Arrgh!
My Eyes! My eyes! I've been struck blind!
Posted on 08/29/2009 4:58:58 AM PDT by Zakeet
U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy went to his deathbed looking forward to a reunion with his assassinated brothers - certain he could proudly tell them he had continued their legacy through the president who will deliver his eulogy today, U.S. Rep. William Delahunt told the Herald yesterday.
In a dramatic conversation with Delahunt, the ailing Kennedy “talked about a reunion with his brothers, and I’m confident he could say, ‘I did it. I carried the torch,’ ” said Delahunt. “From Jack to Bobby to the Obama moment, Teddy really was the bridge. He carried the torch and never wavered.”
The conversation is a rare glimpse inside Kennedy’s thoughts as he made peace with his life and prepared for his passing.
The dramatic and deeply personal presidential eulogy expected today at Kennedy’s Mass on Mission Hill speaks to the close bond that developed between Obama and Kennedy after the senior senator made his unexpected endorsement in January 2008.
“(Kennedy) saw in (Obama) much of himself. He knew there was something special in this individual,” said Delahunt, another early Obama supporter.
The endorsement was as much of a surprise to Obama as it was to anyone else, said longtime Kennedy friend Phil Johnston.
“I think for Obama it was a transformative moment on the campaign,” said Johnston. “I’m certain it infused the Obama camp with tremendous energy and enthusiasm, and as long as Barack Obama lives he’ll feel he owes a great debt to Ted Kennedy.”
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
Maybe that's what his 10-page letter to Pope Benedict was all about?
Arrgh!
My Eyes! My eyes! I've been struck blind!
Major Barf alert should have been posted with this garbage!
Besides, from Barack’s point of view, the Kennedy group “owed him” and they “owed Chicago” ~ for stealing enough votes to put JFK in the White House.
I dunno about the brothers, but I’m sure he’ll meet up with Old Joe.
Yes, my feelings exactly. And with his father as well.
Omigosh, that’s funny.
The unicorn and rainbow are new age signs. Interesting.
How about me? Did he mention me at all?
Progressive. Fantastical. Tacky.
What I want to know is, how did this man face death for fifteen months and not have the fear of G-d to retract his positions on abortion and homosexual marriage? It is inconceivable to me that someone could stare death in the face for a year and a quarter and continue to champion those disgraceful positions.
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