Dems out to avenge DeLay’s comment on Kennedy’s girth

The Hill (Open Secrets) ^ | 9-3-03 | Bill Thomas

[veronica]

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Democrats are still fuming about a remark last month by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), suggesting that Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) is flabby on national defense. “That made a lot of people very mad,” said one Democratic insider. And with Congress back in town, it’s get-even time.

Speaking to a College Republicans meeting after his return from Israel, DeLay said, “To gauge how out of touch the Democrat leadership is on the war on terror, just close your eyes and try to imagine Ted Kennedy landing that Navy jet on the deck of that aircraft carrier.” '

Then DeLay chuckled, “I certainly don’t want to see Teddy Kennedy in a flight suit.”

Within days, several Democrats fired back, among them former Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.), a Vietnam veteran, who defended Kennedy’s Army record and called DeLay, who never served in the military, “a chicken hawk.”

Now party operatives are circulating an article that ran four years ago in the Houston Press, describing an impromptu news conference DeLay held at the 1988 GOP convention. According to the story, DeLay, a two-term congressman at the time, explained that he and vice presidential nominee and then-Sen. Dan Quayle (R-Ind.), who during the Vietnam War joined the National Guard, were the unfortunate victims of supply and demand.

“So many minority youths had volunteered … there was literally no room” for the two of them to fight in the war, DeLay said.

Jonathan Grella, spokesman for the majority leader’s office, said the Democrats’ tactics does not surprise him. “It just goes to show you how much DeLay makes them sweat.”

[fightu4it]

Has he given any speeches lately about the starving hoards in this country? ;^0

[leprechaun9]

Who makes Kennedy's clothes? Probably Omar the tent maker!

[TheSpottedOwl]

Those puppies are HUGE!

Heehee, yeah Teddy has quite a rack. Someone should send him one of those 18 hour Cross My Heart bras.

Hey wait, this looks like a job for...Registered!!!

[Itzlzha]

Typical knee-JERK defense for the Kennedy Klan...

To the DemonRats and the media, the Kennedys can walk on water...it just seems they can't drive or fly over it!

[Consort]

[dfwgator]

Good advice, "Never ever go into a car, boat, or plane with a Kennedy."

[newgeezer]

“You gotta try pork on a stick!” Presidential candidate Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.) endorses new version of a Washington staple while campaigning at the Iowa State Fair

The French-looking candidate likes it, too:

[Conspiracy Guy]

Is that Gunga Din with Mobey?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Ted actually has his own zip code. He must coordinate his travel with phases of the moon to keep from disrupting the tides.

[biblewonk]

I wonder if Monica can eat the whole thing at once.

[MeekOneGOP]

My crummy attempt at image modifications a while back ...

[honeygrl]

The thread wouldn't be complete without my very favorite:

Ted Kennedy is so fat, he sat on a quarter and squeezed a booger out of George Washington's nose.

[xJones]

Ted Kennedy was staggering down the middle of a road, and a car tried to drive around him and ran out of gas.

[Hildy]

eeww.

[Range Rover]

Makes one wonder how he could attain such GRAVITAS on a liquid diet.....Reminds me of a choice put-down I heard long ago:

Teddie is so fat, when he dances, the BAND skips....

[GreenHornet]

When Ted Kennedy goes to the zoo, the elephants throw peanuts at HIM!

[Alouette]

When he sits around the Senate, he REALLY sits around the Senate.