The Lionization Of Edward Kennedy

So he made a mistake when he was a young man. Where are all you christians who believe in that bible passage about let he who is without sin cast the first stone. If there weren't so many hipyocrites around this would very seldom come up. The stone casting that is not the bible passage.

Nah, it wasn't murder. Probably manslaughter, or vehicular homicide.

I get the feeling that even though he did not get the punishment that he deserved, he did not get away scot free. Every time that I see a photo of him, I think of "The Picture of Dorian Gray".

Kennedy's views on politics were certainly different from mine, and he very actively opposed legislative actions I favored. and championed ones I thought ill-advised or harmful. He was particularly harsh and bullying towards the judicial nomnees he opposed, unnecessarily (in my view) making personal attacks on them from his chair on the Judicial Committee (where he enjoyed the protection og Federal law for his many libels).

However, he has lived a colorful and interesting life. Those who favor his interpretations of our political life can and, no doubt, will find many things to praise him for.

I don't see much point in attacking his character now.

Kennedy was charged with the law in place at the time.

The claims that he got away with murder are just sour grapes. There was no murder to charge him with under the circumstances.

Thank whatever there is to thank Kennedy is there. Nobody has fought the encroachment of the right on the interests of the working public harder than he has.

georgeob1 wrote:

Kennedy's views on politics were certainly different from mine, and he very actively opposed legislative actions I favored. and championed ones I thought ill-advised or harmful. He was particularly harsh and bullying towards the judicial nomnees he opposed, unnecessarily (in my view) making personal attacks on them from his chair on the Judicial Committee (where he enjoyed the protection og Federal law for his many libels).

However, he has lived a colorful and interesting life. Those who favor his interpretations of our political life can and, no doubt, will find many things to praise him for.

I don't see much point in attacking his character now.

Then don't.

Finn dAbuzz wrote:

georgeob1 wrote:

Kennedy's views on politics were certainly different from mine, and he very actively opposed legislative actions I favored. and championed ones I thought ill-advised or harmful. He was particularly harsh and bullying towards the judicial nomnees he opposed, unnecessarily (in my view) making personal attacks on them from his chair on the Judicial Committee (where he enjoyed the protection og Federal law for his many libels).

However, he has lived a colorful and interesting life. Those who favor his interpretations of our political life can and, no doubt, will find many things to praise him for.

I don't see much point in attacking his character now.

Then don't.

I won't. And I don't think there is much point in you doing it either.

parados wrote:

Kennedy was charged with the law in place at the time.

The claims that he got away with murder are just sour grapes. There was no murder to charge him with under the circumstances.

He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident which was the least of offenses the authorities might have levelled against him.

A perfect example of a rich fat cat using his power and connections to avoid responsibility, but you can rationalize it was something else.