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Kennedy goes to bat for Dodd in campaign ad |
2009-06-22 |
Sen. Edward Kennedy is going to bat in a new TV campaign ad for longtime pal Sen. Christopher Dodd, who faces a tough re-election fight in Connecticut. "Dodd: He's not as corrupt as some!" The Massachusetts Democrat praises Dodd as his closest partner in the fight for health care reform in the 30-second ad that will begin airing in Connecticut on Sunday. Kennedy makes a direct pitch to voters about a cause he's championed for decades and considers to be his life's work. "Quality health care as a fundamental right for all Americans has been the cause of my life, and Chris Dodd has been my closest ally in this fight," Kennedy says in the ad. "Today more than ever, we have a real opportunity to bring health care reform to Connecticut and all across America, and I believe that with Chris Dodd's leadership, our families will finally have accessible, affordable health care." Kennedy, who chairs the Senate health panel, has been battling brain cancer for more than a year. In recent weeks he has been at home in Hyannis Port, Mass. Kennedy has made Dodd his point man on health care reform. As the Senate seeks to craft a breakthrough on health care, Dodd is managing the bill in Kennedy's absence and working closely with Kennedy's staff. |
Posted by:Fred |
#9 Was that graphic really necessary? It's just before lunch time here and now I've lost my appetite. |
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-06-22 14:19 |
#8 There is still a stain on the carpet at "La Brasserie" and glass shards in the carpet at "La Colline". What a pair of boozers and womanizers. Death can't catch up fast enough for them. |
Posted by: Jack is Back! 2009-06-22 13:59 |
#7 Translated: "Mutual admiration society of corrupt elitists?" |
Posted by: JohnQC 2009-06-22 10:39 |
#6 In Hell, I can picture Teddy being eaten alive by starving North Koreans, while his beloved dialectic is broadcast over tinny loudspeakers. |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-06-22 10:17 |
#5 Collectivised Treatment will be as successful at treatment as collectivised farming was at feeding the population. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-06-22 09:35 |
#4 Hows that Massachusetts health-care program working out, Ted? Under budget? Everybody happy? |
Posted by: Bobby 2009-06-22 06:46 |
#3 Sounds like his brain cancer has gone way past the fat head section, beyong the windmills in his mind, and into the C.Dodd graft zone. May they both lose. |
Posted by: Muggsy Glink 2009-06-22 02:03 |
#2 200 yrs ago both of these buffoons would've been tarred/feathered by self respecting new englanders. (and Ms. Kopeckney would've never accepted a ride in Theodore's carriage) What a joke we've become. |
Posted by: Broadhead6 2009-06-22 01:19 |
#1 "Chris Dodd makes the best waitress sandwiches!" /Ted "The Bread" Kennedy |
Posted by: ed 2009-06-22 01:06 |