[Frantzie]

Yup - I like Scott. He may be the real deal. Where did Kennedy get that freaking nickname “Patches” from? It is hilarous.

[onyx]

Howie Carr gave him the name PATCHES!

Here's a little background on it.

[ssaftler]

Where did Kennedy get that freaking nickname “Patches” from? It is hilarous.

I believe Howie Carr bestowed the moniker on the Kennedy tot. Reference, I believe, is to an old Dickey Lee song by that name.

[9YearLurker]

Where do all ridiculous New England pols get their nicknames from? Radio man Howie Carr:

http://spectator.org/archives/2005/03/29/patches-kennedy

[SamAdams76]

Where did Kennedy get that freaking nickname “Patches” from? It is hilarous.

He got that name from Howie Carr and is based on the 1970s Clarence Carter song "Patches". In that song, a father on his deathbed pleads with his son to "carry the family through."