Kennedy Dies

[Ron61]

Senator Edward Kennedy died at the age of 77.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_t...Nzc2VuZWR3YXI-

Ron

[mln385]

Yes this is a sad day. wether you agreed with his viewpoints or not this family has definitately had more than it's share of tragedy.

Rest in peace Ted .

MArc

[Bill Bess]

I agree, his family had more than their fare share of tragedies and I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Teddy gave his all for our country and I suspose he helped us in many ways, although I'm not aware of anything special he achieved.
An illness such as brain cancer is just one of many ways that we are taken before our time, Rest in piece Teddy.

Bill

[392cobra]

1 less scum sucking murdering Liberal a-hole.

[Joe Wicked]

Everything aside, you have to see the irony in that there is a vacant seat that will not be filled until a special election. A seat that cannot vote, that was voting for the health care bill, in a time when democrats are struggling to force it through, dies of his medical condition that at his age the health care bill proposes to deny the health care that sustained his life long enough for him to fight for health care limits on other people.

[Cobrabill]

The Captain of the Chappaquiddick rescue squad has been officially "fired".I hope that his "slide down to hell" is just slow enough,so Mary Jo can reach out and drill his nuts up into his throat.

[cdnus]

392 cobra
That is just not right.
A post like that speaks volumes to a persons character.
Have a little compassion occasionally.

JMO

Craig

[bomelia]

If you think the good folks of Massachussets are going to elect a conservative, well... I doubt it.

However, I hope Romney runs. Best chance.

Mike

[392cobra]

Originally Posted by cdnus

392 cobra
That is just not right.
A post like that speaks volumes to a persons character.
Have a little compassion occasionally.

JMO

Craig

Bite my ass

[lamaluv]

Let's not allow the spin doctors to make this jerk a hero -- how quickly the American public forgets what his real legacy is.


Subj: The Last of The Kennedy Dynasty

As soon as his cancer was detected, I noticed the immediate attempt at the
"canonization" of old Teddy Kennedy by the mainstream media. They are
saying what a "great American" he is. I say, let's get a couple things
clear & not twist the facts to change the real history.

1. He was caught cheating at Harvard when he attended it. He was expelled
twice, once for cheating on a test, and once for paying a classmate to cheat
for him.

2. While expelled, Kennedy enlisted in the Army, but mistakenly signed up
for four years instead of two. Oops! The man can't count to four! His
father, Joseph P. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to England (a step up from
bootlegging liquor into the US from Canada during prohibition), pulled the
necessary strings to have his enlistment shortened to two years, and to
ensure that he served in Europe, not Korea , where a war was raging No
preferential treatment for him! (like he charged that President Bush
received).

3. Kennedy was assigned to Paris, never advanced beyond the rank of
Private, and returned to Harvard upon being discharged. Imagine a person of
his "education" NEVER advancing past the rank of Private!

4. While attending law school at the University of Virginia, he was cited
for reckless driving four times, including once when he was clocked driving
90 miles per hour in a residential neighborhood with his headlights off
after dark.. Yet his Virginia driver's license was never revoked.
Coincidentally, he passed the bar exam in 1959. Amazing!

5. In 1964, he was seriously injured in a plane crash and hospitalized for
several months. Test results done by the hospital at the time he was
admitted had shown he was legally intoxicated. The results of those tests
remained a "state secret" until in the 1980's when the report was unsealed.
Didn't hear about that from the unbiased media, did we?

6. On July 19, 1969, Kennedy attended a party on Chappaquiddick Island in
Massachusetts . At about 11:00 PM, he borrowed his chauffeur's keys to his
Oldsmobile limousine and offered to give a ride home to Mary Jo Kopechne, a
campaign worker. Leaving the island via an unlit bridge with no guard rail,
Kennedy steered the car off the bridge, flipped, and into Poucha Pond.

7. He swam to shore and walked back to the party passing several houses and
a fire station. Two friends then returned with him to the scene of the
accident. According to their later testimony, they told him what he already
knew - that he was required by law to immediately report the accident to the
authorities. Instead Kennedy made his way to his hotel, called his lawyer,
and went to sleep. Kennedy called the police the next morning and by then
the wreck had already been discovered. Before dying Kopechne had scratched
at the upholstered floor above her head in the upside-down car.
The Kennedy family began "calling in favors", ensuring that any inquiry
would be contained. Her corpse was whisked out-of-state to her family
before an autopsy could be conducted.
Further details are uncertain, but after the accident Kennedy says he
repeatedly dove under the water trying to rescue Kopechne and he didn't call
police because he was in a state of shock. It is widely assumed Kennedy was
drunk, and he held off calling police in hopes that his family could fix the
problem overnight. Since the accident Kennedy's "political enemies" have
referred to him as the distinguished Senator from Chappaquiddick. He
pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, and was given a
SUSPENDED SENTENCE OF TWO MONTHS.
Kopechne's family received a small payout from the Kennedy's insurance
policy and never sued. There was later an effort to have her body exhumed
and autopsied, but her family successfully fought against this in court, and
Kennedy's family paid their attorney's bills.... a "token of friendship"?

