Ted Kennedy is the Worst Senator Ever in the History of the United States!

[Armstead]

Awful. Just awful. Imagine endorsing Obama. I always knew there was something I hated about him beneath all those years of fighting for the poor and middle class, standing up against the War In Iraq and generally keeping the flame of liberalism alive during dark days.

Horrible, horrible man.

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In case you missed it, this is sarcasm. And, I should add that I'm an Edwards supporter, and would have much rather see him endorse JE. But whatever Ted does is fine by me. He's the best, and I'm proud he's my Senator....The inevitable flaying of him for one endorsement is flat-out wrong.

[Big Blue Marble]

1. How dare he endorse a candidate.

The nerve of him especially if it was not going to be Hillary.

[neutron]

23. Since candidates he Endorses seem to Lose

I've calmed down. But I think being wealthy, Kennedy didn't feel the
effects of the Clinton era the way us working people did.

I was started making 6 figures after Clinton came in, and stopped when
Bush came in.

Kennedy drives 6 figure cars, and he'll have them whether or not Obama
is an effective president. He is in an insulated and recession proof world

So to Kennedy, with his great idealism, it is wonderful to have the first
black president. And I agree, it would be wonderful.

But I watched the NV and NH debates, and Clinton was by far the sharpest.
She outwitted those 2 suckers. She does her homework.

And I KNOW she's going to work her ass off.

I became bothered by Obama because of what seemed like sneaky
smear tactics - his people were all over the web trashing Clinton.
This bugged me. I doubt if Kennedy had time to scrutinize the
sordid goings on.

So Kennedy and I are looking at Obama from 2 different perspectives
and two different classes.

[Big Blue Marble]

28. Actually, I think many working people see the Kennedys as supporters.

I think that the influence that Kennedy and Kerry share in Mass. will shift a lot of voters in that state to the Obama column.

Both Senators will be out in force in the state campaigning for him. Obama will not have a lot of time to spend in any individual state.
When you have two heavyweights pulling for you, you do not have to spend a lot of time there.

[rasputin1952]

2. So, you are saying that Kennedy is worse than, say...

McCarthy?

I find that hard to believe...:shrug:

[Armstead]

4. Um, I'm hoping you noticed the bottom of my post

[rasputin1952]

31. ....

:)

[Bobbieo]

9. I believe some of your true feelings are seeping through all

that sarcasm, armstead!!!

[Armstead]

12. As far as I'm concerned, Ted is Da Man

Perhaps the best Senator of my lifetime.

[Bobbieo]

18. But you write with such conviction, armstead!

[Armstead]

20. I've written my share of PR copy in my day

heh-heh

[More Than A Feeling]

3. That's nothing, I heard he wants to save the environment

and make sure all children get a decent education! The FIEND!

[LordJFT]

7. And he supports gay marriage! and doesn't wanna deport illegals

[More Than A Feeling]

8. Gasp! *faints dead away*

[LakeSamish706]

5. Use the sarcasm thingy.... Thats all!

:sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[bunnies]

6. word.

Thank you for the sanity. And aside... I thought JE gave an incredible speech last night. I so wanted him to do better.

[Barack_America]

10. I'm with you...

IMO, the Clintons are trying for a power grab in the party right now. All they care about is winning at any cost. They hurting the Dem party's chances in the general election (both for President and down-ballot) with their personal attacks. They're thumbing their nose at the DNC with the Florida delegate issue.

As much as I like to think that Kennedy really likes Obama, I believe that this endorsement is just as much about squashing this power grab.

[Robeson]

11. Every time Ted endorses someone, God kills a kitten....

...please Ted, save the kittens!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

13. Lucky you

to have him as your Senator. I've only been in your wonderful state once, but enjoyed every minute of it. Sorta wished my ancestors hadn't decided to move west from Cape Cod and North Andover.....

[Armstead]

14. Great place in the summer....

...in the winter it's an, er, aquired taste.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

30. I grew up in central Illinois

winters there are an acquired taste, too.

[Ian David]

15. Ted has done VERY few things that piss me off, and NONE are worth throwing him under the bus for.nt

[tammywammy]

16. Exactly

[AtomicKitten]

17. What would the 2nd longest-serving Senator know anyway? * clutches pearls *

;)

[HughMoran]

19. He's a great Senator

I haven't seen any criticism of him, but then again - I've hidden any threads that I thought might be going down that path.

[More Than A Feeling]

21. We are all about the Kennedy bashing in this thread, as you can clearly see!

:silly:

[HughMoran]

24. I went one step beyond the sarcasm part

if that's OK with you :P

[More Than A Feeling]

26. Oh, you sneaky punk, you cleverly deployed irony!

You win the internets!

[HughMoran]

29. chuckle

your internets are belong to me :hippie:

[tammywammy]

22. Ahh, yes, they must be hidden from you

But it seems like it's only one poster so far going down this route.

[HughMoran]

25. I hope people can refrain from being stupid about this

This endorsement is a fabulous coup for Obama - more power to him!

[democrat2thecore]

27. You're right. What a tool that Teddy guy is. Far right-wing monster I tell 'ya! -nt

[ursi]

32. Oh, but I thought only Republicans are worse!