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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: TAB on August 26, 2009, 12:22:15 AM
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just died.
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oh well. At least the Kepecknee family has their justice finally and the Senator has his justice.
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Good riddance ya murdering old drunkard! Wonder what marvelous commie the Govnaa is going to appoint now?
Any of us would have spent the last forty years in jail for what he did in Chappaquiddick, money talks and bullshit walks as they say!
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Adios.
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Hmmppff. 'Nuf said.
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Hmmppff. 'Nuf said.
+1
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Wonder what marvelous commie the Govnaa is going to appoint now?
Ah, here's the rub, ironic justice. FIVE years ago, when John Kerry was running for president. Kennedy pressure the Mass legistlature to pass a law requiring a public vote on replacement congress seats. Despite all the high-faluting rhetoric he was concerned that if Kerry won, Gov Romney (R) would appoint a republican.
JUST THIS MONTH, Kennedy was pressuring Mass Legislature to reverse that law, so that when he died, the now Democratic governor could appoint the replacement!
I don't think they passed the reversal. So the people of MA will get to vote.
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Ah, here's the rub, ironic justice. FIVE years ago, when John Kerry was running for president. Kennedy pressure the Mass legistlature to pass a law requiring a public vote on replacement congress seats. Despite all the high-faluting rhetoric he was concerned that if Kerry won, Gov Romney (R) would appoint a republican.
JUST THIS MONTH, Kennedy was pressuring Mass Legislature to reverse that law, so that when he died, the now Democratic governor could appoint the replacement!
I don't think they passed the reversal. So the people of MA will get to vote.
as it should be.
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"So the people of MA will get to vote."
And they'll probably re-elect the DEAD guy!
It's happened before!
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Took him long enough.
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I can't think of any other person who has done so much to destroy our republic. Maybe there is someone who can top him, maybe it is Obama. He came from a crime family and operated much like a political gangster for decades. Good riddance......
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I was always told, "If you cant say something nice......"
So, ------------> :-X
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Good riddance ya murdering old drunkard!
I was always told, "If you cant say something nice......"
So, ------------> :-X
I WAS being nice! ;D
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Here is analysis of the ABC obituary..... You will notice how they turn it into a guilt ridden plug for ObamaCare
http://pajamasmedia.com/eddriscoll/2009/08/25/ted-kennedy-dead-at-age-77/
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I think it is fitting that his last official act was to sponsor and vote for a $5 billion dollar expansion of public service ... as if gov. ain't big enough and expensive enough already. And then last week he makes an apeal to change his own rules concerning his replacement ... Have you ever played a game with a three year old that will do anything to gain an advantage?
This rant isn't just about Sen. Kennedy. This rant is about every elected or public official that worshiped who he was and what he stood for.
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Dems want Health Care bill renamed for Kennedy:
http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/08/26/byrd-wants-health-bill-renamed-for-kennedy/
*Emotionalized Health Care
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(http://usera.imagecave.com/webloafer/Blogs/article_fat_ted_feeding_tube.jpg11127175362708.jpg)
(http://foxbert.com/upload/0/03/Ted_Kennedy_sailing.jpg)
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I was wrong, it wasn't quite enough. From today's View From the Porch:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2009/08/mary-jo-kopechnes-killer-finally-called.html (http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2009/08/mary-jo-kopechnes-killer-finally-called.html)
Mary Jo Kopechne's killer finally called to account.
It is with a less-than-heavy heart that I awakened to the news that the Evel Knievel of Chappaquiddick, longtime foeman of my freedoms, and last withered fruit of a particularly bad crop of jumped-up Yankee wannabe-aristocrats that infested our government, has finally gone on to whatever reward awaits him.
As an added bonus, I will probably not have to hear anything about Michael Jackson for at least a week.
