[Rhodes22-list] Political- Caroline's disappointing day.

[Bill Effros]

Ben,

This was just the first day in her run for the Presidency -- she'll not 
answer questions better in the future.

Those of us who were older enough to be involved in politics before 
Kennedy was shot did not love him.  He was the playboy son of a 
gangster, totally without qualifications for the Presidency.  A media 
darling who was completely ineffective in both the Senate and the 
Presidency.  Everybody was mad at him.

It looks like we're going to get a repeat, and Caroline would like to 
make it a three-peat.

Bill Effros

PS -- This is not a joke.  I understand now that I have to differentiate 
jokes from reality for you.



Ben Cittadino wrote:
> Folks;
>
> In the article posted below a reporter is said to have asked Ms. Kennedy
> what she would say about her qualifications for the job of US Senator from
> NY. Surely she knew the question would come, and surely she must have
> thought about her answer. It is reported that "an aide" stopped her from
> responding. What's up with that?
>
> I was 14 years old when her father was killed, and a sophomore in high
> school. I was just getting interested in politics and government. I know now
> he was deeply flawed, but we loved him and were terribly affected by his
> death.  I wanted so much for her to do well, but I must say this is not an
> auspicious beginning.
>
> Somebody joked that this was just a strategy to keep her cousin Kerry's
> ex-husband Andrew Cuomo from getting the job. I dimissed it, but now I'm not
> so sure.
>
> How do you not answer reporters who ask the obvious question in this
> circumstance? Who the heck is advising her? What a letdown.
>
>
> NYTimes Online 12/17/08
> In Appearance Upstate, Kennedy Says Little 
> By JEREMY W. PETERS and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
> SYRACUSE — In a carefully controlled strategy reminiscent of the
> vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin, aides to Caroline Kennedy interrupted
> her on Wednesday and whisked her away when she was asked what her
> qualifications are to be a United States senator.
>
> In her first public appearance since letting it be known that wants to
> succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ms. Kennedy emerged from a closed-door
> meeting with Matthew J. Driscoll, the mayor of Syracuse, where about a dozen
> reporters were waiting. 
>
> She offered a 30-second statement saying that she would respect the process
> undertaken by Gov. David A. Paterson to fill the vacancy.
>
> Then, as reporters asked why Ms. Kennedy was seeking the Senate seat and
> whether she was ready, she did not answer, then walked away, heading toward
> a waiting black sport-utility vehicle.
>
> When one reporter asked what she would tell New Yorkers who question whether
> she has the qualifications for the job, Ms. Kennedy, 51, started to respond.
> But then an aide stopped her from saying more, and led her to the waiting
> vehicle.
>
> “Hopefully I can come back and answer all those questions,” she called out
> as she got into the S.U.V.
>
> It was the first stop in an orchestrated tour of upstate New York. Ms.
> Kennedy has plans to visit with officials in Rochester and, possibly,
> Buffalo, a first stab at getting skeptical upstate voters used to the idea
> of being represented in Washington by yet another down-stater.
>
> The area has already expressed wariness of her, with some officials and
> newspapers questioning her abilities.
>
> The tour has been kept somewhat secretive, reflecting, in part, the delicacy
> of the situation. No schedule was given, though details percolated rapidly
> through political circles in New York. An aide accompanying her said she was
> headed to Rochester after Syracuse, but declined to say where.
>
> Technically, there is no seat open, since the current holder, Senator
> Clinton, has not yet been confirmed to be secretary of state. And there can
> be no true campaign, since there is no true election: the only vote that
> counts if that of Governor Paterson.
>
> In her brief statement, Ms. Kennedy said: “As some of you may have heard, I
> told Governor Paterson I’d be honored to be considered for the position of
> United States senator. There’s a lot of good people in this community that
> the governor is considering. He’s laid out a process and I’m proud to be
> part of that process.”
>
> As the S.U.V. pulled out of downtown Syracuse, she gave a wave and a smile
> to the disappointed reporters who had gathered. 
>
>
> Ben C.
>