Comments on: Late Night: Teddy Kennedy and the End of Noblesse Oblige http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:38:37 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: AngelsAwake http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965375 AngelsAwake Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:49:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965375 <p>I like the thought that Ted Kennedy didn’t have to pretend to be normal. I like that. It’s true. Republicans and Democrats pretend to be something other than a politician- something other than rich. And they act just like what they pretend they’re not, screwing over everyone else.</p> <p>Ted Kennedy never pretended to not be a politician, to not be a rich man, but he acted exactly opposite to this, protecting and defending and guarding the little man, the small people.</p> <p>Perhaps Ted Kennedy’s life was this story: that you cannot judge a book by its cover, and that some rich men do, in fact, get to heaven.</p> I like the thought that Ted Kennedy didn’t have to pretend to be normal. I like that. It’s true. Republicans and Democrats pretend to be something other than a politician- something other than rich. And they act just like what they pretend they’re not, screwing over everyone else.

Ted Kennedy never pretended to not be a politician, to not be a rich man, but he acted exactly opposite to this, protecting and defending and guarding the little man, the small people.

Perhaps Ted Kennedy’s life was this story: that you cannot judge a book by its cover, and that some rich men do, in fact, get to heaven.

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965287 Teddy Partridge Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:31:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965287 <p>Thank you, Watertiger, you said it exactly right. </p> <p>That’s what I’ve been feeling all day: “Where are the others like him, when will there ever be another like him?” And the answer, clearly, from every one of his Senate colleagues, is, “<strong>Who, us</strong>?”</p> Thank you, Watertiger, you said it exactly right.

That’s what I’ve been feeling all day: “Where are the others like him, when will there ever be another like him?” And the answer, clearly, from every one of his Senate colleagues, is, “Who, us?”

]]> By: Cherri http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965283 Cherri Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:20:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965283 <p>I also will miss Senator Ted Kennedy. I will miss his smiles as well as the feeling of compassion which he generated towards the public. I hope that his soul will rest in peace as a reward for all the good he contributed to humanity. My condolence to all his family members. No one can replace a person such as Senator Ted Kennedy but I do hope that somewhere in Washington,D.C. more public servants with such dignity, compassion for humanity will unite and continue the work/dreams that the senator started for the people of this great country.</p> I also will miss Senator Ted Kennedy. I will miss his smiles as well as the feeling of compassion which he generated towards the public. I hope that his soul will rest in peace as a reward for all the good he contributed to humanity. My condolence to all his family members. No one can replace a person such as Senator Ted Kennedy but I do hope that somewhere in Washington,D.C. more public servants with such dignity, compassion for humanity will unite and continue the work/dreams that the senator started for the people of this great country.

]]> By: ChuckinDenton http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965269 ChuckinDenton Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:58:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965269 <p>He pissed off so many, he musta been doing something right.</p> <p>I will say this tho’, and flame me if you want, but for all the complaining about the wingers who are acting less-than-classy today in their post mortems, do any of us honestly think that the left wingers will not shred W. to pieces? I’m not saying I agress with either *kind*, but lets be honest.</p> He pissed off so many, he musta been doing something right.

I will say this tho’, and flame me if you want, but for all the complaining about the wingers who are acting less-than-classy today in their post mortems, do any of us honestly think that the left wingers will not shred W. to pieces? I’m not saying I agress with either *kind*, but lets be honest.

]]> By: WordBloom http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965213 WordBloom Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:19:46 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965213 <p>Sigh,<br /> Well I hope she is back to calling out the lying liars soon… I’m sure when she is back, she won’t wax poetic about Teddy like all the other MSNBC hacks; but rather takes up his cause of the good fight as a tribute.</p> Sigh,
Well I hope she is back to calling out the lying liars soon… I’m sure when she is back, she won’t wax poetic about Teddy like all the other MSNBC hacks; but rather takes up his cause of the good fight as a tribute.

]]> By: Funnydiva2002 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965202 Funnydiva2002 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:11:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965202 <p>“officially under the weather” as of Monday. She didn’t make it tonight, either? She must be quite ill. This is a news day that no journo would willingly miss…<br /> FWDiva</p> “officially under the weather” as of Monday. She didn’t make it tonight, either? She must be quite ill. This is a news day that no journo would willingly miss…
FWDiva

]]> By: WordBloom http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965199 WordBloom Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:09:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965199 <p>Way off topic…<br /> but where the hell has Rachel Maddow been? She didn’t put in for a vacation.</p> Way off topic…
but where the hell has Rachel Maddow been? She didn’t put in for a vacation.

]]> By: RonD http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965195 RonD Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:07:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965195 <p>Yes. It weighs on you like a hot, heavy, wet coat. I’ve lived here my entire life, and you never really get used to it. It is really nice between October and March, though.</p> Yes. It weighs on you like a hot, heavy, wet coat. I’ve lived here my entire life, and you never really get used to it. It is really nice between October and March, though.

]]> By: KellyCDenver http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965194 KellyCDenver Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:05:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965194 <p>LLN Upstairs!</p> LLN Upstairs!

]]> By: Funnydiva2002 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965192 Funnydiva2002 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:04:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/26/late-night-teddy-kennedy-and-the-end-of-noblesse-oblige/#comment-1965192 <p>Goodnight, sleepy leaving pups!<br /> FWDiva</p> Goodnight, sleepy leaving pups!
FWDiva

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