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steven johnson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:12 PM Original message |
Boston Globe: "TED KENNEDY was not a great man" |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. he wasnt a great man |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. I doubt that Ted Kennedy cared much whether he was a "great man" or not. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. +1 |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. I can't help but notice that the cowards did not put a byline on the editorial |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. That's because it's an Editorial, and by definition is considered the collective opinion. . . |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I have seen editorials with bylines |
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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. My Father Loves Meals on Wheels |
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Pangolin2 (560 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'll take a Good man over a Great one any day of the week |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. That's just the Globe.. |
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stop the bleeding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
8. I don't think Ted really cares about this article's assertions. I think he care(s/d) about |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. Given the choice between a good man and a mediocre newspaper, |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. Ted Kennedy was a very imperfect man |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Couldn't agree more. |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. Every great man has failings... |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
12. Bad taste by the Globe. What low lifes they are |
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C_U_L8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
14. The Boston Globe was not a great newspaper |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
15. How far the Boston Globe has fallen. |
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sallyseven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. It fell apart when the |
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votenovember (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. Reputations |
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steven johnson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. History News Network: Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009: The Brother Who Mattered Most |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
21. He was a good man - I'm not sure who I would ever call a Great Man |
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planetc (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
22. Except that the Globe doesn't prove its case |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 11:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Great Man? |
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planetc (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I agree with you that it was probably manslaughter |
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Shireling (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Maybe the day will come |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
23. I think this is a signal. I hope, but I'm cautious. This may be the start of a major smearing |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
24. Look how he turned around his life compared to Smirk |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
25. I guess it depends on one's definition of "great." |
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pundaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 04:14 AM Response to Original message |
27. The Globe? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
29. A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and in his own house." |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
30. The Boston Globe is not a good newspaper. |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
31. Disgusting |
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Mystayya (324 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
32. After seeing the responses here I have to wonder if anyone went and read the whole thing |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I thought it was kind of a |
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Chef Eric (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
35. Who gives a damn whether or not Ted Kennedy was a great man? |
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