Chris Kennedy (RFK's son) is in! Will run for US Senate from Illinois, shot 1st spot, hired. . .

[wndycty]

. . .Axelrod's old agency.


Chris Kennedy will run for U.S. Senate

May 19, 2009

BY MICHAEL SNEED Sun-Times Columnist

Scoopsville . . .

Bet the ranch.
Sneed has learned the Merchandise Mart’s Chris Kennedy, son of the late U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, will announce next week he is running for the U.S. Senate.

Sneed has also learned Kennedy, who lives with his wife, Sheila, and four children in Kenilworth, has hired the prestigious media consultant firm AKPD and has already shot his first TV campaign commercial.

AKPD was founded by President Obama’s senior adviser David Axelrod. Axelrod divested himself of the firm when he took the White house job.

Kennedy will be running for Obama’s old Senate seat, now held by Roland Burris, the beleaguered appointee of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
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http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/1581374,chris-kennedy-us-senate-run-051909.article

[book_worm]

1. I sure don't want Burris, but what is Kennedy's qualifications other than being RFK's son?

[closeupready]

4. I don't know what his qualifications are, but how anyone can be worse than Burris

is beyond me.

[Libertyfirst]

5. He knows grammar.

[book_worm]

7. haha

I bet you crapped your pants on that one.

What are his qualifications?

[Raskolnik]

2. At least he's willing to actually run for the office...

...unlike some other Kennedys.

[madokie]

3. I'm happy with that

All I've seen come from the Kennedy family as a whole has been good for us

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. I've never heard him speak. Does he sound like a Kennedy?

I'm not sure how well that would fly here in da great city uh Chicaguh or downstate in Illisippi.

[jaxx]

8. He'll fly downstate as long as he talks liberalese.

;-)

[cali]

9. as far as I know, he has no political background to speak of

[madrchsod]

10. i`m sure he`s a great guy but he has`t a chance in the primary

i doubt any of the 'families' in illinois will back him.

[regnaD kciN]

11. Could you please title your thread better...?

I know you mean well, but, as someone who lived through the '60s, seeing "Kennedy" and "shot" together leaves me feeling distinctly uncomfortable.

:scared:

[bigwillq]

12. Wiki page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_George_Kennedy

[HubertHeaver]

13. I wouldn't bank on anything from Michael Sneed. N/T