Not Me
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Wed Aug-26-09 02:35 PM
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My Dad, now deceased, got it. |
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My Dad, the child of Italian immigrants used to hold court after holiday dinners when the topics would turn to politics and world events. I have four brothers, two of whom are business owners and tend to lean right.
One Thanksgiving, one of my brothers made a disparaging comment about Teddy and was met with a fist pounding the table, with which my Dad said, "Don't you EVER talk like that about the Kennedy family. No family has given more to this country than the Kennedy Family...especially when they didn't need to. And don't you EVER forget that."
The look on my brother's speechless face was priceless.
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Wed Aug-26-09 02:37 PM
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1. I'm sending your dad a hug! |
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And a :fistbump: to you for sharing this!
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Wed Aug-26-09 04:22 PM
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9. your daddy and mine, separated at birth. they are both in heaven |
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nodding together at what you said. :)
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Fire1
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Wed Aug-26-09 02:38 PM
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2. Your Dad sounds like he was pretty great himself. n/t |
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Wed Aug-26-09 02:40 PM
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3. So good to hear these stories. |
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Keeps getting me all teary eyed.
Thank you for sharing.
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Wed Aug-26-09 02:45 PM
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4. The Kennedys sacrificed... |
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...so much, including too many sons.
Simple-minded, vicious people don't see this--because they differ ideologically than the Kennedys.
They simply can't see how they lived their lives to serve our country and chose to mock and belittle.
That says so much about how small minded people can be.
It's very sad.
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Wed Aug-26-09 02:59 PM
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5. what is really sad, when you think about it, Ted Kennedy |
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was the only one of 4 sons to live to old age.
Rose Kennedy was an amazingly strong woman.
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Wed Aug-26-09 03:03 PM
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6. My family felt very much the same way about the Kennedys. |
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We have always held them in high regard. We are total supporters because they have done so much for this country.
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Wed Aug-26-09 03:20 PM
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8. When you consider who and what their father was... |
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It becomes even more remarkable.
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Wed Aug-26-09 03:11 PM
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7. your dad was a wise man, |
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you were lucky to have him. :hi:
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