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Part of the reason why I said 0 respect, but I'm not going to trash the guy until people start to laud him.
Frankly I find these threads rather phoney. If I suddenly died I would expect a much larger thread, and much longer since I was an actual member here. It's almost as though people think the Kennedy will read this.
I'm not looking for a thank you. Just expressing my opinion."thank you" trolling. nothing more, nothing less
I reserve my mourning and tears for Mary Jo Kopechne.
Sucks for his family, though he lived a long and successful life.
Doubt it. The Kennedy's regardless of what people think of them are the closest thing America has to royalty. The fact that the last truly visible member of the family has died would make it worthy enough for them cover everything from what he'll wear to the coffin to what food they'll give the guests at the wake.
And his sister too. I don't know why I am surprised by this, but I am. He didn't go to his sister's funeral, which should have told me that it was just a matter of days.
See, that's my big concern, it seems when you have certain fringe extremists in any political group, they tend to use(and I cannot choose any word more appropriately) the death of someone connected to the movement to further an agenda, I find that morbid, tasteless, and absolutely appalling, and hope this time a little class gets shown.
I think because he's a Kennedy it will be heavy coverage, which is fine, I just would rather that this time we return to a more dignified coverage, I'm getting sick of the morbid nature of celebrity/politician news coverage and when the facts run out, the speculation and third party opinions start to clutter the whole thing, then there are the loons.....ugh, they are the worst of it all
I tend to agree, and I think the news will go on an extended feeding frenzy.
There never was a Camelot except in the MSM. It was all lies, and smoke and mirrors.What I never quite understood is why liberals, who detest great wealth, blood lines & tradition (for the most part) swoon over the Kennedy's for this "American royaly" thing. The whole "Camelot" thing always made my stomach churn.
I can appreciate the Kennedy's for their service and sacrifice. I never liked TK (may he RIP), but the first time I saw him live, I was struck by the history surrounding this man. Royalty and Camelot ... blech.
Rest in peace, Senator.
Meh. The media went nutz when Reagan died. It's to be expected. With the Obama's on Martha's Vineyard this week, I image the MSM descending on the cape with a frenzy.
Stop your crying, he deserves everything he's getting.Sigh. We really should start a pool on how quickly someone from the other side will come into a RIP type thread and **** it up with their hyper partisan idiocy when everyones being respectful in it. Like it'd be so damn hard to make a "Why the man deserves no respect in death" thread or something...but of course not, that'd take them being actually halfway respectful to their fellow posters and god knows people don't give a **** about that. They have to have all the attention on them, they must derail it into a big argument. :roll:
R.I.P. My heart goes out to the family. The man was a legend within American politics, good or bad. I disagreed with him on just about everything and have a number of issues with him, but ultimately he served his country as best as he felt he could and that's at le ast respectable.
Its not the wealthy they detest as much as high income earners. Have you ever heard a Demo congress person advocate taxing wealth? It's the income they always want to tax.What I never quite understood is why liberals, who detest great wealth, blood lines & tradition (for the most part) swoon over the Kennedy's for this "American royaly" thing. The whole "Camelot" thing always made my stomach churn.
I can appreciate the Kennedy's for their service and sacrifice. I never liked TK (may he RIP), but the first time I saw him live, I was struck by the history surrounding this man. Royalty and Camelot ... blech.
Rest in peace, Senator.
It's not an RIP thread, it's breaking news.
If they really wanted to soak the rich and bring in a lot of tax money, they would put a 1% tax on all property over a certain amount.
We're getting off topic here guys. This thread is about a boozing hypocrite.That's covered with the estate tax (which is coming back).
Not really. The estate tax does not affect the super rich. It is very easy to get around if you have enough money.That's covered with the estate tax (which is coming back).
Sigh. We really should start a pool on how quickly someone from the other side will come into a RIP type thread and **** it up with their hyper partisan idiocy when everyones being respectful in it. Like it'd be so damn hard to make a "Why the man deserves no respect in death" thread or something...but of course not, that'd take them being actually halfway respectful to their fellow posters and god knows people don't give a **** about that. They have to have all the attention on them, they must derail it into a big argument. :roll:
R.I.P. My heart goes out to the family. The man was a legend within American politics, good or bad. I disagreed with him on just about everything and have a number of issues with him, but ultimately he served his country as best as he felt he could and that's at le ast respectable.