Mary Jo Kopechne died 40 years ago today

Cape Cod Today ^ | 07/18/09 | Mary Wentworth

[Recovering_Democrat]

Just past midnight on Saturday, July 19, 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy drove his black Oldsmobile sedan off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island near Martha's Vineyard, just off Cape Cod. The Senator escaped a watery death, but a passenger in his car, twenty-eight-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, did not.

[stbdside]

Mark Levin was talking about that on his show last night, yes, the brace was just for show.

[Dick Bachert]

...and her killer lives. Life just ain't fair.

I HOPE this is the last time I'll be able to post this without catching S**T for being NON-PC and INSENSITIVE.

Someone ought to erect a statue to Mary Jo on the Mall for keeping this reprobate out of the White House. She really DID give her life for her country.

[ottbmare]

I’ve been given to understand that Kennedy’s office doesn’t answer calls from unknown numbers on the anniversary of Mary Jo’s death because so many people call and make gurgling noises into the phone.

[Sunshine Sister]

I find it ironic that you condemn one cover up but not all presidential cover ups. Can you say Clinton?

If you have not read Ron Brown's Body for a little background I highly suggest that you do.

[PLD]

No on all of your points..You see old Teddy along with all the member of congress and senate do not pay into SS or is not on Medicare we pay for their private insurance..They don't care one way or the other..

[pnh102]

I blame he people of Massachusetts who keep on re-electing Ted Kennedy.

[PLD]

I say put the people that gave him a pass in the back seat and let them see what the last minutes of this girls life was like..Things like this should show these girls not to get friendly with their bosses in Washington..Look at the other one that was murdered not a think happened there.I think her name was Shandra Levy..And no telling how many others were shut up like these two were..

[PLD]

Thank you..I will pass this around to all of my mailing list and then ask them to do the same..

[Andy'smom]

You aren’t kidding it’s getting closer. I don’t think he’s going to last the summer.

[shankbear]

My point exactly.

[Verginius Rufus]

Mary Jo was her parents’ only child.

[Mmogamer]

You sure you’re recovering?

[catfish1957]

Water boarding Teddy was also a benefactor of the Apollo 11 launch. Most of us at that time were glued to that story. Wonder how public opinion and history would have changed if that had been the lead story for a week.

[Mmogamer]

Never mind.. its too early to try to post hehe

[wideminded]

I’ve been given to understand that Kennedy’s office doesn’t answer calls from unknown numbers on the anniversary of Mary Jo’s death because so many people call and make gurgling noises into the phone.

That must be why Doug From Upland called a day early last year. Haven't heard much from him lately.

[Vaduz]

Correction. She was murdered 40 years ago by a drunk senator

[GinaLolaB]

[wideminded]

It looks like the website ydetk.com, which had a very thorough review of the incident, has been taken down.

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

Correction. She was murdered 40 years ago by a drunk driver that would have been charged, convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison. That is unless he is a millionaire.

You mean, unless he was a Kennedy ... in Massachusetts. And he was.

Has everyone read the two books on the subject? I have and what he did, and more so attempted to do, is incredibly outrageous.

Walking around town, laughing and talking and greeting his friends at 9 AM on his way to breakfast, while over on the island Mary Jo is being pulled dead from his car ...

What a prince of a fellow!

H*ll is way too good for him.

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

Isn’t that the Yellow Stripe of Cowardice?

How he flaunts it!

Or ignores it.

But there it is for all to see...