Caroline Kennedy wants the NY Senate Seat
 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...grQZgD953L44G0

I don't know much about her. Anyone?

She's a Kennedy. What more is there? ;)

Please. she's not really a kennedy unless she's murdered or raped someone.

Or have been assassinated? :eyebrow:

That would make her one of the good ones. I guess she can keep her fingers crossed.

She's done relatively little and has next to no experience unless you count listening to the tales of Teddy and the others. Based upon that she's a virtual shoo-in.

My thoughts exactly.

I'd say she'll get the seat. Anyone want to bet against it?

we already elected a president though.

She is buying her way into office on the coat tails of numerous dead and failed members of a rich family. I guess it is no different than Bush or the Clintons. And when the Clinton daughter enters politics in the same manner, no one should be surprised.

Like all things in life in which you have the chance to get ahead it involves three main elements:

1. Timing

2. Position

3. Lubrication.

I'd say she has more of a reason to be a New York Senator than Hillary Clinton ... at least she's actually lived in the jurisdiction.

She's tended to be more private than most of the rest of her family. For example, I don't know if she wears clothes as well as her mom.

Or if she's done anything more important/useful than trying to avoid papparazzi.

Oh, if only John-John hadn't learned to fly (or had learned to fly better).

I read a two page article about her on the cover of the Washington Post. I was pleased to see it, because I wanted to learn more about her. It said virtually nothing. The only thing I got out of it was that she enjoyed working on the Obama campaign and wanted to become more active in politics. She's an enigma.

Maybe thats all they had to work with.

"I can see Russia from my state. No, wait, Canada."

Since she is an enigma, then why do some already have aggressive and derogatory opinions? Oh. Review the names of those authors. Since Kennedy is a Democrat, then she must be evil – the Rush Limbaugh diatribe simply repeated by those authors. Those who know using facts (not a wacko extremist political agenda) instead see reality. She is an enigma.

Wrong state. It’s called Connecticut. Fortunately we are not at war with Connecticut. But don’t tell Palin.

Paging tw.

Yet.

Why? Do you have an evil mastermind plan for world domination that begins in CT?
:tinfoil: :apistola: :shotgun:

Careful.

Groton has nukes. They can take out the entire Eastern Seaboard if they want.

If there is enough warning to get all the dwellars to safety I'm not sure I see a downside to that Glatt.

To disappoint tw in the manner I've come to enjoy, let the record show I do not have an "aggressive and derogatory" opinion about la Kennedy.

Read one of her books, about the Bill of Rights. I thought it feeble on the Second Amendment, and a fount of information on the Third. All about the one case, which never went to trial, in American jurisprudence where this Amendment was relevant.

That's about it, as far as my opinion goes.

Anyway you look at it she is not qualified to be a Senator. The whole idea that Gov's get to appoint anyone is antiquated and needs to be thrown out. They need a simple 6 week election in every case. The people should make the decision.

What would that cost?

A lot. But it would be democratic, not autocratic as it is now. When one blind dude who became the sittng gov by default hand picks the state senator there is a problem with the system.

Don't be ragging on blind people, they may be reading this thread. :haha:

You have a way of taking a person totally off guard so that I find myself blindsided.


Oh hey!

(that pun was unintentional)

Pressure mounts over replacement for Clinton

:vomit:

If she gets the job it is another symptom of everything that is broken in the process.

This says it all.

You mean that education that you could not get because you were not smart enough to get accepted anywhere? As others have said, TheMercenary's comments - what he is told to believe by Rush Limbaugh - is constant. So we should talk about why his must let him fuck her. Does she also believe that wong is your brain - you dumbfuck? Sorry. Plagiarism. I used a word reserved only for merc. Amazing. He knows words with more than four letters.

This is the Cellar that best represents what TheMercenary really is.

SOS DD.

Again a useful contribution ... IOW the best that TheMercenary can do. After all, he only understands attacking others. He also posted that he sometimes looks at the pictures in The Economist. That proves he can read.

Why does he not read it? No insults. Therefore it is boring. TheMercenary only understands attacking others and four letter words.

Notice how again he changes the tone of every thread. But that is also what Rush Limbaugh does. Therefore merc knows it must be good and right.

You left out George Jr. again.

George is not relevant. Relevant is why your wife loves to be raped. Or can't you do that anymore now that wackos have been voted out?

FTR

Now! :eyebrow:

Deal with the problem OR I will continue to post just like TheMercenary. I have no choice because you attack the symptom rather than deal with a problem that has existed long ago and is geting worse as you encourage it by your silence.

You're the fucking problem, asshole.

you do realize that he posted that at 2:25 pm, right?

I warned him at 2, he responded at 2:18, then posted here at 2:25. But reviewing, at 2:25 he didn't do it, just threatened to do it.

To get back on topic....

Housekeeper and Taxes Are Said to Derail Kennedy’s Bid

Maybe Patterson is enforcing the new responsibility theme which should include paying your taxes and following the law of the land.

The person who most deserved that appointment to Senator was NY AG Cuomo. He had demonstrated much competence and a strong desire to make hard decisions. Why Caroline Kennedy was even being considered is said to have been a great frustration to Cuomo.

However, it could be suggested that the Governor would let the Kennedy ‘campaign’ blow over; then appoint Cuomo after the turmoil settled. I don’t see any reason for appointing that Senate seat to Kennedy. When the public begins to grasp that, then the Governor probably will appoint Cuomo.

I didn't think Cuomo was in contention. Looks like its Gillibrand

huh? lol

nice catch on the typo

I just thought it was funny to read cause I reckon she's wishing she was in his spot right now. :)

Thank God, blind dude appointed to office actually did the right thing.

Source: Gov. Paterson was underwhelmed with Caroline Kennedy from the start

Wow, pretty harsh words after-the-fact. Surprised he didn't stop the madness much earlier on.

It sounds like he's covering his ass with the New Yorkers that thought she would be great based on the name.

I think the Governor, by saying all this "after-the-fact" showed an immense lack of class.

It looks like in the end he made a good choice.