Ted Kennedy Tells His Own Story

I look forward to reading the book but NOT to the inevitable Doris Kearns Goodwin appearances on any show that will have her.

OT-Karen did James Poniewozik thank you or curse you for the link on Friday?
10 posts on his home page. Comment totals are 0,2,2, ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN,1,1,2,1,3, and 1.

Shows your clout I think.

Haven't read leftist political activist Lois Romano's predictable, dutifully written, adoring tribute to the repulsive, treasonous cretin Kennedy, but does Romano quote the Soviet KGB memos, which detail Kennedy's traitorous collaboration with America's enemies (i.e., Kennedy's best friends)?

Thanks Karen for bringing this great, and I am sure purely fictional account of the life and times of Edward "the Murderer" Kennedy to our attention yet again.
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By the way, could you ask the high Sheriffs to increase the font size on the post by JNS preceeding this post? The one that was written by a TIME intern?
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Thank you Karen for your consideration on this.

Those of you mean spirited and uncaring posters- have you ever benefitted from the laws Ted Kennedy pushed through congress and became the law of the land?

He had to live with the truth of Chappaquidick every day and as a wealthy man come have easily left the public scene and left the public eye

Still Ted Kennedy used that tragedy of his own making along with the tragedy's in his life of others making and turned to always help the less fortunate

The man had two children with cancer, lost three of his brothers to a premature death, broke his back as a young age -- he suffered plenty

Take this lesson from Ted Kennedy - turn your hate to do something positive -- all your darkness being turned inward is eating you - and your supposed cause - alive

I have the book on reserve and hope to start reading it this week and cannot wait.

Teddy Kennedy may have had moments of poor judgement, but don't we all? Some worse than others, perhaps??

With that said, I must say his good deeds far outweighed the bad and his goodness with live on for a long time for many of the misfortunate who have benefited. I don't think many of us can always say that for sure.

Let me say to those who don't like Ted Kennedy and won't read the book, let him rest in peace. I would wish the same for you.

I know he put in a chapter for the 'waitress sandwich'

Read The Real Ted Kennedy

http://emptysuit.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/ted-kennedys-legacy/

I'll be the first to say that I am/was not a fan of Ted Kennedy. However, I understand what he meant to a lot of people (and not just self-avowed liberals), so I think it's important to be respectful, especially this early.
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Plus, my mom taught me that if you don't have anything nice to say, you shouldn't say anything at all.

And also, yeah lots of people said horrific things about Reagan in wake of his diagnosis and death, things that infuriated me. Does that give Kennedy-haters reason to spew against him? Come on.

What does the book say about his 1964 plane crash?

http://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/good-night-sweet-prince/

MSM don't report stuff like this. It's about a Democrat, a Kennedy Democrat on top of that. Apollyon07 was half right, the truth behind that statement is 'if you don't have anything nice to say about a democrat, you shouldn't say anything at all'

Ted Kennedy was the most important legislator of the 20th century. His true legacy is greater than of his two older brothers combined. While his brothers are in the highlight reels, Ted's work is what impacts everyday Americans.

Ted was not perfect human being. He had many flaws. He used his wealth and position to get by in many cases. He left a young woman to die in a car he drove into a lake. He chased women. He drank too much.

I admire Ted Kennedy because of what he went through. It must have been difficult to have the weight of his brothers' expectations thrust upon his shoulders. At first he handled it very badly. And you have to wonder, based on his actions, did he, himself, really want to be president or was it what was expected of him? I can't imagine a life where if you are not elected President of the United States, you have failed to meet your family's expectations.

While Ted was the Liberal that Conservatives Love to Hate. His legislative records of working with Conservatives in Congress is second to none. When Dan Quayle ran for Vice President, the only legislation he had done had Kennedy as the co-sponsor. That should tell you something about Ted Kennedy.

Ted Kennedy became a wounded healer, and by all the accounts of those who spoke at his memorial service - including a good many who opposed him politically - a deeply compassionate man. Compassion generally grows when we learn that we're as much in need of forgiveness (even from ourselves) as the next person is, and then we can feel the pain of others.