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Ted Kennedy dies
2009-08-26
Posted by:tipper

#48  actually, I was 9 then, and my record was sealed at 18, so there!
Posted by: Frank G   2009-08-26 23:14  

#47  "I shouted out: who killed the Kennedys? When after all, it was you and me."

Posted by: Broadhead6   2009-08-26 22:35  

#46  Good Riddance
Posted by: 3dc   2009-08-26 21:27  

#45  The Cracker Barrel Philosopher has his usual sympathetic take on this....
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-08-26 19:47  

#44  Heh heh heh, 'moose. :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-08-26 19:32  

#43  http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/mluphoup/delegate.jpg

The last word on Teddy Kennedy. A National Lampoon Surprise Poster, entitled "The Delegate From Chappaquiddick", when Teddy still had ambition to run for president. The theme was after an EC horror comic.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2009-08-26 19:09  

#42  No comment.
Posted by: DMFD   2009-08-26 18:01  

#41  I'll hold with th.... "if you can't say anything good about the SOB, then don't say anything."
Posted by: Besoeker   2009-08-26 17:17  

#40  The Donks will overplay their hand in using his death to advance their agenda. It will not work - in fact it will backfire. They are incapable of learning from their past mistakes as they are enslaved by their ideology. Obamacare will be renamed Teddycare, and it must me squashed just the same.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2009-08-26 16:36  

#39  Chris Matthews just referred to Obama as "The last Kennedy brother." It made me throw up in my mouth a little.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2009-08-26 16:18  

#38  Think of it this way: If they get to bring up Camelot, we get to bring up the lady in the lake.

Jim Treacher
Posted by: Beavis   2009-08-26 16:11  

#37  
Posted by: gromky   2009-08-26 15:28  

#36  There's a new song in hell tonight.
Posted by: Mitch H.   2009-08-26 15:19  

#35  On 9-10 May of this year, Senator Edward KennedyÂ’s close friend and trusted confidant J. Tunney was in Moscow. The senator charged Tunney to convey the following message, through confidential contacts, to the General Secretary of the Center Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Y. Andropov.

Senator Kennedy, like other rational people, is very troubled by the current state of Soviet-American relations. Events are developing such that this relationship coupled with the general state of global affairs will make the situation even more dangerous. The main reason for this is ReaganÂ’s belligerence, and his firm commitment to deploy new American middle range nuclear weapons within Western Europe.

According to Kennedy, the current threat is due to the President’s refusal to engage any modification on his politics. He feels that his domestic standing has been strengthened because of the well publicized improvement of the economy: inflation has been greatly reduced, production levels are increasing as is overall business activity. For these reasons, interest rates will continue to decline. The White House has portrayed this in the media as the “success of Reaganomics.”

Naturally, not everything in the province of economics has gone according to ReaganÂ’s plan. A few well known economists and members of financial circles, particularly from the north-eastern states, foresee certain hidden tendencies that many bring about a new economic crisis in the USA. This could bring about the fall of the presidential campaign of 1984, which would benefit the Democratic party. Nevertheless, there are no secure assurances this will indeed develop.

The only real threats to Reagan are problems of war and peace and Soviet-American relations. These issues, according to the senator, will without a doubt become the most important of the election campaign. The movement advocating a freeze on nuclear arsenals of both countries continues to gain strength in the United States. The movement is also willing to accept preparations, particularly from Kennedy, for its continued growth. In political and influential circles of the country, including within Congress, the resistence to growing military expenditures is gaining strength.

However, according to Kennedy, the opposition to Reagan is still very weak. ReaganÂ’s adversaries are divided and the presentations they make are not fully effective. Meanwhile, Reagan has the capabilities to effectively counter any propaganda. In order to neutralize criticism that the talks between the USA and the USSR are non-constructive, Reagan will grandiose, but subjectively propagandistic. At the same time, Soviet officials who speak about disarmament will be quoted out of context, silenced or groundlessly and whimsically discounted. Although arguments and statements by officials of the USSR do appear in the press, it is important to note the majority of Americans do not read serious newspapers or periodicals.
Posted by: Beavis   2009-08-26 15:17  

#34  Way back when, Teddy called for the US military to be pulled out of Vietnam and instead to invade Northern Ireland, to force out the British. Seriously. But that is now buried so deeply in the ancient congressional records that it would be a miracle to find it.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2009-08-26 14:58  

#33  As with all of us, he has been part of both good and not so good things. And how you define good and not so good probably depends on which end of the beer bottle you are looking into. Seems to me he was instrumental in getting the Americans with Disabilities Act and No Child Left Behind passed, both of which I consider to spring from good motivations, even if not executed perfectly.
Posted by: gorb   2009-08-26 14:38  

#32  He was an inspiration to drunk drivers everywhere.
Posted by: regular joe   2009-08-26 14:27  

#31  Adios Senator. Where you're going, you get to be the meat in the sandwich.
Posted by: ed   2009-08-26 14:05  

#30  Kennedy displaces Obama from his weekly position on the cover of Time Magazine



Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC   2009-08-26 14:03  

#29  Chalk another Kennedy's tragedy up to the family curse on Ambassador Joe for failing the Jewish refugees in time of need.
Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091   2009-08-26 13:02  

#28  Condolences to the hundreds thousand of victims in Ireland of the decades of support rendered to terrorists from the halls of the US Senate.

Well put.
Posted by: Secret Master    2009-08-26 12:28  

#27  From your keyboard to Robert Byrd's mouth, Glenmore.
"Byrd said he hoped healthcare reform legislation in the Senate would be renamed in memoriam of Kennedy.
"I had hoped and prayed that this day would never come," Byrd said in a statement. "My heart and soul weeps at the lost of my best friend in the Senate, my beloved friend, Ted Kennedy."
Byrd's wistful statement focused on the work accomplished with Kennedy during decades together in the Senate, and called on the healthcare bill before Congress to be renamed in honor of Kennedy."

