Yesterday Ted Kennedy died of a brain tumor at the age of 77. This is a great loss for this country. First to cover his early years. There is a lot of controversy there. His wild ways which back then were quite the norm. But of course he being a Kennedy. They always seemed to party a little harder than most.
The biggest mark on Ted Kennedy’s life would have to be the accident on July 18, 1969 when Ted Kennedy had left the scene of a fatal car crash on the small island of Chappaquiddick on Martha’s Vineyard, taking the life of 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne.
There are all sorts of talk about what actually happened that fateful night. But we will never know exactly what happened. Other than the tragic loss of life of Mary Jo Kopechne. Did Ted try and save her but was unable to or did he run off scared when he could have saved her. We will never know but it’s not fair to talk about his life without adding this major chapter. That helped shape one of the greatest senators that we have ever had.
I know a lot of people on the republican side didn’t like the man. But you should give your respects. Because unlike most people in Washington he truly tried to make a difference in the lives of people for the better. Sure he was not always on the mark. But his heart was there and I truly respected him even when I didn’t agree with him. He truly was a man of the people.
I was lucky enough to meet Ted on a couple of occasions and he was always a gentleman. This is a great loss for the people of this country. I hope you’re up in heaven throwing back a few beers with Jack and Bobby maybe playing a little football. Thank you for all your years of service Mr. Kennedy. You will be missed.
Source: http://kennedy.senate.gov
In a new message from Al-Qaida #2 Ayman al-Zawahri he called Barack Obama and secretaries of state Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice “house negroes”. Also saying they are not honorable black Americans like Malcom X. It’s a good insight into how they view Barack Obama and this upcoming administration. Could it be they will hate this administration more than they did the Bush Administration ? I know it’s crazy but these guys aren’t exactly known for their reasoning. I am also curious if the Obama administration will continue to use Al-Qaida as the boogieman like the Bush administration has. Or if they will actually treat them as the threat that they are and hunt down the leaders and break that terrorist organization once and for all.
Source: MSNBC.com
Very good article over at Reason by Radley Balko. Asking if Barack man enough to put forth the true change that has been promised? It’s a right that many Presidents have hidden behind and I think it’s time for it to go. The time for the government to be held accountable is upon us. The job of the President of the United States of America is wildly considered the most important job in the world. Shouldn’t it also be the most honest and transparent? It would help prove that Barack Obama really wants change and isn’t full of shit.
Source: Reason.com
That’s the word on the street right now and I think that it’s a very strong statement of unity if it’s true. It would pull the democratic party together and make it much stronger. I would be interested to see how the Republicans feel about this. Will it make them want to go after the Obama administration even more? We all know how much they love the Clintons.
Source: CNN.com
The fed is refusing to report on who they have given nearly $2 Trillion of our tax dollars to. It’s a damn shame that they are allowed to operate above the law like this. They are a huge part of why we are in the situation that we’re in. I say it’s time to fire everybody at the fed and start from scratch. We need to take our country back people. It’s never going to get fixed as long as the same people are in power. Use your vote like you did on November 4th and elect people that actually love this country and are not looking to get as much pork as they can for their district. We need people that are willing to look at the big picture and take tough stands for the betterment of this country. Bloomberg has filed a lawsuit to get access to the list and I will report here as soon as I hear something.
Source: Bloomberg.com
In his first press conference Barack Obama insulted one of the most revered icons of the Republicans Nancy Reagan. He made a remark about talking to only the living presidents and not doing the seance thing like Nancy Reagan. Not a huge deal and it was meant as a joke but not a very good start to the new regime.
Source: Breitbart.tv
It’s about to start and you can see a live stream of it
here
http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream3
Here
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/live.html?chanId=4&openAIR=true
and Here
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22886841#22886841
I’ll have more on this press conference later.
Just wanted to report that the first post-election press conference for Barack Obama will be held this friday after a meeting with his team of economic advisers. I will report on that as soon as it happens.
Source: Reuters.com
