Did Ted Kennedy really say this or did my repuke neighbor make this up?

[funkyflathead]

He claims he heard Kennedy say this on the radio news:

What has not ended is the resolution and the determination of the members of the United States Senate to continue to resist any Neanderthal that is nominated by this president of the United States for any court, federal court in the United States."


Thanks for setting it straight.

[Kitsune]

1. Yep.

Heard him say it on NPR on the way home from classes.

[Terwilliger]

2. DATS WHAT HE SAID!

:bounce:

[MSchreader]

3. Neanderthal?!

**Gets popcorn**
**Gets soda pop**
**Sits in comfy chair**

Finally! Must-See TV!

Martin

[buddhamama]

4. yes. a classic.

[Dogmudgeon]

5. Bad Teddy!

Insulting the honor and dignity of the fine people of the Neander valley, and the protohumans who share their name!

Bad Teddy! Bad!

--bkl

[karlschneider]

11. It's easier to say than Australopithicus, though. ;-)

:eyes:

[laylah]

33. Being able to spell

Australopithicus on an Anthropology final got me a 4.0 for the semester! Still can't pronounce it worth a darn, though :silly:

Love that Mr. K..."Neanderthals".....bwaaaahahahahahaaaaaa!

Jenn

[Mairead]

34. "protohumans"?

They weren't protohumans, they were full members of the family homo sapiens: h. sapiens neandertalensis.

Jeez, give those poor souls the credit they're due!

[funkyflathead]

6. Thanks guys

So he wasn't lying.....

Edited to add:

GO TEDDY!

[mlawson]

7. Teddy is still my ideological and nostalgic hero!!!

Damn!!! WHY isn't he Senate minority leader????????

[bleedingheart]

8. I am so proud! People want honesty and they want people

to fight for what is right.

The time has passed for pandering to the fearmongering right!

[amazona]

9. if he did, good for him...

we need more like him.

[karlschneider]

10. Tell your repuke neighbor "Yep, he did and millions of Americans

appreciate him telling it like it is."
:D

[HFishbine]

12. No

Well, it's impossile to prove a negative.

The Washington Post CHARACTERIZED the democrats as portraying judicial nominee Pickering as a Neanderthal. After that, several pundits picked up on the word saying that the dems had called Pickering a Neanderthal. I can find no evidence of it -- Kennedy or anybody else. The earliest reference I can find is the Post editorial of Feb. 17, 2002.

http://slate.msn.com/id/2076430

[yella_dawg]

14. Sorry

I heard the quote straight from Teddy's mouth on NPR not an hour ago.


Heard the Pug rebuttal too. (snicker, giggle, giggle)

[Isome]

15. Did he call PICKERING a Neandrathal...

or did he refer to Neandrathals in general without associating it with any one person's name?

[burythehatchet]

23. He worded his statement

in a way that did not specifically apply to any one of the judges. Rather, he said something like "we're not going to approve neanderthals". It was a very moving moment for me. I think I teared up.

[bicentennial_baby]

17. Yep

I heard it on NPR this afternoon

[HFishbine]

18. Okay, my bad

I was so damn busy googling, I didn't check the thread before I replied. So, he said it today? What a trip.

[mbali]

20. Kennedy DID say this

during the 39 hour Senate debate on judges.

[bowens43]

36. never mind

[Democrats unite]

13. YOU GO TEDDY!!!!

eom

[stevedeshazer]

16. He said it

I prefer "knuckle-dragger" myself.

[11 Bravo]

19. Heard it on NPR...

and called his office to offer congratulations the minute I got home.

[neebob]

21. I heard it on CNN this morning. nt

[Robin Hood]

22. Yes, however it's being mis-represented.

The Repubs are trying to make him out to be a racist comment. When all he was doing is pointing out how far back these Judges thinking go. Do you want a person with the understanding of a neanderthal to make judicial decisions that affect your life?

[Spazito]

25. Figures that the Repubs would try and make it racial because they...

don't have a friggin clue what neanderthal means!

1 also Ne·an·der·tal /-"tol, -"täl/ : being, relating to, or resembling Neanderthal man
2 : suggesting a caveman in appearance, mentality, or behavior
- Neanderthal noun


What race does this definition refer to I wonder?

[moz4prez]

31. you know, actually

i think the term "neanderthal" is applicable only to EUROPEAN caucasians. i might be wrong, though

[baldguy]

37. The Neander valley is in Germany.

Most of the original specimens wer collected in France.

Ya know, with France & Germany's opposition to Bush, of course the 'pukes don't like to be compared to them.

[rucky]

40. Equal Rights for Early Man!

[incapsulated]

24. He said that and some other nasty stuff too...

Chalk it up to fatigue.

Maybe that was their plan; deprive Democrats of sleep, infuriate them and wait for one of them to snap and make a really hostile statement, so they can attack them about it, heh.

[dflprincess]

26. Good for Ted!!!

I think Ted's got his Irish up and he's not going to sit back and take Repuke crap anymore.

Maybe the 40th anniversary of JFK's murder and what-might-have-beens are weighing heavily on him. (Maybe he knows more about the BFEE than we even suspect?)

Or maybe it's dawned on some of the Senate Democrats that, with Wellstone gone, they're going to have start speaking up because there is no one else to do it for them anymore.

[Yupster]

27. It's also the 52nd anniverary

of Ted getting expelled from Harvard for paying another student to take his Spanish test for him. Be careful about throwing stones Ted. You're no genius either.

[regnaD kciN]

28. You're a male from Midland, Texas...?

My only question is, "how have you managed to stay on here so long without being detected, George?"

;-)

[Yupster]

29. I've actually

had Bush put a finger into my chest and tell me off personally. There should be a DU medal for such things.

[Guaranteed]

38. What was that in response to? nt

[joanski01]

30. Yes, Ted Kennedy said

exactly those words. I caught the repeat of the Dems press conference on C-Span2, and he said exactly that. He also said that on Thanksgiving day, the President releases turkeys, and he can release these right-wing turkeys.

Senator Chuck Schumer was up next. He said What can I say after that? Then he said "Gobble, gobble". It was great.

[dmr]

32. LMAO "gobble, gobble"

Damn, I seem to miss the good stuff!

It's good to see you, Joanski01! :hi:

[joanski01]

35. I was lucky to catch that

replay. It was live on C-Span3 right after the vote, and of course, hardly anyone gets C-Span3. I flipped on to see what was going on in the Senate. They were adjourned and this press conference was replaying. Barbara Boxer and Maria Cantwell gave them "what for", as well. Barbara described the incident where the drug salesman was in the room while the Dr. was examining a woman. She said the man was even fanning the patient. She didn't know who he was. Thought it might be another Dr. Cantwell was really angry and gave them real Hell.

[Oilwellian]

39. You can see Teddy say it here

here Under Senate Democrats news conference.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

41. Kennedy is correct in the "neanderthal" terminology

:loveya: Teddy

[Scott Lee]

42. He did....and GOOD ON 'IM

Ted you may be a drunk sometimes, but thanks for swingin them brass balls in a wide enough arc to nail the repugs.