If you haven't heard, Sen. Ted Kennedy succumbed to his brain tumor. Whatever any of us think of him, he was a passionate voice and loved by many. My condolences to the Kennedy family.

Now be nice...

The Kennedys helped give a voice to the irish people looking for work visa's in America.
I always liked them as a family,for my two pence worth,Ted's death is getting a lot of radio air time in ireland today,he was respected here.

R.I.P. Senator...

My condolences to the people who mourn his passing .

Great man, Great Loss. Rest in Peace. God Bless the family

Good man who fought tirelessly for the little man.
Good of you to acknowledge his passing.

the Kennedys helped give a voice to the irish people looking for work visa's in America.
I always liked them as a family,for my two pence worth,Ted's death is getting a lot of radio air time in ireland today,he was respected here.

That's an interesting bit of information,thank-you for sharing it!

The Kennedys were a long time voice in American politics. I didn't agree with him most of the time. I downright DISAGREED with him on just about every issue that came along. But he was a passionate voice for his positions.

The passing of Teddy Kennedy heralds the end of an era in American Politics and in the "American Camelot" mythology that so many Americans found romantic.

Truth is, when you compare the political dynastic families in American Politics, the Kennedy Family held a special place in the hearts of the American people that the Bush Family and Clinton Family and even the Rockefeller Family (three of the most powerful political dynasties in US history) could never reach. We have now come to the end of that era.

Elliot

Now be nice...

What to say ?

OK here it goes.

He made a career of being a Senator. Term limits anyone ?
If the Dems hold a memorial for him like they did for Sen Wellstone ;please feel free to lose my address.

If the Dems hold a memorial for him like they did for Sen Wellstone ;please feel free to lose my address.
I knew you were a closet democrat!

I once was a card carrying member .

Then you got mugged/robbed/beaten?

1 Corinthians 13:11

Wow, it always floors me when you pass yourself off as a good christian then I watch you besmirch your fellow man daily here.

Never said I was a good Christian . I am the least of all. Ephesians 3:8

Wow, it always floors me when you pass yourself off as a good christian then I watch you besmirch your fellow man daily here.

I find that most people besmirch themselves with their own actions. I just have a tendency to point it out to them and the rest of the world. I find that Tom has a similar way of dealing with it.

Elliot

Wow, it always floors me when you pass yourself off as a good christian then I watch you besmirch your fellow man daily here.

Maybe you should read the verse...

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

1 Corinthians 13:11

Not being a Christian, I say it differently.

He who is not a Liberal when they are young has no heart. He is not conservative as they grow old has no brains.

(Personally, I never had a heart. I was always a conservative like this... )

Elliot

Maybe you should read the verse ...

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Ahhhh, but SOME people here clearly never put away their childish things and have no desire to do so even now.

Elliot

Personally, I never had a heart. I was always a conservative like this

Had to cleans myself of years of indoctrination .

Had to cleans myself of years of indoctrination .

Who is the better man... the one who comes to his positions from birth or the one who had to WORK for it. You had to work for it, I didn't.

I have a lot of respect for you, Tom.

Elliot

Maybe you should read the verse ...

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Funny, I do the same thing but didn't need the bible to tell me that.

Funny, I do the same thing but didn't need the bible to tell me that.

Uh, NK, I don't think tom needed the bible to tell him that, I think he was using the bible to tell YOU something.

But he's the one who put the verse in. You know exactly how he thinks? What is tom trying to tell me??

Matthew 13:9

Speech,
What does tom mean by that??

Speech,
What does tom mean by that????

He's saying you are deaf to the world. People tell you stuff, but you are "hard of listening".

Do try to keep up, NK.

Elliot

But I tell you stuff all the time ET and YOU don't listen. What gives?

Speech,
What does tom mean by that????

By what, Matthew 13:9? 1 Corinthians 14:20, "Brethren, be not children in understanding ... but in understanding be men."

Ah OK.

But I tell you stuff all the time ET and YOU don't listen. What gives?

There's what you don't get. I DO listen to what you tell me. I then weigh it against other data and determine whether you are correct or not. It's called ANALYSIS.

Do you really feel unheard by others? That must be sad.

Elliot

There's what you don't get. I DO listen to what you tell me. I then weigh it against other data and determine whether you are correct or not. It's called ANALYSIS. See that's exactly what I do too but speech feels the need to tell me that someone else is sending me a message. Weird.

See that's exactly what I do too but speech feels the need to tell me that someone else is sending me a message. Weird.

As usual you have it all wrong, which was the point of what led you to this silly notion.

All right, carry on with your bible verses then.

Judges 15:16

judges 15:16

Lol!

Whenever I thought about Ted Kennedy, I was reminded of a great quote from the film "Animal House". "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life". I find it offensive that his many flaws and hyprocrisy have been whitewashed over the years. Many conservatives careers' have been ruined for far lesser sins. If a teenager acts stupid, it can be forgiven as youthful inexperience, but Kennedy acted like a moron until he was approaching 60. Mary Jo Kopechne's family can finally have some closure. He will not be missed.

Judges 15:16

Now now. Be nice.

Oh, OK, it was pretty funny. :p

Elliot

Whenever I thought about Ted Kennedy, I was reminded of a great quote from the film "Animal House". "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life". I find it offensive that his many flaws and hyprocrisy have been whitewashed over the years. Many conservatives careers' have been ruined for far lesser sins. If a teenager acts stupid, it can be forgiven as youthful inexperience, but Kennedy acted like a moron until he was approaching 60. Mary Jo Kopechne's family can finally have some closure. He will not be missed.

So... Ted Kennedy was Bluto Blutarski?

http://thm-a02.yimg.com/image/2ab81e1adc9899e4 (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTb_zsi5VKNBoBq4KjzbkF/SIG=12ilmc0h7/EXP=1251401068/**http%3A//lancemannion.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/bluto.jpg) http://thm-a04.yimg.com/image/e37234cf96ca561c (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTb_4WjJVKwy8A6iGjzbkF/SIG=12jv0jplh/EXP=1251401110/**http%3A//www.bongonews.com/StoryImages/ted_kennedy_2006-01-04.JPG)

I don't know... could be.

Elliot

Great pictures, I also heard that Barney Gumble on Simpsons was based on Ted.

OK, well I tried to be nice with this post. And the 3rd most popular search term on Google (down one spot from an hour ago although 1 & 2 are basically the same) as of now is...

Google Trends: Aug 26, 2009 (http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends)

OK, well I tried to be nice with this post. And the 3rd most popular search term on Google (down one spot from an hour ago although 1 & 2 are basically the same) as of now is...

Google Trends: Aug 26, 2009 (http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends)

LOL.

So the American public is getting a bit of an education on the life and times of Teddy Kennedy. If somewhat belated...

Elliot