a say in where he is, went, or will go. I'm a mortal with my own flaws and shortcomings and believe God to be compassionate and slow to anger. My comment was based on learning she might have lived for 3 hrs. in the air bubble and I reacted. I'm going to let my comment stand though and not pretend I didn't make it. In some senses, I think the Kennedy's were pigs, yet in others I think they were visionaries (especially John and Bobby) who might have seen the error of their ways and took steps to right their legacies just a blink of time before it was too late. I will never be unbothered by the true feeling, based on witness statements, that RFK had Marilyn Monroe killed and was probably right next to her when she received a lethal injection. I believe God will judge them fairly and justly.

[@jaimehudson7623]

Mary Jo and Marilyn... Two wonderful women that unfortunately got involved with the Kennedy men. Heart-breaking.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

Yet James Elroy denied that Marilyn Monroe was involved with the Kennedys.

[@MadisonLady]

The question of how he got out without a scratch and yet she was sealed without escape still is unanswered, Also, the fact that the Kennedy people took charge of her body and avoided autopsy smacks of coverup.

[@alexabeyta3808]

They have always been so suspicious monsters raised by monsters it goes way back

[@harrytuttle8161]

Just because your last name is Kennedy does not mean you are a qualified leader or public servant , it's weird how the poorest and richest tend to inbreed .

[@matthewronson5218]

Ted Kennedy was the intellectual runt of the Kennedy boys, who was expelled from college for cheating. I understand that he was an excellent swimmer.

[@Reesicup]

Yeah and he probably had a few of his best swimmers up in her womb which sealed her fate 😔

[@jpx8793]

There were a few houses within walking distance of the accident site. The people living in those houses later wondered why Senator Kennedy didn't knock on one of their doors and ask for help. They would have given it.

[@bigchiefnowashietribe9657]

Teddy is innocent, 3 "hail Mary's and 2 Our Father's" and the Irish catholic is Clean to kill another day.

[@amysands8925]

Was thinking the same thing. all show.

[@daisyflowers9334]

I saw the movie. It was powerful. I am surprised that this movie even had a chance of being shown in the theater. Jason Clarke did a wonderful job portraying Ted Kennedy. I remember all the television coverage at the time of this incident and remember Teddy Kennedy as he was called then, by most People, wearing that cervical collar out in public. I believe that Ted Kennedy was a conflicted Man. He wanted to do the right thing, but he also wanted to realize his ambitious political goals, and he was also corrupt. One thing he did know, and that was his political aspirations to be President was in the toilet because of what happened, and that was a good thing for the rest of us.

[@gamernorcal]

ya he was done in 72 after this. Anyway Nixon would have beaten him easy.

[@TheNathanScot]

Ted didn't even know she'd crashed the car until the next morning. He wasn't in the car at all, he bailed after the cop spotted them doing "sexual things" and told her to drive on because he was drunk, philandering and didn't even have a license to be driving at the time. Much easier to believe that secnario than the story he presented to the press.

[@slatsgrobneck7515]

Yup, definitely more believable than Ted's 'truth'.

[@user-unknownorknown]

The double standard of the democrats...

[@shanyseinniss9184]

yes happy the movie was finally made to show and speak the truth. Its about time. Bravo!!!!

[@brancefinger5601]

In my area, Chappaquiddick is playing in only two multiplexes this weekend. A major film like this would ordinarily play in six.

[@judjudersawn2596]

Why didn't he just get Mary Jo to shift over to the driver's seat and take responsibility for the crash? Then he could have saved her life, and his presidency. Some leader...

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

Fitzgerald-Kennedy Tradition Oblige.

[@kathy888]

How did Ted get out of the car, but she didn't? Once he opened the door in the water, could the door be closed? Doesn't make sense.

[@emrebilgi]

Many reasons possible. 1."Once he opened the door in the water, could the door be closed?" Yes. With Ted first getting out, more water might have filled in the car and the water pressure shot Ted's door just after he got out and more water now might have applied to much pressure on the doors and windows for Mary Jo to get out. 2.Mary Jo was much smaller than Ted and might not have overpowered the doors and windows of the car unlike Ted. 3. Mary Jo was a female and she might have been scared and panicked more than Ted to manoeuvre out of the car 4. Mary Jo was on the right passenger seat, making her instantly cognizant that they were just about to go off the bridge from the right side which made her closer to the accident as it was about to happen and just happened which might have made her more panicked.

[@mommommommommommommom6829]

We should implement this type of information in US public school history.

[@pintificate]

The real truth about this will never be known. Anything who has read the available details will know that the Kennedy machine did everything it could to _ensure_ that we will ever know. . . .

