RIP Ted Kennedy

[CarltonBanks]

Regardless of what you think of his politics, the man who contributed mightily to this country, even in the wake of terrible familial and personal tragedy.

RIP Senator Edward Moore Kennedy.

And on that note, F_T has said it all. Good job.

Yes, almost as eloquent as he was on the first page of the thread when Jessie Helms died.

I gues Hell needed a hateful, Conservative prick Senator.

Good riddance.

But that's different

 

[YankeeFan]

I love how all the right wing moralizers like Hondo show up here to wag their fingers at the recently deceased. Real ****ing class acts.

Yes, Kennedy ****ed up. Show a little charity.

Better still, talk to Dan Snyder's parents who have demonstrated how real Christians forgive.

You didn't feel this way when Jesse Helms died either:

Here we go again with the "extremists on both sides" bull****.

Jesse Helms was an unrepentant racist, lobbied against civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and AIDS research. Name me any "liberal" that can match his hatred.

Oh, and RIP, Jesse.

 

[CarltonBanks]

I love how all the right wing moralizers like Hondo show up here to wag their fingers at the recently deceased. Real ****ing class acts.

Yes, Kennedy ****ed up. Show a little charity.

Better still, talk to Dan Snyder's parents who have demonstrated how real Christians forgive.

You didn't feel this way when Jesse Helms died either:

Here we go again with the "extremists on both sides" bull****.

Jesse Helms was an unrepentant racist, lobbied against civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and AIDS research. Name me any "liberal" that can match his hatred.

Oh, and RIP, Jesse.

Wait, hypocricy on the left? I don't believe it. There has to be some kind of mistake.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Some terrific remembrances here:

http://www.nationaljournal.com/rememberingkennedy/

One of the ones that best speaks to what kind of man Teddy was from Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming:

The day I got sworn into the Senate, June 25, 2007, to my knowledge he was the only Democrat -- well, somebody would have been in the chair presiding -- who was there in the chamber for my swearing-in. I had a lot of family members up in the gallery, and as I was walking out with Mike Enzi and Malcolm Wallop, former senator from Wyoming, there was this booming voice, saying, "Senator, Senator."

I figured they weren't talking to me. Then I felt this hand on my shoulder and turned around and heard, "Hi, I'm Ted Kennedy." Very loud. Of course, everybody in the gallery who had come to see me get sworn in knew exactly who he was. He said it loud enough that the whole place could hear it. They broke out in joyous laughter. "Of course we all know who you are, senator." The lion of the Senate.

He talked about being in Wyoming when John Kennedy was running for president, and he was working Wyoming while John was running. And he had gone to Rock Springs and he knew the names of all of the people from Wyoming -- now, we are talking 47 years later from the 1960 race. He was mentioning one after another after another -- the leaders of the Democrat Party of Wyoming of 1960, and here we are in 2007.

Later they had a little reception for me and he came to that, and he was the only Democrat there. And he spent a long time with my son Peter and my daughter Emma, who were both in college. He said, "So you're the brother, you're the sister -- you know I had some brothers." He was talking about John and Robert and Joe. He said it is good to work closely with your family. He said, "Why don't you come to my office and I'll show you some pictures of my brothers and my family?"

Then we went to his office in the Russell Building and he must have spent half an hour with Peter and Emma and me going over the pictures, with Papa Joe and Rose and the Kennedy kids and different letters that were written. I think he enjoyed it as much as we did, but for us it was an incredible lesson in history and an incredible welcome to the Senate. I think Ted Kennedy may still be my daughter's favorite senator -- more than me!

That's a helluva story.

 

[BYH]

"You know, I had some brothers."

Whew. That's a ****ton of history in six words.

 

[Machine Head]

Jesse Helms, Paul Wellstone and their wives.

What can we learn from them?

 

[JR]

You didn't feel this way when Jesse Helms died either:

Once again, reading comprehension issues from Idiot America.

Ted Kennedy was involved in a single tragic incident that followed him for the rest of his life. It did not define the man nor did it diminish his accomplishents. It did, however, play a role in the rest of his political life.

As I said, the so-called Christians who castigate him could learn something about forgiveness from the Snyder family. I'm assuming that most people here know what I'm talking about.

Jesse Helms, on the other hand, is as described: an unrepentant racist who lobbied against civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and AIDS research.

That's his political legacy. Not one to be proud of, in life or death

Always fun though to find the resident whackjobs digging up posts from over a year ago.

 

[old_tony]

You didn't feel this way when Jesse Helms died either:

Once again, reading comprehension issues from Idiot America.

Ted Kennedy was involved in a single tragic incident that followed him for the rest of his life. It did not define the man nor did it diminish his accomplishents. It did, however, play a role in the rest of his political life.

As I said, the so-called Christians who castigate him could learn something about forgiveness from the Snyder family. I'm assuming that most people here know what I'm talking about.

Jesse Helms, on the other hand, is as described: an unrepentant racist who lobbied against civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and AIDS research.

That's his political legacy. Not one to be proud of, in life or death

Always fun though to find the resident whackjobs digging up posts from over a year ago.

Like a cat trying to cover his turd and claim it's not there. Pretty funny.

 

[YankeeFan]

You didn't feel this way when Jesse Helms died either:

Once again, reading comprehension issues from Idiot America.

Ted Kennedy was involved in a single tragic incident that followed him for the rest of his life. It did not define the man nor did it diminish his accomplishents. It did, however, play a role in the rest of his political life.

As I said, the so-called Christians who castigate him could learn something about forgiveness from the Snyder family. I'm assuming that most people here know what I'm talking about.

Jesse Helms, on the other hand, is as described: an unrepentant racist who lobbied against civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and AIDS research.

That's his political legacy. Not one to be proud of, in life or death

Always fun though to find the resident whackjobs digging up posts from over a year ago.

American Idiot. So-called Christians. Resident wackjob.

And I'm the one who should be ashamed?

I said not one unkind word about Ted kennedy on this thread.

But you presume to know Jesse Helms state of grace and were unable to hold your tongue on a thread in his honor.

Yet you rail against anyone who speaks ill of Teddy. Well done.

 

[Living visalia thru you]

Regardless of what you think of his politics, the man who contributed mightily to this country, even in the wake of terrible familial and personal tragedy.

RIP Senator Edward Moore Kennedy.

And on that note, F_T has said it all. Good job.

Yes, almost as eloquent as he was on the first page of the thread when Jesse Helms died.

I gues Hell needed a hateful, Conservative prick Senator.

Good riddance.

For someone who basically didn't start posting until last year, you seem to possess an encyclopedic knowledge of this board, its posters and its posts. It's almost Boom-like.

I'm sure that's just a coincidence.

 

[Double J]

In before the lock.

Anybody want some of this? I gots plenty.