Why would a guy so convinced that he did nothing wrong, assured his family he had done nothing wrong and even struck out at people who tried to accuse him of doing something wrong, suddenly plead guilty?

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Why would a burlap-suited guy in a primitive society, thousands of years from now on what used to be Hawaii, visualize the embodiment of pure evil in Victorian fashion?

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So why would Fox hire a guy who the bottom-rung network dumped?

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And why would you believe that a guy named Sheldon is running Opus Dei, anyway?

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Frankly, if you were a smart engineer or a product guy, why would you go work for a company, which is going to be owned by buyout guys who essentially nickel-and-dime your creativity to death?

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Indeed, it would not be too churlish to ask why--other than being a nice guy and a good-looking celebrity with a historically resonant heritage--Kennedy deserved such an outpouring.

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