Posted by: Deacon Blues   2009-08-26 12:17  

#26  No, Flash91, we'll name the National Health Care Bill in his honor, and we will have to pass it for just that reason. And sadly, I am not being sarcastic - watch for it to happen.
Posted by: Glenmore   2009-08-26 11:45  

#25  His passing marks the first time he has done something that is good for the country.

This.
Posted by: Iblis   2009-08-26 11:30  

#24  Its not that I'm insensitive, I'm just mean...

Obama had so many kennedys campaigning for him, I couldn't tell if he was running for president or bartender! (Hat tip Leno)

So now we start the search for something to rename in Ted's honor. Maybe a bridge or a river?

(thank you, I'll be here all week)
Posted by: flash91   2009-08-26 11:24  

#23  Malignant tumor dies of malignant tumor.
Posted by: charger   2009-08-26 11:19  

#22  Total War,
Actually, Ted and Mary Jo will meet at St. Peter's Gate when St. Peter reviews Ted's life. I can just imagine Ted's face when he realizes murder has consequences.
Posted by: Frozen Al   2009-08-26 11:15  

#21  Kennedy (and his family) deserve the same consideration they gave the Kopechne's (which was zero, unless you count the effort of the massive coverup of LardAss' cowardice)!
Posted by: Clyde Huponter4344   2009-08-26 10:42  

#20  "Ah, Mr. Kennedy! We've been expecting you. MAURICE! (pop) - give the Senator one of our special tables, right down front next to the fire..."
Posted by: mojo   2009-08-26 10:38  

#19  Guys, brain cancer is not a fun way to go. My mother died from that many years ago. While I disagreed with the man and many of the things he stood for, I wish his family comfort and peace at this difficult time.

I only hope that his death won't be used as a rallying cry to pass a monstrosity of a health care bill that will cause other victims of brain cancer to hope that they will have access to late 80's technology to fight that disease (since the newest methods, which I am certain that Senator Kennedy took full advantage of, may then be considered too "expensive" for the proles after it passes.)
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie   2009-08-26 10:15  

#18  There is no need to gloat. Let God be the judge. I am no Kennedy fan and believe he got away with a crime, but most of the comments today are disappointing. Life has a way of taking care of things, the Kennedy family has suffered many tragedies and who knows whats in their future.
Posted by: Gloria   2009-08-26 09:51  

#17  Photo of funeral procession
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2009-08-26 09:50  

#16  Perhaps the next worst thing for America after Jimmy (I never met an anti-Semite I never liked) Carter.
Posted by: HammerHead   2009-08-26 09:50  

#15  Thank you, BrightPebbles! Diane Sawyer and her dumbass sidekick are practically weeping on my TV and it's making me GAG!
Posted by: Clyde Huponter4344   2009-08-26 09:34  

#14  If you can't say something nice about somebody, then post a link by someone who you agree with.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2009-08-26 08:13  

#13  Call it an Irish wake and you're good either way, DarthVader. Again, either way, may his memory bring comfort.
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-08-26 07:43  

#12  Well...

Good?

Dunno, I'm gonna throw a hell of a party to celebrate. I don't give a damn if it ain't PC or disrespectful either. The fat turd deserved neither.
Posted by: DarthVader   2009-08-26 07:40  

#11  My Grandmother often said if you can't say something nice about someone, don't say anything.

. . . . . . . .

(just for you Grammie)
Posted by: GORT   2009-08-26 07:23  

#10  Condolences to the hundreds thousand of victims in Ireland of the decades of support rendered to terrorists from the halls of the US Senate. May you now have some peace knowing that a judge far higher than anyone is now engaged to handle the issue.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-08-26 07:18  

#9  Sen. Jahn F'n Kerry, Senior Senator from Masshole. Jeebus
Posted by: Frank G   2009-08-26 06:47  

#8  Despite detesting the man and his politics, the loss of life is regrettable, and I hope his family finds a way through their grief.

God will judge him as he judges us all.
Posted by: no mo uro   2009-08-26 05:55  

#7  mcnamara, kronkite, uncle teddy...the devil's hat trick. camel's lot ist kaput
Posted by: Spomoper B Hayes   2009-08-26 05:16  

#6  Charles, I wish you hadn't brought that up. You're probably right and my remote will need new batteries by the time it's all done.
Posted by: tipover   2009-08-26 03:04  

#5  Micheal Jackson's coverage is about to look like a quick car chase on the local news.
Posted by: Charles   2009-08-26 02:55  

#4  My comment was tongue in cheek: picture Ted Kennedy haunted by remorse. I know it is impossible.
Posted by: JFM   2009-08-26 02:50  

#3  Everybody is wrong about Mary Jo talking to Teddy. They're in two completely different places. I picture Teddy's 'circle of hell'. Everybody gets to die the way their victim did, over and over and over again. Take a deep breath Teddy.
Posted by: Total War   2009-08-26 02:31  

#2  as a friend put it: Kennedy has been in the congress since 1962 and is considered a "lion of liberalism". His passing marks the first time he has done something that is good for the country.

Guess Mary Jo Kopechne will finally be able to tell Ted how much fun she had in the backseat of his Oldsmobile back in '69
Posted by: abu do you love    2009-08-26 02:16  

#1  He, is at last able, to apologize to Mary Jo Kopechnick.
Posted by: JFM   2009-08-26 02:13  

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