Sen. Edward Kennedy has died
The U.S. Senator from Massachusetts succumbed to brain cancer at the age of 77 tonight. Put aside your ideological differences for an appropriate moment and mark this passing with solemnity.
There is a time and place for political analysis and criticism. Not now.
Yes, there will be a nauseating excess of MSM hagiographies and lionizations — and crass calls to pass the health care takeover to memorialize his death.
That’s no excuse to demonstrate the same lack of restraint in the other direction. Not now.
ABC News reports:
Sen. Ted Kennedy died shortly before midnight Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass., at age 77.
The man known as the “liberal lion of the Senate” had fought a more than year-long battle with brain cancer, and according to his son had lived longer with the disease than his doctors expected him to…
..A hardworking, well-liked politician who became the standard-bearer of his brothers’ liberal causes, his career was clouded by allegations of personal immorality and accusations that his family’s clout helped him avoid the consequences of an accident that left a young woman dead.
But for the younger members of the Kennedy clan, from his own three children to those of his brothers JFK and RFK, Ted Kennedy — once seen as the youngest and least talented in a family of glamorous overachievers — was both a surrogate father and the center of the family.
And certainly it was Ted Kennedy who bore many of the tragedies of the family — the violent deaths of four of his siblings, his son’s battle with cancer, and the death of his nephew John F. Kennedy Jr. in a plane crash.
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The Kennedy family statement is here.
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From De Profundis, Psalm 130
Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.
Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
If Thou, O Lord, shalt observe iniquities; Lord, who shall endure it?
For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness:
and by reason of Thy law, I have waited for Thee, O Lord.
My soul hath relied on His word; my soul hath hoped in the Lord…
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The Anchoress has the best reflection and round-up on Kennedy’s death I’ve read.
Also must-read: Baseball Crank reflects on a Senate workhouse. Plus: Bonus video!
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To see someone go to their grave without repenting, now that’s what’s really sad.
We don’t know that for sure. As one Catholic to another (if I’m not mistaken), may I refer you to post #159? And hope that he’s where all that can be purged from him, no matter how long and intense it may be.
My mother always said, if you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say anything. However, I’ can’t resist. Senator kennedy, as you roast on the spit in hell, can you see the images of all the evil you have embraced?
Flyover, no offense taken! I am thinking along those same lines myself. As a life-long Lutheran, I am very seriously considering finding another church home. Other Lutheran synods have not gone so wrong. But it is probably only a matter of time. I’m sad and disillusioned by this “raping” of my church. That is how I view it. Do I stay and fight? How do you fight something like that without being labled a “bigot”? I guess I will just move on.
NO ONE here has wished him a slow and painful death. NO.ONE.HERE.
Good to read, Happy. Good to read.
If not, then when? When other evil men have died, was there the same restraint?
This is the problem with too many conservative commentators and politicians: They are too nice. For example, they would rather have socialized health care than tell the truth about Ted Kennedy.
Because we all know that is what is going to happen. We’ll have days of gushing coverage of the passing of the “great” Ted Kennedy, with no conservatives with balls to state what an evil man the degenerate was.
Then we will have, as Rush points out, The Ted Kennedy Memorial Health Care bill. And it will probably pass because of all the glowing praise for Kennedy.
Right now is the time to bring up all the evils that Ted Kennedy has inflicted upon this country.
You either need to produce the posts that made that statement or stop inciting through falsehoods.
When you’re finished with the emotional charade, perhaps you’d be so kind as to cite one example to support your claim.
I hope they are planning a Saturday funeral on Cape Cod.
His family has lost a loved one, and I pray God gives them comfort. Kennedy’s record speaks for itself,and does not need comment. As they say:
“De mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est.”
This is not about me. Is it about you?
If he did finally repent, he made it into heaven smelling of smoke:
No politics involved. This was an evil man, whether he thought himself so or not. I hope he burns in Hell.
If you are LCMS, what has transpired in the ELCA has been very painful.
I think they may undergo the schism that happened in the Episcipol Church over the same issue.
Pray and God will show you your path.
I like what Debbie Schlussel writes:
If Michelle Malkin doesn’t want us to mention any of the evils he inflicted upon our nation (in respect for the death of the cold blooded murderer), how about coming up with ANY good thing he used his power to contribute, as Debbie Schlussel suggests.
Complete silence.
Also, where is the justice to Mary Jo Kopechne when we have conservative commentators, like Michelle, who refuse to say anything bad about Ted Kennedy in his death?
Sorry, purplepeep; I meant to add a note of gratitude for your compassion back on 5/21/08; not to hold that comment as evidence of disdain. Please forgive.
Arrgghhh!!!!
Chappaquiddick was about 5 weeks ago.
Apologies….
Gabe said:
While I don’t agree with your assertion that conservative commentators are too nice, I do agree with your overall point.
Now is the time when people will be extolling his virtues and all the supposed good that he’s done for the country, so it’s all the more important that those of us that disagree be as firm in saying that he didn’t. Now, that’s vastly different from expressing morbid joy over his death, and that would be wrong, but this is an important time to express one’s disapproval of the man’s politics because everyone else will be rewriting his history now that he’s dead.
Just because he died doesn’t negate that he was bad for the country, and other people shouldn’t get carte blanche to say he was for the same reason.
I know Michelle wants us to make nice, probably because of how crude remarks made here will be pounced upon by liberal bloggers and the MSM.
That is difficult to do. Would we be hypocrites if we suddenly said glorious things about Senator Kennedy? Yes. Would any tears shed be crocidile tears? Yes.
How do you put aside all the damage this man has done to our country, not to mention his horrible personal behavior? You don’t.
I would say to liberals scouring this comment section for weapons to use against the right – we are sorry for your loss. We know he was one of your icons. Do we regret comments made about the man? not on your life.
If only Ted Kennedy had an airbrusher for his career as talented as the one that wretched Schlussel apparently uses for her publicity shots everyone here would be hailing Kennedy as the greatest politician ever, probably about 20 pounds lighter, a good complexion and with much shinier and voluminous hair.
Condolences, sympathies, and prayers for the Kennedy family’s loss…
This clown won’t be missed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdl86KNkt_M
How about to Mary Jo Kopechne’s family?
Compassion for Teddy? No thanks. He was an A-hole when he let that woman drown, when he refused to take responsibility just to further his career- one he did not earn himself but rode into on John’s coattails. He has been tearing this country down at every opportunity just to hold onto his power. Nope, no compassion from me.
We all die. It is how you live that determines your worth. He is not worthy of my compassion any more than the Lockerbie bomber. Only God can judge their souls but I can decide for myself their worth on Earth.
Thank you, Flyover. I am doing just that!
Hear hear! As one of those people who have the right, responsibility and privilege of voting – even here in the Bog State – I will be truly po’d if Debacle Patrick and the gutless wonders up on Beacon Hill kowtow to the faux-royalty of the Kennedys yet again.
Absolutely. The gushing praise and idolization the MSM will heap on this man in death will portray him as a Saint on a mountaintop. For those who aren’t familiar with the truth of his past, there needs to be a counter to the sure-to-come MSM attempt to bury the facts about the damage this man did to America. And it can be done matter-of-factly, Senator Kennedy’s own words will expose him as the disgraceful man he was.
Thanks for the link to The Achoress Michelle. Before I read her post, my heart could not be generous with Sen. Kennedy. Now, I see differently.
I can honestly say I mourn the passing of him. My sympathies go out to his family.
Simply because, I am a sinner too!
Vicki…I think the issue is that your comment made it sound like we wished a painful death for Ted Kennedy. Nothing could be further from the truth, and you know it. If that was not your intention, please clarify your comment. Otherwise, I assume you think some on this thread have done just that. NOT.TRUE. And just making that comment insults all of us.
I am listening to Glenn Beck right now. Pray for him!! Next, I will listen to Rush Limbaugh. Pray for him!! If those voices are taken from us, THAT will be a time to mourn. I do not plan to watch TV today. Oh, and did you know that Michael Jackson died?
So, is there going to be an election to fill the empty seat or did he get his law reversed?
Vicki, I am sorry for your loss.
A little perspective on decorum…
Those of us who are speaking honestly — which, for conservatives, mostly means harshly — about the just-departed senator and his works are ~not~ interrupting his funeral to have our say. I had the misfortune of having to listen to NPR for an hour this morning and it was the entirely expected gushing celebration of this man’s political life. We will be treated to days of this on television.
The liberal media is not playing mournful music and speaking in hushed tones. They are busily and noisily air-brushing one of their political heroes.
We should stand silent for this? Please. I pledge not to speak or post rudely during his actual funeral, but I am definitely not going to stand silent for a days-long orgy of liberal myth-making.
It’s tragic when anyone’s life is lost. Because as children of God we are all still flawed in some way, & tarnished. Without Christ, none of us are any better than Kennedy was. I disagree with the man’s policies deeply, & hated many of them passionately, but he was still a human being. My sincere condolences to the Kennedy family for their loss. God judges fairly & mercifully. I leave that up to him now..
That goes for me too, Ignatius.
MM I mean no disrespect to you, but we need to call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel.
The man deserves no respect.None what so ever.The things he did and stood for are despicable.
How about the million of abortions that happened because of this man? The woman he murdered and got away with it? The women he raped?
If you feel he deserves respect, then what about Ted Bundy?
What? Micheal Jackson died? When? How? OMG!! Why isn’t the MSM cover this?
/sarc
Yeah, I know what you mean happy. Nothing else will matter now until the man is placed in the ground. Then, he will be the second story for more time. I don’t see an end to this until Sen Byrd dies or some other tragedy/news event happens.
The assassination of John Kennedy and his brother Robert was used by liberals for twenty years to to shove the alleged Kennedy mystique down this nations throat and keep the country enthralled and humbled by the magnificence of their royal family. No criticism or critical analysis was permitted and all were expected to show their respect, even their most ardent foes. Not this time. Their time has passed. Ted Kennedy gets a couple days of respectful mourning, or silence if one cannot mourn. Beyond that he will get the respect from me he gave to Robert Bork, which is more than he deserves.
Well for the record, I’m not going to stay silent in the coming days either, while people distort the truth, whether it’s about Ted Kennedy’s policies or anything else. I however think it’s appropriate to mourn the loss of any human being.. There’s a time for everything. Right now is not the time.
Current Mass. law pegs that special election to fill the vacancy in late January. Of course, since we’re talking about Dems, and the DNC House Org…er, the New York Times is calling for an ex post facto change for the express purpose of passing the soon-to-be-called Kennedy Memorial Health Bill (H/T – JammieWearingFool), I wouldn’t put changing the law again beyond them.
BYE
I have not read all comments, so forgive me if what I write has been stated previously by my associates here.
I find it ironic that his death will be used to pass this Socialism based “Healthcare Reform”, where people will claim that, “Had there been Universal Healthcare, he might not have died”, when it is the veryfact that he had his own private insurance where any and all treatment options were between he and his doctors and the decision of whether or not to treat his cancer vs. simply, “Making him as comfortable as they will allow” was precisely because there is no Socialized Healthcare/plans, which has been admitted by his family to have kept him alive well past what his tumor should have allowed. If any politicizing of his passing should be done, it should be used to demonstrate precisely that, that private insurance is what allowed him to live whereas his age and overall health would have doomed him to only a few weeks under his and Obama’s plan for the rest of us.
He lived his life in the shadow of truly two of America’s political powerhouses who, for beyyer or worse, truly did what they thought was best for this nayion out of a sincere belief that what they were doing was right. Jack’s challenge during his Inauguration to “…ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”, is something that influenced my entire life, leading to a life of service to my community and my fellow man, as well as being the cornerstone of my Conservative beliefs. It is again ironic that the younger of the Kennedy brothers would take those same words and turn them around to become the loudest voice and strongest supporter of the Welfare State, helping to create this nation full of selfish people who believe they are entitled to everything without so much as lifting a finger themsrlves to helpbtheir country or others, as well as embracing, supporting, and encouraging those that would spit on this nation and those saddled with the heavy burden of defending her and all she stands for beginning in the late 60′s. He would never reach the status of his brothers and while a drunken drive in the night some 40 years ago helped, it was more his own words and deeds while being an elected official riding the fame his brothers and father brought to the name Kennedy, than any of the debauched and disgusting things he did in his spare time.
So forgive me if I do not mourn. Forgive me if I refuse to watch the accolades that will be posthumously bestowed over the coming days and weeks. Forgive me if I refuse to watch or have anything to do with the glorified funeral and endless memorial services that will carry on for days. Forgive me if I don’t so much as shed a tear even for the passing of a historical icon and the end of America’s alleged own royalty. For were I to do so, would only show me to be a hypocrite, something I loathe deeply in people and work very hard in both my private and public life to avoid with all my heart. Instead I feel confident in the belief that finally, the soul of a young woman so tragically taken from this world, will finally be able to rest, and the grip on this country’s senate and that seat is finally opened to, hopefully, someone influenced by the brother’s words, and not by the youngest’s deeds.
Some intemperate thoughts:
I wondered: Did Russian State Radio play funeral durges when they heard of Kennedy’s death? Sure seems like that would be appropriate.
Will the MSM interview any former “Soviets” who knew Kennedy for their reaction to the news of his passing?
I know, I know….I shouldn’t have these thoughts. But like I said, I’m a sinner…..
My comment was addressed to a specific group of people: “To those who wished Ted Kennedy a slow and painful death”. Declaring it “untrue” is nonsensical. Whether they have commented here today, or back in May of 2008 when his illness was first reported, they know who they are. For those who did not wish Ted Kennedy a slow and painful death, this is unambiguously not about you, so being insulted is likewise nonsensical.
Because of my deep and abiding respect for Mrs. Malkin, and ONLY because of that respect for HER, I will do my best to honor this directive.
That said, this is a SPLENDID opportunity to remind people about Who Our Judge Is:
So, you see here that God takes NO pleasure in the death of the wicked — not even Teddy Kennedy. That’s one of the reasons WHY almighty God is SO WORTHY of our worship. He is SO not like us.
My collie says:
Thank you, Marco.
As with all too much of the Visible Church ELCA just decided to make the “What is Happening Now-If it Feels Good Go for It” their god.
To the larger extent ELCA denies Creation, the miracles of Christ, Prophets and Disciples. Throw in a large element that denies the Deity of Christ, His virgin birth and Resurrection, Baptism is but cute and Communion is merely a social event rejecting the teaching of Luther is the least of their sins.
But there is nothing new here-the Church had these self same hypocrites and sheep stealers in the first Century and ELCA’s “we well make our own god and follow our own law” is exactly what led Israel to suffer time and again.
John 14:15 “If you love me, you will obey what I command.
The teachers and preachers of ELCA are indeed a Brood of Vipers (Matthew 3)
And of course: Mark 9: 38-48
“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,
it would be better for him if a great millstone
were put around his neck
and he were thrown into the sea.
But because we do not wish to be unkind to ol’ Teddy I will not mention
“Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man. (Genesis 9:6)
that the manslayer who kills any person unintentionally, without premeditation, may flee there, and they shall become your refuge from the avenger of blood. (Joshua 20:3)
Ephesians chapter 5 (NLT)
18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life.
Instead, let the Holy Spirit fill and control you.
Just some passages I thought they might use at the funeral.
Ditto.
and thanks for the rejoinder-it is needed.
How this for weird? About 15 minutes after I posted #66 I searched on Google for: Kennedy+Coburn+Amendment within the last 24 hours.
Back then it listed within the top ten but now… it isn’t listed! (I tried adding my screen name to the above and there is nothing.)
Google is doctoring their search results.
I am sure Mary Jo’s family is not mourning his passing!
Excellent post RetFireman. I liberated it to use on a veterans website I belong to. I’ll attribute it to you as “RetFireman” there.