The word "foeman" was a link to this:
http://books.google.com/books?id=DhRzjUeZK4oC&pg=PA260&lpg=PA260&dq=gun+control+act+of+1968+ted+kennedy&source=bl&ots=VUMKrlN-yb&sig=ofLk2oNHc2OF7z7djnB38FTQ-WM&hl=en&ei=sBGVSvymHIW2Nqq3ufoH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=gun%20control%20act%20of%201968%20ted%20kennedy&f=false (http://books.google.com/books?id=DhRzjUeZK4oC&pg=PA260&lpg=PA260&dq=gun+control+act+of+1968+ted+kennedy&source=bl&ots=VUMKrlN-yb&sig=ofLk2oNHc2OF7z7djnB38FTQ-WM&hl=en&ei=sBGVSvymHIW2Nqq3ufoH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=gun%20control%20act%20of%201968%20ted%20kennedy&f=false)
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(http://usera.imagecave.com/webloafer/Blogs/article_fat_ted_feeding_tube.jpg11127175362708.jpg)
(http://foxbert.com/upload/0/03/Ted_Kennedy_sailing.jpg)
Just as there are women in this world that should not be allowed to wear certain items of clothing, there are many of us men that should keep the cloth on our bodies in public! I admit to taking my shirt off from time to time when working outside, but I have seven and a half acres in a rural setting to hide on ... and did I mention lots of screening from the road?
Those were two pictures I could have gone a lifetime without seeing :(
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I can't think of any other person who has done so much to destroy our republic. Maybe there is someone who can top him, maybe it is Obama. He came from a crime family and operated much like a political gangster for decades. Good riddance......
I couldn't have said it any better......+1
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Wow. I guess you guys didn't care for the senator.
The other good news is there goes their 60 votes at a critical time.
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BYEEEEEEEEE
Is it necessary for me to fake condolences for this SOB?
Now, Mary Jo can give him a piece of her mind.
Grim Reaper calling Bob Bird..
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BYEEEEEEEEE
Now, Mary Jo can give him a piece of her mind.
I think he went the other direction! Poor comm link between Heaven and Hell!
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May God have mercy on his soul.
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I did not write his obituary, but I read it with approval.
And even though it was not my responsibility I'm sorry that it was delayed so long. ;D
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As an added bonus, I will probably not have to hear anything about Michael Jackson for at least a week.
Yep..... If you want a good chuckle today, turn on MSNBC(D). They are slobbering all over this story. They are going to drag this thing out as long as humanly possible.
*At one point today they even touted him as being "great at bipartisanship ::).
*Mathews(D) video:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/08/26/msnbcs_matthews_barack_is_the_last_kennedy_brother.html
*Look at what is #2 on the list of top Google searchs:
http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends <-------------- Legacy
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All due to a human life that was lived - he was a fellow human being that deserves the respect that comes with it. However, if it were not for the power of his father, the long and strong family coat tails, and a very liberal state he would have been dumped long ago for his poor life choices. More good men and women have been ruined for far less than has been overlooked in his life. I will also go on record as saying that his welfare policies have done more to ruin the American work ethic and sense of personal responsibility than any single movement in history.
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CNN just said that he will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. :(
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He was a blight on our republic, I hear they are gonna name a bridge after him.
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CNN just said that he will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. :(
I believe he served in the Army during the Korean war. Of course HE served in GERMANY.
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I believe he served in the Army during the Korean war. Of course HE served in GERMANY.
Wiki...
Kennedy enlisted in the United States Army in June 1951. Following basic training at Fort Dix, he requested assignment to Fort Holabird for Army Intelligence training, but was dropped after a few weeks without explanation. He went to Camp Gordon for training in the Military Police Corps. In June 1952, he was assigned to the honor guard at SHAPE headquarters in Paris. His father's political connections ensured he was not deployed to the ongoing Korean War. While stationed in Europe he travelled extensively on weekends and climbed the Matterhorn. He was discharged in March 1953 as a private first class.
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still did more then bush.
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still did more then bush.
