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R.I. Democrats back Rep. Kennedy's re-election
MSNBC ^ | 05/09/06 | Not Provided

Posted on 05/09/2006 8:24:47 AM PDT by Paloma_55

Party endorses lawmaker receiving drug treatment after Capitol crash

Updated: 10:03 a.m. ET May 9, 2006
WEST WARWICK, R.I. - Democrats endorsed an absent Rep. Patrick Kennedy, being treated for addiction to prescription pain drugs, for re-election Monday night at their state convention.

Kennedy checked into the Mayo Clinic on Friday for his second stay in less than five months after a middle-of-the-night car crash near the Capitol on Thursday that he said he couldn’t remember. It was his second car crash in three weeks.

Republicans have said Kennedy should step aside because he can’t fulfill his duties. But Democratic leaders said Monday night that he has done a good job and deserves support in his battle with addiction.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Rhode Island
KEYWORDS: 109th; 2006; corruption; criminals; in; keeps; of; party; patrickkennedy; power
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Would the REAL party of corruption please stand up?!??
1 posted on 05/09/2006 8:24:51 AM PDT by Paloma_55
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To: Paloma_55

"I am Spartacus!"

"I am Spartacus!"

"I am Spartacus!"


2 posted on 05/09/2006 8:26:31 AM PDT by RexBeach ("There is no substitute for victory." -Douglas MacArthur)
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To: Paloma_55

I blame the moron voters who will re-elect this lying piece of trash.


3 posted on 05/09/2006 8:27:15 AM PDT by Dahoser (Time to condense the stupid party nonsense: Terry Tate for RNC chairman.)
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To: Paloma_55

Figures - the Dims in R.I are all pro-abortion & pro-homos.

Of course they'd back this like snot. How could they do otherwise.

It's amazing to think there are still fools out there in the middle class who think the Dims are the part of the average Joe.


4 posted on 05/09/2006 8:27:36 AM PDT by Pittsburg Phil
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To: Paloma_55

What a bunch of a-holes.


5 posted on 05/09/2006 8:27:57 AM PDT by stevio (Red-Blooded Crunchy Con, American Male (NRA))
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To: Paloma_55
If the dems will not ask William Jefferson to step down, what chance is there of asking a Kennedy to step down?
6 posted on 05/09/2006 8:28:17 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Paloma_55
Patrick Kennedy has a famous last name, but that famous last name is not why people continue to re-elect him,” Lt. Gov. Charles Fogarty said.

Right...and if his name was Joe Doakes and Joe Doakes had the same kind of troubles as Patches, of course Joe Doakes would ge re-elected.
7 posted on 05/09/2006 8:29:00 AM PDT by stylin19a (There's no place like 127.0.0.1)
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To: Paloma_55
The rules are - and always have been - different for the Kennedy family.

(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")

8 posted on 05/09/2006 8:30:11 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Paloma_55

Speaking as a former New Englander, and one who has purposely avoided any job prospects in that geographical area, this does not surprize me.


9 posted on 05/09/2006 8:31:49 AM PDT by DoctorMichael (The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!)
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To: goldstategop

from Prov Journal (got in via bugmenot.com)

Providence Journal:
>>WEST WARWICK -- Just three days after announcing that he was once again seeking treatment for addiction to prescription drugs, U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy easily won his party's backing last night.

In a convention that was more show than suspense, the state Democratic Party gave its endorsement to Kennedy and a slate of candidates for other spots.

Even though Kennedy wasn't at the West Valley Inn last night -- he is seeking rehabilitation treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., after crashing his Mustang convertible into a traffic barrier in Washington last week -- he still played a prominent role in the night's activities.

Whitehouse, for instance, was wearing only one political sticker: "Kennedy U.S. Congress."

"There's only one guy not here," he said, when asked about the sticker. "I just want to show my support and make sure there's no doubt that I'm 100-percent in his corner as he works his way through this."


10 posted on 05/09/2006 8:32:38 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: Paloma_55

Political tenure.


11 posted on 05/09/2006 8:32:53 AM PDT by Starboard (Liberal superiorists hate the system that allows average people to make more money than they do.)
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To: Paloma_55

Love that shade of brown lipstick they're wearing....


12 posted on 05/09/2006 8:35:08 AM PDT by TheSpottedOwl (If you don't understand the word "Illegal", then the public school system has failed you.)
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Now its addiction to pain meds. Thats not what they first said. Pat is lucky. There won't be prosecuting attorneys running through and exposing his medical records.


13 posted on 05/09/2006 8:35:10 AM PDT by oyez (Appeasement is insanity)
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R.I. Democrats back Rep. Kennedy’s re-election THEY BACK HIM BECUSE: HE IS THEY BEST THEY HAVE!
14 posted on 05/09/2006 8:37:07 AM PDT by Lowell (The voice from beyond the far right edge!)
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I blame the moron voters who will re-elect this lying piece of trash.

Yeah, well, speaking as one of the moron voters who turn out to vote against him every damn time, that's what happens WHEN NOBODY RUNS AGAINST HIM. Honest to God, there's only so much we can do if the GOP just ignores the whole area. Rhode Island and Massachusetts both -- the GOP has simply given up and left the field to Democrats.

Yeah, their chances of winning elections here are slim, but if they spent some money and put up a fight, they'd start to make headway. And maybe the next election, or the one after, they'd have a shot. Nobody's going to vote for a party that's signalling clearly that it can live without your vote, thanks.

Patrick doesn't run unopposed, but it's always some schlub nobody heard of sticking his hand in his own pocket with NO support from the party. No TV, no radio, I think I got a mimeographed flyer once. Guess how that turns out?

15 posted on 05/09/2006 8:38:17 AM PDT by prion (Yes, as a matter of fact, I AM the spelling police)
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To: Paloma_55
Whats new in the Socialist State of Rhody Island.

I am a history buff but for the life of me Rhody Island, about the size of some cities has lots of power.

I think it's time to merge Rhody Island and MassTaxachussets into just one tiny socialist state.

Evidently Rhody Island voter are drinking the same water as those in it's sister states.

The kind of water that causes the brain to regress into a permanent moronic stupor.
16 posted on 05/09/2006 8:39:05 AM PDT by OKIEDOC (There's nothing like hearing someone say thank you for your help.)
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I blame the moron voters who will re-elect this lying piece of trash.

He is the cream of the crop in the democrat party.

The voters BEST CHOICE, sad but true!

17 posted on 05/09/2006 8:43:35 AM PDT by TYVets (God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
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To: Paloma_55

Wonder if they toasted his selection?


18 posted on 05/09/2006 8:46:39 AM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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THEY BACK HIM BECUSE: HE IS THEY BEST THEY HAVE!

He is the cream of the crop in the democrat party.

Houston, we have an echo in here.

19 posted on 05/09/2006 8:47:31 AM PDT by TYVets (God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
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To: stylin19a

I don't think Mr. Doakes would have been driven home by the appropriate police agency sans breathalyzer test.


20 posted on 05/09/2006 8:47:58 AM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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