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By: Amyloo

Amyloo — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:11:33 +0000

Dreamnev, I didn’t think of it until you and Steve mentioned spending a lot of time in front of the TV this weekend, but now that I do, it felt a little like that TV vigil for Jack. Or maybe it was the same vigil with a 46-year break — the long break itself occasionally broken off fixate on coverage of Martin, Bobby and Iraq I, and 9/11 and the 2008 election). Now what?

By: K.E.

K.E. — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:17:04 +0000

It must be the pure definition of awesome to be so right.

And Bush’s dui didn’t kill anyone. A dui I believe Bush actually apologized for. More than I can say for poor Mary Jo.

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By: dreamneverdies

dreamneverdies — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:29:05 +0000

Great post, Steve. I, too, spent much of the weekend transfixed by what was occurring. The emotional outpouring, from the privileged and those not-so-much, spoke volumes about Teddy’s impact. With each smile, the cause endures and the dream never dies.

By: Tom Degan

Tom Degan — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:32:02 +0000

Watching George W. Bush at the funeral of Teddy Kennedy on Saturday was, to say the very least, amusing. It’s always great fun to witness the members of the vast right wing conspiracy confronted head-on with the theological flaws that are inherent in their philosophy. Watching that event with my pal, Kevin Swanwick, we both were mesmerized and just slightly overjoyed to be reminded yet again that the basic tenets of Liberalism are in perfect harmony with our Christianity – our Catholicism: feed the hungry, shelter the poor and clothe the naked. Oh, how I wish the camera would have cut to Bush’s face the moment he was confronted with the most famous line (and justly so) from the Gospel according to Matthew:

“I tell you this: whatever you did to the least of these brothers of mine, you did to me.”

Jesus of Nazareth

One can only imagine how uncomfortable that passage from the scriptures must have made him feel. Or how about the Sermon on the Mount?

“Blessed are the peace makers
For they shall be called Sons of God.”

I imagine being confronted with the words of Jesus Christ might make old George just a tad uneasy. The prayers that were offered up by the youngest members of the Kennedy clan, in Teddy’s own words, were the most touching part of the entire day:

“That human beings be measured not by what they cannot do. That quality health care becomes a fundamental right and not a privilege. That old policies of race and gender die away. That newcomers be accepted, no matter their color or place of birth. That the nation stand united against violence, hate and war. That the work begins anew, and the dream lives on. We pray to the Lord.”

Lord hear our prayer.

After the mass had ended, and Kevin and I headed into town to get a cup of coffee, I was almost stunned by the good cheer I felt. Ted Kennedy’s funeral was truly a joyous event. Truth be told, it was damned-near therapeutic! The politics of joy as opposed to the politics of fear. There ain’t nothin’ like it in the world, Baby!

The stark contrasts between the ideals of the Progressive movement and the right wing’s backwards and greedy ideology were out in public Saturday for all to compare and contrast at Our Lady of Perpetual Comfort Church in Boston. The differences were so obvious, you could not have missed them had you tried.

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Tom Degan
Goshen, NY

By: rockyc

rockyc — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:33:12 +0000

Great piece. It was amazing to watch the progression of “public opinion” about Teddy’s death. At first, all concerned tried to treat it like “just another story.” And then when they realized that there was a vast and emotional “public” mourning, the press jumped to attention.

And Biden, as a personal friend, was at home at the funeral. Otherwise, it was a private affair. I was sooo pleased that the pool feed had not prepared for darkness. It allowed the family to have what they needed: a private affair.

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By: francine hardaway

francine hardaway — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:03:19 +0000

I am pretty sure Obama wasn’t invited to the burial or he would have been there.

But I digress. I am as sad as you are. And interestingly, in the past few days I have not been able to face real time because of the disgusting things said about Kennedy by people who don’t have good enough education to make a real evaluation. Who needs real time idiots?