What legacy will Bro. Ted leave?

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What legacy will Bro. Ted leave?

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Andrew Odom

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Wednesday, August 26. 2009

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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the longtime Massachusetts lawmaker whose personal and family tragedies along with his political triumphs and losses unfolded in the public eye, has died of brain cancer at 77.

What will be his legacy?

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#1 Give it a break on 08/26/09 at 08:30 AM

He is no swimmer.
He was in the middle of the rape case at the Kennedy compound in Florida after leaving the O Bar. He and Smith should have been jailed.
He is not a HERO!

#2 Sheila Tolley on 08/26/09 at 09:53 AM

Seventy-seven. Did someone forget to tell him about The Kennedy Curse? obama will support "Sweet Caroline" for his replacement.

#3 Pike County Punster on 08/26/09 at 10:36 AM

I disagree! Ol' Ted was a great swimmer. He swam across the 500 ft. channel from his submerged Oldsmobile to the safety of his hotel room while Mary Jo Kopechne was trapped inside Teddy's 1967 Olds. She was gasping for air while he changed clothes and went to bed.

This long swim was completed after the boozing womanizer "repeatedly dove down to the car in an attempt to see if the passenger was still in the car." (from Teddy's testimony) Read about the event at http://tinyurl.com/yqvhqj

Teddy was involved in the William Kennedy Smith rape case and numerous drunken escapades and was a worthless husband to his wife Joan.

He was a ruthless politician and back room wheeler dealer. In 1985, there was a good movie named "BETTER OFF DEAD" starring John Cusack. In my opinion, there should be an updated version of this movie entitled BETTER OFF DEAD 2009 starring Teddy Kennedy via film clips and photos of his many headline grabbing drunken escapades. His buddy-buddy Michael Moore could direct this future classic remake. Remember when Ol' Teddy was stammering from the podium while trying to introduce Obama? "Osama Bin, uh, uh, Osama Obama, uh, uh, Barack Obama" is a true classic line.
He is BETTER OFF DEAD! I won't miss him!

Bring it on Kennedy loving LIBERALS!

Pike County Punster

#4 anonymous on 08/26/09 at 01:08 PM

This man will be buried in Arlington. That's sickening.

#5 Thank you PCP on 08/26/09 at 07:25 PM

You put all the words together perfect. The Kennedy's were all gangsters. We need more Lee Harvey Oswalds and Sirhan B. Shirans in this country. Our country is being taken down from the inside. James Earl Ray was framed by these same people. Wake up America.

#6 Sheila Tolley on 08/26/09 at 08:35 PM

A very wise woman told me that she hates Ted Kennedy dying because now she will not know who to vote against.

#7 Two Kennedy's non-swimmers! on 08/26/09 at 08:47 PM

We are to believe that his brother John Kennedy was a hero also. PT 109 is all BS. It was a Kennedy and he needed to be a hero. He lost his boat, then saved his crew by craving on a coconut and swimming between Jap Islands and Jap patrol boats? All BS butt he is a Kennedy. The coconut on his desk was filled with BS just like all the Kennedy clan.
Don't bury his sorry butt in Arlington!

#8 Good bye Teddy on 08/26/09 at 11:14 PM

Kennedy was a pox on society. A spoiled rich liberal brat.

#9 Jerry on 08/27/09 at 04:24 AM

yawn

Must not be any real news to report.

#10 Sheila Tolley on 08/27/09 at 09:33 AM

I love it, Punster!

#11 PEAL~^~NECKLACE~^~ on 08/27/09 at 07:53 PM

Ted Kennedy stole my Pearl Necklace !! I wonder who is wearing it now ??

#12 PEAL~^~NECKLACE~^~ on 08/27/09 at 07:56 PM

That must have been the night when he stole my Pearls.....

#13 Anonymous on 08/28/09 at 09:26 PM

Please don't group all the Kennedys together. I don't deny that JFK had many faults, but just imagine if he and his brother had not stood up to the Soviets and missiles were now sitting 90 miles from our borders. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Castro would have been free to do what he wished with them!

President Kennedy made putting a man on the moon a primary objective. He started the Peace Corps. He stood up for Civil Rights. He worked for normalcy with the Soviets. Yes, he did continue Eisenhower's limited involvement in Viet Nam, but that situation was a time bomb begun by the French (surprise, surprise) and their colonization of the area. He had planned to withdraw troops, a decision reversed by Johnson after the assassination.

Robert worked tirelessly as Attorney General and was instrumental in all of JFK's accomplishements. He also went after organized crime, and was very publicly opposed to Johnson's Viet Nam policies.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded Special Olympics.

Let's remember this is a family with members like most of our own families. Good and bad, human beings.

#14 Sheila Tolley on 08/31/09 at 10:17 AM

Edward Kennedy, it can be said, was not cut out for the priestly life. His first marriage to former model Virginia Joan Bennett, ended in divorce in 1982, with the marriage annulled by the Roman Rota more than a decade later. And there are the infamous episodes in his life that showed a man not quite in control of his demons. But ultimately, beyond his personal travails, Kennedy's relationship with the Church hierarchy was destined for conflict because of politics. The Senator became both the face and engine of the liberal wing of the Democratic party that has long led the battle for abortion rights, stem cell research and gay marriage, all of which Catholic doctrine strictly forbids.

#15 Sheila Tolley on 09/01/09 at 12:04 PM

Edward Kennedy, Teddy, is now eligible to vote in Chicago.

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