Senator Ted Kennedy and Mrs. Alito’s Tears

Special to FreeRepublic ^ | 27 January 2006 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

[Congressman Billybob]

I got them in the same town, and in the same small church. They knew each other.

John / Billybob

[paulat]

I think it's a bit of a stretch to say that Mrs. Alito was crying for someone she never met and had only heard of from her husband and his family.

Thank you!! This article is horribly presumptuous!!!

[Bogey78O]

Yea, technically she wasn't killed in the accident. It was the subsequent drowning that killed her.

[ilovew]

Small town social life doesn't have anything to do with it. Mrs. Alito (based on this article) did not know Mary Jo personally. It's a leap to say that she was crying about someone she's never met who has a vague relationship with her husband's family.

[Congressman Billybob]

I posted this in "Breaking," first time I've done that in eight years. I left it to the Mods to decide whether it stayed there. And BTW, I spent hours scouring my sources before I decided to go public with this over my name as the writer. I went for triple sources.

John / Billybob

[paulat]

You obviously are not familiar with small town social life - are you?

You ever heard of Spring Valley, Illinois? That's where my family's from.

[Darkwolf377]

I never met Kennedy, ALito or Kopechne. But if that fat bastard was attacking one of MY loved ones, I sure as hell would be sitting there thinking "This *&&^% KILLED someone and he's questioning my spouse's integrity?"

Not a stretch at all. The fact that she knew her husband's family knew the Kopechne family would most definitely be on her mind. It was on mine.

[Lancey Howard]

Wow! BUMP for excellence in freeping.

[BobS]

"Will it be electrified?"

No, but Senator Frist will be around to make sure he's dead. He's a heart surgeon and knows a few ways to use his hands.

[Congressman Billybob]

Yes, I started with that statement which was above the level of mere rumor, but wasn't sourced. I sourced it, corrected it, and them published it.

John / Billybob

[Southack]

"I got them in the same town, and in the same small church. They knew each other."

The Alito's knew the Kopchne's, or the Bomgardner's knew the Kopechne's?

Where and when?

[Chunga]

paulat, you should debunk this story with some research before claiming it's untrue. Right?

[Chunga]

The Alito's knew the Kopchne's, or the Bomgardner's knew the Kopechne's?

That information is in the article, as I've been posting to you repeatedly.

[traviskicks]

That was the other reason for Mrs. Alito’s tears.
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How do you know that?

[Congressman Billybob]

You have GOT to be kidding. I used about 20 sources for this story, and it took me hours to winnow those out from all the drek that comes up when you put these names into a Google search. But I am not about to list my sources.

In the last paragraph, I challenge the Times to put a competent reporter on the issue. They, or any other news media, will find exactly what I just published. But they have to do their homework, just like I did.

John / Billybob

[ilovew]

Certainly I would connect the fact that he's responsible for Mary Jo's death and his ridiculous questioning of Alito's integrity. What I object to is the idea that Mrs. Alito was crying for Mary Jo Kopechne. She wasn't. She was crying because her husband was being belittled and attacked by the dims, including Drunkennedy who has no business questioning anyone's ethics and integrity.

[sageb1]

Thanks, John. I think you are wonderful. If you were in front of me, I'd probably plant a kiss on you. :)

[Killborn]

Thanks dude. Found it by accident. Wow. Small world.

I hope her husband's confirmation will ease some of Mrs. Alito's pain. As for the Kopechne's, there's comfort in the fact that 1) Maryu Jo is safe in heaven and 2) the Toad will get his.

I'm pretty sure this story is accurate. Hat tip to Congressman BB and dead for breaking the news.

This could be another Buckhead moment!

[de Buillion]

"Does anyone know how long Teddy knew Mary Jo?"

Seven minutes.

[Lancey Howard]

Martha-Ann Bomgardner was born in Kentucky, but moved to Mount Holly Pennsylvania after her father, an air traffic controller in the Air Force, was transferred to McGuire Air Force Base. She is a 1971 graduate of Rancocas Valley Regional High School in Mount Holly. Source: PhillyBurbs.com

Mount Holly is in New Jersey, not far from the Burlington-Bristol bridge.