Hyannis Port high society won't help Townsend's cause (KKT Touted As Presidential Candidate!!!)

Sunspot (Baltimore Sun Online) ^ | August 16, 2002 | Dan Rodricks

[PJ-Comix]

Her campaign for governor is in danger of looking like a campaign for the White House.

UNBELIEVABLE!!! Here we have a total airhead, stage managed by ever-present handlers, with a faltering campaign for governor and just because she has "Kennedy" in her name, she is being touted as a Presidential prospect. Is this a Republic or a Monarchy?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

a) Its the Age of Clinton
b) Its a Bizarro World

[ArrogantBustard]

'From early on, I have supported the person who will become the first woman president of the United States.'"

Freaky. I thought that was reserved for Hitlery.

Is this a Republic or a Monarchy?

Neither. It's a kakistocracy.

[Jim Noble]

>> Is this a Republic or a Monarchy?<<

Neither.

It's a former republic in advanced pre-empire stages.

All that's missing is the emperor, or empress. Not clear that the job will be hereditary, but the Xlintons and Kennedys are already jousting on a number of fronts.

[Guna]

I wonder what our beloved Hillary! thinks about this. Isn't McAullife in her pocket? If he is, I would imagine he is not too keen on Kathleen's getting ahead.

[RLK]

'From early on, I have supported the person who will become the first woman president of the United States.'" Freaky. I thought that was reserved for Hitlery.

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...so does Hillary

[spokeshave]

Was on Fox last night...a total disaster for the dems...(hehehe).

Comes over as having about as much personality as a damp dishcloth....and UGLY...and OH my goodness that bright red dress ..

Remember that rats tearing into Harris of Florida ...well here is our new target

[PJ-Comix]

Is there a VIDEO LINK for KKT's appearance on Fox? If so, please post the link here. Thanx in advance.

[aristeides]

All that's missing is the emperor, or empress. Not clear that the job will be hereditary, but the Xlintons and Kennedys are already jousting on a number of fronts.

It's similar in that way to the first three centuries of the Roman Empire. Oh, the ruler had the title "imperator" (from which our word "emperor" comes) all right, but that title, in the Latin of the time, referred to the ruler's position as supreme general of the army. The ruler was in theory merely the first citizen -- "princeps," with that meaning, was another one of his titles. For the first centuries of the empire, the ruler studiously avoided the title "rex," "king," which was regarded as un-Roman (when the Roman Republic was founded, the king was chased out; when Julius Caesar toyed with the idea of having himself declared king, he was assassinated.)

Actually, our presidents have powers very much like those of the Roman emperors in the first centuries of the Empire.

[aristeides]

If he is, I would imagine he is not too keen on Kathleen's getting ahead.

That may explain why the Washington Post and Baltimore Sun have been running such unsympathetic articles on KKT the past week. The NY Times, which ran a puff piece on her the other day, seems not to have gotten the message.

[weikel]

Monarchies(almost) never have taxes this high( the reason being the monarch doesn't need to rob Peter to buy votes). I wish it were a monarchy.

[weikel]

BTW being in close proximity to Hyannis high society most are Republicans and staunch conservatives who wouldn't help the Kennedies( well except to hedge their bets ie they might pay protection money to the Dems).

[ozone1]

The next time I'm down at the "Cottage", remind me to call the Barnstable police to complain about drunk drivers leaving their tar paper shack with a water view.

[weikel]

The plutocrats are not the Dem constituency in the Northeast they are more conservative then you think. Of the ones I know they are almost to a man supporters of Romney for governor.

[Reo]

a) Its the Age of Clinton

b) Its a Bizarro World

What's the difference???

[Donald Stone]

FYI.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24158-2002Aug15.html

[gunshy]

If this Kennedy woman is really serious about getting elected, she would go out and kill somebody.

[Calvin Locke]

What's the difference???

One is fiction, the other was reality?