Ted Kennedy, Part 3: Questions after Chappaquiddick

Remembering the night in 1969 that left a young woman dead, and a young politician forever diminished. Series produced by Ann Silvio; Chapter produced by Bill Greene and Ann Silvio, Globe staff, Feb. 17, 2009

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[MARCBSTN]

53: the first thought was about Ted's presidency ... what about the Mary Jo?

[ICONICFREEDOM]

"oh my god, there goes Ted's presidency right there"

NOT - "oh my god a woman died at the hands of a man who left her there to drown"

Pretty much says it all!

[charleypictures]

K. Dun Gifford at 0:48 "I saw the car and everything & the commotion down there and I thought, 'Oh my God, there goes Ted's presidency right there."

It may have been an off the cuff comment but Gifford, didn't you instead think:

" Oh my God - has anyone been hurt? Is everyone OK? Has anyone drowned? "

or just "WTFF???"

This is one of the most insensitive, minimizing, dismissive & invalidating comments I've ever heard about what happened at Chappaquiddick.

SHAME on you K. Dun Gifford.

[IconsOfTeleplay]

Maybe he was set up by the same men who assassinated John & Robert Kennedy?

[watcherjohnny]

"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others".

George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

[THEZOOKEEPERR]

@rvhawkeye Objectively speaking, you're right. Look at this weiner douche "No I will not step down" ted might as well have done that too "No I will not step down" republicans bite the bullet (so long as it's fair); democrats (most) act like whiny little bitch scumbags true story. Look at barney and charlie. And what happened to chimpanzee maxine? When's she gunna get that ethics investigation? It's probably too late now she's buried the evidence and hid the dead bodies, if you will

[THEZOOKEEPERR]

Kopechne, a campaign worker...Kennedy steered the car off the bridge, flipped, and into Poucha Pond. He swam to shore and walked back to the party — passing several houses and a fire station...Kennedy made his way to his hotel, called his lawyer, and went to sleep." (4/4)

The founder of the kennedywand concept!

People gloss over these things, but even something like 'legacy to Harvard' is life altering -- you don't even need a kennedywand after that

[THEZOOKEEPERR]

While attending law school at the University of Virginia, he was cited for reckless driving four times, including once when he was clocked driving 90 miles per hour in a residential neighborhood with his headlights off after dark. Yet his Virginia driver’s license was never revoked...On 19 July 1969, Kennedy attended a party on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts. At about 11:00 PM, he borrowed his chauffeur’s keys to his Oldsmobile limousine, and offered to give a ride home to Mary Jo (3/4)

[THEZOOKEEPERR]

"once for paying a classmate to cheat for him. While expelled, Kennedy enlisted in the Army, but mistakenly signed up for four years instead of two. His father pulled the necessary strings to have his enlistment shortened to two years, and to ensure that he served in Europe, not Korea, where a war was raging. Kennedy was assigned to Paris, never advanced beyond the rank of Private, and returned to Harvard upon being discharged.

(2/3)

[THEZOOKEEPERR]

the many people who get away with things, get positions, etc. not even because this is a 'who you know, not what you know' country, but 'who your parents/relatives or close friends are'

"Kennedy earned C grades at the private Milton Academy, but was admitted to Harvard as a “legacy” — his father and older brothers had attended there, so the younger and dimmer Kennedy’s admission was virtually assured. While attending, he was expelled twice, once for cheating on a test, and (1/2)

[THEZOOKEEPERR]

So I was watching cnn just a while ago (I think I may have been like the only viewer) and they had this segment in China with double standards -- two people committed murder but one person got 6 years (that's still a LOT) because he uttered the name of his dad, who was some sr. cop. The other one was executed.

Now, I was thinking about THIS country and this ted guy who LITERALLY GOT AWAY WITH MURDER and is GLAMORIZED as some 'liberal lion' I use the expression 'kennedy-wand' when describing