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RIP Ted Kennedy

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sktrkdo7
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just browsing the interwebz cause i couldnt sleep and i come across this. very sad stuff, for all his shortcomings the  guy was a hardworking, dedicated man with noble intentions. RIP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090826/ap_on_go_co/us_obit_ted_kennedy
Aug 26 2009 6:31AM
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mozzy
Posts: 1034 - Karma: 60
RIP as well.

A great man, despite all of his shortcomings and problems. And kudos to him for weathering the endless tragedies of the Kennedy family, and for his life in public service.

Aug 26 2009 7:32AM
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JacheOReally
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Rip
Aug 26 2009 7:57AM
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Delphi
Posts: 3748 - Karma: 36
Rip,

Say hello to Mary Joe Kopechne on your way down.
Aug 26 2009 8:46AM
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8ONE657
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RIP TED!
Aug 26 2009 9:24AM
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[BRI]noceros
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ah, that's really to bad. RIP Ted
Aug 26 2009 9:26AM
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Commonwealth
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Fuck you dude, show a little respect. We all know that you love to spew your conservative bullshit every chance you get, but keep your beliefs out of this thread.

Ted Kennedy was respected and loved by Dems and Repubs, so fuck off.
Aug 26 2009 11:17AM
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T_LEX
Posts: 149 - Karma: 110
RIP
Aug 26 2009 11:34AM
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anxju
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RIP ted, MA represent forever
Aug 26 2009 1:18PM
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Gillis1257
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RIP mass boston pride
Aug 26 2009 1:26PM
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Dilla
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dude was a persistent champion.

RIP

Aug 26 2009 1:30PM
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SirFryanator
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If that was supposed to be funny because you posted a pic of a black skater looking like a d-bag, you have a sad sense of humor.


RIP to an true American icon.
Aug 26 2009 1:37PM
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anxju
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show some fuckin respect asshole instead of making a joke out of the thread
Aug 26 2009 1:44PM
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TheQuailman
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ted kennedy and terry kennedy are close names I got them confused, I have no clue who ted kennedy is, but I've heard of terry kennedy
Aug 26 2009 3:18PM
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J.D.
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RIP
Aug 26 2009 3:23PM
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1337
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RIP, he was a good man. Thoughts are with the kennedy family, that is always having to deal with tragedy


Aug 26 2009 3:29PM
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anxju
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educate yourself. senators of this glorious nation should be more well known that a skater
Aug 26 2009 3:31PM
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Mac.
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I have never really been a fan of him, but people around here seem to love him

Thanks is needed to a US senator, with that much experience, with everything he has done.

RIP
Aug 26 2009 9:15PM
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tBatt
Posts: 9632 - Karma: 580
I'm still alive!


oh wait you weren't talking to me?
Aug 26 2009 9:26PM
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TheButterHashira
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That is sad about his fight with brain cancer. I will refrain from any negative remarks about politicians, RIP
Aug 26 2009 10:18PM
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Turner.
Posts: 1988 - Karma: 11,892

from what I've seen, teddy looked like a pretty darn good person.
we definately lost a great person.
RIP Ted.

Aug 26 2009 10:21PM
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Obsessedwski
Posts: 2261 - Karma: 71
A great man.
R.I.P., and best wishes from Canada.
Aug 26 2009 10:36PM
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crazyfuck
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this just blows my mind... how could you not know who Ted Kennedy was?

RIP...

we lost a strong man with the balls to stand up for what he believed in... a rarity in Washington, D.C.
Aug 26 2009 11:00PM
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TechnoPotamus
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agreed. recently he was fighting for a minimum wage increase if i recall correctly, fighting for the underdog, or those in poverty, he was a good guy for sure.


rest in peace tk.
Aug 26 2009 11:09PM
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Obsessedwski
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I'm 16, Canadian, and I know who he is. Not to claim or anything but shit its your own goddam country for christ sakes, learn something about it before you go on about patriotism and all that.
Aug 26 2009 11:11PM
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Obsessedwski
Posts: 2261 - Karma: 71
I wish I could speak as highly of you.
Aug 27 2009 12:04AM
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Ben.
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you are just a repulsive human being
Aug 27 2009 1:11AM
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hey_dude_its_me
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oh sick, I didn't read see this at first, good to know I'm not entirely alone here.
Aug 27 2009 12:05PM
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Slinger1x1
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yeah RIP and all that
but he killed a lady...
it got sickening when every news station was on his cock, and i only heard one person have enough balls to bring this up.
Aug 27 2009 1:09PM
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prontocuts.com
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I posted as well, but someone deleted my post
Aug 27 2009 1:16PM
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crazyfuck
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your post was deleted again, but here's my response...

other than what you've been able to dig up about the shady circumstances surrounding the death of Mary Jo Kopechne in 1969, you clearly don't know much about Ted Kennedy.

He was working towards a health care system that, unlike Obama's proposed system, would have likely worked, he was a staunch supporter and advocate for women's rights, he fought tirelessly for abortion rights, he expanded medicaid to include children with special needs, he consistently fought Bush and kept him from fucking us over even MORE (fighting cuts in educational and medicaid spending), and was heavily involved with labor issues.

simply put, he did a lot more for this country than you have or ever will... with that in mind, i'm done arguing with you about it.

