Senator Ted Kennedy dies

Type 97 Chi-ha · 08-26-2009, 06:25 AM

A rare Kennedy who died of natural causes:

http://news.aol.com/article/sen-ted-...-dies%2F639767

**Jester** · 08-26-2009, 06:29 AM

You forget Eunice Kennedy Schriver...seemed like a sweet lady.

Well there's another one. My condolences to the family.

*Anarky* · 08-26-2009, 06:30 AM

I can really feel your sorrow right through that very emotional post. I can tell that you thought highly of this man and opened this thread only to cope with your grief and shock.

I hope you pull through this hard time soon, Chi-Ha.

Type 97 Chi-ha · 08-26-2009, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Anarky

I can really feel your sorrow right through that very emotional post. I can tell that you thought highly of this man and opened this thread only to cope with your grief and shock.

I hope you pull through this hard time soon, Chi-Ha.

I admit I'm not one of the members of the cult of the Kennedys. I don't know if anyone else here is.

*cqb101* · 08-26-2009, 10:17 AM

He was my senator, and I'm proud of it.

R.I.P, Ted.

*Raph's Girl* · 08-26-2009, 10:31 AM

Wow.. 2 Kennedy's gone within 2 weeks of each other. Eunice died Aug 11th.

There's still one left tho, Jean Kennedy-Smith. She was the Ambassador to Ireland in the 1990's.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 08-26-2009, 01:08 PM

Wasn't he in that aeroplane that crashed when some other of Kennedy family died?

*Raph's Girl* · 08-26-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by J 1982

Wasn't he in that aeroplane that crashed when some other of Kennedy family died?

You're thinking of JFK Jr and his wife.

*cqb101* · 08-26-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Wow.. 2 Kennedy's gone within 2 weeks of each other. Eunice died Aug 11th.

There's still one left tho, Jean Kennedy-Smith. She was the Ambassador to Ireland in the 1990's.

Since you like to spout off random facts so much...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is married to Maria Shriver, Ted Kennedy's (and therefor also JFK and Bobby's) niece.

*Anarky* · 08-26-2009, 03:07 PM

Oh, are we playing Raph's Girl? Can I play?

John F. Kennedy is the father of a tunnel in Belgium. That makes Ted M. Kennedy the uncle.

*Sewer Bull* · 08-26-2009, 03:30 PM

I still believe there will to be a Kennedy in the White House again. John was so handsome.

Type 97 Chi-ha · 08-26-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mino

I still believe there will to be a Kennedy in the White House again. John was so handsome.

It may take a generation or two more. None of the Kennedys around today seem particular interested in the job.

BoggleKng · 08-26-2009, 08:38 PM

Man, it has been a bad year, folks dying left and right... Teddy, despite his faults, was a great Senator for Mass and always got back to my phone calls and emails quickly and with a sense of understanding for those that he served...

**Jester** · 08-26-2009, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cqb101

Since you like to spout off random facts so much...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is married to Maria Shriver, Ted Kennedy's (and therefor also JFK and Bobby's) niece.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, under the name Arnold Strong, starred in the film Hercules Goes Bananas also called Hercules In New York or Hercules: The Movie.

Type 97 Chi-ha · 08-27-2009, 02:09 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_%28magazine%29

The accomplishment that put JFK Jr. (John-John) in the public eye for a while before his untimely death in a plane crash. (I remember reading the interview with Dr. Jack Kevorkian in one issue.)

*Raph's Girl* · 08-27-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cqb101

Arnold Schwarzenegger is married to Maria Shriver, Ted Kennedy's (and therefor also JFK and Bobby's) niece.

I meant that of the 9 children of Joseph Patrick Kennedy (Ted's father), there's only one still living.

*Anarky* · 08-27-2009, 05:51 PM

Jello Biafra, former singer of former punk band "Dead Kennedys" studied acting and the history of Paraguay before he went to be a punk rocker.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 08-27-2009, 06:11 PM

It figures. Just when the nation is on the brink of reforming health care and fighting off the corrupt insurance companies who spread lies and ignorance, the cause's greatest crusader passes away. Terrible.

Type 97 Chi-ha · 08-27-2009, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

It figures. Just when the nation is on the brink of reforming health care and fighting off the corrupt insurance companies who spread lies and ignorance, the cause's greatest crusader passes away. Terrible.

Ted was already in a bad way for some time. And it so happens that Bill Clinton's effort to reform health care in 1993 also went down in flames. It's not the matter of one politician's making a difference; if the public isn't going to be behind health care reform, the politicians are not going to enact it.

*cqb101* · 08-27-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

It figures. Just when the nation is on the brink of reforming health care and fighting off the corrupt insurance companies who spread lies and ignorance, the cause's greatest crusader passes away. Terrible.

This should give the Dems the kick in the ass they need to get it passed. Sadly, I can see this having a positive effect on the cause.

08-26-2009, 06:25 AM	#1
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	Senator Ted Kennedy dies A rare Kennedy who died of natural causes: http://news.aol.com/article/sen-ted-...-dies%2F639767

08-26-2009, 06:29 AM	#2
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	You forget Eunice Kennedy Schriver...seemed like a sweet lady. Well there's another one. My condolences to the family. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

08-26-2009, 06:30 AM	#3
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	I can really feel your sorrow right through that very emotional post. I can tell that you thought highly of this man and opened this thread only to cope with your grief and shock. I hope you pull through this hard time soon, Chi-Ha. __________________ Because it's... I dunno... brutal.

08-26-2009, 10:17 AM	#5
cqb101 Cinephile Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 8,489	He was my senator, and I'm proud of it. R.I.P, Ted. __________________ Facebook

08-26-2009, 10:31 AM	#6
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Wow.. 2 Kennedy's gone within 2 weeks of each other. Eunice died Aug 11th. There's still one left tho, Jean Kennedy-Smith. She was the Ambassador to Ireland in the 1990's. __________________

08-26-2009, 01:08 PM	#7
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Aeroplane Wasn't he in that aeroplane that crashed when some other of Kennedy family died?

08-26-2009, 03:07 PM	#10
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	Oh, are we playing Raph's Girl? Can I play? John F. Kennedy is the father of a tunnel in Belgium. That makes Ted M. Kennedy the uncle. __________________ Because it's... I dunno... brutal.

08-26-2009, 03:30 PM	#11
Sewer Bull Devil's Advocate Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,768	I still believe there will to be a Kennedy in the White House again. John was so handsome. __________________ Soooo... THIS* is how you spend your free time now?!*

08-26-2009, 08:38 PM	#13
BoggleKng Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Boston, Ma Posts: 1,224	Man, it has been a bad year, folks dying left and right... Teddy, despite his faults, was a great Senator for Mass and always got back to my phone calls and emails quickly and with a sense of understanding for those that he served... __________________ You guys mind telling me what you're doing to my little green pal over there, hm? -Casey Jones, TMNT movie...

08-27-2009, 02:09 PM	#15
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_%28magazine%29 The accomplishment that put JFK Jr. (John-John) in the public eye for a while before his untimely death in a plane crash. (I remember reading the interview with Dr. Jack Kevorkian in one issue.)

08-27-2009, 05:51 PM	#17
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	Jello Biafra, former singer of former punk band "Dead Kennedys" studied acting and the history of Paraguay before he went to be a punk rocker. __________________ Because it's... I dunno... brutal.

08-27-2009, 06:11 PM	#18
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	It figures. Just when the nation is on the brink of reforming health care and fighting off the corrupt insurance companies who spread lies and ignorance, the cause's greatest crusader passes away. Terrible. __________________