No....GWB learned to fly fighter aircraft, remember? That ain't exactly nothing! I can't do it, can you TAB?
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Well I am rated for twins.
<<<<<<<< wanted to be a heli pilot really bad, its why I joined the USCG.
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, known as Ted or Teddy, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in May 2008 and underwent a successful brain surgery soon after that.
The surgery couldn't have been TOO successful, seeing as how the old bastard has assumed room temperature.
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The surgery couldn't have been TOO successful, seeing as how the old bastard has assumed room temperature.
Sounds like a successful result to me. ;D
still did more then bush.
Apparently TAB is not familiar with the old saying that "it is better to remain silent and be THOUGHT a fool, than to open your mouth and prove it."
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still did more then bush.
Hey TAB, I mean this in the nicest possible way.
F**k off.
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Hey TAB, I mean this in the nicest possible way.
F**k off.
Runner up!
http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?topic=8560.msg109979;topicseen#msg109979
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Actually however much I despise Ted he did do more than bush, in 45 years he did a lot to destroy our constitution, much more than Bush. And I really like your girls Tab dam you.
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All due to a human life that was lived - he was a fellow human being that deserves the respect that comes with it. However, if it were not for the power of his father, the long and strong family coat tails, and a very liberal state he would have been dumped long ago for his poor life choices. More good men and women have been ruined for far less than has been overlooked in his life. I will also go on record as saying that his welfare policies have done more to ruin the American work ethic and sense of personal responsibility than any single movement in history.
While you have a valid point, having my own personal Ted Kennedy whose death will be celebrated with me dancing on his grave (for the record LES LEMM is reportedly a conservative but has NEVER taken responsibility for his action). I will be relieved if Les dies before me of Baudette, MN because I don't want to explain to the Almighty how I could let that booze hound get off scott free. I'm not celebrating Kennedy's death, but recognizing the relief the Koepechnee family must be feeling know. There is only one death that I won't feel any sorrow over and that's not Kennedy, but he still was a killer that never had to account before this day. That's my plug nickle and I'm not going to enterain any comments how I'm wrong-well maybe about Kennedy I will.
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My condolences to the family. I am sure that they will miss him.....................................as for me, Adios Teddy.
(http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae111/KidShelleen/12.jpg)
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I believe he served in the Army during the Korean war. Of course HE served in GERMANY.
"Upon graduation from Milton in 1950 he enrolled at Harvard - like his older brothers before him. At the end of his freshman year, however, he was expelled for having another student take a Spanish final examination in his stead. Kennedy then enlisted for a two-year stint in the army. Perhaps the advantage of his father's influence won him assignment to SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe) headquarters in Paris."
http://www.answers.com/topic/Ted%20Kennedy
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http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?topic=8507.0
The Last of
The Kennedy Dynasty
As soon as his cancer was detected, I noticed the immediate attempt at the “canonization” of old Teddy Kennedy by the mainstream media. They are saying what a "great American" he
is. I say, let's get a couple things clear & not twist the facts to change the real history.
1.
He was caught cheating at Harvard when he attended it.
He was expelled twice, once for cheating on a test, and once
for paying a classmate to cheat for him.
2.
While expelled, Kennedy e nlisted in the Army, but
mistakenly signed up for four years instead of two.
Oops! The man can't count to four! His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to England
> (a step up from bootlegging liquor into the US from
> Canada during prohibition), pulled the necessary
> strings to have his enlistment shortened to two years, and
> to ensure that he served in Europe, not Korea , where a war
> was raging. No preferential treatment for him! (like
> he charged that President Bush received).
> 3.
> Kennedy was assigned to Paris , never advanced beyond the
> rank of Private, and returned to Harvard upon being
> discharged. Imagine a person of his
> "education" NEVER advancing past the rank of
> Private!
4.