The passing of any tyrant is usually celebrated in silence, especially if the tyrant’s minions are still in power.
Shh.
On August 26th, 2009 at 7:38 am, purplepeep said:
It is too late to pray for Teddy. I pray for each and every one of us, including his family members, to remember and ponder:
All of us have sinned.
Are you “one who has faith in Jesus”?
Have you confessed your sins?
Have you confessed with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believed in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead?
If so, you will be saved.
I remember that his cancer was announced and my sweet liberal mother, who had been fighting cancer for many years, remarked that all the stops would be pulled out for ol’ Ted. He had the top of the line health care that all the members of Congress will be bitterly clinging to when the rest of us have the Kennedy Memorial Health Bill(TM) shoved down our throats. My mom had good health care but she paid a fortune for it after her forced retirement – the cancer came back multiple times and her insurance never denied anything. I think had she had government health care, a “death expert” would have sent to her house around the second occurence. In the end, the cancer was back in her brain, and she herself chose to go out with dignity under the care of hospice.
I cannot help but grieve for the millions of Cambodians, Laotians, VietNamese, and others who lost brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, grandchildren, and grandparents, thanks to Sen. Kennedy’s policies. As I try to grieve for Sen. Kennedy, the nameless faces of the millions he allowed to die needlessly, not to mention the millions of babies who’s deaths he endorsed, keep coming back to my mind…
Rush just said that Obama said, “Senator Kennedy defended the American dream”. Oh, really? If that is the case, then he FAILED!! He had a huge part in turning the American Dream into the American Nightmare we are now experiencing. How completely delusional for Obama, an obvious marxist who wants the American Dream destroyed to say Ted Kennedy was a “defender” of our dream. No, he was a destroyer of the American Dream and we can’t let him win simply because he died. That is what the left is trying to do right now…glorify him in death for political reasons. I am disgusted.
I will make no comment about Kennedy.
As for the ELCA – the Lord led me to leave it for the LCMS several years ago. I chose not to be unequally yoked together with unbelievers,
I realize that many Catholics believe in purgatory, but the Bible I read makes no mention of purgatory.
The Anchoress said:
That whole concept is in contradiction to this:
And, again, this:
Yes, we are all sinners and unfortunately, men who achieve such power and status tend to indulge in the kind of vices the Kennedy men did.
The masses were seduced by their looks and style. So, in a way, we(present company excluded) liked them that way.
What purplepeep and others in her eforget is that the left and the MSM (but I repeat myself) actually DID do that to President Reagan: I watched Chris Matthews smear him; I watched “commentators” on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS question his legacy, and basically state that Ronal Reagan was not the Towering Giant of a man of Principle that he was. I watched as news anchor after news anchor questined wthether or not it really was Reagan’s “USA First” attitude and perception that truly made the USA victorious over the USSR in the Cold War. I watched an d heard as bloggers and pundits smeared his name, his legacy, and his conservativism (only to turn aroudn and Laud President Ford a couple of years later). It made me sick then, and it makes me sick now. What did Sen. Kennedy have to say on President Reagan’s passing?
And that is exactly what I have to say now at Sen. Kennedy’s passing: nothing….
Remember that, purplepeeps and others who ask us to “tone it down”. Let’s have the straight and correct record, shall we?
Good form, CC!
p.s. collies are my favorite dog.
Re: Reagan’s passing, let’s see if people line the streets waving flags for TK’s motorcade as they did for Reagan.
A black friend of mine said he was
shocked” and did not realize Reagan was loved that much.
errah…i must say…in his honor we should do something truly lasting. like…build a windfarm in his honor…on nantucket sound. how apropos.
Cybercipher:
Proverbs 11:10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
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HI FLYOVERMAN and HAPPYSCRAPPER–your comments on the Lutheran ELCA “signing on” to man’s agenda instead of following God’s rules are quite correct.
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I became a member of the Episcopal Church at age 11–on my own–and learned traditional Bible based values 57 years ago. It hurts to see these values trashed by the liberal clergy and lay members of my church as they ignore God’s rules.
