Ted Kennedy: 'A coward beside heroes' (Writing an obit about Mary Jo's killer)

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | 8/29/09 | Ellis Washington

[JohnHuang2]

At the time of this writing, the cortege of limousines is traveling from the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport to the JFK library in Boston behind the hearse bearing the remains of Sen. Ted Kennedy who died of brain cancer Aug. 25. Nevertheless, during this solemn occasion I do not join the legions of sycophantic TV hosts of the government-controlled media and their guests to laud this man, for I find absolutely nothing praiseworthy in him. Continues...

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Writing an obit about Mary Jo's killer without mentioning Mary Jo -- here's how!

White House spokesman Bill Burton, asked what his boss thinks about the goofy and desperate "win one for Kennedy" push for death-care by his nutjob base, told the Boston Globe with a straight face that "the politics and implications of [Kennedy's death] are the last thing on [Obama's] mind right now." Hasn't crossed his mind even once!

And that'll be my approach in this column regarding the infamous Ted Kennedy scandals. With his passing, the scandals haven't crossed my mind -- not even for a fleeting second!

That's why you won't hear a peep from me about Chappaquiddick, a small island in Massachusetts that Kennedy made famous when, after getting drunk at a party, he made a "wrong turn" in his Oldsmobile and drove it off a wooden bridge into Poucho Pond, leaving his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne to be waterboarded in seven feet of water while the champion swimmer heroically swam to the safety of his hotel room to concoct an alibi with his lawyers. Unlike Khalid Sheik Muhammad, Kopechne actually drowned. But, as I said, nary a word about any of this from me. It's the last thing on my mind.

Not a word either about the fact that he waited until the next morning to report the little "incident" to police. Nine hours after the fatal crash. Nor will I mention the fact that, even after 9 hours, Teddy still had no believable explanation for why he swam from the vehicle, rather than walk on water. Nor any explanation regarding what had actually happened before he killed Kopechne -- to wit, he'd gotten drunk at a Regatta Weekend reunion party for the "Boiler Room Girls" at a pal's cottage. Thanks to his family connections, The Dripper got off with a two-month suspended sentence by pleading guilty to the misdemeanor charge of Driving And Killing Someone While Democrat. The Chappaquiddick scandal sealed his reputation as a drunkard, a murderer, a womanizer and the Democrats' guiding light. Of course I haven't mentioned any of this, nor will I; now is not the time.

Here's what else my lips are sealed (air-tight) about: While at Harvard, he tried to cheat by having a friend take his Spanish exam. He got caught and consequently was booted from school for two years. But I'm not going to mention that either.

Did you know that he was arrested years later for reckless driving while a law student at the University of Virginia? He was. The "incident" involved a chase with police. But I'm not mentioning that either.

And if you thought I was going to mention the 1990 bombshell by Gentlemen's Quarterly, you're mistaken. In a scathing article, the magazine cataloged the litany of Teddy scandals involving abuse of women, binge drinking, boorishness, rampant adultery (otherwise known as, 'A day in the life of a Kennedy'). He was subtly described as a man unrestrained by "the rules of decency." So lurid was his personal life, it could've qualified for NEA funding. But. I said I wouldn't mentioned any of this, and I won't.

Teddy's charming life of drunkenness, murder, serial adultery and sexual harassment was enough to make him a serious contender for the Democrat nomination in 1980, falling short only because the party already had a clown in the White House -- but not a word about this from me!

As for the rape case of nephew William Kennedy Smith, it was more of the same (which I refuse to mention). In an apparent attempt to emulate uncle Ted, Smith was accused of raping a woman (or having sex in the manner of a Kennedy) after a night of bar-hopping with Teddy and Teddy's son Patrick in Palm Beach, Fla., back in 1971. Smith insisted the rape was consensual sex. Being a Kennedy, he was acquitted on the grounds that he's a Kennedy. In any case, the scandal safely landed Teddy back on Page 1 of the scandal sheets -- but. Since all of this is the last thing on my mind, not a peep about it from me.

I suppose I could mention how he and drinking pal Chris Dodd would go for a little fondling, groping and waitress sandwich-making 'fun' at cafes, BUT! Not gonna mention it, not even once.

Look, if the purpose of this column was to write about Teddy's scandals, wouldn't I mention his outright treasonous activities during the height of the Cold War? His outreach to Soviet dictators during the Carter and Reagan administrations is confirmed by documents in Soviet archives which came to light after the fall of the liberals' beloved Soviet Union. A KGB letter, dated May 14, 1983, sent to Yuri Andropov, shows Teddy offered to help the Soviets draw up a PR plan of action to subvert American foreign policy and undercut Reagan politically. Human Events reported in December 8, 2003 (H/T: Connie Hair, Human Events article, 8/27) that KGB documents showed that in 1978, Ted Kennedy "'requested the assistance of the KGB to establish a relationship' between the Soviet apparatus and a firm owned by former Sen. John Tunney (D-Ca.). KGB recommended that they be permitted to do this because Tunney's firm was already connected with a KBG agent in France named David Karr. This document was found by the knowledgeable Russian journalist Yevgenia Albats and published in Moscow's Izvestia in June 1992." Another KBG report reveals a meeting took place in Moscow on March 5, 1980 between traitor Tunney (acting on behalf of traitor Teddy) and the KBG. Human Events: "Tunney expressed Kennedy's opinion that 'nonsense about the Soviet military threat and Soviet ambitions for military expansion in the Persian Gulf .... was being fueled by [President Jimmy] Carter, [National Security Advisor Zbigniew] Brzezinski, the Pentagon and the military industrial complex' . . . Kennedy offered to speak out against President Carter on Afghanistan. Shortly thereafter he made public speeches opposing President Carter on the issue." No wonder the Soviets thought Teddy's decades of public service was awesome! But, am I going to mention any of this? No. It's the last thing on my mind.

