Posted on 01/28/2012 1:58:52 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Four years ago today, I joined my Uncle Teddy and thousands of excited students at American University to endorse Barack Obama as the next president of the United States.
Barack Obama had stirred something in young people and the young at heart. I saw the passion in my own teenage children, and I heard it from a different generation of people who said they felt like they did when my father ran for president.
We felt strongly that we needed to elect a president who urged us to believe in ourselves, who could tie that belief to our highest ideals, and who understood that together we can do great things.
Four years later, as I think about what first inspired me to support Barack Obama, I'm proud we have a president who has fought hard for the values Teddy held dear, and stood up on issues that matter.
Will you join me by saying what first inspired you to stand with Barack Obama?
http://my.barackobama.com/Teddy
Teddy understood that the challenges of health care aren't political -- they are personal. That's why he fought for 40 years to make health care a right and not a privilege for American families.
How proud he would have been to see his candidate sign the Affordable Care Act into law as president, giving all Americans the security of knowing that their health care will be there when they need it most.
In his speech four years ago today, Teddy reminded us all of that bright light of hope and possibility that shines even in the darkest hours. He knew that with Barack Obama as president, America would shine again. I don't think he would be surprised to know that four years later, this president would have ended the war in Iraq, repealed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and guaranteed women the right to equal pay for equal work.
The 2012 election will be harder than the last. As you think about what role you can play this time, I want you to remember that when Teddy joined this campaign, it wasn't just Barack Obama who drew him in.
It was you.
The possibility of a campaign run by ordinary people determined to change our country for the better and willing to work as hard as necessary inspired him then, and it's what inspires me today.
Thanks for all you do.
I'll see you out there,
Caroline
P.S. -- If you'd like to take some time to watch that speech, it's here.
https://my.barackobama.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/
You didn't tag this with a projectile barf alert!
This self evidnt dull wit thinks that she, being one of the "anointed" will enjoy watching the rest of us goundlings being taken in hand by a benevolent government.
The sooner the "Kennedy gene" disapears the better.
This self evident dull wit thinks that she, being one of the "anointed" will enjoy watching the rest of us goundlings being taken in hand by a benevolent government.
The sooner the "Kennedy gene" disapears the better.
As a woman, I’m so glad we finally got “equal pay for equal work.” It totally sucks to be at a job, surrounded by women and not a man in sight, because everyone knows you only have to pay women 75% of what a man earns. Now maybe the men in this country can get jobs! /s
Mrs. Prince of Space
Uncle Teddy is already 6 feet under..
Instead he took the money and run! who who who
Sucker!
LMFAO! Was THAT a real ad? Yeah, Uncle Teddy certainly knew about health problems...had a lobotomized sister, his liver was pickled from booze, and he had a girlfriend whose lungs filled up with fluid, etc.../sarcasm
It was your Uncle Teddy who inspired me to first learn how to swim then how to hold my breath.........
I was an avid National Lampoon reader back in the early 70’s and I remember the hell they caught for that ad. I think they even got sued. Hilarious in a dark sort of way, but they definately had that despicable “runt of the litters” number.
i'm not pro-abortion but, i think i coulda turned a blind eye if old Rose would of had at least three...
Killing Kennedys one at a time is like killing cockroaches one at a time. You might feel good after one or two but you really haven't accomplished anything.
Are you sure Caroline Kennedy wrote this? It seems decidedly lacking in “Y’know”s and “like”s.
Actually, I think it was just a cup’s worth of water. She suffocated in an air pocket, waiting for Uncle Teddy to bring help. Uncle Teddy had a lobotomized sister because her father didn’t want her to get loose during the night (apparently she would do that from time to time) and get pregnant — it would make the family look bad, LOL. I believe Rose Kennedy had no say in the matter, and yes, he probably had a liver the size of a throw pillow.
Despicable people.
Caroline, y`know..we don`t give two ..y`know..sh*ts..y`know.. about your..y`know... Uncle Teddy, because..y`know.. he`s ... y`know... DEAD!!
Your Uncle Teddy- A lush, a college cheat, a womanizer, an accomplice, a liar, a murderer. Your whole family is a genetic slop pool.
Please! All of you. JUST GO AWAY.
And finally sober.
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