> While attending law school at the University of Virginia ,
> he was cited for reckless driving four times, including once
> when he was clocked driving 90 miles per hour in a
> residential neighborhood with his headlights off after
> dark. Yet his Virginia driver's license was never
> revoked.. Coincidentally, he passed the bar exam in
> 1959. Amazing!
5.
> In 1964, he was seriously injured in a plane crash, and
> hospitalized for several months. Test results
> done by the hospital at the time he was admitted had shown
> he was legally intoxicated. The results of those tests
> remained a "state secret" until in the 1980's
> when the report was unsealed.. Didn't hear about
> that from the unbiased media, did we?
6.
> On July 19, 1969, Kennedy attended a party on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts . At about 11:00 PM, he borrowed his chauffeur's keys to his Oldsmobile
limousine, and offered to give a ride home to Mary Jo
Kopechne, a campaign worker. Leaving the island via an unlit bridge with no guard rail, Kennedy steered the car off the bridge, flipped, and into Poucha Pond..
7.
> He swam to shore and walked back to the party, passing
> several houses and a fire station. Two friends then
> returned with him to the scene of the accident.
> According to their later testimony, they told him what he
> already knew - that he was required by law to immediately
> report the accident to the authorities. Instead
> Kennedy made his way to his hotel, called his lawyer, and
> went to sleep. Kennedy called the police the next
> morning and by then the wreck had already been
> discovered. Before dying, Kopechne had scratched at
> the upholstered floor above her head in the upside-down car.
The Kennedy family began "calling in favors",
> ensuring that any inquiry would be contained. Her
> corpse was whisked out-of-state to her family, before an
> autopsy could be conducted. Further details are
> uncertain, but after the accident Kennedy says he repeatedly
> dove under the water trying to rescue Kopechne and he
> didn't call police because he was in a state of shock.
> It is widely assumed Kennedy was drunk, and he held off
> calling police in hopes that his family could fix the
> problem overnight. Since the accident, Kennedy's
> "political enemies" have referred to him as the
> distinguished Senator from Chappaquiddick. He pled
> guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, and was given a
> SUSPENDED SENTENCE OF TWO MONTHS.
Kopechne's family received a small pay out from the Kennedy's insurance policy, and never sued. There was
later an effort to have her body exhumed and autopsied, but her family successfully fought against this in court, and Kennedy's family paid their attorney's bills... a "token of
friendship"?
a8. Kennedy has held his Senate seat for
> more than forty years, but considering his longevity, his
> accomplishments seem scant. He authored or argued for
> legislation that ensured a variety of civil rights,
> increased the minimum wage in 1981, made access to health
> care easier for the indigent, and funded Meals on Wheels for
> fixed-income seniors and is widely held as the
> "standard-bearer for liberalism". In his very
> first Senate roll, he was the floor manager for the bill
> that turned U.S. immigration policy upside down and opened
> the floodgate for immigrants from third world countries.
9.
> Since that time, he has been the prime instigator and author
> of every expansion of an increase in immigration, up to and
> including the latest attempt to grant amnesty to illegal
> aliens. Not to mention the pious grilling he gave the
> last two Supreme Court nominees, as if he was the standard
> bearer for the nation in matters of “what’s
> right". What a pompous ass!
10.
> He is known around Washington as a public drunk, loud,
> boisterous and very disrespectful to ladies. JERK is a
> better description than "great American".
> “A blonde in every pond” is his motto.
Let's not allow the spin doctors make this jerk a hero -- how quickly the American public forgets what his real legacy is.
Let’s keep this going for truth, justice and the American
way
He has also been stopped several times in the NH Seacoast for speeding and Drunk driving, also let us not forget the episode a few years ago of him chasing young girls around on a beach while shitfaced and naked.
Well, actually we might WANT to forget that one. ::)
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I would have still rather hunted with Dick Cheney, than driven with Ted Kennedy.
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I would have still rather hunted with Dick Cheney, than driven with Ted Kennedy.
