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

Wed Dec 17 17:08:25 EST 2008

So therefor, there being no voices raised in support of Ms. Kennedy's
candidacy, and upon unanimous consent of the body, be it hereby resolved
that Ms. Kennedy should not be endorsed for the office of US Senator from
New York. Next case.

Thanks boys,

Ben C.

Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
> 
> Herb,
> 
> What's the big fuss in Illinois about?  Their Senate seat has been
> unused for four years.  Why the big hurry?
> 
> Brad
> 
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
> wrote:
>> That's the kicker Brad, she's not going to be running against anyone.
>> There won't be an election (I think). I'm almost positive that filling
>> Hillary's vacancy is by appointment.
>>
>> Stop and think about THAT one. How much of a "deal" did New Yorkers get
>> when they voted for Hillary this time around? She spent the first half
>> of her term campaigning for another job, then is going to resign to take
>> a DIFFERENT "other job".
>>
>>
>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>>> Ben,
>>>
>>> "Who the heck is advising her?"  Good question, maybe that idiot
>>> neo-Republican John McCain? I'd say Ms. Kennedy has the exact number
>>> of political and business successes to point to in her career as the
>>> President-Elect, ie,  ZERO - without the long string of corrupt
>>> colleagues and failed leadership in quasi-public ventures. Why the
>>> need to compare her to Sarah Palin?  Does she have a record of
>>> standing up to corruption?  Palin has a long record of
>>> accomplishments.  If Ms. Kennedy has 1/10 of that record then I'd say
>>> she's more than qualified.  Who is she running against?  What are
>>> their qualifications? Since when did the NYTimes give a shit about
>>> competence? The NYTimes isn't worth  wrapping dead fish in Rahm
>>> Emmanuel style - it gives dead fish a bad image and makes them smell
>>> bad.
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Ben Cittadino <bcittadino at dcs-law.com>
>>> 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.
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