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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Wretched Excess on January 21, 2009, 06:11:39 PM
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http://www.nypost.com/seven/01212009/news/politics/caroline_kennedy_ends_senate_seat_bid_151234.htm
Wow.
Caroline Kennedy has told Gov. David Paterson that she is withdrawing her name from consideration to replace outgoing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate, The Post has learned.
Kennedy cited "personal reasons," according to sources......
**edited by WE for photo**
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:rotf:
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and the "personal reason" is........ ?!?!!?!?!?!?!? (speculations promoted)
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and the "personal reason" is........ ?!?!!?!?!?!?!? (speculations promoted)
She didnt' want to take a pay cut.
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I don't see how she could be any worse than Al Franken or Robert Byrd.
Of course, New York State has about 7 million people who are more qualified. It is good that the governor will choose one of them.
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I didn't know anybody in Kennedy Klan knew how to withdraw. :rimshot:
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I didn't know anybody in Kennedy Klan knew how to withdraw. :rimshot:
Joseph P. sure as hell didn't know how...
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Wow, finally, a smart Kennedy.
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Gov. David Paterson wasn't going to choose her,...
Sources said the reason Paterson had decided not to tap the daughter of John F. Kennedy was her poor performances in media interviews and in in private sessions with various officials.
He wasn't going to pick her and she took it personally
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I don't see how she could be any worse than Al Franken or Robert Byrd.
Hell he's been in the Senate for 218 years.............he understands goverment and once every 100 years makes the right choices.
Hell if not for the Grand Dragon...............nobody would have ever learned of pork in bills
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http://www.nypost.com/seven/01212009/news/politics/caroline_kennedy_ends_senate_seat_bid_151234.htm
Wow.
She has never been a lime light Kennedy. I think she was coerced into it and when things started heating up she washed her hands of it. I don't think she ever really wanted it in the first place.
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I don't see how she could be any worse than Al Franken or Robert Byrd.
Of course, New York State has about 7 million people who are more qualified. It is good that the governor will choose one of them.
I`m available but somehow don`t think I am quite at the top of the list. :p
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Wow, finally, a smart Kennedy.
I agree.
Good for her for understanding her place in history is as her dad's daughter and nothing more. her uncle should have realized that but the Massidiots are pretty thick in the head.
Caroline, you have my respect today and I am sure your Dad is smiling. "Politics honey? Just leave it be and live a life of joy."
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I know how these things work in Kennedy World. Caroline wasn't going to get the nod, so Patterson, being an already damaged democrat, offered her the courtesy of withdrawing.
Kennedys don't lose. They withdraw for "personal reasons".
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I believe you have the right of it there, Undies.
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I know how these things work in Kennedy World. Caroline wasn't going to get the nod, so Patterson, being an already damaged democrat, offered her the courtesy of withdrawing.
Kennedys don't lose. They withdraw for "personal reasons".
And hopefully those personal reasons will result in zero Kennedys in politics while you and I are still alive.
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going to spend more time with the family? that's usually the excuse given.
Good. She's about as exciting as stale toast.
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He wasn't going to pick her and she took it personally
bingo. or, he wasn't going to pick her, and he gave her the opportunity to withdraw before he named cuomo so she could preserve her dignity.
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bingo. or, he wasn't going to pick her, and he gave her the opportunity to withdraw before he named cuomo so she could preserve her dignity.
There's an echo in here. :tongue:
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We don't need another political dynasty.
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We don't need another political dynasty.
silence, peasant!
(http://www.solarnavigator.net/images/Queen_Elizabeth.jpg)
:censored:
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Off with their heads!! :-)
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no, wait! she's back in!
Person close to Kennedy decision: She's in race
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - After wavering briefly, Caroline Kennedy renewed her determination Wednesday to win appointment to the U.S. Senate seat once held by her slain uncle, Bobby Kennedy, a person close to the decision said.
