[mc5cents]

Archbishop Daniel Wurel of Washington, D.C. also offered his condolences to Kennedy’s family and emphasized the senator’s commitments to “alleviating poverty” as well as his strong support of the area’s Catholic schools.

Sigh. Oh my. These Catholic elites are so "politically correct"™ that it makes me sick sometimes.

Bishop, did you ever think for one second what the policies he supported did to keep the poor in poverty? His support of abortion? What did that do for Catholic schools? He was NOT a Catholic, Bishop. NOT! Pray for his soul and be done with it. Don't eulogize this secular politician.

[CaptainK]

I must have been sleeping the day Ted gave away most of his wealth to the poor.

[mo]

Teddy defined CINO...that’s a legacy...

[gakrak]

Based on his past life, I don't think he will necessarily be pleased with his judgment in the presence of our Lord and savior. Amen.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

The simple fact that public officials who claim to be Catholic, yet advocate killing infants, have not been disciplined indicts Catholicism’s authority.

[Coleus]

As a Catholic, though he worked hard for the poor>>>

how much of his “own” money did he donate, was it more than Biden’s $300 per year?

Did he ever teach CCD, become a lector, work at a parish function?

[dsc]

“mixed Catholic legacy”

Mixed? Terrible and horrible?

[NHResident]

Cardinal O’Malley and Archbishop Wurel continue the long, well-established, treasured tradition of the American Catholic ecclesiastical hierarchy in Boston, New York, Washington, DC, etc. of bowing to and honoring the extremely wealthy and politically-powerful like the Kennedy family. They don’t sell indulgences any more, they simply indicate that adherence to Catholic teaching on the sacraments and abortion is a ‘pocket-book’ issue. This is fully justifiable as doing otherwise would threaten diocesan budgets.

It’s the same in New Hampshire.

[Diago]

Let's not forget that he and fellow "Catholic" Dodd invented the waitress sandwich:

http://sonsoftherepublic.blogspot.com/2005/08/kennedy-dodd-waitress-sandwich.html

Friday, August 05, 2005

 
The Kennedy-Dodd Waitress Sandwich Information Clearinghouse
by Bonjo


Chris Dodd, recalling the good old days.

One of the search terms that frequently brings visitors to the SOTR is "kennedy dodd waitress sandwich". Somehow our lowly blog has become the Internet repository for information on Ted Kennedy, Chris Dodd and an unsuspecting waitress at La Brasserie (a restaurant near Capitol Hill in Washington, DC). Some accounts put this event at The Monocle, another DC restaurant. For all we know, it happened at both establishments--and who's to say similar antics didn't occur at many others. Therefore, let it be established that the two senators were at a restaurant.

So to satisfy everyone's curiosity, we offer the following, compiled from various sources:

In 1985, Dodd and fellow Senator Ted Kennedy were out (with dates) for a night on the town at La Brasserie. Much liquor was consumed--that will come as a shock to those of us familiar with Ted Kennedy--and the two Senators were at one point unaccompanied by their dates. The Senators made a "Waitress Sandwich" out of some poor, unsuspecting waitress.

If you're not entirely sure what that means, let's just say you wouldn't want to be the waitress.


Article clip, from the Hartford Courant:

"Dodd and Kennedy were also reported to have made a 'human sandwich' with a waitress at La Brasserie, another Capitol Hill restaurant. The report had it that Kennedy threw the woman on Dodd, who was slumped in a chair, and then jumped on top of her. She was said to have run screaming from the room."

Summary of 1989 Penthouse magazine article, summarized by the Washington Times:

"When she put in an appearance in their private retreat - 'The Teddy Kennedy Fun Room' - the Massachusetts senator picked her up and heaved her onto a table. The crystal candlesticks and champagne glasses shattered as he grabbed her again and flung her on top of Dodd.

"Then Kennedy threw himself on top of the woman. The waitress implored Mr. Kennedy to 'Get off me!'