8. Kennedy has held his Senate seat for more than forty years, but
considering his longevity, his accomplishments seem scant. He authored or
argued for legislation that ensured a variety of civil rights, increased the
minimum wage in 1981, made access to health care easier for the indigent,
funded Meals on Wheels for fixed-income seniors, and is widely held as the
"standard-bearer for liberalism". In his very first Senate roll he was the
floor manager for the bill that turned U.S. immigration policy upside down
and opened the floodgate for immigrants from third world countries..

9. Since that time, he has been the prime instigator and author of every
expansion of an increase in immigration up to and including the latest
attempt to grant amnesty to illegal aliens. Not to mention the pious
grilling he gave the last two Supreme Court nominees, as if he was the
standard bearer for the nation in matters of "what is right" What a pompous
ass!

10. He is known around Washington as a public drunk, loud, boisterous, and
very disrespectful to ladies. JERK is a better description than "great
American". "A blonde in every pond" is his motto.

A LOT of the younger people don't have a clue about all
of this, and us older ones tend to forget things that happened so many
years ago. Although I HAVEN'T

His family has had more than their fair share of tragedy but this particular Kennedy is no hero.

[bomelia]

Uh, sure, he is dead. And I respect that. I did not like him yesterday, and I certainly will not change that opinion now and start speaking well of him.

Mike

[Paul F]

It's so nice to see all the American Christian values coming out here. It's a good thing there are no Muslims on this site to chastise Ted.

Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone. In God's name we praise. Amen.

[bomelia]

If Ted Kennedy had any Christian values, he would not have left that girl for dead way back then. And all the drunken bad behavior? Abuse of women? Yup. Them Kennedys are all about Christian values.

Mike

[Cobrabill]

[quote=Paul F;
Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone. [/QUOTE]

That would be me.I never KILLED anyone.

Here's a question for you(seriously)

I grew up in close proximity to Cape Cod,Martha's Vineyard and all that.So i am more familiar with the Kennedy scourge than most.Point being,i have cursed Ted Kennedy for 40+ years now.Why should i stop now?What has changed?


On a related note:

Did you happened to notice that his "attempted last act"as a Senator was to change the laws regarding special elections?Self indulgent,self centered,self important,self agrandizing right to the bitter end.He wanted to change the law to benifit HIS AGENDA.Simply friggin' amazing.If anyone thinks this was about ANYTHING other than the "Kennedys"is a deluded fool.

[Jamo]

Okey dokey then...why don't we all just bring it down a notch or two.

Kennedy was a polarizing individual, so me thinks everyone's opinion of him is valid...whether you dance or grieve on his grave.

Thanks.

[Cobrabill]

CLICK...Click....click

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...t_N.htm?csp=34


And here's one i wish we could"thank" him for.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...igration_N.htm

[HI Cobra]

He was a prime example as to why there should be term limits.
I won't miss him.

[Karl Bebout]

I guess he couldn't swim his way away from the big C. Helluva life guard. He must have done something for his constituants to have held office for so long, but what a sleeze bag! Then there's Marion Barry..What could possibly be in people's minds? I don't think its purely a left-coast thing, but JEEZE!

[Excaliber]

I will miss him! He was always a good read in the news for whatever "polarizing" reason. An interesting person and an interesting family, good or bad.

Joe Wicked says,

...that at his age the health care bill proposes to deny the health care that sustained his life long enough for him to fight...

No way he would have been denied ANY treatment if and when this health care bill passes with maximum Government control of insurance and allowed or disallowed medical procedures. The "rich and famous" and those who wish to have the very best coverage will still have it, it's not going away, no matter what. That's just another misconception.

[cobra de capell]

This just in: Ted Kennedy's dead

Just like everyone's always said:

Mr. Kennedy drank

And MaryJo SANK

Chappaquiddick is stuck in my head
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“Socialism hasn’t worked in 6,000 years of recorded history because it didn’t have me to run it.” - Ted Kennedy