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.

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Originally Posted by redhed35

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.

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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

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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.

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If the Dems hold a memorial for him like they did for Sen Wellstone ;please feel free to lose my address.

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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

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

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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

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

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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.

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1 Corinthians 13:11

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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

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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.

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

Elliot

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

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Had to cleans myself of years of indoctrination .