Drunken Kennedy Quote of the Day

Washingtom Compost ^ | 6/27/03 | Grove

[pabianice]

As sometimes happens with Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), he let his mouth race ahead of his brain Wednesday night at a gathering of Young Democrats at the Washington nightspot Acropolis. After presidential candidate Howard Dean spoke, Kennedy delivered an impassioned peroration against President Bush's tax cut. We hear that Kennedy told the crowd: "I don't need Bush's tax cut. I have never worked a f****** day in my life."

With that he got the audience's attention -- the dropping-jaws kind. "He droned on and on, frequently mentioning how much better the candidates would sound the more we drank," a witness told us. "Finally, he had to be stopped by a DNC volunteer."

Kennedy's spokesman, Ernesto Anguilla, told us yesterday: "He was talking to the crowd; it was a rally-the-troops kind of speech about the tax cut. He was energizing the crowd and got caught up in it and used an unfortunate word, which he regrets using..."

[pabianice]

The Kennedy family... America's enduring shame...

[Mr. Mojo]

"He was energizing the crowd"

Energizing them to do what?

[sphinx]

I just hope someone has a tape of this ....

[RRWCC]

Like most liberals.

Never worked - run for politics to take money from those
who do work and give it to there like minded never worked comrads at the other end of the economic spectrum.

[Rebelbase]

"The Kennedy family... America's enduring shame..."

Yes, but they have had peaked and are on the decline. The Bush family on the otherhand is on the rise.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

We hear that Kennedy told the crowd: "I don't need Bush's tax cut. I have never worked a f****** day in my life."

Well you got to give Patrick credit for one thing... he's the first Kennedy to tell the truth.

[dagnabbit]

[He]got caught up in it and used an unfortunate word

"Work"?

[dagnabbit]

Is this the same speech where this budding gin blossom demanded Bush send troops to Liberia?

[YepYep]

When does he next come up for reelection?

[Reeses]

Recovering lawmakers

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.): Three years ago, Kennedy came forward at a mental-health conference and revealed his depression, use of medication and former drug abuse.

[freedumb2003]

>>The Bush family on the otherhand is on the rise.<<

The Bush political dynasty is what Honey Fitz wanted for the Kennedys. Too bad he was so Machiavellian that he invited an Arthurian response.

By the next generation, there will be no Kennedys in any meaningful public office.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The Bush family on the otherhand is on the rise.

And they're coming for your "assault weapons!"

[Hat-Trick]

....and give it to there like minded never worked comrads at the other end of the economic spectrum.

What an incredibly appropriate and descriptive noun you chose.

Freegards,

Hat-Trick

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Let's face it, they're all born with silver spoons in their mouths.

This is true, but for some reason everytime I hear the song "Fortunate Son" by CCR Ted Kennedy comes to mind. They earned their money illegally but they expect everyone else to obey the law.

It's the people's fault if they keep electing these limosine liberals.

[Mears]

This is the same idiot that gave a security checker a hard time at an airport. (I forget the details)It was a "Do you know who I am?" attitude.

The citizens of Rhode Island deserve better,it's a georgeous state,and I hope he's voted out of office soon.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I heard one of Rush's "all time favorite" Kennedy quotes, just the other day - this was from the swimmer of Chappaquidick - It was during the clinton reelection campaign maybe of 1996.

Supposedly this one was a classic when Ted calls clinton a reelectable shrslkjalsjrls;alkjalkjdjfreseke - IOW Ted just starts speaking unintelligble gibberish (I know, I know, these jokes do write themselves - how can you tell, right?)

But Rush keeps replaying this one in a loop and each time you think you can decipher what Ted is saying but Rush said that was the joke, it's undecipherable -it's utter nonsense.

Thought I'd put that in as long as we're talking about Kennedy public bloopers. The scotch really does get to them all after awhile.