Ethel Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama?

by JaeHood, Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:06:23 AM EST

I'm hearing some very interesting rumours from an anonymous source which could be great news for Barack.

Ethel Kennedy , widow of Senator Bobby Kennedy , supposedly compared her husband to Obama.

This is like Ronald Reagan widow endorsing a republican candidate - This is the kind of support that they'd do anything to get because of the popularity of Ronald Reagan.

Bobby Kennedy is a legend in the mind of many democrats and to have his wife not only complimenting Obama's work but actually comparing him to Bobby , has got to be sweet to all Obama supporters out there....Obama is very Kennedy-like and majestic.

This is from the source.

Ethel Kennedy - widow of Senator Bobby Kennedy
"I think he feels it. He feels it just like Bobby did," Ethel Kennedy said, comparing her late husband's quest for social justice to Obama's. "He has the passion in his heart. He's not selling you. It's just him." Ethel Kennedy invited Obama to deliver the keynote address at a ceremony commemorating the 80th birthday of Robert F. Kennedy. She said she had carefully followed the career of the Illinois senator, whom she referred to as "our next president."




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Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

Interesting if true, but I'll need to see more than just an "anonymous source" since according to anonymous sources, Zombie Reagan will endorse Fred Thompson next week.


by Namtrix on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:12:05 AM EST

Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

That was really funny , I was almost rolling over when I read it.

You know this is the first time I am hearing of Ethyl Kennedy .

Didn't Bobby Kennedy die in the 60's , how old is she now ?

Anyway , It will be good for Obama , I guess.


Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.
by lori on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:15:49 AM EST
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Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (2.00 / 1)

Is Ethyl an alcoholic?

(Sorry, bad chemistry joke.)


While I could sit in church and pray all I want, I wouldn't be fulfilling God's will unless I went out and did the Lord's work ~ Barack Obama
by bowiegeek on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:25:41 AM EST
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Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

those types of responses will surely help improve HRC's support among the netroots!


Obama's Pop. Vote LEAD = 600K | Clinton & McCain = WAR Authorizers
by NeuvoLiberal on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:51:08 AM EST
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Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (2.00 / 1)

Indeed, because everything I say has to be about HRC... even Ethyl puns. How un-ethylcal.


While I could sit in church and pray all I want, I wouldn't be fulfilling God's will unless I went out and did the Lord's work ~ Barack Obama
by bowiegeek on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 02:28:57 AM EST
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Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

there are nice jokes, eg, this one at DKos:

I guess she and Obama had good chemistry (4+ / 0-)
Or something like that.

That's funny.

Your joke was funny too, but not in great taste about an old woman and esp. given the Republicans' nonstop derisive jokes about the Kennedys.


Obama's Pop. Vote LEAD = 600K | Clinton & McCain = WAR Authorizers
by NeuvoLiberal on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 02:45:19 AM EST
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Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

Oh come on.. I said nothing about her personally. I'd never heard of her, to be honest. I don't even know what she looks like... if she's tall of if she's short; if she's thick or ethylene...


While I could sit in church and pray all I want, I wouldn't be fulfilling God's will unless I went out and did the Lord's work ~ Barack Obama
by bowiegeek on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 03:03:04 AM EST
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Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (2.00 / 1)

p.s. I'll stop. Just being silly. Good news for the Obama camp.


While I could sit in church and pray all I want, I wouldn't be fulfilling God's will unless I went out and did the Lord's work ~ Barack Obama
by bowiegeek on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 03:05:45 AM EST
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Re: Ethyl (2.00 / 1)

someone failed chemistry-

i thought the ethyl-OH joke was funny


vote blue in 2008
by sepulvedaj3 on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 08:51:30 AM EST
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Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (2.00 / 1)

Didn't Bobby Kennedy die in the 60's...?

Please tell me this is a joke.

Please tell me that you are not blogging on a Democratic site and
telling Democrats who the next Democratic president should be,
yet don't -- at the very least -- know exactly which year RFK died.


by horizonr on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:40:28 AM EST
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Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

I don't remember ever telling anyone who to vote for , I suspect you have a mind of your own to make that decision.

And that comment was more in relation to the age of his wife .

By the way I didn't know there was a litmus test for blogging on this site .


Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.
by lori on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:50:16 AM EST
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Litmus (none / 0)

...didn't know there was a litmus test for blogging on this site.

Surely, you've heard of the Anybody But Obama Rule.


by horizonr on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 02:09:56 AM EST
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Re: Litmus (none / 0)

Oh , I never heard about it , nice one.

I'll keep that in mind.

Would you vote for a Clinton/Obama ticket in that order.


Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.
by lori on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 02:35:36 AM EST
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Re: Litmus (none / 0)

Impossible to say, this early.


by horizonr on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 11:52:58 AM EST
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Re: Litmus (2.00 / 1)

Do you prefer Pecan or Coconut Creme Pie?


by jefedelosjefes64105 on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 11:58:21 AM EST
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Here's your source. (none / 0)

Investors speculate in Obama
by Jeff Zeleny
The Telegraph 11-28-2005

Obama's Pop. Vote LEAD = 600K | Clinton & McCain = WAR Authorizers
by NeuvoLiberal on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:46:15 AM EST
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Re: Here's your source. (none / 0)

Thank you.

That's very interesting.  And it's over a year old.

How odd that this is rarely ever discussed.


by Namtrix on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:49:40 AM EST
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does the diary need more wise cracks? (none / 0)


Obama's Pop. Vote LEAD = 600K | Clinton & McCain = WAR Authorizers
by NeuvoLiberal on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:55:09 AM EST
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Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

Obama is very Kennedy-like and majestic.

