Leaving the island involves turning left on the paved road to the ferry. Turing right onto the dirt road takes you nowhere.
Either Ted was really drunk, or he had no intention of leaving the island.
Posted on 01/11/2009 6:54:27 AM PST by presidio9
When community groups and the Board of Education were caught in an acrimonious dispute over an arts program, education officials brought in a fixer: Caroline Kennedy.
The daughter of a president and niece of two senators listened attentively, asked probing questions and proposed various scenarios to resolve the dispute. Under her prompting, a compromise was reached.
"People were pushing themselves back from the table and folding their arms," recalled Stephanie Dua, chief executive officer of the Fund for Public Schools. "She was very good at defusing the situation. ... She has a very easy style about her but she's very sharp."
The episode is an intriguing glimpse into how Kennedy might fill the role of U.S. senator if she is appointed to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In a series of interviews with The Associated Press, friends and colleagues of Kennedy painted a picture of a reserved but intelligent and tenacious woman who writes her own speeches and who, despite her vast wealth, still takes the subway.
Those interviewed did not provide an impartial view — but, with several speaking publicly for the first time about their relationship, they offered a rare look inside the private world of a woman America fell in love with decades ago as she rode her pony over the White House lawn.
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Much was made of Kennedy's decision last January to support Barack Obama's presidential campaign, but she is no stranger to politics. Paul G. Kirk Jr. remembers meeting her at the age of 16 or so, soaking in as much as she could while on the campaign trail with her uncle Teddy.
She was "lively, engaged, inquisitive," said the family friend and former head of the Democratic Party. "She might hear two or three people ask the senator the same question if he
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Friends? More like party hacks ...
Paul G. Kirk, Jr.
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http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=21672
Newberg is a onetime associate of Ari Emanuel, the brother of former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Rahm Emanuel. She is a longtime party activist, and began her career as an aide to Senators Robert F. Kennedy, and Congresswoman Bella Abzug, among others.
You mean she was always drunk?
“It’s insulting to be told we should admire someone for taking public transportation.”
Hey. Give her credit. She actually got shoulder to shoulder with “those people,” you know, the vast unwashed peasants.
Do these writers ever read the drool they utter?
I’m holding a sale on pitchforks and torches.
Don't mistake this for sticking up for Uncle Shamu, but what's the big deal wih the plane crash. He wasn't the pilot, so who cares how drunk he was. The man has operated in a constant state of intoxixation for over 45 years.
Since our newest Senator Kennedy is more comfortable with Vineyard accents, she thought you said "THE train". Please clarify.
Leaving the island involves turning left on the paved road to the ferry. Turing right onto the dirt road takes you nowhere.
Either Ted was really drunk, or he had no intention of leaving the island.
I watched some kind of video online a little while back where a reporter was doing a report from some reception or event. Way behind her, one could see the distinctive white haired buffalo-head of Kennedy. He was mingling with a crowd around the Hor D'oeuvres table.
In an unmistakable gesture, the the head jerked backwards as the mouth opened to make the pathway from the mouth to the stomach became a straight line. A big, fat meaty hand with a crystal tumbler appeared above the upturned mouth and emptied the contents (clearly not water) in one fell swoop into the gaping maw.
Even from that distance (maybe 50-75 feet) from the camera to the person, it was clear that it was Fat Teddy tossing down a Chivas and Water in one gulp.
I have read "Senatorial Privilege" by Leo Damore a few times, most recently about six months ago. It is a disgusting tale of wealth, cowardice, power and corruption. It is extensively researched, and to anyone who only has a passing knowledge of the incident such as "...he drove off a bridge and his passenger drowned..." it is a real eye-opener.
Ted Kennedy is one of the people who hold the keys of power that have resulted in this arrangement where this shallow spawn of JFK is going to be handed a senatorial seat. That is a done deal, folks.
Both, probably.
Oh, that settles it. I withdraw my objections in the face of those sterling qualifications.
But it's important that the situation be painted in advance so when it occurs, the sheeple can see for themselves that it--and the outcome--is predicted.
While I'm not thrilled about the prospect of another Senator Kennedy from NY, this is actually why I have also gotten used to it. I will continue to mock Caroline, but I hope she gets the seat. It's not like Patterson isn't going to pick an obnoxious liberal right. And either Peter King or Rudy Giulianni is going to need all the help he can get to unseat her. So it might as well be someone who can be branded as an elitist or a child of privledge in a couple of years. An unelected but incumbant Kennnedy will probably be easier to beat than Andrew Cuomo.
“Since our newest Senator Kennedy is more comfortable with Vineyard accents, she thought you said “THE train”. Please clarify. “
Oh alright. Carolyn please send the driver to 161st street to get some government cheese we can hand out at our help the poor event.
http://www.memorymentor.com/what_does_folded_arms_mean.htm:
Studies have shown that when a person folds his arms not only has he negative thoughts about the other person, he is also paying less attention to what is being said.
Exactly. That is precisely why I said that. This whole thing is a kabuki dance.
I am from Massachusetts, and I can tell you...it is the political machine, and it targets starry eyed old women who still fantasize over JFK, kool-aid drinking lefties of all ages, and liberals who are interested only in power.
It works...between those three factions, he has been and still will be elected until nature takes him out of office.
Thus has it always been.
I think they were talking about people’s attitudes in the meeting BEFORE she opened her mouth and the “Kennedy Magic” impelled them to link arms, sing Kumbaya and pass whatever critical art legislation there was.
MOCKING HER IN SONG - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGMINlNbtwc
She carries on the Kennedy tradition between her "under age" legs. Let's hope she survives to adulthood and does not go for drives with Uncle Teddy.
At least she is displaying an acceptable finger, too.
Likely a signal to her girlfriend...
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