Ted Kennedy is dead

procure11

Senator Ted Kennedy has died of brain cancer at the age of 77

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Kennedy-Senator-Edward-Kennedy-John-And-Robert-Kennedys-Brother-Dies-Aged-77-After-Cancer-Battle/Article/200908415368703?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_0&lid=ARTICLE_15368703_Kennedy%3A_Senator_Edward_Kennedy%2C_John_And_Robert_Kennedys_Brother%2C_Dies_Aged_77_After_Cancer_Battle



Very sad indeed!! End of an era ...he was a great man RIP!!!

FlutterinBantam

Indeed he was, did great work behind the scenes, and a good friend of Ireland.

Sorry to hear of his demise.

RIP

+1

dresden8

**** driver though.

lostexpectation

will he cross the spiritual bridge into heaven now?

UpCork

RIP Senator Edward Kennedy.

A man who really love politics and worked tirelessly for the good of his state and country.

He even managed to garner the favour of the most right wing Republicans in American politics - not an easy feat.

As others have said, a good friend to Ireland too.

humanji

Hmmm, I only know of him because he's mentioned in a Simpsons episode.

skywalker

Sorry to hear of his death, as has been said above, a good man, & a good friend to Ireland.

tallus

R.I.P.

El Siglo

He was a great man, R.I.P.

starn

Ave atque vale

Long Onion

Whay has no-one said "CHOWDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA - Say it Frenchie" yet?

mike65

All sorts of stuff is going to come out now, we may even find out who killed Mary Jo Kopechne and just how close he was to the rape of a young woman...

tarbuck

Great senator but a really bad date.

ejmaztec

mike65 wrote: »

All sorts of stuff is going to come out now, we may even find out who killed Mary Jo Kopechne and just how close he was to the rape of a young woman...

Unlike his two brothers who got shot by other people, he managed to shoot himself in the foot a couple of times, so never made as much progress up the US political ladder.:(

Hagar

Let's keep some sense of decorum at the man's passing, please.

holly1

Great Senator,tireless worker,end of an era.
R.I.P.

niceirishfella

Sad to learn of this - RIP Ted.

Wazdakka

Sh1t one..

*Tips hat

Euro_Kraut

Sad news. Ireland and more importanly Liberalism has lost a key voice in the US Senate.

I was a real fan of Ted.

RIP.

Rodgeb

RIP.

King of Kings

Hagar wrote: »

Let's keep some sense of decorum at the man's passing, please.

i've nothing against Ted Kennedy (except for Irelands hard-on for his family) but why?
as mods you tolerate all kinds of offensive ****e against others (Madeline Macann and her parents for example)

what make Ted Kennedy so special?

mike65

And as a venal politician he is a better target than the average private individual.

Hagar

It was a polite request, but if you have problems with me making a polite request as forum mod please take it to PM or Help Desk. On thread discussion is not the way to go.

Mike...

RIP

A true friend of Ireland...

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Who???

shenanigans1982

Anyone pick him in the deadpool thread?

Biggins

He was a friend to Ireland constantly.
He continued to try and see a maintaining high number of visas issued to Irish youth.
He fought for a general amnesty for Irish people working in the states after their visa's ran out out or their status changed.

One way or another he had a kind heart for the Irish people.

RIP

Agamemnon

RIP to a great senator and friend of Ireland.

TheZohanS

King of Kings wrote: »

i've nothing against Ted Kennedy (except for Irelands hard-on for his family) but why?
as mods you tolerate all kinds of offensive ****e against others (Madeline Macann and her parents for example)

what make Ted Kennedy so special?

- Off the top of my head two reasons; he founded the Congressional Friends of Ireland and fought hard for citizenship for the illegal Irish emigrants in the U.S.

He did more for Ireland than the people you mentioned.


R.I.P. Mr. Kennedy.

ZiMZuM

R.I.P MRRRRR KEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYYY








Kennedy

King of Kings

TheZohan wrote: »

Off the top of my head two reasons; he founded the Congressional Friends of Ireland and fought hard for citizenship for the illegal Irish emigrants in the U.S.

He did more for Ireland than the people you mentioned.


R.I.P. Mr. Kennedy.

TheZohan you missed my point.
I know how he is and what he has done (good/bad and the mystery of a young lady's death) but he is not excempt from criticism. I mentioned Madeline McCann cos as a child she was quite innocent. Ted for all his achievements is a Kennedy and they are far from the saints the irish media portray them as.
And to suggest that Ted Kennedy is more deserving of a "free ride" thorugh this forum than Madeline is sickening.
you disgust me.

Biggins

King of Kings wrote: »

TheZohan you missed my point.
In fact you missed the point so badly I think you are a fool

Have a go at a post, not the poster is the general rule here.
God knows I've been an idiot at times but good folk here have refrained from stating it, sticking within the forum rules.

Fuhrer

Seems to me that he understood the point perfectly anyway...

BizTalker

RIP,
hope there are good successors of his to continue the link with Ireland.

Earthhorse

A sad loss to US politics and, in some ways, the end of an era.

May he rest in peace.

dr.bollocko

King of Kings. In future attack the post and not the poster or you will be banned from after hours.