[@mgw9562]

Weird! You have an accident! Why not get help for the girl???? Makes no sense to me!...then treated the family like little pea-yons! really nauseating!

[@sherryduggar8821]

MG W Teddy obviously didn’t want to get caught drunk with a young woman who was not his wife. Despite what her cousin thinks Mary Jo was not an innocent. She still didn’t deserve to die.

[@mgw9562]

Sherry Duggar did not know he was married at the time, that explains a lot

[@sherryduggar8821]

His wife eventually divorced him. I think he was more worried about his political life than his wife,

[@dcasper8514]

MG W. check on Joe jr.

[@susanscanlon1213]

It makes perfect sense if Ted was drunk. He was drunk much of his life. Easy dots to connect.

[@kevingouldrup9265]

In Massachusetts ole Tedward was given the nickname "The Swimmer" by Howie Carr.

[@sean2015]

Actually it was Rush Limbaugh who gave him that nickname

[@jayceewriter7826]

This lady is quite well spoken. Mary Jo is proud of her

[@jarheadusmc3056]

Ted is paying for his crimes in hell.

[@anairenemartinez165]

Well, I have my opinion. I understand people trying to keep her name clean and she did not deserve to die, but that take that she was a pure lily, she snuck out with Ted, did not say her good byes to her friends and left her purse behind in the cottage. Ted did not drive anymore but took the car out at night, no lights and the cop who saw the car parked suspiciously and then taking off very fast. Still too many questions unanswered, after 50 years and all involved now gone. My take, she went for a little hanky panky with a married man with all intention to return to the cottage afterwards.

[@harrycarrey1225]

I just saw the movie last night. This lady is right. The guy playing Ted Kennedy was Ted Kennedy !!! Best movie ive seen in years and did a great job to making the story of Chappaquidick real and that real people were destroyed. Teds father died a couple of months later and Teds wife had a miscarriage shortly after the incident. I dont know how Ted lived with himself .

[@lonerider3536]

,, Sad loss of what appears, a sweet beautiful girl. Should not have happened. Not this way for sure. How could anyone LEAVE a young lady in a car under water?? Go home and not go for help?? Yeah, This was just to dirty to touch. This is as Bad as The MURDER of sweet little Martha Moxley. Just expendable young, beautiful girls it seems. If this has been one of my children, they'd had to kill me too!! ID have never turned it loose!! Until death, Id have sought, and fought for JUSTICE FOR MY BABY!!❤ Not enough money in the world to silence me. At least while still breathing anyway!! PEACE!

[@thrummer1953]

Teddy would have seemingly been better off if he had gotten Mary Jo rescued. It's almost as though he needed her dead for some reason.

[@tommytruth7595]

Yes, he needed her dead...........with no autopsy.

[@christopherlehnert7071]

exactly. that 10-hour-wait was to make sure she was dead.

[@scattygirl1]

Yeah, Kennedy was a bastard, but that headline, "Ted safe; blonde dies" doesn't paint that news editor's attitude towards women in a good light either.

[@skoshunt]

A lot of people with power and money escape accountability and Mary Jo' death was a devastating tragedy no matter if she was a campaign staffer or frist women to be the president.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Will it take 48 years to make a film about Seth Rich's Murder by Hellary????

[@Bluewolfdude]

Mary Jo was a family friend.He KILLED that beautiful girl

[@christopherlehnert7071]

'mistakenly' turned off the pavement onto a dirt road? it was deliberate.

[@albertstrickland2689]

I worked with Governor Farris Bryants neice in the 1960's She never bragged, or made a big deal out of being related to him... Her and her mother always attended galas in Tallahassee when Govenor Bryant was in office. She told me about Mary Jo Kopechne breaking up Senator George Smathers marriage. Yet this was all hush hush, in these Galas Smather would show up with his wife... now this was in 1962 or 63... she just added that this Kopechne woman was after anyone that was rich or famous. After Smathers broke up with her, she immediately went after helping to get Kennedy Elected as president... So image my disbelief when all that happened in Chappaquiddick, for I had long since been fired from that company I had worked for

[@Dustshoe]

It's very sad that such a long time was allowed to pass before the authorities were notified that an accident occurred. The long delay must have felt a most heartless thing to those most directly affected by this tragedy. A delay like that could only be excused if it had happened in the Wild West. However, it is also very sad that Ted Kennedy had, by 1969, lost three older brothers violently (one also in WW2). That's a psychological and emotional burden for anyone whether you are rich or poor. But the Kopneche parents lost their only child, their daughter. There could be no plan B for them at all. The lady cousin interviewed here is very well-spoken. That in itself is a clue to the talent and goodness of her cousin who died, forty-nine years ago.

