Fox's Major Garrett Tweets: Paul Kirk to get Kennedy seat

Major Garrett via Twitter ^ | 9/23/09 | Major Garrett

[Callahan]

Paul Kirk will be named to fill the vacant Massachusetts Senate seat. Announcement likely tomorrow.

[Callahan]

Foiled again.

[cll]

Kirk does not ring a bell.

[OldDeckHand]

I must have missed it, did the Massachusett’s legislature change the law - perhaps today?

[BibChr]

"Kirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrk!!!"

[cll]

This Paul Kirk?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_G._Kirk,_Jr.

[jessduntno]

Hahahaha...knowing the quality of senators chosen by the people of MassiveTwoShits, I wouldn’t doubt it...

[KarlInOhio]

Did the law allowing an interim appointment pass? Last I heard they had the 50% votes to pass it, but it wouldn’t go into effect for 90 days unless they had a 2/3 majority to declare it an emergency and the Republicans weren’t falling for that.

[Ben Mugged]

Massachusetts has show its real self. Not about democracy, not about representative republic, just about keeping ruling class in power.

[Callahan]

Former DNC chair and professional Kennedy sycophant: Paul G. Kirk, Jr. is a founding Board Member of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and currently serves as Chairman of the Foundation's Board of Directors. Mr. Kirk is affiliated with Sullivan & Worcester LLP of Boston, Massachusetts, a law firm (with offices in Washington, DC and New York City) of which he was a partner from 1977-1990. He is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kirk & Associates, Inc., a business advisory and consulting firm located in Boston. Mr. Kirk is a member of the Board of Directors of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Rayonier, Incorporated and Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. He served on the Board of Directors of ITT Corporation from 1989 - 1997 and Bradley Real Estate, Inc. from 1991 - 2000. Mr. Kirk is also a Trustee of Stonehill College. He is past Chairman of the Harvard Board of Overseers Nominating Committee and presently serves as Chairman of the Harvard Overseers Committee to Visit the Department of Athletics. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Kirk served as Chairman of the Democratic Party of the United States and from 1983 to 1985 as its Treasurer. Mr. Kirk served as special assistant for Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) from 1969-1977. From 1992 to 2001 Mr. Kirk served as Chairman of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) for International Affairs, a nonprofit organization working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide. Mr. Kirk was elected Chairman Emeritus of NDI when former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright succeeded Kirk as Chair of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs in January 2001. Mr. Kirk is also co-founder and Co-Chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) established in 1987 to sponsor and produce debates for leading U.S. presidential and vice presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates. The CPD is a nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation that has sponsored all the general election debates in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004, including the first presidential debate in 2000 hosted by the University of Massachusetts Boston and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. A leading proponent of public and private partnerships to respond to civic needs and issues, Mr. Kirk organized and led the successful efforts of a group of business and civic leaders to keep the New England Patriots from moving from Foxboro, MA to Hartford, CT. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Mr. Kirk resides in Marstons Mills, Massachusetts with his wife Gail.

[WellyP]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto_law

An ex post facto law (from the Latin for “after the fact”) or retroactive law, is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of acts committed or the legal status of facts and relationships that existed prior to the enactment of the law.

[wolfcreek]

Kirk is 71 yrs. old. So much for young blood.

[PzLdr]

Isn’t that sweet? The Kennedys have their own private fief... Massachusetts.

[Cyber Liberty]

Yup. The MA senate is passing it, and Patrick will sign. As early as today. Ain’t Democrat politics grand?

[omega4179]

GOOD. The donks cant establish a young lion in the seat then have him run for re-election.

[nutmeg]

Hahahaha...knowing the quality of senators chosen by the people of MassiveTwoShits, I wouldn’t doubt it...

"MassiveTwoShits"... LOL!

[acapesket]

Gov. Duval has to file a letter with the Secretary of State declaring this “an Emergency”!! When the secretary accepts the letter Duval (Yes!We CAN!) can then male the appointment so the legislature did not pass the Emergency clause this strictly comes down to Cadillac Duval’s slavering sycophancy to Obama and the millions of phone calls from Axeldork, Harry Reid etc.
This is an Obama Orchestration and always has been.

[Theodore R.]

Yes, and done with one of the most compliant population in the nation, compliant to the socialist state, that is..

[jessduntno]

Another Bow-tied Bumkisser...career Pol that has never held anything but Ted Kennedy’s (D_HELL) coat...or anything else of his he’s asked him to hold.

[BlueStateBlues]

Maybe Dukakis wants to run in January! Put on the helmet and swaddle up Mike, give ‘em heck.

[pnh102]

Exactly. So how soon will the good guys file a suit to block this.

