Obama Flashback: Ted Kennedy Is Old and Needs a Spine

Reading through all these "party" comments scares me beyond words for my grandchildren's futures. This election depends on Americans, and most Americans are so party-minded that most seem completely unwilling or unable to listen to anyone in the other party or that might not agree line by line with their every opinion (which may change tomorrow). How VERY sad! And how NOT what our founding fathers envisioned for us 200 years down the road. They must all be tossing and turning in their graves. We are no better than the men and women sitting in seats of power who play Russian Roulette with our tax dollars, vote themselves raises, garner dollars and perks for their home states, and vote for impossible wars that have nothing to do with us. The cartoonist said it best who said, "We have met the enemy and he is us!" Thanks to KCl! You are the only voice of reason that I have found in this entire site, but what a shame!

Barack Obama speaks the truth, and does not just say what is politically popular and gets him points with Democratic leaders. Of course he would speak out and stand up for what is right about Ted Kennedy or anyone else. This is likely one of the reasons Ted Kennedy endorsed him! Obama has integrity folks, its a good thing, get used to it.

"Why don't all the Obama haters just admit they're angry because the Kennedys chose NOT to endorse Hillary?! If Clinton had gotten the endorsements, it would've been considered the best thing to ever happen to their campaign.
By the way, I heard that Bill practically begged Ted not to endorse Obama. Sounds to me like the Clintons thought the endorsement would've been pretty helpful to them!"

Posted by: Nikki | Jan 29, 2008 10:59:13 AM

Very well said! LOL

Who is Kennedy. I seen him on TV last night. He looked like a drunken slob bum

I think Ted Kennedy is digusting to have not stayed neutral. Obama is no JFK and it is a betrayal of his brother's memory. What must Caroline be thinking?! Obama is beautiful words, full of nothing. And if she and her uncle really listen to each debate, in every case, it was Obama who uttered the first attacks, not Hillary. She is gracious as well as strong, smart and equipped to do the job of President. I think Obama's arrogance came thru loud and clear in his snub of Hillary Clinton last night. Come on, wake up all you Obama sycophants! .S. Does Ted Kenenedy know about the video and his 'idols"'remarks?

Do Libs even hear themselves or think?

There was a lady in a polling group that was done after the state of the union, and she stated she wanted the taxes increased because she depends on the government for her money!!

all you libs do is throw out allegations against President Bush with no facts whatsoever!! you ignore the facts, you ignore History, you ignore the corruption of the Democratic Party, to a point that you blame the race baiting being done by Obama and Hilary on the Republicans. SAD that you are able to vote!

For you libs - did not Kennedy vote for the War in Iraq Also?? YES!

Obama had on his website a whole speech in supporting the War in Iraq and that he stood hand in hand with Bush!!

surprisingly it was taking off days after his announcement.

Who cares what Kennedy says. He is too old and has no spine. Barack Obama told us so.

The Kennedy's have a lot of nerve backing Obama - He is just not experienced enough to run our country, period !!!! Everyone better wake up - Hillary is the best candidate here..and I don not like Obama's wife, she comes off as being snooty as does he.. Shame on you Ted and the rest of the supporting Kennedy's !!!!!

Why don't all the Obama haters just admit they're angry because the Kennedys chose NOT to endorse Hillary?! If Clinton had gotten the endorsements, it would've been considered the best thing to ever happen to their campaign.
By the way, I heard that Bill practically begged Ted not to endorse Obama. Sounds to me like the Clintons thought the endorsement would've been pretty helpful to them!

Obama has been identified by as LIBERAL candidate. He got played by Clinton. Here is an early Super Tuesday Buh-Bye

It is far too early to take a hard line stance regarding any candidate. History has shown us that over time, the real truth comes out and the candidates true colors shine through for all of us to see. Americans we should be more patient, open minded and far less naive so we can form our own opinions based upon our FEELINGS and good SENSES our creator gave us! If you stop to think, you will find you are able to make your political decisions YOURSELF and not be swayed by your fellow man's opinions. You know, use YOUR brain. It works! God bless you all!

