Mary Jo Kopechne
And, the saddest part, of course, is that there is no stone to mark the eternal resting place of the child of Mary Jo and Ted Kennedy. Had he lived and not been murdered with his mother, he would today be in line to represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the US Senate.
"Kennedy swam ashore but didn't report the accident until the next morning, later claiming he had been dazed by the crash."
He was drunk as sh*t, and anybody who doesn't realize this is a complete fool. This is one of the major political disgraces of my life time, maybe the worst I'll ever see. For all the conspiracy mongering about the Clintons, the Bushes, whoever, (just to be bi-partisan) this was out in the open for all to see, and still the dumb mick got away with it.
Where this girl's parents were I'll never know. I was 10 years old at the time and I could see through it. And the fat bastard has never had a shred of humility about it. Got involved with the drunken nephew's drunken rape escapade years later, wherein the nephew forced himself on a woman after a night of drinking on Good Friday, God help us! And the NY Times confirmed its descent into fish-wrap-hood by printing the woman's name in an article that was as slanted as any ever printed, including the ones where the Alien endorses the winner of the presidential contest. THAT shocked cynical New Yorkers from left to right and back again.
This man is a disgrace, to his family, to his THREE brothers who died in service to their country (regardless of what one thinks of their politics or policies), to his religion, and to his ethnic group of Irish Americans. A group of which I am a proud member and a group which, to a deplorably large extent, has been led astray by this unrepentent sinner.
It would be fun to take down one of the fixers, just to show them that in the age of the Internet, nobody forgets these things.
Ted Kennedy, the worst Senator.
Mary Jo Kopechne
It did not destroy his career. Just froze him in the senate. He still is employed. More than other citizens would have had happen to them.
When he was younger, he learned to swim...a lifeguard he hoped to be
But things don't always work out as planned...in this case he would soon see
He had someone take his diving test...I think, my friends, you know the rest
One night he emptied out the whole fridge...and then drove off the bridge
Mary Jo, you'll love the feel of my 4-door Oldsmobile
Let the wind blow through your hair...we will pretend we have no care
Mary Jo, some time we'll steal...in my spacious Oldsmobile
I should never have had those last 10 drinks...oh my goodness, see it sink
Mary Jo, I'll hear you squeal in my 4-door Oldsmobile
We'll hop in the big back seat...where I will get my special treat
Mary Jo, tonight's ideal...we will rock this Oldsmobile
I should never have had those last 10 drinks...oh my goodness, see it sink
Mary Jo, come for a drive with me
With the wind in our hair we'll feel free
I have all the power of two hundred horses
We will have a fun time, you will see
Fords and Cads and Jags better scurry
'Cause I'll really be in a hurry
'Cause I'll really be in a hurry in my Oldsmobile
You are making my dingy quiver
I am hoping you will deliver
I know a nice place by a river where I'll cop a feel
It's automatic and the engine sure purrs
It has air for summer weather
And if I am naked while I fool around
My butt sometimes sticks to the leather
Mary Jo, you're cute as a model
Will you pass one more Chevas bottle
You'll see when I step on the throttle it will be surreal
It is always an adventure in my hot Oldsmobile
I've a technique I haven't varied
Let us just pretend I'm not married
Let us just pretend I'm not married in this Oldsmobile
I know sometimes I am conniving
My friend just took my test for diving
But I swear that I'm fit for driving so it's no big deal
It's automatic and the engine sure purrs
It has air for summer weather
And if I am naked while I fool around
My butt sometimes sticks to the leather
Mary Jo, you're cute as a model
Will you pass one more Chevas bottle
You'll see when I step on the throttle it will be surreal
It is always an adventure in my hot Oldsmobile
When we hit the road, if it's raining
There will be no need for complaining
My brakes I've always been maintaining in my Oldsmobile
It's well known that I hold my liquor
Most officials get drunk much quicker
There's a barf bag if I get sicker after that big meal
It's automatic and the engine sure purrs
It has air for summer weather
And if I am naked while I fool around
My butt sometimes sticks to the leather
Mary Jo, you're cute as a model
Will you pass one more Chevas bottle
You'll see when I step on the throttle it will be surreal
It is always an adventure in my hot Oldsmobile
"Nothing was ever proved." ???
Isn't it "proven"?
hmmm ....
Phat Teddy was on his way to becoming an American president. That political ambition died along with Miss Kopechne.
It was a large sacrifice for the Kopechne family, and certainly Mary Jo herself. But her death was not in vain.
BTTT
The Kopechne's dissappeared off the face of the planet for all intents and purposes, I think it may have been right after the check cleared.
the folks in boston haven't forgotten either, most of them are Teddy's friends tho
http://www.wickedgood.info/
it's in their National Politics forum.
She paid dearly though.
We just came back from a week on the Vineyard. We had never been to Chappy so our friend took us over on the ferry(I use that term loosely). That bridge is out at the end of the island and leads to nowhere. It's a very small bridge with heavy currents beneath. One look at the area and you know for sure that they were up to no good.
What I can't figure out is how Fat-Teddy got any help at all. This is one very remote location with a long,long walk to civilization. It sure convinced me of his guilt, not that I needed any.
As our friend said, Ted had the best lawyers $$$ could buy....Datem,Dickum and Dunkum!
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The State of Massachusettes has heard all of this before. They re-elected Ted Kennedy repeatedly and must be happy with his performance in the Senate.
Ted Kennedy did'nt know he could run that fast.......