[@Baskerville22]

His first thought after he got out of the sunken car was, "how do I save my political career: where's a phone; I need to call my lawyers". The Left sneers at the Bush's and Reagan, but can you imagine them running from that accident, rather than doing everything possible to save the girl ?

[@displayname1276]

If it was a minority man she had dated, the man would have disappeared and never to be found again. People have gone missing for less. Just ask Jimmy Hoffa if you can find him.

[@Khultan]

Why didn't Ted Kennedy get help for her?!? It makes no sense, at all.

[@vmj255]

American Born Patriot. He was too busy trying to figure out how to lie his way out of trouble.

[@sean2015]

He was drunk, in shock and concussed from the accident. Remember he had also almost died in a plane crash four years earlier. He's still guilty of manslaughter, but he certainly didn't murder her.

[@johnberger5539]

My best friend, a renowned swimming coach, always referred to Teddy as "The Long Distance Swimmer", a jab at his failure to negotiate the treacherous waters off of Edgartown. The distance from Chappaquiddick to Edgartown is 400 ft, about 5 lengths of a swimming pool!

[@christopherlehnert7071]

Judge Judy says if something does not make sense, it is not true.

[@Khultan]

@@christopherlehnert7071 Ted left her for dead. That's him rescuing his career priority objective number one importance.

[@rafs8302]

She would have been better off campaigning for Nixon.

[@roxannemoore3045]

I always wondered why her family did not have an autopsy on Mary Jo.

[@dcasper8514]

Roxanne Moore. they got their home mortgage paid off, + settlement.

[@roxannemoore3045]

How terrible.

[@leonardsmith6263]

I hope no other Kennedy gets close to the White House.

[@bminton3291]

Why was her body found not wearing any underwear ? It is such a disgrace that Hollywood only got the guts to make this movie after Ted Kennedy is gone and excused from answering all the questions about his part in this horrible incident.

[@Amiablyme]

OMG She was DEAD BEFORE THEY LEFT THE HOUSE!! THEY ALL KNEW IT! Which is WHY none of them were able to speak!

[@ginamaria2579]

So sad I can not even imagine losing a child especially this way, but every time I'd see or hear Ted Kennedy I'd feel a little ill, his holier than thou attitude, something the left has adopted, rather disgusting he wasn't held accountable and imprisoned the rest of his life

[@cubbylevi1764]

She is such an excellent communicator

[@z512345]

The Kennedy's evading responsibility. they got everything the deserved.

[@TheSpiker4sure]

From the clip, I have to ask. Are you seriously trying to make her one night affair with Ted Kennedy a philosophical encounter. Give me a break, in years past I attended many of those "parties" and this movie isn't like any of them. I have a question, if the family had known she may have suffered for up to three hours would they have demanded a larger payoff?

[@georgeswift6292]

Didn't get much negative attention from the press...as I remember!

[@W7DSY]

Speculation continues...? No, not really. Teddy was drunk and went off the bridge, and a woman drowned. End of story. He was gutless, at the least.

[@r.williamcomm7693]

It did NOT end TK’s White House aspirations. Ted Kennedy still ran in the primaries against Jimmy Carter 10 years later & voters ended those aspirations.

[@jacksagrafsky4936]

The kennedy curse. They deserve it.

[@dw794]

I remember. Also we b in jail.

[@DarkAngelsNy]

The nice girl probably rejected his entitlements and advances. In a drunken huff he flys off the bridge. What a class A scumbag.

[@RoyalWatcher1985]

She could have survived 3 hours in a bubble in the submerged car; if only Ted Kennedy and done the right thing and called police so they could have sent divers to rescue her.

[@Khultan]

Liberal progressives

[@frankwall2480]

"Hey darling Teddy, I just found out I'm pregnant... 'Don't worry Mary Jo, We'll cross that bridge when we get to it'!" -- BTW, Donald Trump wouldn't of been a Drunk Fool at all... and He would 'of Saved Her!

[@christopherlehnert7071]

so true. those words should have been the headline.