"Another waitress entered to find 'things all tipped over and Kennedy was on top, [the waitress] was in the middle and Dodd was on the bottom.' At that point the sandwich was disassembled."

Related: DC "Waitress Sandwich Shop" Shutters Doors
Washington Post, August 5, 2005

La Brasserie, a French restaurant on Capitol Hill, closed last month, after a 27-year history of catering to political bigwigs and Hollywood A-listers.

"It was quite a Hill institution," said Lynne Breaux, executive director of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, who has eaten there several times. "It was a lovely restaurant."

La Brasserie was located in a town house on Massachusetts Avenue Northeast. It served such politicos as the late Sen. Daniel Moynihan, New York Democrat, former Vice President Al Gore and the late Rep. Sonny Bono, California Republican, as well as actors like Jimmy Stewart, Paul Newman and Jane Fonda, [and who could forget Ted Kennedy and Chris Dodd making unique contributions to our sandwich menu] said Lynne Campet, a former co-owner of the restaurant.

"A lot of important people dined there," she said.

Mrs. Campet and her husband, Raymond, bought the restaurant in 1978 with Gaby and Marie Aubouin. At the time, it was a Greek-owned restaurant called Maxim's and previously a cafe called La Ruche.

Mr. Campet and Mr. Aubouin, who worked at the French Embassy together, built the restaurant into a neighborhood favorite. The outdoor patio was "very special," Mrs. Campet said, adding that diners sought the tables under the property's big tree.

The 2003 Zagat Survey, which rates restaurants in different markets, said La Brasserie's terrace "transports one to Paris."

The French-inspired menu included such items as the cold three pepper soup, crabmeat and mozzarella lasagna, homemade tarts and creme brulee.

In 1992, the restaurant was sold to sisters Audrey and Karinne Dequeker, who could not be reached for comment yesterday.

- Posted by Bonjo @ 8/05/2005 04:15:00 PM | Permanent Link

[mrs. a]

First, let me say that I take pleasure in no man’s death and I send condolences to the survivors.

However, referring to Senator Kennedy as a Catholic is ridiculous to say the least. He did not live as a Catholic should, and his voting record flew in the face of non-negotiable teachings of the Church.

He may have darkened the doorstep of a church from time to time, but that signifies nothing. You can put a cat in the oven but that don’t make it a biscuit.

[SampleMan]

Kennedy, a Catholic, will be remembered for his service to the poor,...

I'm unaware of anything the the blowhard ever did FOR the poor. He treated them like fools for their vote and was rewarded handsomely, but what did he ever do for the poor?

[Straight Vermonter]

Forty years and four trillion dollars later and these guys haven't figured out that social programs do not fix poverty.

[elizabethgrace]

Kennedy's political aspirations were curtailed by an incident in 1969, when he accidentally drove his car off a bridge on Chappaquiddick island in Massachusetts. While Kennedy was able to escape from the car, his passenger, 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne could not free herself and drowned.

I guess the author means his "presidential ambitions" died along with Mary Jo. In my mind, that makes her a national hero.

Was Mary Jo expected to "free" herself? I've read several articles about the tragedy on the internet, but can't recall reading anything about Kennedy trying to save her.

To address the subject: pro-abortion Catholics defy the Church. No amount of work for the poor is compensation for the taking of innocent life, but maybe it will count in Purgatory.

[kevinm13]

I am offended that anybody could characterize the late Sen. Ted Kennedy as having a “mixed” Catholic history. The man was for abortion, he got divorced, he did not attend Mass regularly and much of what he did was hateful and completely antithetical to the Catholic church. He grew up Catholic but dishonored his family and his Church by the way he acted. Doesn’t sound like a good Catholic to me.

[Convert from ECUSA]

Hmmmm. “Mixed legacy.” Maybe we cannot judge the soul, but by the fruits I’d say it is mixed like Ripple and Root Beer.