The Kennedys are correct. Who wants to live in the harsh and ugly world of compromise and back stabbing that the Cs wallow in. Let us remember that in the most important vote she ever made in her Senatorial experience, Hillary voted to give Bush the authority to preempt war in Iraq. Now after nearly 4,000 American lives have been lost, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis are dead and 2 trillion dollars spent, she says no one can know the future. But it was not a wrong decision based on predicting the future, it was a wrong decision based on not being able to clearly view the present. She did not understand the “urgency of now”. There was no evidence of WMD or an Iraq/Al Qaeda connection. She made her decision because she was all wrapped up in the feelings and fears of the public and the political correctness of materializing an enemy to fight for the moment. All the policy wonking wonders in the world, cannot bring back the lives that have been lost. She has shown us that the kind of experience she has does not necessarily make for good leadership. When others were swept up in the politics of the moment, he really had the coolness to see the situation as it truly was. Do you want to hear Hill unapologetically say for four more years "If I knew then what I know now?". There is a reason she is trying to dirty up Obama’s stand on the Iraqi war, it is because there really is no excuse for a leader to botch it up at a crucial moment as badly as she did. Lets not be fooled by someone who claims competence even after making the biggest error of our time, and then tries to vindicate herself by lying about someone else’s good record.

I just about had it with these liberal socialist candidates Obama with his double speak say nothing talk, the victim mentality of Clinton and Obama. The fairytale impression that people respect a coward senator who should be rotting in a jail cell Ted Kennedy.

How will a Lib bring us together when they are the ones splitting up the country?

This President to my dismay has reached over the aisle more times then anyother to only have his hand smacked. The immigration Amnesty bill is a Ted Kennedy Liberal Hate America bill.

To vote for Obama, Hilary or Edwards is a treasonable act against this country!! None have experience each is stupid to say that taking away the tax cuts is not a tax increase, ummm dopey if taxes were lowered and then you take away that lowering you are INCREASING taxes.

Obama is full of words but has not proven himself. The media should stop giving him a free ride. Kerry and Kennedys endorse Obama!! Ho Ho Ho!!!

I about died laughing! The Kennedy's were not great and were never a great family. Old man Joe was a bootlegger and bought everything for his boys. Do some serious reading about that family and the only current family they resemble is the one in power right now. No matter what, too many remember they and they were a nothing then and are a nothing today. Teddy is just trying to buy back the WH for future Kennedy offspring.

If you fools think Obama can win the moderate hawkish center, with the liberal Ted Kennedy at his helm, you are crazy.

Democrats fall for this every time. They always nominate liberal candidates (Kerry) and it never works. Need the center, folks.. and that means a pragmatic moderate. The only one left is Hillary. Think about it, folks. Do you want to feel all warm fuzzy until November, then live in republican hell for 4 years after that? Or do you want to be realistic.

Aren't the Kennedys the epitome of the Washington establishment and the political "old guard"? I am wondering if the Kennedys endorsement of Senator Obama doesn't place Obama squarely in the camp of the old-guard Washington establishment? And by not getting the Kennedy endorsement, doesn't this help separate Senator Clinton from "Washington as usual"? I wonder why the pundits don't see this endorsement as situating Senator Obama in the middle of Washington politics as usual?

GO BARACK! The Kennedys have always fought for the people that need it the most. So many people have been inspired by their leadership. Although I was only about 10 years old I remember RFK giving speeches and can only guess how many people have been inspired by this Great family. I think this endorsement is HUGE for Obama and hope that he gets the nomination and then the presidency. Finally, there is hope after years of failed leadership.

I had to laugh when the Kennedy's America's most disfunctional family jumps on Obama Bandwagon, I hope they don't let Teddy Drive. He may just drive Obama's hopes into deep water.