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Kennedy belongs to exclusive university club of his own
The Washington Times ^
| January 12, 2006
| Charles Hurt
Posted on 01/12/2006 2:46:21 PM PST by msnimje
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HYPOCRITE! He STILL belongs to this club
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posted on
01/12/2006 2:46:23 PM PST
by
msnimje
To: msnimje
Rich, girl-friend drowning snobs?
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posted on
01/12/2006 2:48:00 PM PST
by
dinok
To: msnimje
I'm not surprised he's an utter hypocrite - we all know that - but I am a bit surprised he's so blatant. Obviously he thinks the MSM aren't ever going to call him on the difference between his words and his actions.
Come to think of it, I'm not surprised at that, either.
To: dinok
Maybe it is some sort of Obese Round Table.
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posted on
01/12/2006 2:54:27 PM PST
by
msnimje
(Senate Democrats ----------- Sound and Furry Signifying INSIGNIFICANCE)
To: msnimje
"He has been fighting to break down barriers for decades." Especially the ones separating married men from cocktail waitresses.
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posted on
01/12/2006 2:56:42 PM PST
by
Argus
To: Argus
"He has been fighting to break down barriers for decades."
And those designed to keep Oldsmobile's on the road and out of the water.
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:00:08 PM PST
by
msnimje
(Senate Democrats ----------- Sound and Furry Signifying INSIGNIFICANCE)
To: msnimje
The uniforms have extra long sleeves and lots of buckles.
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:06:09 PM PST
by
Dutch Boy
To: msnimje
Well we know that the club in question is not the Chappaquiddick Swim Club. It's coeducational (or at least was for a short time).
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:06:14 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Hey Fat Ted: Alito is the judge, Mojito is what you're drinking. Try to remember the difference.)
To: msnimje
My obligatory Swimmer story:
An acquaintance interned at Teddy's press office while at J-school in Boston.
Female staffers were under strict orders not to get into the elevator alone with Teddy.
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:10:40 PM PST
by
angkor
To: msnimje
Fitting. Wasn't Kennedy thrown out of Harvard, too?
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:11:15 PM PST
by
ThanhPhero
(di hanh huong den La Vang)
To: ThanhPhero
from http://tafkac.org/collegiate/harvard_legends.html
The myth: Sen. Edward Kennedy '54-'56 was required to withdraw for two years after cheating on a Spanish final. He had paid someone to take the test for him, and spent the exam period hanging out in Elsie's -- where he ran into his TF. The truth: It wasn't Elsie's -- Elsie's didn't exist at the time. And Kennedy didn't pay the other party to take the test for him. And he didn't personally run into the TF. Otherwise, the story is right on. Kennedy did get nailed for cheating. The story is told in Burton Hersh's _The Education of Edward Kennedy_. In the spring of 1951, freshman Teddy Kennedy has a Spanish A final to take. One of his football teammates had a roommate who knew the language very well -- they called him "The Master of Spanish." Someone joked that the Master should take Teddy's exam for him. On a whim, the Master agreed. Unfortunately, the Spanish A exam proctor recognized him. Within minutes of the exam's conclusion, Kennedy got a call from Dean of the College Delmar Leighton's office. He was nailed: Immediate suspension, readmission to be considered after at least one year off. Teddy ended up enlisting in the Army during his time off. After 16 months of service, he returned to Harvard in 1953. From that point on, he trod the straight and narrow, and graduated in 1956 with a B average.
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:16:17 PM PST
by
xmission
To: xmission
I still want to know why "Teddy Baby" only had 16 months of service...
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:18:00 PM PST
by
xmission
To: msnimje
I've googled and googled, but I can't find a link to the Owl Club at Harvard. I want to ask a club officer what year it was that the club was fully racially integrated. That is, when did they finally begin to allow blacks to join. I will bet anything that Kennedy was a member while the club was still racially segregated.
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:21:11 PM PST
by
Spiff
("They start yelling, 'Murderer!' 'Traitor!' They call me by name." - Gael Murphy, Code Pink leader)
To: Spiff
I will bet anything that Kennedy was a member while the club was still racially segregated.
WAS? I believe it still is. The way I read the article the membership is "fixed."
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:24:28 PM PST
by
msnimje
(Senate Democrats ----------- Sound and Furry Signifying INSIGNIFICANCE)
To: xmission
"I still want to know why "Teddy Baby" only had 16 months of service..."
Those were my thoughts as well. How does one go about serving only 16 months.
To: xmission
That's another great Kennedy story..... Teddy enlisted for FOUR years but his father flipped out and pulled strings to have the enlistment period curtailed.... at least that's the story that goes around, anyone know if it's been documented? Anecdote says that Joe, Sr. said to his meathead son Teddy "DON'T YOU READ ANYTHING?" (referring to the 4 year enlistment papers Teddy had signed, when daddy did not want Teddy going away from Haaahvahd for 4 years in the Army.
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:33:52 PM PST
by
Enchante
(Democrats: "We are ALL broken and worn out, our party & ideas, what else is new?")
To: angelsonmyside
Kicked out, or pulled strings?
It's be interesting to be able to find out...
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:36:44 PM PST
by
xmission
To: Enchante
Funny that these people are allways talking about "Bush's Daddy" pulling strings. Teddy ... one hypocritical story after another.
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:39:30 PM PST
by
xmission
To: xmission
While expelled, Kennedy enlisted in the Army, but mistakenly signed up for four years instead of two. His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, then U.S. Ambassador to England, pulled the necessary strings to have his enlistment shortened to two years, and to ensure that he served in Europe, not Korea, where a war was raging. Kennedy was assigned to Paris, never advanced beyond the rank of Private, and returned to Harvard upon being discharged.
http://www.nndb.com/people/623/000023554/
Teddy was admitted to Harvard as a legacy student, rather than for academic achievement. Teddy was fortunate that JFK, RFK, and his father had graduated with distinction. Teddy's claim to fame at Harvard was getting expelled for cheating, in his sophomore year. After getting expelled, he sat around feeling sorry for himself, until he signed up for a four-year hitch in the Army.
His father, Joe (who was the U.S. Ambassador to England) was very upset. He reportedly said, "Don't you ever look at what you're signing?" He then pushed political buttons, and revised the enlistment to two years. It is nice to have Daddy fix your screw ups. In two years of military service, he never got above the rank of private.
http://www.eco.freedom.org/el/20050801/ward.shtml
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:46:28 PM PST
by
polymuser
(Losing, like flooding, brings rats to the surface.)
To: msnimje
Kennedy belongs to exclusive university club of his own Kennedy belongs to exclusive university club of his own, proud member of the MURDERERS club.
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posted on
01/12/2006 3:49:49 PM PST
by
rockabyebaby
(I'm not afraid to say out loud what the rest of you are afraid to admit.)
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