Posted on 08/25/2009 11:38:13 PM PDT by Islaminaction
By Scott Malone – 20 mins ago BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, has died, his family said. He was 77. "Edward M. Kennedy, the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply, died late Tuesday night at home in Hyannis Port (Massachusetts)," the Kennedy family said in a statement. One of the most influential and longest-serving senators in U.S. history -- a liberal standard-bearer who was also known as a consummate congressional dealmaker -- Kennedy had been battling brain cancer, which was diagnosed in May 2008. "We've lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism, and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever," the family statement said. "He loved this country and devoted his life to serving it. He always believed that our best days were still ahead, but it's hard to imagine any of them without him," the family added.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
typical, wholly instrumental in landing us with Obama and then doesnt stick around to see the mess he created.
Sorry but this is one guy i will not be crying for, he’ll have to make his case to the big guy upstair for what he’s done in life.
Thanks, have a good night.
I’m not the expert. I was actually making a comment about how many threads there are about Senator Kennedy’s death.
I guess I’ll go into hibernation. Or else I will be throwing up daily.
He was NOT a ——— man (can’t type the word)
He was NOT a good family man
He was not a good senator.
the only reason he even has any success is that Jack and Bobby were murdered.
Pro abort...cowardly killer of a young woman.
I think we are in for disappointment in our fellow citizens.
guarantee you 100% the line will be “Ted made it his life work to make healthcare reform a reality, its up to us to do it for him”. I bet you 100% thats what they’ll do. Obama will use his death like a brooch for political use.
Ted made health care his life passion?
Thought observing the sky thru the bottom of a booze bottle was his passion.
When not busy scr*wing the American citizens.
Honest, objective commentators would say more along the lines of:
“Ding dong the witch is dead...”
Yep. Someone in life who was responsible for death and then never offered up his own fortune to take care of the "poor uninsured."
I hope he was in agony until Mary Jo came to take him away and send him to hell.
Every time they say "Ted Kennedy has died" I add "Thank God!"
nah, nah, nah nah...hey, hey, hey
“Liberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings - give us that precious jewel and you may take everything else!”
Patrick Henry
Adios, Slaver
Say hi to Moloch old bean!
Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music!!!!!!!!!!!
Couldn’t agree more. The “Health death” bill will pass on Kennedy’s memory......B. O. will use his death to the fullest. God help this country!
Ted sound cuts from http://www.fatboy.cc
Hello? Hello?
http://fatboy.cc/Audio/Hello.wav
Osama bin Laden
http://fatboy.cc/Audio/Obama%20Bin%20Laden.mp3
Winter of Disconnect
http://fatboy.cc/Audio/Winter%20Of%20Disconnect.mp3
Mike McGuire and Sammy Sooser
http://fatboy.cc/Audio/Mike%20Mcguire-Sammy%20Sooser.mp3
Torture is an American value
http://fatboy.cc/Audio/Torture%20Is%20An%20American%20Value.mp3
City Against Serba
http://fatboy.cc/Audio/City%20Against%20Serba.mp3
“The ripple around here tonight is that...above all we got John Kerry that’s won the Presidency.”
http://fatboy.cc/Audio/John%20Kerry%20Won%20Presidency.mp3
Hopefully someone has “Will ya help me! Will ya give me a rirra!”
Are we going to have non stop Teddy Kennedy with him lying in state? Hope they don’t name his wife, who they are already pushing.
I am sorty; but I have started to tune these phony Gods out. When that Michael Jackson died; I just turned the channel everytime something was mentioned. Fox was bizzare about it. I hope they don’t do the same for Kennedy but they will.
Whatever you think of him, the story of the three bothers really is amazing. One becomes President and is shot. The other was on his way to becoming President when he was shot. And Ted had his own demons. Amazing what the three of them went through and I can’t imagine what is must have been like to see your two brothers shot and killed like that, not to mention what happened to Jr in 99. A King Lear-like tale.
Also, I don’t know about the Sarah Palin and family. It sounds kind of weird, like she’s distancing herself from them or something. I would have gone with “Todd and I” or “On behalf of the Palin family” or something like that. An interesting construction. Not a big deal in the big scheme of things though.
The owners of a Capital Hill liquor store are in a quandary over what to do with all the Single Malt they’ve stocked.
God bless America.
endless days of liberal drivel and puke about this creep
Never forget , millions of south east asians died because of this man .
He was the classic example of how certain states and communities in this country make sure our government is continually infested with his ilk .
Damn them all
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.