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A lot of good Episcopalians have left for the Catholic Church–our sister church. Many others will leave when the GAY AGENDA comes to our parish.
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How can any good Christian accept ABORTION–or vote for a candidate that does support it? Or the other sins proscribed in the Bible?
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I always remember two phrases from the Bible to guide me. The first is “I am the Lord–I changeth not!” The second is Joshua saying “Choose this day whom you will serve. As for me and my family–I will serve the Lord!”
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Once again we have proved that when we educate a fool (in college or seminary) all we get is an EDUCATED FOOL.
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John Bibb
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Maybe MM could issue a directive that all Chinese and Russian flags be flown at half mast today.
There’s no joy for me in his passing, neither is there sorrow.
Seventy seven years old, working in an elected office for 59 years…there is something terribly wrong with that. I don’t believe that his limited contact with his constituency is what drove his aspirations in the Senate, rather, a guilt for being rich ideology. He could have given much more, monitarily, had he wanted, from the private sector.
Here’s a man who got tossed out of Harvard for cheating, drank to excess to the point where he caused the death of a young woman (not his wife), had a reputation for hard drinking and womanizing, and did nothing for the majority of American citizens, except help saddle them with high taxes, and excessive debt.
To the end, he believed the “wealthiest” Americans should pay for the least of us…Yet, he and his familiy chose to shelter their vast wealth in family trusts in off-shore accounts. He was a hypocrite to the end, and I will not mourn his passing. God will judge him by his deeds, and by those whom he surrounded himself. No one should elevate this mortal man to role model status…he was anything but a liar, a cheat, a deceiver, an adulterer, a blow-hard and demogogue.
On August 26th, 2009 at 12:51 pm, Jason L. said:
Reagan’s attitude and perception during his tenure did make the USA victorious over the USSR in the (ongoing) Cold War between the “Evil Empire” of Godless Communism and our Christian Nation.
But Reagan’s attitude was not “USA First”…
… it was “God First“.
Go review Reagan’s “Evil Empire” speech and see for yourself.
Thank you. Would you share what the forum is?
I would never wish cancer on anyone. I have friends who have suffered with cancer of various forms who have died as well as survived…the two youngest being 9 and 17, as well as having lost my grandfather, whose name was bestowed to me as my middle name, when I was only 6 weeks old, never to have known him but only to hear for 41 years how much I am like him.
However, i do not feel obligated in anyway to feel bereaved over the death of someone who has done so much to harm, besmirch, work against so many truly honorable and hard working people, who has such a long history of anti-military views and practices starting with a “police action” begun by his older brother, made drastically worse by his own party and, through his own word and deed, blamed on Republicans and Conservatives and continuing all the way through his final days and the “War Against Islamic Aggression and Global Domination”.
Sorry, but his record and personal history does not warrant the amount of accolades and hoopla that he is and will receive. Especially when he was working so hard to deny all of us the very thing that allowed him to fight his cancer.
I don’t necessarily disagree with that. I just find it repulsive for sanctimonious conservatives to take up the mantle of the Catholic Church when a very large part of conservative ideology is undeniably is at odds with the Vatican. Whether it is more or less at odds with the Church than Ted Kennedy is sort of immaterial.
God’s Word tells us that he has numbered our days… so we must take heed and confess and repent of our sins…
It appears that Ted missed his opportunity to come clean on Chappaquiddick.
May God have mercy….
On August 26th, 2009 at 1:03 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:
True, indeed. Foolish of me to miss that. Yes, his attitude was always God First, Country second. Thanks forthe mild rebuke and correction…
I had a work associate whose husband died of brain tumors back Nov. 2007. I remember the roller coaster that family was on feeling hopeful one day only to have hopes dashed the next day. All the while watching her husband go downhill. I pray for her and what she is reliving right now with Kennedy’s death.
Kennedy’s death, I don’t feel anything. I’ll ask God to help me with this.
