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Caroline Kennedy Will Be Senator, Officials Tell AP
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Posted on 01/02/2009 11:21:27 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Caroline Kennedy Will Be Senator, Officials Tell AP @ 2:12 pm by Walter Alarkon
Caroline Kennedy will be named the successor in the Senate to Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), according to unnamed officials who spoke to the Associated Press.
The AP also spoke to two people close to Gov. David Paterson (D-N.Y.) who said that he is still looking for his choice but that they believe Kennedy will be the pick.
Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, has been lobbying for the seat since last month. Paterson's choice will serve until 2010, when voters will choose someone to fill the remainder of Clinton's term. It's up for election again in 2012, which is the final year of her term.
Clinton has been nominated to become secretary of State in the Obama administration.
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 111th; agitprop; americanroyalty; camelot; carolinekennedy; kennedy; ny2008; oligarchy; paterson
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To: Sub-Driver
Better make her senator quickly, before she has to answer any more questions.
81
posted on
01/02/2009 1:49:17 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(The committed will surely dominate the complacent.)
To: Wonderama Mama
Nah. It’s only fun if conservatives are the target.
82
posted on
01/02/2009 1:50:15 PM PST
by
SolidWood
(Sarah Palin - Everything that is Sweetness and Light!)
To: Sub-Driver
Caroline Kennedy will be named the successor That is, so, like, ya know, NOT, like, ya know, change we can, ya know, believe in. That is sooooo, like, ya know, royalty.
83
posted on
01/02/2009 1:51:16 PM PST
by
BAW
(Even when I'm wrong, I'm right.)
To: Sub-Driver
Dear God in Heaven, save us!
84
posted on
01/02/2009 1:54:54 PM PST
by
2harddrive
(...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
To: Sub-Driver
The collective IQ of all the democrats in office combined is hardly anywhere near room temperature and yet the sheep masses keep electing these morons into office. Of course these jerks will nominate other jerks to office, after all if they nominated someone smart he would show them all for the idiots that they are. The GOPers are nothing to brag about either, they seem to be just as dumb, after all, they picked McCain.
85
posted on
01/02/2009 2:06:08 PM PST
by
Cacique
(quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
To: Sub-Driver
Upstate gets screwed again.
86
posted on
01/02/2009 2:06:43 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: Sub-Driver
She will fit right in Dingy Caroline !
87
posted on
01/02/2009 2:09:26 PM PST
by
Deetes
(God Bless the Troops)
To: AU72
I suggest from now on that Caroline doesnt leave home without her teleprompter. That's probably why Obama viewed her appointment favorably. Now he won't be the only one who is so teleprompter-dependent.
88
posted on
01/02/2009 2:14:10 PM PST
by
Will88
To: Sub-Driver
Why not her?
![](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg65/cmbassplayer70-2008/Pamela-Anderson-02.jpg)
Looks better in a suit!
89
posted on
01/02/2009 2:36:22 PM PST
by
jaz.357
(I binge with the lunatic fringe)
To: Sub-Driver
If this is true, it’s one more sign that the Senate is becoming the American House of Lords.
90
posted on
01/02/2009 2:50:25 PM PST
by
Repeal 16-17
(Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
To: IndyTiger
My guess is Obama has been leaning heavily on Gov. Paterson to appoint Caroline. The support of Uncle Ted early on in the campaign was a boost to the Chosen One, and now Obama is repaying the debt to the Kennedy family. I would not hesitate to say that your "guess" would be a very good estimate of reality.
To: csense
Unfortunately, “sweet” Caroline was quite coherent when I saw her on TV many years ago claiming that the Second Amendment only applies to “the militia.”
She, of course, was referring to The National Guard.
I wouldn’t vote for her if she were running for dog catcher.
To: Revolting cat!
Weve got to have a Kennedy in the Senate even if shes only a Kennedy through a marriage to an Onassis. Once Uncle Ted checks out (anticipating the prayer threads here with more posts removed by the admins than the tolerated pious hypocrisies, of the prayers going up and convalescence to the family type), who is it going to be? Ahnold? What does that mean?
To: Sub-Driver
The Kennedy's, royalty? Would that be Ted the cheater, swimmer who couldn't rescue Mary Jo, in 6 feet of water, but could then swim across the channel, to try an establish an alibi? Or “Sleep around” Kerry, who tried to rehab her tarnished reputation by producing a film, accusing American troops in Iraq of torture. Or Robert Jr. who wants Americans to pay reparations to the world, for the amount of natural resources consumed by Americans. Or would that be William the rapist. It's more like the American disgrace.
94
posted on
01/02/2009 3:44:15 PM PST
by
suekas
To: MPJackal
Tragically true, I am not kidding. How could the Democrat party GIVE that NY Senate seat to anyone but a weasel?! Imagine a Democrat Senator with the powers of virtue, integrity, vision, charisma, intelligence, and powers of pursuasion!! This is a great country and democrat maggots are in a feeding frenzy. We stop with toothless lions.
95
posted on
01/02/2009 4:01:10 PM PST
by
Broker
(Am ONE)
To: Big_Monkey
I couldn’t have put it better. You know? ;^)
To: NYC GOP Chick
Ha! You just know hes been rooting for this to happen.Of course I know. He's frickin' announced it already. If she gets the seat, he's absolutely running for it in two years. He's definitely not running against Schumer for his seat (which will also be up for re-election in two years).
He hasn't taken a position (that I know of) on any other candidate.
Even Dems in the state say he'd be a fool not to run against her as it would be his best chance to make it.
97
posted on
01/02/2009 4:52:38 PM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter. Before the late bell. When I close the door.)
To: Sub-Driver
“Ask, you know, NOT, you know, what your Country, you know, can do, you know, for you, but ask what, you know, YOU, can do, you know, for your, you know, your Country, you know?”
98
posted on
01/02/2009 4:58:28 PM PST
by
mkjessup
To: Revolting cat!
huh? Her father was John F. Kennedy (at least no one’s ever suggested otherwise, to my knowledge). She is not a Kennedy by “marriage” — she was/is a Kennedy at birth.
The real problem is that she is such a dim-witted, inexperienced, inarticulate embarrassment to US public life.
Hard to believe she’s a Harvard graduate..... oh, wait, it’s not at all hard to believe, she was a “legacy” AND rich AND a Kennedy! They had to admit her and make sure she graduated.
99
posted on
01/02/2009 4:58:30 PM PST
by
Enchante
(Bernie Madoff Learned His Ponzi-Investment Strategy from our Social Security System!!)
To: Enchante
Caroline Onassis is not a Kennedy by marriage? Well, gosh, who knew?! Thanks for letting us know.
100
posted on
01/02/2009 5:15:53 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Don't rush to be savage!.)
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