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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Ted Kennedy receives 13 year sobriety pin!

Congrats, Ted! Thirteen years sober. DOD: August 25, 2009.

Ted Kennedy left the scene of his drunk driving, returned to his hotel room and went to sleep while Mary Jo Kopechne drown in, what experts say was a slow, four-hour horrific tortuous death as the car slowly filled with water. She ran out of air pockets. She died. Ted was in his hotel bed.

He didn't report anything to the police until the next morning after consulting with his advisers.

He never was held accountable:

Judge James A. Boyle presided at the inquest. Among Judge Boyle's conclusions were the following:

* "Kopechne and Kennedy did not intend to return to Edgartown" at the time they left the party.
* "Kennedy did not intend to drive to the ferry slip".
* "[Kennedy]'s turn onto Dike Road was intentional".

Judge Boyle also said that "negligent driving appears to have contributed to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne".

Under Massachusetts law Boyle could have ordered Kennedy's arrest, but he chose not to do so. District Attorney [Edmund] Dinis chose not to pursue Kennedy for manslaughter, despite Judge Boyle's conclusions.

NBC (shockingly!), (Archived), from August 25, 2019 gives a modestly critical review of his life: Ted Kennedy died 10 years ago. It's time for liberals, and America, to reassess his life and crimes.

If we are serious about holding the powerful to account and subordinating political interests to ethical ones, there is no better place to start than with a reassessment of Kennedy’s actions and his legacy.

The Magic "D" behind Ted's name absolves him of all wrongdoing.

* History Collection - Chappaquiddick.

* Ranker: The True Story of Ted Kennedy's Manslaughter.

* People: Swept Under The Carpet, Ted Kennedy.

* All That is Necessary: Ted Kennedy loved Chappaquiddick jokes.

Thursday, March 2, 2017

World News Bits (and"WWCCD": What Would Chester Cheetos Do?)

* "Seattle's politics leans famously to the Left." Yet, after promising a written policy manual for dealing with major traffic and freeway incident.

Yet - it's been 19 MONTHS and still nothing. Well, those Liberal Seattle City Council Members are probably just taking their time to make sure they get it right. Efficiency with Liberalism. Right? From The Seattle Times.
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* What's it like having a brother who is an Islamophobe, fears for his life and fears death threat? Why, just ask Paul Wilders about his brother Geert. From Der Spiegel:

SPIEGEL: Mr. Wilders, for years you did not make any public statements about your brother Geert. But now you have criticized him via Twitter. Why?

Wilders: After the Berlin terrorist attack, Geert sent out a photo montage showing (German Chancellor) Angela Merkel with blood on her hands. It crossed a line.

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* Italian President Sergio Mattarella says not to judge President Donald Trump too quickly. Corriere Della Sera News.
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* Portugal calls for the complete and total abolishment of the death penalty worldwide. Portugal News Online. Yes, because as goes Portugal, so goes the world.
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* From the Southwales Evening Post: Man tries to kill wife with bow and arrow. It's not that trying to kill her was wrong, it's that he failed to buy a hunting license. /snark
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* At Alfonso Rachel: "The Regressive Left Protests Everything." Yes, they do, they do indeed. And bitterly and angrily so.
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* One of these things is not like the other. Can you tell which? Police nab pregnant woman with with marijuana in Cheetos Bag. Racine Journal Times.

WWCCD: What Would Chester Cheetos Do?

* This can't be good, from Courthouse News: PayPal accused of diverting Charity donations.
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* Poll results: Positive reaction to President Donald Trump's speech. RTT News
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* From BBC: Scientists have discovered what they say could be fossils of some of the earliest living organisms on Earth. Below, image of one of the oldest fossils found: