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Caroline Kennedy repeats 'you know' 142 times in interview
The Telegraph ^ | 29 Dec 2008 | Toby Harnden

Posted on 12/29/2008 6:07:25 PM PST by nickcarraway

When she first made it known that she wanted to be appointed to take over Mrs Clinton's seat, Miss Kennedy, 51, the daughter of the assassinated President John F. Kennedy, seemed a near certainty for the job.

But in the course of a few weeks she has alienated Governor David Paterson of New York, who has the sole power to make the appointment, and the American press, including the elite New York Times, which is a powerful influence on Democratic officials.

During an interview with the paper she stumbled badly, fuelling comparisons to Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska, whose bid for the vice-presidency was blighted by a series of disastrous interview with Katie Couric of CBS News.

Perhaps most damaging of all was her repeated use of the phrase "you know", which she uttered 142 times and was left in the transcript when it appeared in print.

Explaining why she would be a good Senator, she said: "So I think in many ways, you know, we want to have all kinds of different voices, you know, representing us, and I think what I bring to it is, you know, my experience as a mother, as a woman, as a lawyer, you know, I've been an education activist for the last six years here, and, you know, I've written seven books – two on the Constitution, two on American politics.

"So obviously, you know, we have different strengths and weaknesses."

Now Miss Kennedy, who has never held an elected office and often neglected even to vote, is in danger of emulating her cousin Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, daughter of Robert Kennedy, who was shot dead in 1968 while he was a Senator for New York.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: carolinekennedy; interview; youknow
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To: Red_Devil 232

SNL won’t do any rip on Caroline-they’ll do a 43 minute overlong unfunny skit on Bristol Palin’s boyfriend’s mother’s drug arrest.


41 posted on 12/29/2008 6:27:21 PM PST by Carl LaFong (Building Code Under Fire)
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To: dannyprimrose1
she’s an embarrasment

Watch your spelling!

"She's an Embarrasment," is correct; Embarrasment being an older, ancestral form, of the spelling for "Kennedy".

Given the choice, when it came to "Bobby, Teddy, and me," I chose "Nick Bob, and John: the Kingston Trio".

42 posted on 12/29/2008 6:27:48 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (Islam: a Satanically Transmitted Disease, spread by unprotected intimate contact with the Koranus.)
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To: FatherofFive
I broke my kids of this habbit by always saying, "No, I don't know. Please explain it to me!" every time they said it.

Judge Wapner would say that to people.
43 posted on 12/29/2008 6:28:33 PM PST by Krankor (Vitajex, what ya doin' to me)
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To: nickcarraway

“OK, fine..fer sure fer sure.....”


44 posted on 12/29/2008 6:30:13 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (MERRY CHRISTMAS!!)
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To: Billthedrill

“142 times? You know, that’s a lot. You know?”

A couple of months at Toastmasters will fix that right up.

But then again, you can’t fix vacuous.


45 posted on 12/29/2008 6:31:15 PM PST by GunsAndBibles (God save Calif. - 'cause it's gonna take a miracle.)
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To: nickcarraway
Caroline Kennedy repeats 'you know' 142 times in interview

That's half as many times as Sean Hannity does per hour on his radio show. You know.

46 posted on 12/29/2008 6:31:29 PM PST by llevrok (Feral Conservative)
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To: GSP.FAN
She is not a comedian.. You know?

The guy was looking for differences, not similarities.
47 posted on 12/29/2008 6:33:18 PM PST by Rastus
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To: nickcarraway
Hillary has a habit of doing that, too, just not as frequently. Then I swear Obama picked it up from her, only not too often. Over the years, Hillary's speaking skills improved, just didn't like her agenda and her degrading Bush every chance she got. You can tell she despises him.

I watched a video clip of Caroline, and it was awkward and gave me cognitive dissonance or unconfortable listening to so many parentheses (I had to look up if parenthetical expression has a noun form) of you know.

