Ted Kennedy Has Died- Be Respectful
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I really admired Ted and the other Kennedy brothers.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
As did i. RIP good sir. The dream shall never die.
Rest in peace and find the serenity you never had in life, Ted. All differences aside, you TRIED to make yourself a better, more sober and upright man and to a good extent you succeeded. God bless, and I hope you are with Rose, Jack, Bobby and all the others you lost.
Poor Kennedy. He lasted longer than the others. A legend in his own right.
RIP.
RIP.
Here's a nice sample of some of the tributes and remembrances coming for Senator Kennedy from around the world.
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Since the other Thread was closed, I'll just Quote my previous comments:
RIP.
Ted Kennedy, in his long career, did more for the poor and the old and the underserved than can ever be measured. Our State and our Country owe him gratitude and respect in spades.
He was a troubled man. Anybody who lost two older brothers to murder would be. But when one older brother is the President of the United States and the other is a United States Senator and both are lost to assassins' bullets, the tragedy (and the scrutiny) is only multiplied. Yet still, despite missteps and mistakes, he went on to a life of service that few can equal.
Good-bye, Senator.
Commander Rabbit
Commander
The lion sleeps tonight. RIP, Teddy.
I saw him several years ago at an event in Washington, DC. Whatever anyone thinks of him as a person, he was truly a gifted orator.
RIP.
The man has been through alot of struggles and alot of tragedy in his life - two brothers murdered in cold blood, a beloved nephew and heir-apparent dying WAY too young in a tragic accident, and at the end of his own life, a struggle with cancer.
But he never gave up.
Gotta give him credit for that.
The man has been through alot of struggles and alot of tragedy in his life - two brothers murdered in cold blood, a beloved nephew and heir-apparent dying WAY too young in a tragic accident, and at the end of his own life, a struggle with cancer.
But he never gave up.
Gotta give him credit for that.
Thespeckledkiwi
Vice Admiral
You forget that he also had another older brother killed in WWII.
A good article from the McClatchy Papers on how Kennedy's death could help health care reform, with some good quotes from GOP legislators like Orrin Hatch and John Boehner on how Kennedy approached writing laws. -- RR
4 brothers (actually the oldest brother, Joe, died in WW2)
oops, yeah, forgot about him. I hear the name Joseph Kennedy and I usually think of the father. My bad.
Commander Rabbit
Commander
And three of their four sisters. Eunice Kennedy Shriver died only a couple weeks ago -- poor family! Jean Kennedy Smith is the last of their generation.
And a Sister who died in an airplane crash when he was very young. Tragedy dogged those people.
When I worked in Medical Records at St. Margaret's back in the 80s, I got a letter from Kennedy asking for the exact time of his birth. I sent him a copy of his birth record with the usual bill, which was about two dollars; he sent me back a check for a hundred. Everybody speculated that he wanted to have his Horoscope done to decide whether or not to run in 88.
And a Sister who died in an airplane crash when he was very young. Tragedy dogged those people.
When I worked in Medical Records at St. Margaret's back in the 80s, I got a letter from Kennedy asking for the exact time of his birth. I sent him a copy of his birth record with the usual bill, which was about two dollars; he sent me back a check for a hundred. Everybody speculated that he wanted to have his Horoscope done to decide whether or not to run in 88.
Did you send him $98.00 in change?
