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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: Howlin

LOL.

I'm sending it to Senators Spector, Sessions, etc. and hope other freepers do the same.

I want to see Kennedy's face when they tell him he was played for a fool.


21 posted on 01/14/2006 7:18:06 AM PST by Peach
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To: Peach

Not a week goes by when Kennedy doesn't make an a$$ of himself.


22 posted on 01/14/2006 7:18:15 AM PST by Brooklyn Kid (What's it to ya? ) ((....west of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar.................))
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To: rellimpank
LOL!   Priceless!   Major kudos to the author!
23 posted on 01/14/2006 7:19:23 AM PST by jigsaw (God Bless Our Troops!)
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To: Howlin

I hope some senator enters this into the record when the Senate goes into floor debate on Judge Alito..... and spend sometime setting it up.


24 posted on 01/14/2006 7:19:46 AM PST by deport
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To: Peach
The editor of Princeton's Prospect magazine says the piece that Kennedy read at Judge Alito's confirmation hearing was satire.

Rush Limbaugh talked about the piece being satire on his program yesterday. He jokingly questioned whether or not there was a Conservative 'mole' on Kennedy's staff since it was bound to be revealed that the quotes were written as cynical humor. It just shows that Teddy's alcohol-sodden brain cells are truly drowning to death (how fitting).

25 posted on 01/14/2006 7:20:09 AM PST by arasina (So there.)
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To: maica

With the increased number of published comments about Kennedy's disgraceful performance on the Judicial Committee, I suspect/hope that this is the beginning of the end to his political career. When is he up for reelection?


26 posted on 01/14/2006 7:20:10 AM PST by Carolinamom (New member of Sam's Club)
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To: Peach
Thanks for posting this.

"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."

27 posted on 01/14/2006 7:20:35 AM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Peach
Waiting for Britt to make comment re Kennedy's satire. . .no wonder even the MSM is distancing themselves from Kennedy and the rest of the bloviating rats. . .w/o really going there. .

But imagine. . .if a GW or any Repub had made such a public fool of himself while reading into the 'record' journalistic satire. OMG. . .

28 posted on 01/14/2006 7:20:55 AM PST by cricket
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To: MEG33

I'm so happy our conservative reporters have been delving into stuff, instead of letting the Rats lies remain as truth.


29 posted on 01/14/2006 7:21:16 AM PST by Peach
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To: Peach
Teddy Bloviator grabs script from staff: 'Hey! This is great! I'll use it. Where'd you dig this up?'

Staff member: 'Bought it from a stranger at Starbucks!'

(Karl Rove Strikes Again!)

30 posted on 01/14/2006 7:21:32 AM PST by Eastbound
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To: deport

Send it to Committee members!


31 posted on 01/14/2006 7:21:45 AM PST by Peach
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To: demkicker

Do you really think that any of the shows will even bring this up?

This will probably be burried and "forgotten"....


32 posted on 01/14/2006 7:21:47 AM PST by eeevil conservative (courage is living in tyranny and speaking for freedom/not living in freedom and speaking for tyranny)
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To: rellimpank

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1545066/posts?page=120#120


33 posted on 01/14/2006 7:21:58 AM PST by dennisw ("What one man can do another can do" - The Edge)
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To: Peach
Looks like the Dems "extraordinary" circumstances for a delay just went out the window

Guess now we know why only associate professors testified at the hearings about this, huh??

34 posted on 01/14/2006 7:22:28 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Peach
All of the drinking has finally pickled his brain and rendered him senile.

BWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!

35 posted on 01/14/2006 7:22:35 AM PST by PilloryHillary (Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.)
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To: Peach; MurryMom
"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."

Murrymom - "My IQ is lower than Teddy's."

36 posted on 01/14/2006 7:22:51 AM PST by Libloather (Have you noticed? Leftists really do hate people...)
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To: Mo1

It sounds like Frist will not tolerate delays; let's hope he means it.


37 posted on 01/14/2006 7:23:03 AM PST by Peach
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To: Peach

Ted Kennedy, Senator Dumbass.

38 posted on 01/14/2006 7:23:03 AM PST by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: PilloryHillary

FOFL!! ... it must really stink to be a Dem


39 posted on 01/14/2006 7:23:15 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Peach

psssst. He's not wearing any clothes.


40 posted on 01/14/2006 7:23:46 AM PST by showme_the_Glory (No more rhyming, and I mean it! ..Anybody got a peanut.....)
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