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Princeton CAP magazine piece Kennedy read was satire
Powerline ^ | January 14, 2006

Posted on 01/14/2006 7:08:01 AM PST by Peach

You can read the full Prospect article on Kennedy's site. Its subject is a lawsuit by a female Princeton student who wanted to be admitted to an all-male eating club at the university. As the title suggests, it argues more broadly that elitism isn't a bad thing. The article is written in an arch style that doesn't do much for me, and I don't think it's very good. But there isn't anything especially offensive or even controversial in it.

Dinesh D'Souza was the editor of Prospect at the time, and he confirms that the article, by H. W. Crocker III, now an editor for Regnery Books, was a satire:

The essay may not have been funny, D'Souza acknowledges, but Kennedy read from it as if it had been serious instead of an attempt at humor. "I think left-wing groups have been feeding Senator Kennedy snippets and he has been mindlessly reciting them," D'Souza said. "It was a satire."

The bottom line is that if this is the most "offensive" article CAP was responsible for in its decade-plus of existence, the Democrats' whole guilt-by-association effort was much ado about nothing. If being associated, however remotely, with attempts at humor that don't turn out to be very funny is enough to place a public figure beyond the pale, the Democrats had better stay away from Al Franken.


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To: Victoria Delsoul

I rather enjoyed this quote:

"If being associated, however remotely, with attempts at humor that don't turn out to be very funny is enough to place a public figure beyond the pale, the Democrats had better stay away from Al Franken."


301 posted on 01/14/2006 7:38:39 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Boazo

That image acptures the essence of Jabba, er, Teddy.


302 posted on 01/14/2006 7:39:39 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Peach

This is just too,too funny for words! Senator drunk and stupid should fire his staff! LOL


303 posted on 01/14/2006 7:41:24 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Army Air Corps

LOL!!! Good one.


304 posted on 01/14/2006 7:42:14 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: rellimpank
He had a substance abuse problem, and had no choice but to survive by crimeBoy you got that right - definitely a problem inflicted on so many in this great country by those evil Republicans! /sarcasm I am only to glad the concealed weapon took this person out of circulation and didn't make the rest of us pay for his time in prison.
305 posted on 01/14/2006 7:50:35 PM PST by p23185 (Why isn't attempting to take down a sitting Pres & his Admin considered Sedition?)
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To: gas0linealley

Troll!


306 posted on 01/14/2006 8:01:24 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Carolinamom
When is he up for reelection?

2000 U.S. SENATE RESULTS - MA: Kennedy, Edward M. D 1,889,494 72.69% So he would be up again in 2006 - Kennedy in 2006

307 posted on 01/14/2006 8:03:09 PM PST by p23185 (Why isn't attempting to take down a sitting Pres & his Admin considered Sedition?)
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To: Fido969
"Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean says no Democrat lawmakers took money from lobbyist Jack Abramoff -- 'not one, not one single Democrat.' "

He's on hard drugs.

308 posted on 01/14/2006 8:05:04 PM PST by p23185 (Why isn't attempting to take down a sitting Pres & his Admin considered Sedition?)
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To: Brooklyn Kid

http://www.fatboy.cc/Audio/Obama%20Bin%20Laden.mp3


309 posted on 01/14/2006 8:13:06 PM PST by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (Undocumented border patrol agent.)
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To: p23185

Perhaps we need to send Howard the list of ALL of the damned Dems, who took money from Abramoff. :-)


310 posted on 01/14/2006 8:14:52 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Blurblogger

311 posted on 01/14/2006 8:25:06 PM PST by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (Undocumented border patrol agent.)
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To: Peach

That was me!
I described Liberalism.
Liberalism is a mental illness.

This was long before Savage wrote a book with the same title


312 posted on 01/14/2006 8:27:21 PM PST by joanofarc
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To: Peach

Hey Teddy, fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.


313 posted on 01/14/2006 8:54:54 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL

A Bridge Too Far


314 posted on 01/14/2006 9:32:33 PM PST by Palladin (Senator Biden is a Moron with a capital "M".)
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To: Peach

Is there anything funnier than watching fat old Ted bloviate??? BWAHAHAHAHA :-)


315 posted on 01/14/2006 9:35:57 PM PST by GeorgeW23225 ("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal")
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To: Boazo
Great photo of the idiot. I wish I had someway to put this on a giant board in front of the whole senate. The way he put those slanderous quotes and lies on a giant board during the hearings hoping it would slime and embarrass judge ALITO! I despise the Rats and Ted Kennedy for treating this decent man so disrespectfully this week!
316 posted on 01/14/2006 9:44:28 PM PST by Bush gal in LA
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To: Democratshavenobrains

I don't think they knew. And I don't think they really expected that Senator Kennedy would actually do something like that. Senators don't expect their colleagues to lie or deceive them.

Specter was genuinely upset with Kennedy about Kennedy's charge about the letter.


317 posted on 01/14/2006 9:45:32 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Bush gal in LA

You and me are in total agreement.


318 posted on 01/14/2006 9:54:15 PM PST by Boazo (From the mind of BOAZO)
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To: Peach

I'm starting to suspect Ted Kennedy might have once had a drinking problem. I sure hope he doesn't do anything risky, like drive a car with another passenger inside. ;)


319 posted on 01/14/2006 9:57:41 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (Corporate income tax collections totaled a record $73.5 billion last month-AP 1/12/06)
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To: rellimpank

I know someone who blames Ronald Reagan for killing his brother. While Reagan was governor of California, he supported releasing certain people from mental institutions; this guy was released and killed this person's brother. So it was Reagan's fault, even though this was a movement that began in the 20's as i recall.


320 posted on 01/14/2006 9:59:42 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (Corporate income tax collections totaled a record $73.5 billion last month-AP 1/12/06)
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