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Sen. Kennedy Receives Profiles In Courage Award
CBS TV 11 ^ | 08 MARCH 2009 | DALLAS/FORT WORTH 11

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.


TOPICS: Government; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: 111th; tedkennedy
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Courage. That’s rich.


41 posted on 03/08/2009 7:57:30 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (Democrats are bastard coated bastards with bastard filling.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The twin Senators from Maine were there as was Senator John McCain and Bill Cosby opened the event. 2200 people attended.


42 posted on 03/08/2009 7:59:19 PM PDT by mojo114
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
"Every year, you know, Sen. Edward Kennedy is nominated for his, you know, statesmanship and leadership on the most, you know, pressing issues facing out nation," said Caroline Kennedy, president of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. "His passionate advocacy on behalf of, you know, civil rights, human rights, you know, voting rights, economic, social and, you know, environmental justice – and his long battle to achieve, you know, quality affordable health care for all Americans – are, you know, each deserving of an award."

There....fixed it.

43 posted on 03/08/2009 7:59:47 PM PDT by Lizavetta (Politicians: When they're not lying, they're stealing.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
How fitting. An award based on the title of a ghost-written book fraudulently ascribed to his brother, by his niece, who has nothing better to do with her life since her Senate bid got squashed by the blind NY Goobernator, in a venue named for his brother.

Kinda sums up this loser's miserable existence. Thanks Ted, for nothing, you dirtbag. You can die now.

(Was I nice enough?)

44 posted on 03/08/2009 8:07:21 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: LoneStarC
You must understand how much guts (and we all can see what a pile he has) it takes to dress a naked dead girl in the front seat of a Lincoln under 18 feet of saltwater!

I hear it's even harder in an Oldsmobile.

45 posted on 03/08/2009 8:12:03 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Obama's next program: Kopechne Care)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The only thing I can say about this article is......

bummer. I didn’t realize his birthday was the day before mine.


46 posted on 03/08/2009 8:13:37 PM PDT by Grammy
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To: dfwgator

Kennedys:

Can’t Drive
Can’t Swim
Can’t Fly
Can’t Skipper a boat

You forgot Can’t Ski


47 posted on 03/08/2009 8:13:43 PM PDT by noobamamama ((We need Blago to start singing...he knows where the bodies are buried))
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To: mojo114
McCain brought a date.


48 posted on 03/08/2009 8:17:15 PM PDT by maggief
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Sen. Kennedy Receives Profiles In Courage Award

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!

49 posted on 03/08/2009 8:19:46 PM PDT by Wil H (No Accomplishments, No Experience, No Resume No Records, No References, Nobama..)
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To: sionnsar
How nice to be awarded by a family member from a foundation that your family trust funds. Hummmm, very nice and impressive.
50 posted on 03/08/2009 8:20:26 PM PDT by WHBates
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist; martin_fierro; aculeus; Slings and Arrows
Kennedy is the third senator from Massachusetts to get the Profiles in Courage Award.


51 posted on 03/08/2009 8:21:01 PM PDT by Ezekiel (The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

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.

52 posted on 03/08/2009 8:21:57 PM PDT by maggief
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Sure took a lot of courage to leave a young woman to die in his car.


53 posted on 03/08/2009 8:22:22 PM PDT by Carley (President Obama ~ Leaving No Tax Cheat Behind)
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To: Lizavetta

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


54 posted on 03/08/2009 8:22:35 PM PDT by terycarl
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The only award this tub of goo deserves is the Coward of the Century.


55 posted on 03/08/2009 8:23:04 PM PDT by NoobRep
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To: Captain Peter Blood
I'm not completely convinced he didn't have some help "murdering" Mary Jo Kopechne. I don't think the powers that be wanted to assassinate a third Kennedy, but they sure could damage him in other ways to intimidate him.

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. :(

56 posted on 03/08/2009 8:23:13 PM PDT by Texas_shutterbug
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Mary Jo could not be reached for comment.


58 posted on 03/08/2009 8:28:42 PM PDT by mort56 (He who would sacrifice freedom for security deserves neither. - Ben Franklin)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Read the first sentence and figured it was scrappleface..and saw no /s tag. Maybe a Mad Magazine story.


59 posted on 03/08/2009 8:33:04 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: elkfersupper

“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.....


60 posted on 03/08/2009 8:33:16 PM PDT by Fu-fu2
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