Posted on 08/26/2009 4:51:48 AM PDT by tcg
He came to be known as a stalwart proponent of what is currently being called a “liberal” or even “progressive” social agenda. However his change of position on the fundamental human right, the right to life, like others now identified with those labels including Rev. Jesse Jackson, changed entirely. In fact, with Kennedy's change the entire content of the meaning of those political labels seems to have changed. Senator Kennedy began his political career as a strong defender of the rights of children in the womb. For example, in 1971, Senator Kennedy described his then strongly Pro-Life position in these words:
"While the deep concern of a woman bearing an unwanted child merits consideration and sympathy, it is my personal feeling that the legalization of abortion on demand is not in accordance with the value which our civilization places on human life. Wanted or unwanted, I believe that human life, even at its earliest stages, has certain rights which must be recognized -- the right to be born, the right to love, the right to grown old.
"I share the confidence of those who feel that America is working to care for its unwanted as well as wanted children, protecting particularly those who cannot protect themselves. I also share the opinions of those who do not accept abortion as a response to our society's problems -- an inadequate welfare system, unsatisfactory job training programs, and insufficient financial support for all its citizens.
"When history looks back to this era it should recognize this generation as one which cared about human beings enough to halt the practice of war, to provide a decent living for every family and to fulfill its responsibility to its children from the very moment of conception."
(Excerpt) Read more at catholic.org ...
Teddy, who heaped contempt on his Catholic faith by his unwavering support of abortion, will no doubt be given full Church funeral rites probably by at least a Bishop if not a Cardinal. He deserved excommunication. God is both merciful and just and I’m sure Teddy had much to account for when they met face to face.
TOTALLY disagreed with just about EVERY thing this man stood for, but he was someone’s son, father, uncle and brother—prayers going up for his family and friends, and prayers for his soul as he stood before God to atone for all he’d done down here on earth during his lifetime.
I hear the cremation will be very simple....all they need is a wick and a match...
Nothing I could say would be tasteful so...
Condolences to his family.
to paraphrase Ozzy:
Satan,laughing, spreads his wings.
I’m kind of surprised here. Not at many of the mean comments on this and other threads regarding the death of Sen. Kennedy.
But that Jim Robinson and the moderators would allow them to stay.
But... Teddy Kennedy lived the type of life that held him up as an icon for scorn and derision.
So why shouldn’t he die that way?
Nobody should die this way, that’s why.
We should all die in our beds, sleeping peacefully and it is a pitiable thing when it happens other ways, as it does, to both good people and others.
Those on that other site are praising him. I don't see much of that here and rightly so.
May he RIP.
OK, now that I’m done with the magnanimous bit...
What I’m “sad” about re: his passing is missing out on the satisfaction of watching him waste away publicly. Unlike Mary Jo Kopechne, Kennedy died quietly and comfortably, in old age, at home.
That liberal lyin’ ba$tard intentionally helped to break this country. Oh, there will be countless accolades about how “great” he was. In my opinion, the man was an unmitigated disaster. I won’t miss the POS one bit.
Now is the time we must redouble efforts to elect an electible Republican to fill the vacant Senate seat in Massachusetts.
I do, however, offer condolences to his family. They didn’t ask for his deeds.
41 years too late.
My thoughts on the way to work this morning on hearing the news.
I hope they do. Anything that damages that party further, the better.
May it be that his last moments were visited with the small spirits and images of over 40 million innocent children he and his family and comrades promoted.
There. Fixed it.
“the murder of which”
which=whom
Why should you focus on his death and not his life?
His death was but a few moments in contrast to the depravity of a life he lived.
What’s the old saying? “You live by the sword, you die by the sword”.
I was remarking on what someone posted. And really, why should you focus on what I should focus on rather than tending to yourself.
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