I've always kind of held Caroline apart from the other libs, but was devastated when she came out so forcefully for Obama, lots of surprises there. She seems ladylike like her mother. Maybe she was actually nervous. I'm not sure why she wants to jump in the ring now; I'm guessing she's inspired by hope and change that is as chimerical as the Kennedy Kamelot :-)

She's just as qualified as anyone IMO, just wish she were on our side. I will wait and see what her positions are on various issues, expect her to pretty much toe the party line.

48 posted on 12/29/2008 6:33:32 PM PST by Aliska
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To: Brad's Gramma
My First Wife showed me this this morning before we left for her biweekly investment seminar...
49 posted on 12/29/2008 6:33:56 PM PST by tubebender (Retirement...The art and science of Killing time before it Kills you...)
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To: Da Coyote
"...And the difference between her and Al Franken is?..."

In the words of Jack Nicholson's character in "As Good As It Gets" where he says:"You take away all accountability and reason..."

No, wait. That doesn't work either.

50 posted on 12/29/2008 6:35:30 PM PST by rlmorel ("A barrel of monkeys is not fun. In fact, a barrel of monkeys can be quite terrifying!")
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To: nickcarraway

Why dosen't she like SPAM. I like SPAM you like SPAM, why dosen't she like SPAM.

51 posted on 12/29/2008 6:38:38 PM PST by ThomasThomas ( Never mind.........it may go both ways...)
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To: LibertyRocks
I vote for complete airhead. Her mother gave VERY few interviews although in the pulic eye for decades. The only one I ever saw was a White House tour...Charles Collingwood presided. She appeared mildly retarded, and I thought so THAT'S why we never see her interviewed.

Jackie worked for years and years as an "editor" for some publisher in NYC. Editor indeed...

52 posted on 12/29/2008 6:39:29 PM PST by Pharmboy (BHO: making death and taxes yet MORE certain...)
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To: nickcarraway

She’ll never make it on talk radio. Just like AF!


53 posted on 12/29/2008 6:40:00 PM PST by rawcatslyentist (Proud non productive worker under directive 10-289)
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To: nickcarraway


CAROLINE & ED SCHLOSSBERG ON THE TOWN


54 posted on 12/29/2008 6:40:54 PM PST by Cincinna (TIME TO REBUILD * JINDAL* PALIN * CANTOR 2012)
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To: ari-freedom

I’ll take the blonde on the left, and $200.00 Gene!


55 posted on 12/29/2008 6:40:55 PM PST by Northern Yankee (Freedom Needs A Soldier)
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To: steelyourfaith; All
Caroline: "You know."
Barrack: "Uhhhhhh."
Caroline: "You know."
Barrack: "Uhhh."
Caroline: "You know."
Barrack: "Uh."

Beavis: "You know."
Butthead: "Uhhhhhh."
Beavis: "You know."
Butthead: "Uhhh."
Beavis: "You know."
Butthead: "Uh."

56 posted on 12/29/2008 6:41:12 PM PST by rlmorel ("A barrel of monkeys is not fun. In fact, a barrel of monkeys can be quite terrifying!")
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To: nickcarraway

only slightly less (or more) annoying that The Messiahs constant ‘um....um....um....um’ during every answer he gives which isn’t on a teleprompter.

There should be an entire website dedicated to his um’s. Maybe a shrine. Instead of chanting ‘ommmm’ at his shrine, his acolytes can chant ‘ummmmm’ to be closer to their Messiah.


57 posted on 12/29/2008 6:41:25 PM PST by bpjam (GOP is 3 - 0 in elections after Nov 4th. You Can Smell the Rally !!!)
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To: nickcarraway

And Gov. Palin is a lightweight?

Sheeeesh

Well, there went her shot at glory. I bet unkateddy is soooooo proud!


58 posted on 12/29/2008 6:44:02 PM PST by dbacks (God help the USA.)
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To: 9YearLurker

> LOL—Part of the difficulty in being a Kennedy is that you’re too good for something like, say, your local Toastmasters club!

or the local AA.


59 posted on 12/29/2008 6:45:43 PM PST by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: DieHard the Hunter

Ha!


60 posted on 12/29/2008 6:46:34 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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