Talk:Sargent Shriver
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moved from article in case somebody would like to review and NPOV (frankly, I donīt see why anybody should):
Sargent Shriver was a lackey of the Kennedy family, most notably John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. Despite his closeness to such a powerful family, with Mob connections to boot, the Kennedys were not very nice to him. In fact, in all his years of influence in the Democratic Party, he was never promoted from his lowly rank of Sargent. One would think the Kennedys could have spared a commission for him, and made him at the very least Colonel Shriver, but they did not.
Later on, the Sarge took matters into his own hands, and started his own Corps. You may know it as the Peace Corps. And while he never claimed any official military rank as its head, it is safe to say that Sargent Shriver was a Field-Marshal in the Peace Corps.
In 1972, the Sarge ran for Vice-President on the Democratic ticket after the original candidate, Thomas Eagleton, was found to be nuts. But again, Sargent's hopes for a big promotion went by the boards. His running mate was the crazy flaming liberal George McGovern, whose name was most silly. You see, McGovern could no more govern than the Sarge could be an admiral.
While busy with all this, the Sarge found time to raise a daughter, Maria Shriver, who is famous as a television news-babe and the wife of Conan The Barbarian actor and former Mr. Universe Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Sarge is really old now, but he's still alive, and leads up the Special Olympics.
Despite all his impressive achievements, the government continues its disrespect to him, and has never promoted him to a higher rank.
Kosebamse 22:07 26 May 2003 (UTC)
I know little about this man, but I've made an attempt at salvaging some material from the above and from other Wikpedia articles which mention him. Please could someone more knowledgeable check what I have written? -- Oliver P. 22:32 26 May 2003 (UTC)
- Ah, someone else saves the day yet again. :) -- Oliver P. 22:34 26 May 2003 (UTC)
- I'm not any more knowledgeable, but you've done a really good job transforming the material. -- Someone else 22:35 26 May 2003 (UTC)
- Thanks. I think I'd heard of him before, but only as part of the strange Kennedy family/Schwarzenegger genealogical link, which to my warped mind was reason enough to write about him. :) -- Oliver P. 22:47 26 May 2003 (UTC)
- I'm not any more knowledgeable, but you've done a really good job transforming the material. -- Someone else 22:35 26 May 2003 (UTC)
- Ahh - WikiDevotion. Thanks for the rewrite - I would hardly have bothered. Kosebamse 22:40 26 May 2003 (UTC)
Moved this bit: " He is a direct descendant of a signer of the Bill of Rights, David Shriver." because [1] the Bill of Rights wasn't signed. [2] I can't find any alternative document signed by a David Shriver it might have been confused with . - Nunh-huh 00:29, 2 May 2004 (UTC)