"The Republicans have allowed a communist dictatorship to flourish eight jet minutes from our borders!” charged John F. Kennedy during his famous debate with Nixon before the famous 1960 elections. “We must support anti-Castro fighters. So far these freedom fighters have received no help from our government.” But unlike the John Lovitz character on “Saturday Night Live,” JFK lied expertly, with a straight face.
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"Two planes, Mr. President!” Admiral Burke sputtered into his commander in chief’s face. The fighting admiral was livid, pleading for permission to allow just two of his jets to blaze off the carrier deck and support the desperately embattled freedom-fighters on that heroic beachhead.
“Burke, we can’t get involved in this,” replied JFK.
“WE put those Cuban boys there, Mr. President!” the fighting admiral exploded. “By God, we ARE involved!'"
