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1. #693170
   On May 2nd, 2009 at 10:35 pm, Ragspierre said:

   Kemp was a guy who understood a lot about good economic policy, at least at points in time.

   Condolences to his family.

2. #693173
   On May 2nd, 2009 at 10:46 pm, greenfairie said:

   RIP, Jack.

3. #693177
   On May 2nd, 2009 at 10:52 pm, madmonkphotog said:

   I hope that President Reagan and he have many fruitful discussions in heaven.

   I will say a prayer for his family at church. As a matter of fact, I’ll do it right now.

4. #693180
   On May 2nd, 2009 at 10:54 pm, mikeg said:

   always thought he was pretty much a straight shooter. may God have mercy on his soul and bless his family…

5. #693182
   On May 2nd, 2009 at 10:57 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

   Hard to believe. I didn’t know he had cancer. Doesn’t seem that long ago that he was playing football. Life is so short.

6. #693185
   On May 2nd, 2009 at 11:15 pm, happy_mama said:

   Had the honor of hearing him speak at commencement when I earned my MA degree. Sending prayers up for his family.

7. #693186
   On May 2nd, 2009 at 11:15 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

   I pray for his family in this awful time…

8. #693187
   On May 2nd, 2009 at 11:15 pm, ackrite55 said:

   RiP. All Pro indeed.

9. #693188
   On May 2nd, 2009 at 11:15 pm, dan708 said:

   I recall voting for him in the ‘88 primary. He seemed like a true fiscal conservative to me, then. Goodbye, Jack.

10. #693189
    On May 2nd, 2009 at 11:15 pm, Cricket24 said:

    I hadn’t heard that he was sick. May he rest in peace. God bless his family!

11. #693194
    On May 2nd, 2009 at 11:22 pm, William Amos said:

    I was a big fan of Mr Kemp and voted for him in 1988.

    Felt his veiws on economic issues were terrific.

    He knew that Government didnt end poverty it only subsidized it. We in this nation pay people to be poor and keep them poor.

    That isnt compassionate and it isnt what works. Kemp knew that allowing people to succeed was more important than catering to some people unwillingness to acheive.

    God Bless him and His family.

12. #693195
    On May 2nd, 2009 at 11:26 pm, ritwingr said:

    Very sad. Met him at a Cook County GOP fundraiser in 1994. He was a gentleman, maybe a bit too nice for his own good in the world of politics.

    I remember how he seemed hurt that after all his work with urban consituencies and promoting enterprise zones that Jesse Jackson refered to someone derisively as a “Jack Kemp Republican.”

    He seemed to truly believe that political opponents weren’t enemies. I actually disagreed with him on that, but he was certainly a good-natured warrior.

    I’ll miss him.

13. #693197
    On May 2nd, 2009 at 11:34 pm, Flyoverman said:

    A good man. One of the most decent men to ever serve in Washington.

    And long ago, a great quarterback and leader.

14. #693198
    On May 2nd, 2009 at 11:35 pm, txvet2 said:

    One of the heroes of the Reagan revolution. He’ll be missed.

15. #693203
    On May 2nd, 2009 at 11:55 pm, localmalcontent said:

    An admirable man with good and solid Conservative principles, Jack Kemp was worth listening to and heeding.

    I’m sad at his passing; I didn’t know about his illness. and yes,
    Prayers for and condolences to his family

16. #693235
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 2:33 am, jbirish said:

    Ditched class in high school to see him during a visit. Got his autograph. I was in flag and baton core that did half-time entertainment at the Charger games. We all had a crush on him. He was a very nice person and a great quarterback in our opinion. Didn’t always agree with his political opinions, but he was a principled man.
    RIP Jack. Condolences to his family.

17. #693241
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am, Thunderbird 1 said:

    While I offer my condolences to Sen Kemp’s survivors, I also hope that his ideals are reflected upon well as he is eulogized and that it reminds a gullible American electorate 1) much of what he espoused worked, and worked well, and 2) what a lightweight we have leading us now by comparison.

    May his passing inspire our current leadership to right the ship.

18. #693251
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 6:27 am, zorro said:

    I disagreed with him on many issues as well but he came across as sincere and honest.

    Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord,
    And let perpetual Light shine upon him.
    May his soul
    And the souls of all the faithful departed
    Through the Mercy of God
    Rest in peace.
    Amen.

19. #693252
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 6:53 am, DagneyT said:

    I loved watching him play football, I loved seeing leadership. If it had been Kemp/Dole, we might have won.

    Jack, rest in the tender care of our Lord Jesus. We’ll pray for your family.

20. #693258
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 7:38 am, RetFireman said:

    Jack Kemp gave me one of my better memories of my days in the Entertainment Industry back in 1996 during the final days before the election.

    I still wonder what things would have been like had Dole/Kemp actually won back then.

    Rest easy Jack…the world and especially this country…lost a truly great American.

21. #693265
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 am, FilmLadd said:

    I remember his speech at the GOP convention when he was picked for the VP slot. He cautioned his audience that the other side of the aisle was not the enemy, but rather folks to be persuaded.

    If only we still lived in such simple times.

22. #693272
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 9:30 am, MrOlympia said:

    Mr Kemp leaves this world a better place by the way he lived his life. He is now in even a better place.

    My condolences to his family and friends.

23. #693273
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 9:35 am, ACHefty said:

    About to start Sunday School. Will inform everyone. RIP, Jack!