This is a repulsive idea.  We don't have royalty in this country.


DON'T COUNT THE VOTES, DON'T COUNT THE VOTES.... Obama and the Obamaettes... spring 2008
by TeresaINPennsylvania on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:25:26 AM EST

Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

Obama is very Kennedy-like and majestic.

Goog god, Lets hope not, Most of the Kennedy's are dead.

We've got enough trouble with zombie Reagan already...


"Another problem we have...is that in election years we behave somewhat as primitive peoples do at the time of the full moon." --Harry Truman
by Ernst on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 05:05:53 AM EST
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Re: Ethyl Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

yes, we don't need Zombie democrats.


DON'T COUNT THE VOTES, DON'T COUNT THE VOTES.... Obama and the Obamaettes... spring 2008
by TeresaINPennsylvania on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 08:47:26 AM EST
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Re: Ethel Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

" Bobby Kennedy is a legend in the mind of many democrats "

-  Nope not me , maybe others .

" Obama is very Kennedy-like and majestic."

-  That is just bizarre . How is  he majestic?.

Overall if She endorses Obama , its good for morale and nothing else I suspect.

However I checked her age , She is 80 yrs old . Nice to know.


Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.
by lori on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:32:14 AM EST

Here's How (2.00 / 1)

"Majestic" simply means displaying power, authority, or dignity, greatness of quality or character, or being stately. I would hope that we could describe whoever wins the Democratic Presidential nomination as "majestic."


by HatchInBrooklyn on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 08:44:59 AM EST
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Re: Here's How (none / 0)

You should have been here when Matthews described Clinton's MSNBC debate performance in that way.  The howling was eardrum shattering (in this case eyedrum shattering.)   I guess many posters don't believe as you do that the term "majestic" would fit all our candidates.


by georgep on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 09:31:11 AM EST
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Re: Ethel Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

Hmm.  Looks like the might be legit...

http://www.draftobama.org/celebrities

Ethel Kennedy is listed there, praising Obama.

But if this is real, you'd figure it would have gotten a lot more attention.  The wife of one the Democratic party's greatest icons endorses one our current presidential candidates and it gets almost no media attention?  That sounds a little messed up to me.


by Namtrix on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:46:53 AM EST

Re: Ethel Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

You better believe that if there was an official endorsement that the Obama campaign would have been smart enough to send press releases and memos to every news outlet they would have in their database.   So, either they are totally inept (which I don't believe) or the comments were very nice, but not an explicit endorsement, at least not as of yet, which is the most likely scenario.  


by georgep on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 09:35:00 AM EST
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Re: Ethel Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

You know, for a candidate who rejects the old ways of Washington, Obama sure is reaching back into history to dig up endorsements. First Zbig, now Ethyl. Those two are sure gonna have the college kids dancin' in streets with excitment.


by hwc on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 01:52:15 AM EST

is it the purpose of Hillary people on here (none / 0)

to make thier candidate seem as unlikeable as possable....


Obama! because 51% isn't enough!
by nevadadem on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 02:58:44 AM EST

Re: is it the purpose of Hillary people on here (2.00 / 1)

Are Ethyl and zombie Reagan jokes that bad? It's a recycled year old newspaper article passed of as insider information. Combined with a silly introduction explaining who Bobby Kennedy was.

Come on, must this site always be deadly serious?


"Another problem we have...is that in election years we behave somewhat as primitive peoples do at the time of the full moon." --Harry Truman
by Ernst on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 05:16:01 AM EST
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Re: is it the purpose of Hillary people on here (none / 0)

Clinton supporters couldn't hope to hold a candle to you in that category.  They bow to you superior skills in turning other people off. = )


DON'T COUNT THE VOTES, DON'T COUNT THE VOTES.... Obama and the Obamaettes... spring 2008
by TeresaINPennsylvania on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 08:50:13 AM EST
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Re: is it the purpose of Hillary people on here (none / 0)

I think you have singlehandedly done a great job to do just that for your candidate, Obama.   Diaries so extreme with their bashing they have to be deleted by admins, taglines used to bash the leading candidate rather than lift up your candidate.   The list is endless.  

Glass houses.  


by georgep on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 09:38:22 AM EST
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Re: Ethel Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (2.00 / 1)

JaeHood's "anonymous source" is an old Chicago Tribune article from Nov 2005.

JaeHood, you always make me laugh w/ your anonymous whispers and sources. Every time I read your stuff, "Heard It From the Grapevine" is playing somewhere in the background.

Anyway, good luck with the endorsement possibility. Her daughter, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lt Gov of MD is backing Clinton, although I doubt this has much value as she's essentially retired from politics after losing the governorship in 2002.

p.s. Here's a link to a reprint of the original article.


by dblhelix on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 03:47:14 AM EST

Re: Ethel Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

Wow.  This diary is based entirely on an old article from 2005?  THAT is the anonymous source?   You know, a lot might have changed since those days.  


by georgep on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 09:41:20 AM EST
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Re: Ethel Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

Great news coverage for Hillary and all her supporters


by JaeHood on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 09:54:44 AM EST
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Re: Ethel Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

Can you explain why you use an article from 2005 and dress it up as some "new stuff," a "rumor" from an anonymous source?   The comments the "rumor" is based on are ancient.   What the heck?  


by georgep on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 11:04:58 AM EST
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Re: Ethel Kennedy to endorse Barack Obama? (none / 0)

It would be nice if you actually sourced your information. I expect that if there will be any endorsement from the Kennedy clan it will be for Hillary.


by DoIT on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 10:39:54 AM EST


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