Posted on 03/08/2009 7:17:11 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
BOSTON (CBS) ―
As part of Sen. Ted Kennedy's birthday celebration in Washington, the 77-year-old was presented with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.
Kennedy was presented with the award during a star-studded event at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts Sunday night.
"Every year, Sen. Edward Kennedy is nominated for his statesmanship and leadership on the most pressing issues facing out nation," said Caroline Kennedy, president of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. "His passionate advocacy on behalf of civil rights, human rights, voting rights, economic, social and environmental justice – and his long battle to achieve quality affordable health care for all Americans – are each deserving of an award."
Kennedy has not been eligible for the award while he served on the Profile in Courage Award selection committee, but this year, Kennedy was given the honor that celebrates his brother's legacy.
Sunday's event also featured a special guest; Pres. Barack Obama. The President led a Kennedy Center crowd in a performance of "Happy Birthday", capping the tribute to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
Kennedy is the third senator from Massachusetts to get the Profiles in Courage Award.
The award is named after Pres. Kennedy's 1957 Pulitzer-Prize winning book, "Profiles in Courage," which tells the stories of eight U.S. senators who risked their careers by taking principled stands for unpopular positions.
The JFK Library Foundation created the Profiles in Courage Award in 1989 to honor Kennedy's commitment and contribution to public service.
Current winners of the award include UN Secretary Gen. Kofi Annan, Senators Russ Feingold and John McCain and the first responders to the devastation of September 11.
Courage. That’s rich.
The twin Senators from Maine were there as was Senator John McCain and Bill Cosby opened the event. 2200 people attended.
There....fixed it.
Kinda sums up this loser's miserable existence. Thanks Ted, for nothing, you dirtbag. You can die now.
(Was I nice enough?)
I hear it's even harder in an Oldsmobile.
The only thing I can say about this article is......
bummer. I didn’t realize his birthday was the day before mine.
Kennedys:
Can’t Drive
Can’t Swim
Can’t Fly
Can’t Skipper a boat
You forgot Can’t Ski
What was it awarded for?
Was it awarded for swimming back to his hotel after missing the last ferry from Chappaquidick while leaving Mary Joe to die a slow and horrible death?
Well done Ted, I'm sure you are proud!
U.S. President Barack Obama (C) leads entertainers including Bill Cosby (L) and James Taylor (R) on stage in a rendition of happy birthday for U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (not pictured) during a musical tribute to mark Kennedy's 77th birthday at the Kennedy Center in Washington, March 8, 2009. Teleprompter also not pictured.
Sure took a lot of courage to leave a young woman to die in his car.
civil rights, gay rights,illegal alien rights, baby seal rights, criminal rights, but not the right of an preborn baby’s rights....good Catholic, I’m sure God is pleased...NOT
The only award this tub of goo deserves is the Coward of the Century.
I'd say the odds are just as good that he was set up as that he murdered her. I've read enough not to be convinced EITHER way. However, his pro-abortion stance is enough that he should be very scared of dying. :(
Mary Jo could not be reached for comment.
Read the first sentence and figured it was scrappleface..and saw no /s tag. Maybe a Mad Magazine story.
“The most courageous thing Ted Kennedy could have ever done would have been to disappear from public sight 2 days after he watched Ms. Kopechne drown and stay disappeared.”
The propaganda at the time was he was too valuable to government to have him resign in disgrace. That it was sacrifice enough that he would never become President. Instead, he would spend his life in the Senate doing good work for the peoples. I kid you not—that was what was spewed from Dem leaders and repeated in the media at the time.....
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