24. #693274
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 9:35 am, MarcoPolo said:

    Our country would be a much different and better place if Reagan had selected him as VP, that’s for sure.

25. #693275
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 9:38 am, happyscrapper said:

    Jack Kemp’s voice of reason will be missed, especially in these turbulant times. Rest in Peace, friend, and may the angels guide you to heaven.

26. #693276
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 9:40 am, beenthere said:

    I strongly appreciated his work on lower taxes, the Kemp-Roth bill in particular, and I think he and Reagan worked well together. It is a pity he was not Reagan’s VP instead of you-know-who, but who knows if things would have worked out any better.

    Didn’t agree with him on many core issues

    Kind of puts it mildly for me. His rush to Rinoism following Reagan mystified me but it has become part of an all too familiar pattern among establishment Republicans who seem not only embarrassed by the conservative base but downright hostile to it. His performance in ‘96, his big political break, was a disaster. Al Gore soundly beat him, for heaven’s sake. Finally, in his last decade, he clearly had some kind of white-guilt thing going (similar to what David Horowitz is succumbing to now) that rendered his later columns all but unrecognizable when not unreadable.

    He was a nice man and smarter in economics than most.

27. #693279
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 10:12 am, Cogs said:

    He was one of the good guys.

28. #693291
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 11:42 am, jrgdds said:

    God bless him.

29. #693293
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 11:46 am, babiesgrandma said:

    My former employer knew many, many important players in politics, Jack Kemp being one of them.

    I have talked with him in the past so many times: we would be calling him, he would be callling my employer.

    Always, ALWAYS, very polite and friendly. He knew who he was – he didn’t need to impress anyone with his name.

    He shall be missed.

30. #693302
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 12:08 pm, bjc said:

    *I shall lift him and his family up in my thoughts and prayers.
    *As a kid, and a football fan, I started following this upstart league called the AFL, and I liked him right from the get go, a natural leader with the Bills; You could see at the time he would move on from sports and into a larger arena.
    *He was excellent on supply-side economics; An Arthur Laffer with a voice and a platform, and positive results for many years; The GOP and W have since laid waste to his efforts.
    *However, he kinda jumped the shark for me on amnesty for illegal aliens; Did not see that coming.

31. #693303
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 12:08 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Condolences to his family. I too did not realize he was ill and for some reason I thought he was younger than 73.

32. #693312
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 12:51 pm, right_on said:

    RIP.

33. #693323
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 2:19 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    One of the good guys. Remember him from football too. RIP.

34. #693356
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 6:32 pm, BrianNY said:

    Politics aside, Jack Kemp vigilantly upheld an important, human trait that clearly distinguished him from other contemporary names like Carter, O’Neil, Kennedy, Jackson, Clinton and Gore…

    Decency.

35. #693406
    On May 3rd, 2009 at 10:56 pm, Ignatius Reilly said:

    On May 3rd, 2009 at 9:40 am, beenthere said, among other things:

    Finally, in his last decade, he clearly had some kind of white-guilt thing going (similar to what David Horowitz is succumbing to now) that rendered his later columns all but unrecognizable when not unreadable.

    He was a nice man and smarter in economics than most.

    I agree with this. I am a Southerner, someone from that demented part of the country that is suffering a barrage of criticism from the NorthEast for allegedly wanting to lead the GOP into fringe lunacy.

    I take it very, very personally when people on our side start waving the bloody flag of racism with the inevitable subtext that it is a sin that they know not of in themselves but that there are still areas in the country that harbor dangerous racists. It seems that you almost cannot be a NorthEastern Republican these days without giving off that vibe.

    I don’t doubt Jack’s sincerity, but I won’t be silent while he is canonized. He pretty much waved the bloody flag and went RINO on us and that’s the way it was.

    But thanks for the good things you did, Jack, and RIP.

36. #693472
    On May 4th, 2009 at 8:56 am, DannoJyd said:

    We’ll miss Jack Kemp. It saddens me that he has passed away.

    Now can MichelleMalkin.com please get back to work? My withdrawl symptoms are making me imPoSsible to live with!!!

    I hope all is well here.

37. #693479
    On May 4th, 2009 at 9:29 am, corona said:

    Arlen Specter proves why he needs one more S.

38. #693488
    On May 4th, 2009 at 9:55 am, Ignatius Reilly said:

    On May 4th, 2009 at 9:29 am, corona said:

    Arlen Specter proves why he needs one more S.

    What you will read if you click corona’s link is Specter’s absurd stammering around on Sunday morning television explaining how the Republican party had ~left him.~ And one of his grievances seems to that the party did not sufficiently support Richard Nixon’s call for a war on cancer.

    This man is not only a complete a$$hole but he is incoherent and delusional. But he is still evil!

    If I read one day that cancer has taken him, I will be thinking, “Even cancer has its moments.”

39. #693784
    On May 4th, 2009 at 1:03 pm, RetFireman said:

    He is just the Left’s new hero. When you consider what it is that makes a Liberal/Leftie, is it any wonder why they like a turn-coat?

40. #693787
    On May 4th, 2009 at 1:06 pm, Ilovemycountry said:

    “Republican attitudes towards cancer research had made him unhappy with the party. Specter went on to suggest that if Republicans had been more aggressive about cancer research, GOP luminary Jack Kemp would be alive today. The former GOP Congressman and vice-presidential nominee died over the weekend, at age 73, from cancer.”

    New Democrat Specter