Senator Kennedy Misled Us

Phantom · 08-02-2006, 11:11 AM

This guy is a joke, but the ironing of this "mistake" is overwhelming.

So Kenney writes an editorial published in the Washington Post entitled "Roberts and Alito Misled Us." The catch is, in his own editorial, HE misquoted a Supreme court opinion. But what makes it even more interesting, is he altered the language of this opinion to bolster HIS OWN argument!

The rest of the article is full of his usual dishonest cherry picking of quotes, misrepresentations and hypocrisy.

I would kill to have Senator Kenney stand up to a confirmation hearing. I don't think he would be stupid enough to let that happen, but I would love to let him answer for all of his retarded errors, stupid quotes and generally dumb actions.

Here's the editorial (with correction) for you guys to enjoy: washingtonpost.com

JaJae · 08-02-2006, 11:13 AM

I know Mass. is liberal, but I don't know why they keep voting him in. He belongs in jail, not on the Senate floor. That state would be better off with a vacant slot than Kennedy. Whenever I think Kennedy I think Mass.. dumb voters... they'll vote anyone in who claims to be liberal enough.

Phantom · 08-02-2006, 11:16 AM

I don't hate the guy - he supports some good causes, but he's just too much of a jackass to take seriously.

dpakman91 · 08-02-2006, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by JaJae

He belongs in jail, not on the Senate floor.

JaJae · 08-02-2006, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by dpakman91

If you had done what he did in Mass. you would have been charged with vehicular manslaughter.

Getting a girl killed while driving drunk and then conspiring to cover it up is a felony in most states...

Scrum · 08-02-2006, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by JaJae

If you had done what he did in Mass. you would have been charged with vehicular manslaughter.

Getting a girl killed while driving drunk and then conspiring to cover it up is a felony in most states...

I suppose you have evidence of this and your not going off hearsay?

Concept · 08-02-2006, 11:52 AM

Uh-uh.. another boo-boo for the Democrats.

Don't get me wrong. Republicans are just as bad.

JaJae · 08-02-2006, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent

I suppose you have evidence of this and your not going off hearsay?

I'm sure you can find evidence of it all over the internet. He plead guilty and received a short sentence that the judge suspended and he never had to serve.

Basically the story is... he was leaving a party in the middle of the night with a young, single girl in the passenger seat. He somehow managed to drove off a bridge (assumed alcohol involved). He escaped the vehicle and left the girl to die. He went ashore where he claims he sat for a view minutes then ran back to the party and got his brother or something and told him what happened. A few people made claims that Kennedy attempted to use them as alibis. Nobody called 911 or any emergency service. Instead they ran back to the scene. Saw that they could no longer save her and left her there. Kennedy decided to go back to his hotel, but his hotel was on an island and the ferry had stopped running so he literally swam across the river to his hotel. When he woke up the car had been found and was being reported on the news. Then Kennedy reported the incident.

He plead guilty and the judge didn't let him serve any time in prison.

And still the people of Mass. continue to elect this guy..

TheMrs · 08-02-2006, 12:05 PM

What happened in Chappaquiddick is a fact and very well documented. Anyone who says it didn't happen, really needs a reality check methinks.

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Freedom of Information Privacy Act

It has NOTHING to do with political affiliation and has EVERYTHING to do with a person being a good and decent human being... or not.

Scrum · 08-02-2006, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by JaJae

I'm sure you can find evidence of it all over the internet. He plead guilty and received a short sentence that the judge suspended and he never had to serve.

Basically the story is... he was leaving a party in the middle of the night with a young, single girl in the passenger seat. He somehow managed to drove off a bridge (assumed alcohol involved). He escaped the vehicle and left the girl to die. He went ashore where he claims he sat for a view minutes then ran back to the party and got his brother or something and told him what happened. A few people made claims that Kennedy attempted to use them as alibis. Nobody called 911 or any emergency service. Instead they ran back to the scene. Saw that they could no longer save her and left her there. Kennedy decided to go back to his hotel, but his hotel was on an island and the ferry had stopped running so he literally swam across the river to his hotel. When he woke up the car had been found and Kennedy reported the incident.

