tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post6796026324628085728..comments2023-10-08T11:32:10.228-04:00Comments on The Western Right: Ted Kennedy's Terrible LegacyA.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11066306250335250019noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-42138703318457184602009-08-30T20:28:32.023-04:002009-08-30T20:28:32.023-04:00http://www.snopes.com/politics/
politicians/tedke...http://www.snopes.com/politics/<br /><br />politicians/tedkennedy.asp<br /><br />I'm not sure why the last part keeps getting cut offedwin forprogress.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704054392234107434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-68555924312044825672009-08-30T20:26:46.613-04:002009-08-30T20:26:46.613-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.edwin forprogress.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704054392234107434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-59756247213083853462009-08-30T20:22:55.322-04:002009-08-30T20:22:55.322-04:00http://www.snopes.com/politics/politicians/tedkenn...http://www.snopes.com/politics/politicians/tedkennedy.asp<br /><br />Even if the Green Bay Packers never were interested in recruiting him, there are numerous examples of his strength and willingness to take risks. Had he been successful at saving her, it would have made him a hero.<br /><br />She was dead before he left and the only thing that calling the police earlier would have meant that her dead body would have been pulled out sooner. Who is this diver? What is his name? What credentials (or political motivations) did he have to make such an assessment?<br /><br />The three paragraphs before point 8 address the claim as well.<br /><br />We must not reach the point where we turn on one another unfairly.<br /><br />Criticize his policies, his failure to report her death sooner, but to not betray your own honor or American principals.edwin forprogress.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704054392234107434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-26045379705009051622009-08-30T03:07:14.055-04:002009-08-30T03:07:14.055-04:00But he flaunted federal gun laws by having machine...<i> But he flaunted federal gun laws by having machine gun toting guards...</i><br /><br />No, that's <i>flouting</i> federal gun laws. But he's certainly guilty of <i>flaunting</i> federal gun laws: the 'assault-weapon' ban, the Brady Bill, the Gun Control Act of 1968, etc.<br /><br />Don't forget that he's of the same tribe as Big Tim, who gave his name to New York's nasty Sullivan Law. Kennedy was not only the father of bad immigration policy, he was the child of it as well.Reg Cæsarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720825598082830627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-90582948826429226902009-08-30T02:05:50.971-04:002009-08-30T02:05:50.971-04:00Edwin -
It appears that after the "accident&...Edwin -<br /><br />It appears that after the "accident", Kennedy passed a fire station walking away from the scene.<br /><br />http://www.examiner.com/x-5919-Norfolk-Crime-Examiner~y2009m7d17-40th-anniversary-of-Mary-Jo-Kopechnes-drowning-at-ChappaquiddickKennedys-story-still-doubtfulGloomyconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13426553048421699242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-88240533707569610322009-08-30T01:10:00.869-04:002009-08-30T01:10:00.869-04:00To "Edwin":
Kennedy was 'proven gui...To "Edwin":<br /><br />Kennedy was 'proven guilty'--in a court of law.<br /><br />As for evidence, examine the first link.<br /><br />"They hated him in large part because in the wee hours of July 18, 1969, Ted Kennedy drove Mary Jo Kopechne to her death and, rather than report the accident to the police, spent the next ten hours or so sobering up, attempting to cajole his drinking buddies to vouch for his innocence in the matter, and calling his lawyer, a German girlfriend, and political cronies. The indifference was particularly galling to many involved in the case. “She didn’t drown,” the diver who retrieved Kophechne’s body from Kennedy’s Oldsmobile Delmont 88, steadfastly held. “She died of suffocation in her own air void. It took her at least three or four hours to die. I could have had her out of that car in 25 minutes after I got the call. But he didn’t call.” As with Watergate, it was more the cover-up than the crime that infuriated observers."Conservative Firsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963620460463009939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-58803186263378005432009-08-29T20:49:36.528-04:002009-08-29T20:49:36.528-04:00"She was trapped in the car, surviving for ho..."She was trapped in the car, surviving for hours on the air bubble until she slowly suffocated to death. Kennedy could have saved her life by just calling 911, but instead he tried to concoct an alibi to cover up his responsibility for the crash. He chose to let her die."<br /><br />This is how right wing media and political leaders teach you to think?<br /><br />Really he left her there to die? Where did you get that information?<br /><br />Real Americans believe in innocent until proven guilty. This is not easy, but a real patriot would rather die than betray our principals.<br /><br />So where is your evidence? <br /><br />Of course, where you get your news is always giving you examples of making substantiated arguments, right?<br /><br />Without evidence your some deranged lunatic that makes baseless accusations.edwin forprogress.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704054392234107434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-15325123542923158402009-08-29T20:33:19.354-04:002009-08-29T20:33:19.354-04:00He saw in Columbia Point and Mound Bayou a model f...He saw in Columbia Point and Mound Bayou a model for the nation and introduced an amendment to the Economic Opportunity Act that set aside $51 million to get another 30 centers started around the country. Today, as a direct result of Sen. Kennedy’s vision as a 34-year-old, first-term senator, 20 million low-income Americans receive access to quality primary care at 1,200 community health centers across all 50 states and U.S. territories.edwin forprogress.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704054392234107434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-4934935526195455542009-08-29T19:58:13.088-04:002009-08-29T19:58:13.088-04:00Amen. Being raised by Democrats, I was unaware of ...Amen. Being raised by Democrats, I was unaware of the depth of his involvement with the Soviet Union. Thank you for reminding the public of this.<br /><br />As a conservative, I have enough decency not to dance on a man's grave, but I'll not wax eloquent for so base and vulgar a man. Excellent post.von Dottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353714559210501398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-23713264161033441422009-08-29T19:36:45.684-04:002009-08-29T19:36:45.684-04:00Yes, mostly all true.
But Kennedy women all knew ...Yes, mostly all true.<br /><br />But Kennedy women all knew the score and enjoyed being part of the plot. It takes two to tango.<br /><br />As for the death of Marry Joe- yes, very bad.<br /><br />But, this wasn't in the days when everyone has cell phones to call<br /><br />911<br /><br />Few people in cars have car phones, none had cell phones.<br /><br />After the crash, Teddy escaped, he may or may not have made some attempt to save Marry Joe, probably not. Then it was cover up.<br /><br />The worst thing Ted Kennedy did was sponsor the 1965 immigration act and work endlessly to attack working class European Americans embrace all Leftist causes (Sandinistas, ANC etc).<br /><br />Yeah, Kennedy cult was bad, Ted Kennedy the worst.<br /><br />Check out our music video on the subject:<br /><br />http://blip.tv/file/2529332Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com