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Howie Carr: Ted K Passes Keys to his Son
Boston Herald ^ | 05/05/06 | Howie Carr

Posted on 05/05/2006 12:22:18 AM PDT by raccoonradio

Bad news for Patches Kennedy, good news for Cynthia McKinney.

At the risk of sounding like Jesse Jackson, do you think there’s a bit of a racial double standard at work here?

White congressman swerving around Capitol Hill at 2:45 a.m., with no lights on, smashes up his car, staggers around outside, claims he’s on his way to a “vote,” inquires if the cops know who he is, and . . . is given a lift home.

That’s how Patches Kennedy got treated. Then there’s Cynthia McKinney of Georgia, a black congresswoman who strides through a security gate, is chased by a Capitol cop, punches cop but doesn’t endanger anyone’s life and . . . is the target of a federal grand jury.

Poor Patches. For the second time in four years, he’s the poster boy for white privilege. Remember the old black lady he assaulted at LAX, a security guard making close to minimum wage? Didn’t she know who he was?

And for the umpteenth time in his life, Patches has made a pluperfect ass of himself while he was, well, what exactly?

The statement issued by Patches’ spokeswoman last night made the claim that alcohol was “not involved” in his late-night accident.

But was something else perhaps coursing through his bloodstream? After all, it was less than three weeks ago in Portsmouth, R.I., that he was T-boned as he tried to make a wild left turn into oncoming traffic.

Patches was in a hurry to get to a CVS drugstore, where, among other things, they sell many little bottles that have labels pasted on them that say “Do Not Operate Heavy Machinery” after ingesting.

And what “vote” was he headed for - a vote on whether to cancel last call and just keep the joint open all night long?

Talk about Kennedy deja vu - how many times have we all seen the headlines that were moving across the wires late yesterday?

First: “Kennedy involved in early morning accident.”

Which was followed, moments later, by the equally traditional, “Officers claim brass interfered in investigation of Kennedy accident.”

His father, Ted, was the runt of the litter, and Patches is the runt of the litter of the runt of the litter. And the martini olive doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Has Mothers Against Drunk Driving checked in yet to demand a full investigation of the alleged cover-up? Didn’t think so - no need to rush to judgment just because the Capitol Police union says its uniformed members were forbidden to perform field sobriety tests, and that the “collection of evidence” was not permitted.

So what if the cops say the kid gloves for the Boy Congressman “create the appearance of special favor for someone who is perceived to be privileged and powerful.”

Privileged? That’s for sure. Powerful? Not yet, thank goodness.

Just yesterday, Patches’ father, Sen. Ted Kennedy, was promoting a new book purportedly written by his dog, Splash.

From Splash to Crash.

The smoking gun here is the fact that Patches neglected to turn on his headlights. Guys like Patches always remember everything else, but they always forget the lights. Fortunately for Patches, the cops drove him home, which was quite sporting of them. They do that for everybody who gets into a wreck at 2:45 a.m.

So what happens to Patches next? I believe he’s one of the guardians of his mother, Joan. To paraphrase Juvenal, who will guard the guardians themselves?

I just have one final question for Patches’ guardian, his old man:

I know Dropkick’s is gone, Ted, but dammit, why can’t you get the kid a driver? Or at least let him use yours?


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: chappaquiddick; cynthiamckinney; howiecarr; kennedy; patches; patrick; rhodeisland; tedkennedy
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To: raccoonradio

A hostess at a favorite watering hole saw Kennedy drinking that night.

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21 posted on 05/05/2006 4:29:33 AM PDT by Peach
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To: dennisw
Howie would always hint this particular Kennedy is gay. I'll bet he was coming home from a gay bar.

Maybe it was a date rape drug.

22 posted on 05/05/2006 4:36:08 AM PDT by Loyal Buckeye
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To: raccoonradio

>>Patches is the runt of the litter of the runt of the litter. And the martini olive doesn’t fall far from the tree.

LMBO! Worth repeating.


23 posted on 05/05/2006 4:42:01 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: raccoonradio

"And the martini olive doesn’t fall far from the tree."

Nor the turd from the bird, as Archie McNally would say.


24 posted on 05/05/2006 4:45:07 AM PDT by synbad600
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To: raccoonradio

"Ted K Passes Keys to his Son"

That title is hilarious. Talk about a loaded statement.


25 posted on 05/05/2006 4:46:50 AM PDT by caver (Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
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To: raccoonradio

What if Tom DeLay was involved in this type driving?


What would the MSM have to say about this crash?


