Did Ted Kennedy receive this amount of media coverage? I can’t think of any other deceased U.S. Senator receiving this much pomp. Maybe Robert F. Kennedy, but I wasn’t alive then, plus the coverage probably stemmed more from the circumstances surrounding his death than anything else.
Having Ted Kennedy buried in Arlington is an utter travesty. It still makes me angry.
I imagine there are many Navy vets who feel the same way about McCain being buried at Annapolis.
I am old enough to remember Robert Kennedy’s funeral on TV, but I don’t remember how many days the media was talking about him.
I was 11 when RFK was assassinated. We only got 2 tv stations, CBS & NBC. The coverage was non-stop for at least 3 days as his body was transported by train across the country. Saturday morning cartoons, a 6 hour block on both networks, was replaced with live train coverage. I had forgotten that unwelcome feeling of that Saturday morning, until yesterday...
I’d agree. This is absurd. Fat Teddy didn’t even get nearly this much attention, despite being the darling of Dems.
But what is most absurd is the lowering of the Flag. For a week.
I am SO sick of our flag being lowered for every damn thing. It’s disgusting and embarrassing, symbolizing constant weakness.