[Verginius Rufus]

Of course if a Republican is elected governor of Massachusetts in the future, they will have to pass another law to repeal this one.

[Licensed-To-Carry]

And we are suprised by this exactly why? Just another Kennedy order down from Olympus.

[flaglady47]

The Kennedy family wanted this guy Kirk in, and Duval Patrick is doing as the Kennedy family wishes. Orders from headquarters.

[liberty or death]

I have no problem with states like MASS going full blown socialist, gay marriage etc... so long as they keep it within their borders.

Allow states like MT & AK to be all they can be and there will be nothing left in MASS and states like them but a glob of human debris and no one to pay for it.

[jessduntno]

“The Kennedy family wanted this guy Kirk in, and Duval Patrick is doing as the Kennedy family wishes.”

That Pig’s influence will never die...unlike Ted...may he never rest...

[balls]

It’s not all bad. At least teddy is dead.

[jessduntno]

It’s not all bad. At least teddy is dead. Ded Kennedy (D-HELL) was poison to our system. He made every twisted perv on the planet see the opportunities that could be there for them in government...and really, in all of history, I can not think of any more reprehensible a piece of meat that has ever been elected by American citizens...

[Iron Munro]

He’s a former DNC Committee Chairman, Chairman of the JFK Library Foundation, and a Kennedy loyalist, pal, confidant, lawyer, etc., etc.

Kirk is most likely a place holder for the Kennedy Klan, giving them time to dry out one of their own long enough to get him elected while they and the DNC put the fix in on the January election.

[jessduntno]

“Kirk is most likely a place holder for the Kennedy Klan, giving them time to dry out one of their own..”

A Kennedy staying dry...if only...right Mary Jo?

[pollywog]

Is there not ONE Republican conservative in Massachusetts that will rise up and protest? Not ONE?

[SeattleBruce]

Of course if a Republican is elected governor of Massachusetts in the future, they will have to pass another law to repeal this one.
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Maroons!

[SeattleBruce]

The Kennedy family wanted this guy Kirk in, and Duval Patrick is doing as the Kennedy family wishes. Orders from headquarters.
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Laughable...MA doesn’t have a republic or a commonwealth.

[StarFan]

NOT SO FAST. Apparently the bill has hit a snag and it will be headed to the court.

[presently no screen name]

Gee, you’d think we’d hear from Mitt. Hope the mittbots remember how pro active he is when he tries to get his worthless spineless self on any ticket.

[JerseyDvl]

How in hell can the Massholes put up with this nonsense? Sorry, the name has never been more appropriate...and I have seen them drive!

[MSF BU]

The two best bets were Avi Nelson and Ray Shamie, and that was MANY years ago. Nelson is on the radio still from time to time, Shamie has gone to his rewards.

[GnL]

Not only that, but the Red Sox suck!

[JerseyDvl]

Well, now you have my utmost respect. I was raised on Yankee baseball and have passed my love of the bombers on to my 3 boys. I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiment.

[who knows what evil?]

Laughable...MA doesn’t have a republic or a commonwealth.

They actually have 'The Spirit of America' as the motto on their license plates...

[GOPsterinMA]

I’m offended by this crass and crude remark. /sarc

Of course, I still like Massholechusetts better! :)

[balls]

and now he’s dead. That’s his reward. The bells should ring.

[GnL]

Just thought it was a good time to throw in the Red Sox suck comment. I’ll save my anti-Yankees comment for the next article about NYC tyranny. Should be along any minute now...

[Dan Nunn]

Ex post facto has always been interpreted as preventing a legal act from becoming illegal. For instance, they can’t charge you with a crime tomorrow for an act you did today that was legal today and not tomorrow.

This is, incidentally, why bills like amnesty are Constitutional (unfortunately) as it does the reverse - making an illegal act legal, retroactively.

Ex post facto would not apply in this case.

[cherry]

yes, when will we see the lawsuit.....

[dodger]

PAGING MICHAEL STEELE. PAGING MICHAEL STEELE.

Why doen’t the RNC sue to enforce proper Massachusetts law that REQUIRES a special election for an open seat?

Why allow an ex post facto change (to suit Obmania)??

[Theodore R.]

People in MA have long made up for their embarrassment over John and John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster too.

[Theodore R.]

Ex post facto applies only in criminal law. Of course, the MA politicians are criminal, but this is deemed a “civil” matter, and the people of MA will be elated with Kirk. The name still starts with a “K” and is followed by a “D”. It is odd though that most of the MA people “paying the bills” are not even Democrats.

[Theodore R.]

I think MA is increasingly the center of the “Spirit of America”, which is socialist. Stalin would be elated at the turn of events, and MA people would make Stalin proud.

[CPT Clay]

Ex post facto law bump