My name is URL

Sad that he's dead, he done alot of good regardless of what wrong he may have done

I wouldn't be a supporter of the whole political dynasty thing though.

Frankly too many of them were involved in governance, imo

Biggins

King of Kings wrote: »

TheZohan you missed my point.
I know how he is and what he has done (good/bad and the mystery of a young lady's death) but he is not excempt from criticism. I mentioned Madeline McCann cos as a child she was quite innocent. Ted for all his achievements is a Kennedy and they are far from the saints the irish media portray them as.
And to suggest that Ted Kennedy is more deserving of a "free ride" through this forum than Madeline is sickening.
you disgust me.

I must be blind but where EXACTLY did TheZohan say that "...Ted Kennedy is more deserving of a "free ride" through this forum than Madeline...".

Before you go getting disgusted, can you point out the source of its justification for existence.
Its a fair question!

stovelid

..

Mike...

Anyone see the farce on the BBC News site

All the Tans throwing accusations about IRA funding etc all over the place.

http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?sortBy=1&forumID=6917&start=0&tstart=0&edition=2&ttl=20090826131756#paginator

stovelid

Mike... wrote: »

All the Tans throwing accusations about IRA funding etc all over the place.

Have the Blacks made a statement yet?

InkSlinger67

R.I.P. Mr. Kennedy

ejmaztec wrote: »

Unlike his two brothers who got shot by other people, he managed to shoot himself in the foot a couple of times, so never made as much progress up the US political ladder.:(

He could have easily taken the democratic nomination in '72 and given Nixon a hell of a run but in the end refused to run on speculation about the '76 presidential race.

I reckon he didn't want to face an existing president in an election. But what does it matter, a fine man and a fine politician god rest his soul.

procure11

stovelid wrote: »

Have the Blacks made a statement yet?

I started the thread and I am black!

who the fug

InkSlinger67 wrote: »

R.I.P. Mr. Kennedy



He could have easily taken the democratic nomination in '72 and given Nixon a hell of a run but in the end refused to run on speculation about the '76 presidential race.
.

Vote would have remained the same

49 states for Nixon v Kennedy home state, even in 1979 he was been roasted for Mary Jo, that and Nixon was popular

King of Kings

Biggins wrote: »

I must be blind but where EXACTLY did TheZohan say that "...Ted Kennedy is more deserving of a "free ride" through this forum than Madeline...".

Before you go getting disgusted, can you point out the source of its justification for existence.
Its a fair question!

you'd have to read my first post and then thezohan's response.

rotinaj

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

Anyone pick him in the deadpool thread?

Had him on derby death pool

getz

InkSlinger67 wrote: »

R.I.P. Mr. Kennedy



He could have easily taken the democratic nomination in '72 and given Nixon a hell of a run but in the end refused to run on speculation about the '76 presidential race.

I reckon he didn't want to face an existing president in an election. But what does it matter, a fine man and a fine politician god rest his soul.

to some ted kennedy was american royality, a blue-blood,a surrogate to a litany of fatherless kennedy children,a irish/catholic,but to others he was a man that was kicked out of harvard for cheating,involved with gang crime,murder,coverups,that left two of his brothers assassinated,still most will remember him as a leading american politition,

TheZohanS

King of Kings wrote: »

i've nothing against Ted Kennedy (except for Irelands hard-on for his family) but why?
as mods you tolerate all kinds of offensive ****e against others (Madeline Macann and her parents for example)

what make Ted Kennedy so special?

TheZohan wrote: »

- Off the top of my head two reasons; he founded the Congressional Friends of Ireland and fought hard for citizenship for the illegal Irish emigrants in the U.S.

He did more for Ireland than the people you mentioned.


R.I.P. Mr. Kennedy.

King of Kings wrote: »

TheZohan you missed my point.
I know how he is and what he has done (good/bad and the mystery of a young lady's death) but he is not excempt from criticism. I mentioned Madeline McCann cos as a child she was quite innocent. Ted for all his achievements is a Kennedy and they are far from the saints the irish media portray them as.
And to suggest that Ted Kennedy is more deserving of a "free ride" thorugh this forum than Madeline is sickening.
you disgust me.

King of Kings wrote: »

you'd have to read my first post and then thezohan's response.

Ok so you've insulted me on thread and now misquoted me.

I have quoted my response and your reply, so please answer Biggins question.

Biggins

TheZohan wrote: »

Ok so you've insulted me on thread and now misquoted me.

I have quoted my response and your reply, so please answer Biggins question.

I doubt he can. I still await where exactly your supposed to have stated what he claims.
I won't hold my breath for an accurate reply.
I think its better the rest of us move on and get back to the topic.

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The man for any faults he might have, stood up to those that sought to put Ireland down, within the states.
He was one of the best unofficial ambassadors for our country that ever lived.
Granted, like some politicians, he made a few mistakes (Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone).
But for any errors he might have made, for the amount of good he did, those good things far, far exceed any possible (still not proven! Innocent until FOUND guilty?) misdeeds he might have done as a small few others claim.

He was a good man, a good ambassador and a hard worker.
I hope someday others can say just the same about me when I go. I'd be so blessed.

Bonavox

I've never even heard of him.