After her surviving uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy, suffered a seizure on Inauguration Day, Caroline Kennedy had misgivings about taking on the new job, the person said, speaking to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak for Kennedy. Earlier in the day, The New York Times and New York Post reported that Kennedy had ended her monthlong bid to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was confirmed as secretary of state.
MSNBC also reported that a person close to Kennedy denied that she was out of the running.
Spokesmen for Caroline Kennedy and for Gov. David Paterson, who will make the appointment to fill the Clinton seat, wouldn't comment.
The hours of mixed signals were the latest twist in the Kennedy effort, which began with popular support that withered after she drew criticism in her brief tour and early press interviews.
More (http://www.breitbart.com/print.php?id=D95RVPOG0&show_article=1)
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she's out again. you can see that kennedy family decisiveness at work in her, can't you?
Kennedy Issues Statement: I'm Out Of Senate Race
Despite Conflicting Reports, Princess Of Camelot Informs Gov. Paterson She Is Withdrawing From Consideration
Cuomo, Suozzi, Maloney, Israel Catapulted To Head Of Pack
There was complete confusion Wednesday night over whether or not Caroline Kennedy had dropped her bid for Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate seat.
However, late Wednesday night Kennedy confirmed an earlier New York Post report by releasing a statement saying she is removing herself as a candidate for the now vacant New York Senate seat.
"I informed Gov. Paterson today that for personal reasons I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate," Kennedy said in a statement obtained by CBS 2 HD.
This should put an end to confusion surrounding her status. It started with numerous reports of Kennedy's withdrawal that later turned into a lot of 11th-hour back-pedaling.
Two sources, including one very close to Kennedy, told CBS 2 HD late Wednesday that the Post's earlier story may have been a mistake.
More (http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/kennedy.ends.senate.2.914497.html)
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We already have one inexperienced person that was in the Senate (and now running the country..... God help us!), so Kennedy's dropping out was so out of style by now.
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"Well, bye."
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"Well, bye."
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I always liked Powers Booth - and in "Extreme Prejudice" there was a helluva lot of lead flying around. Is Nick Nolte still drunk? :rotf:
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Is she in or is she out? What the hell? I've posted more rants on this subject in various blogs than I care to remember. Enough with the Kennedys and any other dynasty! All those foolish people falling all over themselves for the little princess. Did you see some of those childish articles? This position will be one of my senators, dammit, and I already have to have Upchuck as it is. I can do without the blind man and his 82 new taxes, too.
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My understanding is, she's out.
Some sort of regret was stated for any "confusion" ( :rotf: ), but she's prayerfully considered and blah blah blah, thanks, but she's withdrawing herself from consideration.
:whatever:
She needs to go back to babysitting kids or whatever it is she does.
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In and Out
In and Out
In and Out.
She really is a Kennedy.
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The remarkable and astounding thing is that anyone would consider Caroline Kennedy Schlossinjew worthy of being a unelected senator simply because of her name and the fact she is the daughter of that president who was murdered.
Caroline Whatever isn't special. Big deal! So some communist killed her dad. She remains a liberal. She should be ashamed. Now that she is over fifty and has no idea about normal life, she thinks she should be a senator?
I don't usually use this language, but **** the Kennedys. I cannot imagine a more classless people. Nothing about them is noble. Their "president" stole his position through the same Chicago Thugary the current president enjoys.
John F. was a male pig. His brother was another pig. Jackie was an opportunist. His son was a loser. And Caroline is just like her mother. I can't imagine a more fabulous family!
The "Kennedy Clan" is the epitome of White Thrash. They have tried to disguise it with money, marrying outside their class, and politics. It is sad that Ted has been their savior. A murderer.
God Bless you, Mary Jo. I am so sorry you died so the Kennedys could live.
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Sounds like some good "personal" reasons to me. :lmao:
Culture of corruption take II (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/nyregion/23caroline.html?_r=1)
By DANNY HAKIM and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Published: January 22, 2009
ALBANY — Problems involving taxes and a household employee surfaced during the vetting of Caroline Kennedy and derailed her candidacy for the Senate, a person close to Gov. David A. Paterson said on Thursday, in an account at odds with Ms. Kennedy’s own description of her reasons for withdrawing.