Oldie but a goodie!
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See you in Hell, Ted.
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it has been all over the news here as well ::)
however they had been mentioning a bit out of that list Tom on his "indiscretions" as they story tell ::)
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I picked up a bumper sticker at a gun show several years ago that read, "My gun is safer than Ted Kennedy's car!"
Pretty much says it all, doesn't it?
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I picked up a bumper sticker at a gun show several years ago that read, "My gun is safer than Ted Kennedy's car!"
Pretty much says it all, doesn't it?
Dont place the blame on the inanimate object........ Oh, wait..... Ted is now an inanimate object too...... OK, all bets are off! Fire at will!
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Dont place the blame on the inanimate object........ Oh, wait..... Ted is now an inanimate object too...... OK, all bets are off! Fire at will!
;D ROFLMAO ;D
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Eric, you are so bad.....and I like it! (http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac157/johnnybravo7/smileys/469_jaw_dropping.gif)
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Dont place the blame on the inanimate object........ Oh, wait..... Ted is now an inanimate object too...... OK, all bets are off! Fire at will!
Eric you're going straight to Hell for that one. Save me a chair when you get there, will ya? ;D
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I understand that instead of "burying" him, in the traditional sense, they will put a wrench on his head and screw him into the ground.
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I understand that instead of "burying" him, in the traditional sense, they will put a wrench on his head and screw him into the ground.
I can't believe he's getting buried in Arlington? (http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac157/johnnybravo7/smileys/rip.gif)
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I can't believe he's getting buried in Arlington? (http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac157/johnnybravo7/smileys/rip.gif)
Even though he meets the requirements as a veteran, you know that it is more about the "honor" bestowed upon the "liberal lion" and prestige than for actual service rendered in the military. As I recall, it took special permission for Robert to be buried in Arlington. I think it is because he did not actually serve enough active duty, but mostly in training. I could be wrong and would welcome correction, but when we were at Arlington almost two years ago it was said during the tour that one of the Kennedys needed special permission for burial. I can't believe that it would have been JFK, so I'm thinking it was RFK. All that aside, we now have a special Kennedy section.
http://www.military.com/benefits/burial-and-memorial/arlington-national-cemetery#1 (http://www.military.com/benefits/burial-and-memorial/arlington-national-cemetery#1)
Ground Burial Eligibility
The following eligibility requirements for ground burial in Arlington National Cemetery. The last period of active duty of former members of the Armed Forces must have ended honorably. Interment may be casketed or cremated remains.
Any active duty member of the Armed Forces (except those members serving on active duty for training only).
Any veteran who is retired from active military service with the Armed Forces.
Any veteran who is retired from the Reserves is eligible upon reaching age 60 and drawing retired pay; and who served a period of active duty (other than for training).
Any former member of the Armed Forces separated honorably prior to October 1, 1949 for medical reasons and who was rated at 30% or greater disabled effective on the day of discharge.
Any former member of the Armed Forces who has been awarded one of the following decorations:
Medal of Honor
Distinguished Service Cross (Navy Cross or Air Force Cross)
Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Purple Heart
The President of the United States or any former President of the United States.
Any former member of the Armed Forces who served on active duty (other than for training) and who held any of the following positions:
An elective office of the U.S. Government
Office of the Chief Justice of the United States or of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
An office listed, at the time the person held the position, in 5 USC 5312 or 5313 (Levels I and II of the Executive Schedule).
The chief of a mission who was at any time during his/her tenure classified in Class I under the provisions of Section 411, Act of 13 August 1946, 60 Stat. 1002, as amended (22 USC 866) or as listed in State Department memorandum dated March 21, 1988.
Any former prisoner of war who, while a prisoner of war, served honorably in the active military, naval, or air service, whose last period of military, naval or air service terminated honorably and who died on or after November 30, 1993. i. The spouse, widow or widower, minor child, or permanently dependent child, and certain unmarried adult children of any of the above eligible veterans.