JasonL: I also remember all of that, but even more, I remember the celebrations the Libs were having on the net, how the gays were going on about how he deserved the Alzheimers he had,how they mocked his illness and repeatedly stated that he deserved the illness he had, how they lamented that he was not in pain, and how they wenr on and on over their joyful belief that he was in hell, as well as how we should not be paying for his funeral, how he did not deserve to have a State Funeral, the blatant disrespect they displayed to him and the cruelty shown to Nancy with the disgusting, shameful words they used towards her both vocally and in print.
The next few days/ weeks as well as future writings and history books will be liitle more than an excercise in blatant shameful, shameless, Liberal hypocrisy.
Gladz, I appreciate your gracious and humble post. Only God can help lighten our hearts. While others may have misunderstood my earlier post to be self-righteous, it was not. It was a comment about the pain I felt and still feel over having watching a loved one die in such pain. Prayers from me for your associate.
I just read Bill Clinton’s sappy statement and nearly puked. This whole spectacle is going to dwarf the Michael Jackson in hype and hypocrisy. The vast majority of all these eulogies are empty words and in most cases one of three things are behind them:
1. Those that despised him and his politics can’t say their true feelings and in the name of good taste say something respectful.
2. Many are trying to use his death to political advantage to help pass Obamacare and view his death as a great opportunity that should not be wasted
3. Some will be seeking personal advancement by jumping on the mourning, eulogy bandwagon in hopes of being noticed as a loyal, dedicated Democrat, sort of like the sucking up that goes on in the workplace.
I think I’ll just stay away from TV for a few days and catch up on some reading until this madness passes.
When I first looked at your post, its length was somewhat daunting to me…but since it was from YOU, I read every word. I’m glad I did. Your thoughts are mine, expressed so much better!!
Vicki, pain teaches. We all will learn from it at one time or another.
Take care.
On August 26th, 2009 at 1:26 pm, Jason L. said:
You’re quite welcome.
It’s a bit of a hot button for me, because John McCain claimed to be a “Reagan Republican”, but he is nothing of the sort.
McCain is notorious for his speech in 2000 (a few days after losing the SC primary to evangelical George W. Bush) when McCain called evangelicals “Agents of Intolerance”.
And McCain’s slogan of “Country First” was offensive to me, as I feel it should be “God First, Family Second, Country Third”.
Ronald Reagan never ran with a slogan or thought process of “Country First”.
Vicki..with all due respect, I wish you wouldn’t go back and refer to a thread done back in 2008 to make a point on today’s thread, which we are trying to make a bit more “classy”, while still expressing how we feel about the death of a hypocrite. Nothing on this thread even hints at our wanting Ted Kennedy to suffer. Yet, you bring it up. That was unnecessary and makes us look bad. If things like that were said in 2008, let them belong in the past. It is “nonsensical” to revive something a few may have said in the past and may regret today. And I too am sorry for your loss.
OK guys, quit beating each other up on how to “memorialize” Ted Kennedy…back ot the battle…keep your eyes on the prize.
Everything this guy stood for is anathema to America and our way of life. It is time to get back in to oppose the liberals (who aren’t waiting around) and their attempt to lionize this guy in order to get destructive legislation passed that will impact the living, and it is the living now who will matter..
DITTO!! Except for 4:00 Central Time…The Glenn Beck Show. You MUST watch all this week. And on Friday, he will tell us what WE can do about this madness. I will turn on the TV at 4:00, then off again at 5:00.
YES!!!!!
love2rumba
You got that right! Forward!
I think we should all calm down, take a deep breath and sing a hymn in remembrance of Teddy:
Hymn, Hymn, F….. him!
Please don’t ban me. I couldn’t help myself.
Condolences to his family in their time of grief.
Earlier I was thinking about all the times we’ve seen ” Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.”
Well well…..
NOW, Mary Jo IS available to comment.
I had no respect for Teddy Kennedy as a politician, but I feel that he never got over the tragic deaths of his brothers. I hope, in that respect at least, he is finally at peace.
(I’ll wait until tomorrow for political and other analysis.)