RIP Ted Kennedy

Aug 27 2009 1:39PM
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hey_dude_its_me
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like I said, he didn't do anything special. He was just a figure head of the democratic party, and that was based on the popularity of his last name. Of course he accomplished more than me, but I don't think he accomplished anymore than the average person would have accomplished given the same circumstances.

He wasn't a good person.
Aug 27 2009 1:46PM
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prontocuts.com
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I only posted once, saying he was a murderer and stopped it at that.

And don't ever, ever say I won't do anything for this country. I am majoring in engineering and after that enlisting into the Air force to hopefully get a pilot slot. I live in a family where every man has served in the military and fought for this country. What did ted do? Oh he had daddy make sure he didn't go to war, and then ran over some girl and killed her.

Aug 27 2009 1:48PM
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crazyfuck
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my bad- i meant to quote "hey_dude_its_me" or whatever.
Aug 27 2009 1:57PM
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crazyfuck
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i should have added that i have ZERO respect for today's military and anyone who chooses to join, so that holds no weight at all with me.  good for you and your family- i couldn't care any less.

Aug 27 2009 2:00PM
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hey_dude_its_me
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hahaha, you really are just a crazyfuck who nobody should take seriously on anything, especially politics. At least you embrace it tho, I have to give you credit there.
Aug 27 2009 2:04PM
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J.D.
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See this just shows how little you know about what you're talking about. The story is that he gave her a lift home, but crashed his car into an inlet, and didn't tell the police until the next day.

Now enough of this crap. You people are pretty terrible excuses for human beings. Just let people say RIP, and talk about his failings with your conservative friends. Don't spam up an in memoriam.
Aug 27 2009 2:12PM
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idontactuallyski
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i was sort of agreeing with you until this. fuck you.

RIP Ted Kennedy
Aug 27 2009 2:17PM
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J.D.
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Forgot what I came in here to post in the first place, an editorial by former Republican Senate Majority Leader 2003-2007, Bill Frist.

The telephone rang in the deep hours of a dark night after a heavy day for our family.

My mother, affectionately known as Dodie, had passed away just a few hours after my father had passed, the two dying of independent causes.

The call -- the first that my wife, Karyn, and I had received from any of our friends or Senate colleagues -- was from Ted and Vicki Kennedy. That is caring and that is love.

Imagine being in Nantucket with your non-sailing sons with Ted, the master of the sea, skippering his beloved wooden sailboat over from Hyannis, asking the boys to jump aboard so he could take them on a harbor cruise and tell them a bit about why his brother John so dearly loved the United States of America.

He focused time and energy on the young and the importance their lives will play in meeting the challenges of today and tomorrow.

You see, in our lives Ted Kennedy was more than the legislative lion of the Senate.

He was the young senator I first met as a college intern in 1972 as he patiently found the time to lay out the fundamentals of universal health care to our summer class.

He was the proud stepdad who with Vicki beat Karyn and me to every afternoon high school baseball game while our sons played side by side.

And he was the masterful legislative colleague who never sacrificed his liberal principles standing for the everyday person as we joined each other on the health committee as respective co-chairmen to write and pass bills on health care disparities among the poor, emerging infectious diseases such as HIV and avian flu, and preparing the nation and the world to fight bioterrorism.

His death is a loss not just for Massachusetts and the Senate, but for all of mankind.
Aug 27 2009 2:19PM
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idontactuallyski
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his body will be passing by my house any minute now. i'm debating riding my bike down to the overpass to watch. there are tons of people lined up along the highway to watch it's pretty cool.
Aug 27 2009 2:23PM
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crazyfuck
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likewise ;)
Aug 27 2009 2:27PM
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Turner.
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I didn't see what you wrote in your earlier posts but from what I can tell, if you brought up the death of mary jo kopecne that was the reason.
it's not that I don't agree that what happened that night was a tragedy and that sen. kennedy may have acted irresponsibly, this thread was made to remember him as a great man, not to point out his flaws.
Aug 27 2009 3:16PM
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julski
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RIP
Aug 29 2009 12:48AM
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Mr.Panda
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fine then, ill say this....  the man as a politician and a helper of the people was great and i hope he rests in peace....  but in his personal life, there is a lot there that is left to be desired in that department.
Aug 29 2009 1:23AM
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Ghost
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really sad news. I really feel for the whole Kennedy family on this one.
Aug 29 2009 4:22AM
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Obsessedwski
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I have never seen you.
Who are you and who did you kill to get mod status?
Aug 29 2009 4:57AM
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BC.
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< Conservative Republican. Ted Kennedy was a great American patriot who fought for many rights, he had his shortcomings but so do we all. RIP Ted. My prayers go out to the family.
Aug 29 2009 5:48AM
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Twaddler
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conservative or liberal, theres no denying that Kennedy did a whole lot for Massachusetts
Aug 29 2009 7:51AM
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crazyfuck
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his profile pic is more cliche and gay than mine...
Aug 29 2009 9:03AM
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Commonwealth
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He created that .zip file with all the avatars, remember?
Aug 30 2009 3:42PM
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J.D.
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Ghostdragon has been a mod for about 7 years. Maybe even longer.
Aug 30 2009 3:45PM
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