Mary Jo Kopechne- Rest in Peace

[Dubble Trubble]

Justice has been served.


Thats all I got to say about that......


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[MudDucker]

Ted is dead and I can not lie and say I am sorry. My sympathy for his family.

[Sea Dawg]

Another of Obama clowns is gone

[1Nitrofish]

Brought this over from another forum..........

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 US from Canada during prohibition) , pulled the
Necessary 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 that 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 passing several houses and
A fire station. Two friends then 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 hopes 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
Pleaded 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,
Funded Meals on Wheels for fixed-income seniors, and is widely held as the
"standard-bearer for liberalism".. In his very first Senate roll 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 an 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 was the
standard bearer for the nation in matters of "what's right". What a pompous
!

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". "A blonde in every pond" is his motto.

Let's not allow the spin doctors to make this jerk a hero -- how quickly the
American public forgets what his real legacy is.

[dolphinatic]

To most in the political media world, they just lost another name, not a man.

[reelcatch]

Let us not speak ill of the dead. Remember a man has lost his life here. Good or bad he is gone and we will no longer have to deal with him. While I do not disagree with anything said here it is in poor taste to trash someone after they have passed. His record is a matter of fact and those who really know understand who and what he was. He was also the driving force behind the health care reform and we can only hope without his support it will follow him to the grave.

Don't mean to be a downer guys.

[manley]

Let us not speak ill of the dead. Remember a man has lost his life here. Good or bad he is gone and we will no longer have to deal with him. While I do not disagree with anything said here it is in poor taste to trash someone after they have passed. His record is a matter of fact and those who really know understand who and what he was. He was also the driving force behind the health care reform and we can only hope without his support it will follow him to the grave.

Don't mean to be a downer guys.

I agree wholeheartedly.

[wevans]

At least he has michael jackson to keep him company in the pit

[TroutTrent]

At least he has michael jackson to keep him company in the pit

If you think of it that way it make's it even better

[Flint River Pirate]

To most in the political media world, they just lost another name, not a man.

That's all you have to say about it Tom????

[MudDucker]

Let us not speak ill of the dead. Remember a man has lost his life here. Good or bad he is gone and we will no longer have to deal with him. While I do not disagree with anything said here it is in poor taste to trash someone after they have passed. His record is a matter of fact and those who really know understand who and what he was. He was also the driving force behind the health care reform and we can only hope without his support it will follow him to the grave.

Don't mean to be a downer guys.

I don't think my comments equate to trashing him, however, I did enough trashing of him while he was alive that I am sure it is resonating in his casket.

[reelcatch]

MD
I agree and as I said "I do not disagree with anything said".

I am not saying that one post or another is bad. I was merely stating my thoughts. The overall tone seemed to be going in an area that I did not agree with.

I do not mean to offend anyone in this thread or on the forum in general.