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Originally Posted by CaroMark
While I was never a fan I think that the man worked hard to promote what he believed in and for that I can certainly applaud him for his efforts. Things done right, things done wrong, like so many lives none are perfect but I hope that he has found his way to a peaceful and happy place.
While I would never want a King or a Queen the Kennedy's are the closest we have here in America to Royalty and though far more liberal than my views I do hope that they will remain active in the Political arena as the arguments from both sides of the fence and the final resolutions keep us balanced and make us stronger.
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Seeing anyone as royalty in America is the first mistake. Obama, while President, is no different than you or I and should be seen as such. I respect the position, not the man. I feel the same about Kennedy; as a man, I had no respect for him, however a small number of things he did while in the position were respectable, the rest just party politics.
Interesting that killing another person (I don't think it was intentional, but his response to it was very fucked up and protected by family and friends without a doubt) is just pushed aside as another "human" mistake, yet his 47 years in the Senate makes him godlike in some people's eyes. Very surprising indeed.
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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
I don't see it that way, I see him as a politician that passed bills to get re-elected, not to better the country, his family covered up his fuck ups and he got away way more than every other human animal that walks the earth because of the silver spoon in his mouth. We need politicians that are there to better the country, not run the party agenda, the two party system isn't working and Ted Kennedy was a prime example
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BINGO. Agreed 100%