"We will never see the likes of him again," said Joe Biden in a statement. I hope he's right.

Anyway, that's...
My Two Cents...
"JohnHuang2"

[JohnHuang2]

Have a great weekend y’all!

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Has anyone Else noticed a LACK of cheap shots from Conservatives RE: Ted’s Brain Cancer?

How many Times have we all heard RATS claiming that Ronald Reagan’s Altzheimers had been afflicting his judgment Throughout his Presidency?

Amazing that Owning the Moral High Ground over Libs is so Easy to demonstrate, when you actually DO own it, isn’t it?

The Swimmer Was what he Was, and THAT Alone sufficiently condemns him. Nobody has to make up Anything about him.

The Truth can stand by itself.

[Born Conservative]

Ted (with neck brace), Joan, and Ethel Kennedy attending the Mary Jo Kopechne funeral in Plymouth, PA.

[Jemian]

Wham, bam! I hope to emulate your discretion. Good job.

[Elle Bee]

Brilliant ... Bravo

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[BamaAndy]

Beautiful job writing! Well said and spot on.

[Northern Yankee]

Nice job!

I am surprised the New York Times didn't contact you.

[tet68]

Well done John.

We are often reminded “Not to speak ill
of the dead”, yet they are dead and
do not care. If we would not speak well
of them in life, to speak well of them
now would make us hypocrates and liars.
So too their “friends and admirers” who
knew well their foibles and failings
but because of their agenda choose to
continue the lie even in death, thus
revealing themselves as the hypocrates
and liars they always were.

Thus, these lines by Belloc are ever true.

Epitaph on the Politician Himself

Here richly, with ridiculous display,
The Politician’s corpse was laid away.
While all of his acquaintance sneered and slanged
I wept : for I had longed to see him hanged.

~~Hillarie Belloc

Tet68

[Howie]

Great post! I was taught “don’t speak ill of the dead” and if you can’t say something good about a man, stay silent” but it has really been a struggle for the last few days.

I feel much better now that I know I am not alone in my disgust!

[DirtyDoc]

My family has a tradition to say something good about the dead. In Ted's case “He is dead, that is good.”

DD

[Zakeet]

Yesterday's article in the London Daily Mail, Ted Kennedy Just Wasn't White House Material paid a similar tribute to Ted. Among other delightful quotes:

Ted couldn’t even pull off the favourite Kennedy sport and pastime – adultery – with much aplomb.

Too much scandal. Too many sins unpunished. And a little too much well-fed flesh on the bones. You couldn’t imagine Teddy getting his leg over Marilyn Monroe. He would have had a heart attack.

I love the way the Brits put Ed-Lard-O in the proper perspective.

[DH]

Excellent! You seem to be running on all 8 cylinders on this one.

Too bad, your piece won’t be shown in the newspapers and video news controlled by the Ministry of Truth.

[Redleg Duke]

Splendid assessment of Fat Ted’s life and accomplishments, Sir!

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Outstanding 2 Cents!

[sweet_diane]

This is a keeper!

[P.O.E.]

Most apt stanza of the week award...

and BTTT to the thread.

[Guenevere]

Thank-you!
Spot on, as usual.

[Dustoff45]

If we would not speak well of them in life, to speak well of them now would make us hypocrates and liars.

When I first heard the news of the Chappaquiddick incident, I had just turned 22 and was on my second tour as a helicopter pilot in VietNam.

I can not speak for the actions of the recently deceased younger kennedy brother, but when I first heard of the drowning event, I wondered how the young man had handled the event. I did not process at the time that he was 15 years my senior. For some reason, I still thought of him as the younger kennedy brother.

I thought of some of my first combat missions the prior year, coming under fire, later dealing with many dangerous situations and remembered the edge of fear and near panic that was often there.

For some of us, we can put ourselves in the shoes of the younger kennedy brother. We can know the panic of a crash like that. The impaired ability to function caused by alcohol. Even the denial that allowed him to fall asleep back at the hotel.

What we can not excuse is the actions of everyone else that made every effort to protect the younger kennedy brother.

The wearing of the neck brace at Mary Jo's funeral. The fact that others knew somewhat earlier in the evening based on the younger kennedy brother's own statement, and still they discussed and pondered the best actions.

All while Mary Jo was struggling in that air pocket of the inverted vehicle grasping her last breath on foul air.

The younger kennedy brother did not come to his senses and get help. That might have redeemed his career. Instead the younger kennedy brother looked to others to fix his mistake.

As a nation and as individuals, we can all understand the panic, stress and fear of any situation where immediate action is needed to save a life, even if it means the cost of our own life. Instead Mary Jo was sacrificed at the altar of the career of the younger kennedy brother.

May we all walk in forgiveness, Yes, but also wisdom that some people of privilege have no business being trusted with the lives of others. Such is the legacy of the younger kennedy brother.

[Albion Wilde]

This little gem from the article at your link:

Such desecration of hallowed ground.
A weed beside the rose.
Assured, not he with them would die,
Yet, worthy, thought he, with them to lie,
A coward beside heroes.

~ Anonymous