Comments on: Ted Kennedy gone

By: Occam's Beard

Occam's Beard — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:03:24 +0000

Comes the revolution, we should make evincing the Boston accent, in any of its varieties whatsoever, a capital offense. No uglier, more braying, or more infuriating accents pollute the earth.

Not that I have strong feelings about it, of course.

By: Vieux Charles

Vieux Charles — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:36:30 +0000

huxley says:

“Essentially the Kennedy clan evolved the Kennedy accent themselves.”

I beg to differ. I have relatives in Maine and some of them (the older ones anyway) actually still speak similarly. It is basically a variation of the Boston Brahmin accent, but with a British International tempo and reflective of social class. Kate Hepburn had it, so did Franklin D. Roosevelt and William F. Buckely.

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:54:06 +0000

Economist Milton Friedman was testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee in favor of a national constitutional amendment for a balanced budget.

I would be for that as well. Republicans are locked out of committees, much to do with Kennedy’s power with people in the Senate, and they are too gutless besides to forward a Constitutional amendment of this caliber.

The Dems? Well, you know how they are.

By: Artfldgr

Artfldgr — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:06:22 +0000

Thank you Vieux Charles, you had more information than I did.

By: Occam's Beard

Occam's Beard — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:46:54 +0000

…we may not see his like again.

We can but hope.

By: John

John — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:32:48 +0000

Many of you have probably already seen this, but in case you haven’t.

Quick, who said this:

“The problems of our economy have occurred not as an outgrowth of laissez-faire, unbridled competition. They have occurred under the guidance of federal agencies, and under the umbrella of federal regulations.”

Answer: Sen. Ted Kennedy, in defending trucking deregulation in 1978. (The staffer who did his legislative work on the idea was a young attorney named Stephen Breyer.)

http://blog.american.com/?p=4328

Ted Kennedy was right! 🙂

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:51:10 +0000

and so the Lion goes. we may not see his like again.

The viper and serpent, rather.

By: Scottie

Scottie — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:39:58 +0000

huxley,

I noticed the same reports…lol…some would call it karmic!

By: huxley

huxley — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:27:38 +0000

Hoist meet petard.

There is the black humor that the ad hoc law that Kennedy and the Democrats got passed several years ago to prevent Mass. Governor Romney from appointing a replacement for John Kerry, now prevents Governor Patrick from appointing a replacement for Ted Kennedy.

I was a left-liberal for a long time, but it’s hard for me now to think of a single liberal leader with principles. The best I can come up with is George McGovern and Joe Lieberman.

By: nyomythus

nyomythus — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:53:48 +0000

It’s immoral to tell people to love their enemies.

Next headline on Ted should be titled, “New Senate Race! Massachusetts Gets Opportunity to Disinfect”