Obama: "I reject the politics of the past!" = "Thanks, Teddy Kennedy!"

[MethuenProgressive]

:eyes:

[sunonmars]

1. yeah i know complete 180 degree turn

Kerry was never this much of a flipflopper. Obama is taking it to a whole new level.

[Fresh_Start]

2. Does Teddy realize that he was the leader of the

wrong way Democrats that led to the Reagan revolution?

[Fed_Up_Grammy]

3. Huh?

[LittleClarkie]

The politics, not the politicians

And they are embracing him, and passing the torch.

[1corona4u]

12. So...if Uncle Ted would have ran for president this time...

would he still be in the race at this point, or would Obama supporters have squashed him like a bug, like they have the others?

[LittleClarkie]

19. And if I had monkeys flying out my ass, I could be on the news?

Can we stick with what is, and not what if?

[1corona4u]

22. I am...

we're talking about Ted.

[LittleClarkie]

30. No you aren't. Teddy isn't running

so we have no idea who would be doing what to whom.

[jackson_dem]

21. They would have done to him what they did to Edwards and Hillary

Of the five major sins Obamites flyspeched from pre-2005 bills Kennedy was with Edwards and Hillary on three. Kerry on all five.

[NYCGirl]

4. And judging by Ted Kennedy's speech today, so does he!

Thank you for pointing that out.

[saracat]

5. I never thought I would agree with you on anything but you are right on this MP.

Does he listen to himself speak? How can he not see the irony of such a statement?

[LittleClarkie]

16. And how about that old fossil John Kerry?

The politics, not the politicians.

[cali]

6. bitter, bitter, bitter

I don't expect Obama to win, but I hope to christ I'm never as bitter and pathetic as you.

[1corona4u]

15. Better bitter than bitchy.

[Blue-Jay]

7. Ook ook!

[Missy M]

8. Didn't Obama once tell Ted Kennedy.....

he was getting a little old.

[1corona4u]

26. Why, yes, he did...

He also told him to "get some spine".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlvJ8bA6_xA

[Kutjara]

9. Cue two weeks of...

"I hope Teddy doesn't drive him home. Hyuk! Hyuk! Hyuk!" jokes here and everywhere.

It's as inevitable as the swallows returning to Capistrano.

[ProSense]

10. Kennedy could have said the same thing: "I reject the politics of the past!" = The Clintons. n/t

[Critters2]

11. I know. This is laughable. nt

[Tulkas]

13. Of the past 15 years... not of the entire history of mankind.. (just dumb)

[Critters2]

25. Those would be the years when the Repugs had all the ideas? nt

[sunonmars]

14. honestly he's now outdoing Kerry on the flipflop stakes

[Hardrada]

18. O snark!!

[DJ13]

17. This isnt about the past or future

This is about the Democratic Party putting the Clintons in their place for the kind of campaign they've waged against both Obama and Dean at the DNC.

[robbedvoter]

24. Is it about the Rich vs Poor then?

[jackson_dem]

27. Obama's pal Rahm has led the fight against Dean

[stillcool]

20. Yeah really...how many years since JFK?

a lifetime of shit politics.

[UALRBSofL]

23. OMG ! ! !

That is a good obseration OP. :)

[progressoid]

28. Yep! It's politics, so the contradictory is par for the course.

[stray cat]

29. He should have said the Clinton and Bush years were rejected

[MethuenProgressive]

31. But during the last 10-15 years the GOP (Bush) had all the ideas

Evidently Obama was just rejecting the Democratic politics of the past.

[desi]

33. This family that he has rejected in his canned speeches

several times has also rejected Obama.

[desi]

32. And if he had said that.

Is it then safe to say that he accepted the Nixon, Ford, Carter, Raygun years? I'd like somebody to point to the periods mentioned where Democrats were better off than the Clinton years. And yes you can include Bush 1 and Bush 2. For obvious reasons I did not include Kennedy.