I really and truly hope he had made his peace with the Lord before his death.
Interesting Article on good old TK by Kevin Jackson!
http://theblacksphere.net/ted-kennedy-death/
Poor St. Teddy has died.
Fortunately for Mary Jo Kopechne, she won’t have to see him where she is.
He’s gone somewhere else…
I agree with this. There will always be folks who don’t want to speak ill of the dead and keep their peace. I understand purplepeep’s point and I’m trying to be respectful by not hurling overly vitriolic insults at the likes of a man who really cared nothing for the “common man” except to use him. However, I don’t think it uncivil to speak honestly and unpiously about a person who didn’t embody honesty or piety.
I do understand our hostess’ directives but also believe that Michelle is all about honesty and telling it like it is.
The taint of the Kenndy’s wound its way into my home state of New York (mostly the downstate, powerbroking section of New York City). Most Dems in the heyday of the Kennedy’s thought they needed to kiss the ring of these people or that a Kennedy (Robert) could just colonize another Senate seat for himself even though he wasn’t even from the state or shared any of the values that embodied New York (hello Hillary Clinton). That’s why the Kennedy history is so well-traveled and so well-known.
I think it’s the Amercan mythos to indulge in a bit of romantic indentification with the rich, powerful, and infamous. This is why so many people memorialized Michael Jackson even though he was a bit of an odd duck that nobody really knew deep down. Same with this man. While it may seem “respectful” to send condolences, let’s not overlook that in life, Kennedy held himself above the rest of us.
I don’t think memory is just for the the more senior members of our society. As a person in her 30′s, I am well-acquainted with the over-hyped and over-inflated legend of the Kennedy’s. Since I have a background in history, I got the chance to get familiar with this family in many a college class.
What I particularly do not like is people feeling they have some duty to pay homage to someone who wouldn’t have cared about them in real life. While I share some things in common with this flawed “public servant” such as Irish lineage and a screwed up family life (but without the money or influence) I think it’s time for Americans to lose the veil of wishful thinking and the legend of Camelot that perpetually surrounds this ignominious family.
Goodbye, Edward. You were a tenacious and very successful opponent. The fight for—and against—your causes will continue in earnest.
*I was against the Stimulus Bill, but this is one shovel ready project I can fully support(This man was a staunch supporter of partial birth abortion; His judgement day has come!))
Geeze, good thing he didn’t pass the same day as Michael Jackson, he would have gotten the Farrah Faucet treatment or….. the Cable News channels would be pulling their hair out trying to figure out which one to inundate us with.
at least they won’t rent out the Garden and charge admission.
RIP Teddy you SOB
Death…just doing the job Mass. voters wouldn’t do.
The local AM talk-radio station in Boston chose to preempt both Laura Ingraham and Rush Limbaugh to indulge in a six hour eulogy of Ted K. While I understand doing something to memorialize the man, isn’t it kind of interesting that they bump two of the most intelligent and popular conservative voices from the airwaves today?
Guaranteed that Ted Kennedy’s demise will be used shamelessly by certain people to pressure the blue dog Democrats into capitulating on the healthcare bill as a tribute to him.
Except for that Coburn Amendment that he voted IN FAVOR of.
It’s my understanding that he voted for it in order to have the right to bring it up for reconsideration on the floor later for the purpose of cutting it back out. But – now he cannot!
So his standing committee vote in favor of the Coburn Amendment can now be used against the libs if they try to dump the Coburn Amendment – we can shout, HOW CAN THEY SHAMELESSLY VOTE AGAINST TED after he died? The Coburn Amendment is a poison pill as witnessed by a similar resolution in the house by Fleming HR 615 that has ZERO democrats in support of it.
These elitists will do everything they can to escape subjecting themselves and their families to Obama’s CommieCare. If they cannot escape it – they WILL kill it.
The Grim Reaper plays no favorites, and his actions are final.
No spin…no lies…no misspoken words…we ultimately have an honest conclusion to a life that was full of lies, deception, and twisted logic.
Teddy’s parting gift to America? Obama…