Why is JFK a staple for comparison?

Originally posted by Strangelove
well you're a quasi-anarchist, so of course you think that.

Nah, I am talking comparison between politicians vs. their ratings...of course, you are right, I think politicians are overrated, but that's not what I'm saying.

What does JFK and Obama have in common?

Nothing yet.

Two Presidents famous for breaking a barrier that no one had ever done before? That's two things at least.

Both men. That's three.

Both owe part of their success to technology (TV and Internet). Four.

Religion became an issue during the campaigns. Five!

Jokes suck when you're a know-it-all cry

Kennedy had a strong youth support base that, arguably, were much more leftist and radical than even Kennedy would have been (how quickly everyone forgets the escalation of Vietnam, Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis).

He was killed early, so people get to take those radical and unrealistic expectations and turn them into truths. He is remembered for the future people think he would have brought, and for the whole spectacle thing.

Actually, come to think of it, there might be a lot of similarities with Trudeau, though who cares about Canadian politics 😉