Quite a legacy!!!> > The Last of The Kennedy Dynasty.> > As soon as cancer was found, I noticed the immediate attempt at > canonization of old Teddy by the main stream 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 enlisted 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 U.S. from Canada during > prohibition), pulled the necessar y 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 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, after passing > several houses and a fire station. Then two friends 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 hope s 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 payout ?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"?> > 8. 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 funde d Meals on Wheels for fixed-income seniors > and is widely held as the "standard-bearer for liberalism". In his > very first Senate role, 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 and 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 were the standard bearer for the nation in matters of 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".> > Let's not allow the spin doctors make this jerk a hero -- how quickly > the American public forgets what his real legacy is...
Showing posts with label Ted Kennedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ted Kennedy. Show all posts
Thursday, January 8, 2009
End of Teddy Kennedy Dynasty
Quite a legacy!!!> > The Last of The Kennedy Dynasty.> > As soon as cancer was found, I noticed the immediate attempt at > canonization of old Teddy by the main stream 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 enlisted 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 U.S. from Canada during > prohibition), pulled the necessar y 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 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, after passing > several houses and a fire station. Then two friends 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 hope s 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 payout ?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"?> > 8. 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 funde d Meals on Wheels for fixed-income seniors > and is widely held as the "standard-bearer for liberalism". In his > very first Senate role, 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 and 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 were the standard bearer for the nation in matters of 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".> > Let's not allow the spin doctors make this jerk a hero -- how quickly > the American public forgets what his real legacy is...
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