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

[Herb Parsons]

Point taken.


Michael D. Weisner wrote:
> Herb,
>
> IMHO we got a great deal.  Her heart was never in her work - we were just a rung on her ladder to the Presidency.
>
> She's no longer just NY's problem (except that she isn't giving up NY until she is confirmed as SecState.)  I figure that were getting nothing of value from her anyway.  Now you can help pay for her.  Yup, it's a deal for New Yorkers.
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>
>
> From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 4:36 PM
> 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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Herb Parsons