skippy the bush kangaroo

Monday, January 28, 2008

three kennedys, no waiting!

sen. ted, along w/son patrick (and niece caroline saturday) endorses obama:

both the clintons and their allies had pressed mr. kennedy for weeks to remain neutral in the democratic race, but mr. kennedy had become increasingly disenchanted with the tone of the clinton campaign, aides said. he and former president bill clinton had a heated telephone exchange earlier this month over what mr. kennedy considered misleading statements by mr. clinton about mr. obama, as well as his injection of race into the campaign.

mr. kennedy called mr. clinton sunday to tell him of his decision.

the endorsement, which followed a public appeal on mr. obama’s behalf by caroline kennedy, the daughter of president john f. kennedy, was a blow to the clinton campaign and pits leading members of the nation’s most prominent democratic families against one another.

mr. kennedy, a major figure in party politics for more than 40 years, intends to campaign aggressively for mr. obama, beginning with an appearance and rally with him in washington on monday. he will be introduced by ms. kennedy.
interesting, and more than a little condescending, that kennedy called bill and not hillary to give the news.

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posted by skippy at 10:43 AM |

4 Comments:

And it kind of spits the Kennedy family, since Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend are supporting Senator Clinton.


BAC
commented by Blogger BAC, 11:17 AM PST  
yes, and i hate get into spittin' distance of spitting any family.
commented by Blogger skippy, 3:32 PM PST  
Not that this endorsement will hold any weight outside of, say, Massachussetts...I mean, if you truly want to be the agent of change and a fresh start, the last person you want to be associated with is Ted Kennedy.

No weight jokes intended.
commented by Blogger Carl, 11:55 AM PST  
while i appreciate the snark, carl, i would respectfully disagree.

the kennedy name holds a lot of (no pun intended) weight. and since jfk's daughter endorsed obama even before uncle teddy, it shows, imo, less a concerted orchestrated campaign of endorsements and more of actual individual belief systems at work.

i think all these endorsements are a coup for obama.
commented by Blogger skippy, 12:17 PM PST  

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