The account emerged 14 hours after Ms. Kennedy announced that she was taking her name out of contention for the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, and as Mr. Paterson appeared to be leaning toward selecting Representative Kirsten E. Gillibrand, an upstate lawmaker in her second term in Congress.
Hard feelings toward Ms. Kennedy were clearly building among the governor’s staff on Thursday, after a dramatic evening in which she was reported to be dropping out, then wavering, then ultimately, shortly after midnight on Thursday, issuing a statement ending her candidacy.
The person close to the governor said Mr. Paterson “never had any intention of picking Kennedy†because he had come to consider her unready for the job.
But other Democratic operatives and people who talked to the governor said that he had all but decided to select her as senator, and that his staff was arranging a press conference for late this week.
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The absolute mind-numbing question is:
"On what basis is she QUALIFIED to be a U.S. Senator?"
The fact that Paterson actually entertained the idea of appointing her, up to and including allocating resources to vet her, is stunning in its ridiculousness.
Unbelievable.
Are there ANY intelligent people in New York? ANYWHERE??
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Are there ANY intelligent people in New York? ANYWHERE??
No...and I lived there.
New York is dumber than Florida. Imagine that.
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Caroline Kennedy’s rumored affair was with New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. (born Sept 22 1951) is the son of Arthur Ochs Sulzberger aka Punch Sulzberger. The son is sometimes called Arthur Pinch Sulzberger as a variation of his father’s nickname
Kennedy is reportedly known to be friends with Sulzberger, and rumors of an affair between the two started earlier this month.
Earlier this week, Kennedy notified Governor David Paterson that she no longer wanted to be considered for the vacant Senate seat in New York. Caroline cited "personal problems" and reports surfaced yesterday that the problems involved taxes and a housekeeper.
“Obama recently named Caroline Kennedy to his vice presidential search committee - and she’s been telling friends that if he’s elected to the White House, she wants to move to Washington, D.C., and take a role in his Democratic administration,But the reality is that this plan is dulling the pain of her personal problems. Insiders believe that her marriage to Ed Schlossberg is pretty much over.†a friend revealed.
Times City Room Will Not Mention Caroline Kennedy’s Special Friendship With Pinch Sulzberger.Don’t even bother to leave a comment at the Times local news blog suggesting a sexy patrician affair between the Senator-to-be and the publisher of the Times.
It seems like a mostly legitimate question to ask, doesn’t it? Whether or not they’re having sexy sexy old rich scion s*x, the special friendship between Sulzberger and Kennedy is well-documented. And when the publisher of your paper is BFF with a public figure, asking whether that friendship affects coverage of that public figure is certainly fair game.
http://jerrez-dailybulletin.blogspot.com/2009/01/caroline-kennedy-affair.html
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Lets see, she has a tax problem and a nanny problem. Combine the two and you get she hasn't been paying taxes on what she pays her nanny.
There is some scuttlebutt that the "personal" matter was that she [as a married women] has been having an affair with the editor of the new york times -- pay to play, perhaps - I will do this for you if you do this for me :rotf:
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Oh, com'on. Who would have an affair with the withering Caroline? Like all Kennedy women, the older she gets, the more like a man she looks. And she's over fifty. In another couple of years Barney Frank will be making passes at her.
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Oh, com'on. Who would have an affair with the withering Caroline? Like all Kennedy women, the older she gets, the more like a man she looks. And she's over fifty. In another couple of years Barney Frank will be making passes at her.
For that insight, you get...
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They call Caroline Kennedy an "Islander" since she lives in Manhattan.
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They call Caroline Kennedy an "Islander" since she lives in Manhattan.
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In addtion to a complete lack of experience, she seemed to lack skills as a politician. Somebody like Joe Biden could be a complete moron, but he could shake your hand with both of his, pat you on the back, smile at you, and make you feel like you were the most important person he talked to that day. Caroline Kennedy was the opposite of all that. No one is happier for her to be out of that business than she is.