[@slou61]

Here's the testimony of the diver who actually recovered her body at the scene.John Farrar was the captain of the Edgartown Fire Rescue unit and the diver who recovered Kopechne's body. He alleged that Kopechne died from suffocation rather than from drowning or from the impact of the overturned vehicle. This hypothesis was based upon the posture in which he found the body and the body's relative position to the area of an ultimate air pocket in the overturned vehicle. Farrar also asserted that Kopechne would have probably survived if a more timely rescue attempt had been conducted.[40][41][42] Farrar located Kopechne's body in the well of the backseat of the overturned submerged car. Rigor mortis was apparent, her hands were clasping the backseat, and her face was turned upward.[43] Farrar testified at the Inquest:It looked as if she were holding herself up to get a last breath of air. It was a consciously assumed position.... She didn't drown. She died of suffocation in her own air void. It took her at least three or four hours to die. I could have had her out of that car twenty-five minutes after I got the call. But he [Ted Kennedy] didn't call.- diver John Farrar, Inquest into the Death of Mary Jo Kopechne, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Edgartown District Court. New York: EVR Productions, 1970.Later at the inquest, Farrar testified that Kopechne's body was pressed up in the car in the spot where an air bubble would have formed. He interpreted that to mean that Kopechne had survived in the air bubble after the crash, and he concluded thatHad I received a call within five to ten minutes of the accident occurring, and was able, as I was the following morning, to be at the victim's side within twenty-five minutes of receiving the call, in such event there is a strong possibility that she would have been alive on removal from the submerged car.[19]Farrar believed that Kopechne "lived for at least two hours down there."[44]

[@msears8576]

Ted Kennedy's car killed more people than all my guns combined.

[@judyevancic4926]

Ted Kennedy was a privileged spoiled younger brother who didn’t do the right thing. He has been judged by God for all the huge mistakes he was involved in during his lifetime. The Kennedy Family Legacy has become so tarnished over the years because of the behavior of the three remaining brothers over time.

[@Rob-sk1im]

I thought this film was amazing on every level. Regardless of what political party you are affiliated with, this film depicts what is wrong with politicians, if there are no witnesses, just create "The Alibi" and walk away.

[@pammcquaid]

This whole thing makes no sense to me, why was no autopsy done on her body, surely its a legal requirement no matter how you die, if she was driving as some have suggested, why would kennedy take the blame, he was a married man with children, why not just say he wasn't with her. If he was in the car, why wait till the morning to say he tried to save her, again why not say he was not in the car. Several witnesses say they saw him the next morning an he seemed normal, smiling and talking to people, he would have to be a very good actor to hide his guilt if he just left her to drown. I think he was set up to stop him running for president and she was just a pawn in their sick game, they had already killed 2 kennedys a third would have looked too suspicious.

[@drbonesshow1]

As I told folks all too many years ago: Ted Kennedy's car killed more people than my handgun. What's Hell like Teddy Boy? RIP Mary Jo and Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island.

[@Powertuber1000]

Most people don't know this but Mary Jo Kopechne was driving the car by herself and she drove off the bridge. Robert Kennedy was drunk and had been tailed by the police that night so to avoid an embarrassing DUI he got out and walked and had her drive on without him.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Powertuber1000 is a YT employee utilizing an account that hasn't been used for 6 years--and a total DUMBASS as it was Teddy not Bobby. YT gets ever more lame. Next time it'll be Susie on the slab guys, so enjoy it while you can bitch.

[@powertuber3.047]

A disgruntled, and shamed family member who changed his name to Leonard?

[@dcasper8514]

Powertuber1000. why was he swimming at midnight ?

[@Powertuber1000]

He wasnt.

[@mikeruzza1463]

The fawning love of this rich family by both media and citizens has always been over the top. Democrats tend to worship their leaders as celebrities, which is unhealthy in a democracy. I'm a born Catholic and was 9 years old when this happened. My parents were through with the Kennedys after this. They at least opened their eyes and got off the merry-go-round and became Republicans. Let's all grow up and treat people as they deserve, and stop wearing rose colored glasses when it comes to politicians who agree with our views when they have clearly done wrong, and/or broken the law.

[@athleticcajun]

Teddy was caught cheating for one of his Final Exams at Harvard and was suspended in the 1950's...IN 1960's he was ticketed for reckless driving and driving with a suspended license before this..

[@gregw8232]

I remember the joke of the day (1969) was Mary Jo telling Teddy 'I'm pregnant' & Teddy responding 'we'll cross that bridge when we get there'.

[@gls600]

Ended his WH aspirations. Please check the 1980 Democratic Convention. Pleanty aspiration was on display.

[@lexusrc3507]

The original lyin’ Ted!

[@ralphcrossen]

i won't go see it. No one should make off a persons murder. RIP Maryjo

[@nancystone6044]

YET MASS KEPT VOTING THAT MURDERER BACK INTO OFFICE...WHY??? WE ALWAYS BELIEVED THE KENNEDY'S PAID OFF HER FAMILY TO NOT MAKE THEMSELVES AN IRRITANT TO THEIR DARLING SEEKING OFFICE. NO WEALTHY "ROYAL" FAMILY WOULD EVER PAY MY FAMILY OFF ENOUGH TO NOT SEEK JUSTICE FOR OUR DAUGHTER!

[@NCLUSA]

The Kennedy name is Mud.