The widow or widower of:
A member of the Armed Forces who was lost or buried at sea or officially determined to be missing in action.
A member of the Armed Forces who is interred in a US military cemetery overseas that is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
A member of the Armed Forces who is interred in Arlington National Cemetery as part of a group burial.
The surviving spouse, minor child, or permanently dependent child of any person already buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
The parents of a minor child, or permanently dependent child whose remains, based on the eligibility of a parent, are already buried in ANC. A spouse divorced from the primary eligible, or widowed and remarried, is not eligible for interment.
Provided certain conditions are met, a former member of the Armed Forces may be buried in the same grave with a close relative who is already buried and is the primary eligible.
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He gets into Arlington based on his two years of active duty AND his elected office! Bobby met the same criteria, ex-Navy and a U.S. Senator from NY...
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Okay, so here's a link to the National Lampoon fake add that got them sued by Volkswagen. I don't remember the year but I think it was in the early 70s.
http://www.bizbag.com/Cartoons/kennedy.htm (http://www.bizbag.com/Cartoons/kennedy.htm)
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UPDATE: “One of his favorite topics of humor was indeed Chappaquiddick itself”
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/28/one-of-his-favorite-topics-of-humor-was-indeed-chappaquiddick-itself/
One of Kennedy’s close friends, former editor of Newsweek and New York Times Magazine Ed Klein, tells the Diane Rehm Show that Chappaquiddick jokes were high up on the list
I don’t know if you know this or not, but one of his favorite topics of humor was indeed Chappaquiddick itself. And he would ask people, “have you heard any new jokes about Chappaquiddick?” That is just the most amazing thing. It’s not that he didn’t feel remorse about the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, but that he still always saw the other side of everything and the ridiculous side of things, too.
Audio here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaiTipTtbak
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UPDATE: “One of his favorite topics of humor was indeed Chappaquiddick itself”
Audio here:
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/28/one-of-his-favorite-topics-of-humor-was-indeed-chappaquiddick-itself/
Proves the man was a crass boor!
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Love how the state run media are tripping all over themselves, trying to "put lipstick on the pig," as the big O would say.
He was the exact type of cretin the liberal maroons worship. My hero!
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He gets into Arlington based on his two years of active duty AND his elected office! Bobby met the same criteria, ex-Navy and a U.S. Senator from NY...
I'm sure my dad, (WWII) Uncle Mac (WWII, Korea, Vietnam) and Aunt Ruth (Korea) will be digging themselves out of Arlington shortly.
They all SERVED their country, Teddy!
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082703257.html
Eugene Robinson(D) : "But we sorely miss Kennedy's moral clarity"
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082703257.html
Eugene Robinson(D) :
All I can say is:
I want that guy writing MY eulogy!!!
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All I can say is:
I want that guy writing MY eulogy!!!
No way tt...
m58 and Haz will do a better job!
;D
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No way tt...
m58 and Haz will do a better job!
;D
That scares me. Both know me too well. ;D
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That scares me. Both know me too well. ;D
Yup... ;)
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That scares me. Both know me too well. ;D
No worries...I don't plan on writing it any time soon. ;)
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No worries...I don't plan on writing it any time soon. ;)
Oh, lets do it! I'll start:
There once was a man from Nantucket Northwest Iowa....
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There was a poignant footnote to President Obama's historic July 10 meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. Behind closed doors in the papal library, Obama handed Benedict a letter that Senator Edward Kennedy had asked him to personally deliver to the pontiff. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs later told reporters that nobody - not even the President - knew the contents of the sealed missive. Obama himself asked Benedict to pray for Kennedy, and called the ailing Senator afterward to fill him in on his encounter with the 82-year-old Pope.
Rest of the story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090827/wl_time/08599191906400
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Interesting find CJ,, if he wasn't a "Kennedy" he probably would have been excommunicated.