Talk to Sen. Ted Kennedy

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[edzo4]

Talk to Sen. Ted Kennedy Thu Sep 28, 1:51 PM ET

This was a last-minute addition to the Talk to Power schedule, so the time for questions and comments is shorter than usual. Sen. Kennedy will be fielding your comments over the next 24 hours and responding, via an interview with host Judy Woodruff, on Friday morning.

Thanks in advance to Yahoo! users for your thoughts, and to Sen. Kennedy for agreeing to participate.

The question of immigration and immigration reform is likely to loom large in this forum, as it has with previous Talk to Power guests. Sen. Kennedy, while widely considered one of the leading figures of the liberal wing of the Democratic party, has a history of working closely with conservative colleagues on a variety of issues, immigration policy being one of them. He worked with Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) on a bill that included a multistep path to citizenship and a temporary visa program for illegal immigrants.

Sen. Kennedy has also been a vocal supporter of an increase in the minimum wage.

We encourage your thoughts and questions on these and other political topics. As with all of our guests, we encourage you to tell us a little about yourself and what motivates you to write.

As with all our guests, civility is a watchword for these boards. Thanks again, and we look forward to your comments.

[edzo4]

I would like to ask the senior senator from MA why he put out a statement on the one year anniversary of Abu Ghrahib but had no comment on the anniversary of 9-11

[RoadTest]

I would like to ask the Senator why he didn't try to save mary Jo Kopeckne? (I never spell that right)

[Gay State Conservative]

Mr Kennedy....do you take vermouth in your Manhattans?

[ssaftler]

I would like to ask ol' Teddy the red-nosed Senator when he's gonna retire and let someone who is living represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the Senate.

(The same question goes to Senator "Horse Face")

[Disturbin]

Why are you opposed to a fence on our southern border?

[Disturbin]

Would you be willing to host illegal aliens in the four servants' bedrooms of the Joseph Kennedy home?

[Disturbin]

Senator Kennedy, how well do you know Fat Matt?

[Al Gator]

My Question:

Hey, you fat, drunken puke, did Mary Jo scream when you went off the bridge?

Did you tell her you were coming back?

[Disturbin]

Er, uh, I don't belieeeeve, uh, it's uh fair-uh, for you to assssk me, uh, about that, uh, Cape Wind uh project

[Disturbin]

Shut up you peasants, er uh [hiccup] I'm conducting this mofo

[Disturbin]

Senator, does this look like a healthy weight?

[dfwgator]

Thanks in advance to Yahoo! users for your thoughts, and to Sen. Kennedy for agreeing to participate.

Darn, "MaryJoKopechne" as a Yahoo! handle is already taken.

[Old Grumpy]

I'd like to ask him: When are you going to take your lying, drunken, bloated self to a retirement home?

[massgopguy]

Senator, if so for the common man then why won't any contractors work on the Compound anymore due to you stiffing them on the bills?

[Bon mots]

[maggief]

How many points are you giving Green Bay on Monday?

[deathrace2000]

Senator Ted Kennedy recently had a visitations by his dearly departed former publicist, who told him that he would be visited by three spirits. The first, JFK, at the stroke of midnight, the second, RFK, at one, the third, JFK jr., at the stroke of two. AHHHHHH...Tell me spirits, are these the visions of things to come, or can the future be changed....

Unfortunately, the sentor took all three spirits at once and passed out shortly before midnight.

[ElkGroveDan]

Senator do your life problems stem from internal resentment over your brothers' not sharing Marilyn Monroe with you? Or is it a resentment over your father the rum-runner not saving some of that Canadian booze for you?

[edzo4]

Fat drunk and stupid is no way to go through life senator.

[Bon mots]

I wish I were idle rich. Then I could show up at Ted the swimmer appearances and pass out free tee-shirts.