26 posted on 05/05/2006 4:51:01 AM PDT by petkus
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To: raccoonradio
"Remember the old black lady he assaulted at LAX, a security guard making close to minimum wage? Didn’t she know who he was?"

As with McKinney, How dare public servants not know who they are?!

This type of behavior is one of Rush's 'buttons.' Today's show might be extra good.

27 posted on 05/05/2006 4:52:50 AM PDT by rvoitier ("News is what's suppressed. Everything else is advertising. ")
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To: raccoonradio

they are just about to cover this story on Fox!!


28 posted on 05/05/2006 4:56:52 AM PDT by SAMS (Nobody loves a soldier until the enemy is at the gate; Army Wife & Marine Mom)
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To: martin_fierro

No pills found, eh?

Well, did they find a little gold straw, white lines on the dashboard, and lotsa glassine envelopes strewn under the driver's seat?


29 posted on 05/05/2006 5:02:14 AM PDT by Liz (We have room for but one flag, the American flag." —Theodore Roosevelt)
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To: raccoonradio
Oh, let's leave the poor guy alone!! After all, Patr'Hic Kennedy is just carrying on a family tradition!!
30 posted on 05/05/2006 5:07:12 AM PDT by LIConFem (A fronte praecipitium, a tergo lupi.)
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To: prion

***Blame the national GOP. They never run anybody with a snowball's chance against this dipstick. Seriously. Big gripe of mine. You know half of what makes the blue states so blue? The Party doesn't even try. Doesn't want to waste the moxy on an unsure bet, I guess.***

How true! In the 2004 campaign I had a hard time even getting one Bush yard sign. I kept calling the local campaign office and they kept saying they hadn't received any yet. Still, as soon as I got one, several neighbors asked HOW I had done it and they put them up, too. We took our sign in every night and put it up in the morning because we knew we could never replace it.


31 posted on 05/05/2006 5:15:40 AM PDT by kitkat (The first step down to hell is to deny the existence of evil.)
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To: raccoonradio
Since neither McKinney nor Kennedy was arrested or charged, I don't see any difference at all. They both got preferential treatment.

Kennedy is getting trashed in the media with every account bringing up his past substance abuse issues.

32 posted on 05/05/2006 5:28:06 AM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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To: raccoonradio

One of the most odious things about the Left (and that's saying a lot) is their tolerance and even celebration of such injustice: one set of rules for them and the people they like, a different set of rules for you and me and anybody they don't like.


33 posted on 05/05/2006 7:17:11 AM PDT by Savage Beast (The Spirit of Flight 93 is the Spirit of America!)
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To: raccoonradio

He passes his keys AND his genes.

The Kennedy Klan is the American version of the Perons - but longer lived. They breed like rats.


34 posted on 05/05/2006 7:18:44 AM PDT by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
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To: petkus
What if Tom DeLay was involved in this type driving? What would the MSM have to say about this crash?

No kidding, it would be a three ring circus with the LIVE on the scene reports, interviews with people who have bd things to say about Bush, the whole bit.

35 posted on 05/05/2006 7:22:21 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: kitkat
In the 2004 campaign I had a hard time even getting one Bush yard sign

Makes ya wonder if the Mass Republican Party is run by Kennedy moles, doesn't it? I know that there are people who actually believe that.

36 posted on 05/05/2006 7:54:38 AM PDT by leilani
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To: 1Old Pro; petkus
What if Tom DeLay was involved in this type driving? What would the MSM have to say about this crash?

No kidding, it would be a three ring circus with the LIVE on the scene reports, interviews with people who have bd things to say about Bush, the whole bit.

Someone on another thread this am mentioned that Delay actually discussed the disparity of treatment in an interview yesterday, postulating that CNN's cameras would have been there before the crash had he been involved.LOL.

37 posted on 05/05/2006 7:59:34 AM PDT by leilani
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To: OldFriend
Since neither McKinney nor Kennedy was arrested or charged, I don't see any difference at all. They both got preferential treatment.

There's got to be a video in all of this: 'Rats Gone Wild!! or some such.

38 posted on 05/05/2006 8:02:39 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: SkyPilot
#16...

Holy cr*p!!!

39 posted on 05/05/2006 8:05:55 AM PDT by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
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To: mewzilla
According to Bela Pelosi there is NOTHING at all going wrong in the demon party. All the trouble is coming from the republican side.

Wow, Rove sure is powerful. He makes McKinney crazy and Kennedy drive drunk.

40 posted on 05/05/2006 10:04:01 AM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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