He plead guilty and the judge didn't let him serve any time in prison.

And still the people of Mass. continue to elect this guy..

I can find evidence of all kinds of things on the internet.

So you are saying that this was a conspiracy?

ballz2wallz · 08-02-2006, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent

I can find evidence of all kinds of things on the internet.

So you are saying that this was a conspiracy?

everyone knows it happened, why are you denying it?

JaJae · 08-02-2006, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent

I can find evidence of all kinds of things on the internet.

So you are saying that this was a conspiracy?

I don't think it's a conspiracy when he pleas guilty.

bheld · 08-02-2006, 02:06 PM

Seriously, the Ed Kennedy stuff is older than "Bush Lied, People Died." He's a dumbass, but what are you going to do?

ballz2wallz · 08-02-2006, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by bheld

Seriously, the Ed Kennedy stuff is older than "Bush Lied, People Died." He's a dumbass, but what are you going to do?

not vote for him

bheld · 08-02-2006, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

not vote for him

None of us probably vote for him anyway. Chappaquiddick is mentioned every time Ted Kennedy comes up, and it's the same people that keep giving others shit when they complain about GWB.

ballz2wallz · 08-02-2006, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by bheld

None of us probably vote for him anyway. Chappaquiddick is mentioned every time Ted Kennedy comes up, and it's the same people that keep giving others shit when they complain about GWB.

well SOMEBODY continues to vote for him...why is beyond me. i think that's jajae's point.

JaJae · 08-02-2006, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by bheld

None of us probably vote for him anyway. Chappaquiddick is mentioned every time Ted Kennedy comes up, and it's the same people that keep giving others shit when they complain about GWB.

This is very different. George Bush is being accused of things. Never been to trial and never plead guilty to a crime. You can debate his reasoning and whether or not he is a "criminal" aka war criminal.

Kennedy is another story. He's proven to be an undebatable peice of shit, yet somehow people continue to vote him into office. If my senator got himself a young intern in his car and drove her off a bridge leaving her to her death.. I'd never vote for him again. Especially after he tried to cover up the incident and never called to get her help.

I would be outraged if that said senator never went to prison or of the state continued to vote them back in power. It has nothing to do with party affiliation. If this said person belonged to any party I'd be saying the same thing.

Once you do something like this your political carear is supposed to be ruined, you're supposed to be tainted. He plead guilty to essentially leaving this girl to die and not doing anything to seek her help. They say she didn't even drown. She suffocated in an air pocket in the foot well. There's a great chance they could have saved her if he would have just called for help.

You're making this into a partisan issue for me and it's not. I'd say the same thing if Bush were to have done what Kennedy did.

imind · 08-02-2006, 03:03 PM

i have no doubt the event happened, but where is the evidence of wrong-doing (illegalities) on kennedy's part?

everyone always asusmes he was drinking. is there any evidence for it anywhere?

btw, i'm not wading through an unsearcheable, 80 page .pdf.

JaJae · 08-02-2006, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by imind

i have no doubt the event happened, but where is the evidence of wrong-doing on kennedy's part?

everyone always asusmes he was drinking. is there any evidence for it anywhere?

btw, i'm not wading through an unsearcheable, 80 page .pdf.

Doesn't matter if he was drunk or not. And no there's no evidence because he drove into the lake and left it there and didn't turn himself in until the next day after any effects of alcohol could have been reported. However, it's very hard to drive off a bridge unless you're in some way "altered".

Also when he went back to the party people have said Kennedy asked them to say he was there all night.

imind · 08-02-2006, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by JaJae

Doesn't matter if he was drunk or not. And no there's no evidence because he drove into the lake and left it there and didn't turn himself in until the next day after any effects of alcohol could have been reported. However, it's very hard to drive off a bridge unless you're in some way "altered".

Also when he went back to the party people have said Kennedy asked them to say he was there all night.

so what, exactly, should he be sent to prison for? what specific charges?