tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post3713554700847046327..comments2023-11-09T07:51:21.497-05:00Comments on The Boston Bibliophile: RIP Edward Kennedy 1932-2009Marie Cloutierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-88853935946872896632009-08-28T23:07:12.615-04:002009-08-28T23:07:12.615-04:00thanks Serena :-) great article btw! I can't w...thanks Serena :-) great article btw! I can't wait to see True Compass.Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-46194113278123737632009-08-28T16:02:42.487-04:002009-08-28T16:02:42.487-04:00This is such a sad event. He was flawed like all ...This is such a sad event. He was flawed like all of us, but he strived to be more than his flaws.<br /><br />I wrote about him and his new autobiography: http://www.examiner.com/x-14902-DC-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d26-The-passing-of-Senator-Edward-Kennedy-of-Massachusetts<br /><br />It is an end of an eraSerenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-63215749195626276212009-08-28T11:58:26.378-04:002009-08-28T11:58:26.378-04:00Pink, Stacy, Ruth, Katie, Diane and Bonnie- thank ...Pink, Stacy, Ruth, Katie, Diane and Bonnie- thank you for your kind words :-)Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-62340090778121497842009-08-28T10:05:21.961-04:002009-08-28T10:05:21.961-04:00Marie-Well said, this is a man that should be hono...Marie-Well said, this is a man that should be honored for what he achieved in standing for justice and freedom. As you said, he is not without flaws but he should be respected and admired for all that he did well.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06838832109510581167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-35016537610478839072009-08-27T06:20:29.472-04:002009-08-27T06:20:29.472-04:00Susan, I'm sorry you feel that way but I think...Susan, I'm sorry you feel that way but I think this is one instance where courtesy should trump "freedom of speech". When someone expresses their sadness at the death of another, and their admiration for that person's life- if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-7890927767781562692009-08-26T22:31:20.809-04:002009-08-26T22:31:20.809-04:00I don't have the same praise as you and your ...I don't have the same praise as you and your commenters. I am much older than all of your commenters. I grew up knowing about Rose, Joe( the patriach) Robert,Jackie, Ethel, Jack Kennedy, etc. I was four when JFK was assassinated. I don't know how to separate the family to each individual Kennedy. If you want to understand the whole Kennedy clan read about Rose and Joe. I remember Chadiquitick( if I am spelling it right) incident. Ted Kennedy got away with the murder of his girl friend. That was a great scandal that most of us don't forget.<br /> But his sister, Eunice did alot for special education and the mentally retarded. I feel she should be recognized more than him. <br />This is why this is America and there is freedom of speech. Since you wrote about this there would be people that agree with you and people that don't.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212119768302432216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-89841009763179587762009-08-26T22:17:34.626-04:002009-08-26T22:17:34.626-04:00Loved your post; loved the Kennedys. I loved that ...Loved your post; loved the Kennedys. I loved that despite their wealth they really fought hard and did wonderful things to help the working class.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-6480539386111498642009-08-26T21:57:53.692-04:002009-08-26T21:57:53.692-04:00Very well said! Beautiful post.Very well said! Beautiful post.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728145996010093318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-43632098497935362862009-08-26T18:45:11.087-04:002009-08-26T18:45:11.087-04:00Marie, this is a wonderful post. Ted Kennedy was ...Marie, this is a wonderful post. Ted Kennedy was the face of the Kennedys for me. Not having grown up with Jack and Bobby, the way my mother's generation did, I've always thought of them as sort of mythological figures. But Ted Kennedy was real to me. This country is a better place for having had him, and for having had him for so much longer than we had his brothers. I just hope that his colleagues in the Senate will reflect on his life's work, learn from it, and take up the causes he fought so vigorously for.Ruth Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863703037623512619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-36600803971458591872009-08-26T16:08:42.249-04:002009-08-26T16:08:42.249-04:00He spent his life serving the country to the best ...He spent his life serving the country to the best of his ability. He was a fighter to the end and he will be missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-6727293851244570292009-08-26T15:37:42.141-04:002009-08-26T15:37:42.141-04:00I'm actually quite sad about it. He was a very...I'm actually quite sad about it. He was a very awesome man. Equally as sad as his sister passing away the other week. She too was an awesome advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves. Sad day. :(The Many Thoughts of a Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261949837343560602noreply@blogger.com