Joe Kennedy III to announce bid for congressional seat held by retiring Rep. Frank

Washington Post ^ | 02/15/12

[MissesBush]

BOSTON — Joseph Kennedy III is formally jumping into the race for the Massachusetts congressional seat now held by retiring U.S. Rep. Barney Frank.

A member of the campaign who requested anonymity so as not to preempt the candidate’s announcement tells The Associated Press the Democrat is expected to make the announcement Thursday.

Kennedy recently moved from Cambridge to Brookline, part of the state’s newly redrawn 4th Congressional District.

Kennedy is the son of former U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy II and a grandson of the late Robert F. Kennedy. The family has deep ties to the Boston suburb.

Kennedy announced last month he was forming an exploratory committee to look at a possible run for the seat.

At least two other Democrats and two Republicans are considering runs.

[MissesBush]

Will we ever be done with the Kennedy scourge? There's something wrong with a family with so many people in it who have nothing better to do than to always run for office. So you can better if the latest Kennedy spawn wins the Congressional seat, he'll then get grandiose ideas about running for the Senate, then for president. And of course he'll probably turn out to be a drunk, an addict and or a womanizer. Can't this family find something else to do instead of spending generations trading on that blighted name?

[Anti-Bubba182]

One ranger follows another.

[ronnie raygun]

Line up the shot glasses another commie drunk in the running

[DAC21]

Another “Brave” Kennedy moves to and runs for office in a safe Rat infested district.

This Country would have been a lot better off if Nixon had won in 1960 in spite of his scruples.

[onyx]

Like urban blight or any dreaded disease, we can never get rid of the Kennedy’s.

NEVER.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Figures that Joe Kennedy III wants Barney Frank’s seat.

[twister881]

So, how will this lame brain’s life end — aircraft blow up/crash, ski into a tree, drug overdose, suicide, murder? Track record for Kennedy males not good. Hey Trey, stay out of the political/celebrity spotlight and live.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Free Contraceptives for all Kennedys!

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[Rinnwald]

Nancy to Nincompoop — it has a ring to it!

[twister881]

Free Contraceptives for all Kennedys!

Kennedys...The Kudzu of American Politics (maybe a defoliant?)

[Old Sarge]

The Kennedys: can’t drive, can’t fly, can’t ski, can’t pilot a PT boat, but THEY know what’s best for us.

[maine yankee]

I thought Barney Frank’s seat had been pronounced an official

.....HAZ-MAT AREA

[PGR88]

I don’t know if he’s qualified to fill the Kennedy shoes - has he raped anyone yet?

[TexasNative2000]

Question for our Massachusetts Freeper friends -

Has any of that Kennedy magic dissipated over the years? One would think that any voter under the age of 35 could not care less about the mystique of the Kennedy name.

[MissesBush]

Kennedys...The Kudzu of American Politics (maybe a defoliant?)

I love this! Brilliant. Post of the day award if I have any say over it.

[N. Theknow]

The Kennedys: can’t drive, can’t fly, can’t ski, can’t pilot a PT boat, but THEY know what’s best for us.

I read something similar to that once.....where was it?

[Red Badger]

I guess the trust fund is about empty...............

[baileybat]

And the people of Mass just keep on giving these jokers their votes. Ugh!

[cameraeye]

I’d be a little nervous taking “Barney’s seat”. Wonder how much it will cost him? n/s