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Bobby Shriver, first lady's brother, weighs running for state attorney general ('Kennedyfornia?')
Sac Bee ^ | 3/13/09 | Shane Goldmacher

Posted on 03/13/2009 10:53:47 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

Bobby Shriver, the nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the brother of California first lady Maria Shriver, is mulling a run for state attorney general next year, according to his political adviser.

The 54-year-old Democrat is a member of what is perhaps America's most famous political dynasty, the Kennedy clan.

His father, Sargent Shriver, was the 1972 Democratic candidate for vice president. Of his other uncles, Robert Kennedy was U.S. attorney general and U.S. senator, and Ted Kennedy has served in the U.S. Senate for years.

"There's been a wide variety of people who have come to him and who he has used as a sounding board to talk about the job of attorney general and the role it takes, the profile it has in terms of moving California forward," said Harvey Englander, a Democratic political strategist who managed both of Shriver's successful runs for Santa Monica City Council.

Englander, who described himself as "very close" to Shriver, called the role of California's top cop "a very powerful position" and one that is "closest to fitting his profile."

Current Attorney General Jerry Brown, a Democrat and former governor who ran for president against Shriver's uncle Ted in 1980, is widely expected to run for governor in 2010.

Shriver, a graduate of Yale Law School, would certainly bring star power to the attorney general's race.

(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: attorneygeneral; bobbyshriver; california; kennedyfornia
Western Massachusetts

Too bad the Northeast continues to export its liberals to California. We should 'Just Say No!'

1 posted on 03/13/2009 10:53:47 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

Aren’t they Kennedyfornicated enough?


2 posted on 03/13/2009 10:56:09 AM PDT by Red Badger (The Zero has more Chicago Bull than Michael Jordan...................)
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To: NormsRevenge
Not another buck-toothed, horse-faced Kennedy.

Just how many of them are there?

3 posted on 03/13/2009 10:58:16 AM PDT by bimboeruption (Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
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To: bimboeruption

Unfortunately, a lot of them.


4 posted on 03/13/2009 11:02:06 AM PDT by txnativegop (God Bless America! (NRA-Endowment))
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To: bimboeruption

What is Bobby’s work experience?


5 posted on 03/13/2009 11:02:27 AM PDT by Ceoman
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To: NormsRevenge

You’d think by the time a grown man got to be 54 years old, he’d stop calling himself “Bobby.”


6 posted on 03/13/2009 11:06:54 AM PDT by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: NormsRevenge

Hey, why not Kennedys nephews former roomates uncles brothers housekeeper?


7 posted on 03/13/2009 11:09:50 AM PDT by He who knoweth not his name
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To: Redbob

Wait a minute there, about the name “Bobby”.

Bobby Jindal is younger than 54, but certainly we don’t want liberals making fun of him for being Bobby. Bobby is actually Jindal’s nickname; his actual given name is an Indian name which he doesn’t use.


8 posted on 03/13/2009 11:10:34 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Ceoman
What is Bobby’s work experience?

Typical lib crap...no real job.

The only good thing I can find is that his brother-in-law, Arnold, fired him.

From Wikipedia:

Born April 28, 1954 (1954-04-28) (age 54) Chicago, Illinois Residence Santa Monica, California

Alma mater Yale University Yale Law School

Occupation Attorney Politician

Spouse(s) Malissa Feruzzi (2005 - present)

Parents Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver Robert Sargent "Bobby" Shriver III (born April 28, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is a member of the Santa Monica City Council. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he became a member of Scroll and Key, and is a Yale Law School graduate.

Shriver is part of the Kennedy family. His mother is Eunice Mary Kennedy (sister of John F. Kennedy) and his father is Sargent Shriver. He married Malissa Feruzzi on May 7, 2005. He has one stepdaughter named Natasha Lee (born June 5, 1997).[1][2]

He was an investor in the Baltimore Orioles along with his father, Eli Jacobs and Larry Lucchino from 1989 to 1993.[3]

A resident and City Councilmember in Santa Monica, California, Shriver is an attorney and President of RSS Inc., a Beverly Hills music, film and philanthrophic company.

He started in television production in 1987, producing a prime-time feature of the Special Olympics. This and subsequent productions have raised in excess of $55 million for the Special Olympics program for disabled young people.

He is now well known for co-founding with U2 lead singer Bono, the organizations DATA (Debt AIDS Trade Africa) and Product RED, linking businesses with proceeds supporting the Global Fund. DATA has since merged to become the ONE Campaign.

In February, 2008 he was honored with amFAR's Award of Courage for his outstanding contribution to HIV/AIDS research and awareness.

His brother-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, reappointed him to the State Park and Recreation Commission overseeing California's parks and gardens. He was first appointed by Governor Gray Davis. Schwarzenegger later fired Shriver because of the latter's opposition, shared by Clint Eastwood, to putting a large road in a state park.[4]

In November 2004 he ran for and won a seat on the Santa Monica City Council, winning by the largest margin in twenty years.

9 posted on 03/13/2009 11:23:23 AM PDT by bimboeruption (Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
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To: Red Badger

Alott Kennedys LOL!


10 posted on 03/13/2009 11:57:35 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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