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Tom Littleton May 4th, 2006 10:51 PM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 
......apparently has another instructor loose in DC.
Seems Patrick Kennedy(congressman from RI) plowed into a barrier near the
Capitol after weaving in the car prior. "No alcohol was involved" according
to his staff,
the Capitol Police seem to suspect otherwise, although I note the staff did
not rule out narcotics and the like, so he may have been prematurely
celebrating the Mexican decriminalization or something. Yet another of the
sycophants in the Kennedy clan terrorizing the highways, freaking great!
Tom



Wolfgang May 4th, 2006 11:41 PM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 

"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
news:fHu6g.1764$Th.946@trnddc03...
.....apparently has another instructor loose in DC.
Seems Patrick Kennedy(congressman from RI) plowed into a barrier near the
Capitol after weaving in the car prior. "No alcohol was involved"
according
to his staff,
the Capitol Police seem to suspect otherwise, although I note the staff
did
not rule out narcotics and the like, so he may have been prematurely
celebrating the Mexican decriminalization or something. Yet another of the
sycophants in the Kennedy clan terrorizing the highways, freaking great!
Tom


But were the police told to come back the next day?......and did they
comply?

Wolfgang



[email protected] May 4th, 2006 11:50 PM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 
On Thu, 4 May 2006 17:41:23 -0500, "Wolfgang" wrote:


"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
news:fHu6g.1764$Th.946@trnddc03...
.....apparently has another instructor loose in DC.
Seems Patrick Kennedy(congressman from RI) plowed into a barrier near the
Capitol after weaving in the car prior. "No alcohol was involved"
according
to his staff,
the Capitol Police seem to suspect otherwise, although I note the staff
did
not rule out narcotics and the like, so he may have been prematurely
celebrating the Mexican decriminalization or something. Yet another of the
sycophants in the Kennedy clan terrorizing the highways, freaking great!
Tom


But were the police told to come back the next day?......and did they
comply?


Actually, not far off, if the stories are to be believed. Apparently,
the "beat cops" wanted to give him either a FST or a breath test, but
were prevented by their superiors. He was then taken home (or
somewhere) by some even higher up the ladder. Is that the facts and
nothing but the facts? I don't know, I wasn't there, but if he is
guilty of anything (and thus far, I've heard nothing to convince me he
is), I suspect he'll get as good a cover-up as he wishes, just as any
other similarly-situated well-connected person, regardless of their
political party.

Tom Littleton May 4th, 2006 11:58 PM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 

wrote in message

I suspect he'll get as good a cover-up as he wishes, just as any
other similarly-situated well-connected person, regardless of their
political party.


although the leveller, in this day, is that he will be examined to excess by
the various "news" networks. To my original point, though, the Kennedy clan
have had a few exceptional breaks. Teddy,in one of the most forgiving
judicial venues ever, to my mind. Most well-connected types might have
difficulty completely getting past vehicular homicides.....or, maybe I am
over-optimistic(....Again!)
Tom



daytripper May 5th, 2006 12:10 AM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 
On Thu, 04 May 2006 17:50:41 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 4 May 2006 17:41:23 -0500, "Wolfgang" wrote:


"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
news:fHu6g.1764$Th.946@trnddc03...
.....apparently has another instructor loose in DC.
Seems Patrick Kennedy(congressman from RI) plowed into a barrier near the
Capitol after weaving in the car prior. "No alcohol was involved"
according
to his staff,
the Capitol Police seem to suspect otherwise, although I note the staff
did
not rule out narcotics and the like, so he may have been prematurely
celebrating the Mexican decriminalization or something. Yet another of the
sycophants in the Kennedy clan terrorizing the highways, freaking great!
Tom


But were the police told to come back the next day?......and did they
comply?


Actually, not far off, if the stories are to be believed. Apparently,
the "beat cops" wanted to give him either a FST or a breath test, but
were prevented by their superiors. He was then taken home (or
somewhere) by some even higher up the ladder. Is that the facts and
nothing but the facts? I don't know, I wasn't there, but if he is
guilty of anything (and thus far, I've heard nothing to convince me he
is), I suspect he'll get as good a cover-up as he wishes, just as any
other similarly-situated well-connected person, regardless of their
political party.


Sure. But even you have to admit it'll be pretty hard to top putting the cops
off long enough to sober up after shooting someone in the face...

/daytripper (yup. that one's a classic...)

[email protected] May 5th, 2006 12:20 AM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 
On Thu, 04 May 2006 21:51:07 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:

.....apparently has another instructor loose in DC.
Seems Patrick Kennedy(congressman from RI) plowed into a barrier near the
Capitol after weaving in the car prior. "No alcohol was involved" according
to his staff,
the Capitol Police seem to suspect otherwise, although I note the staff did
not rule out narcotics and the like, so he may have been prematurely
celebrating the Mexican decriminalization or something. Yet another of the
sycophants in the Kennedy clan terrorizing the highways, freaking great!
Tom

You know this brings up something that has always fascinated me. I can
understand and respect someone thinking things out for themselves and
deciding on being a Dem, a liberal, anti-Bush, whatever, but what I
can't understand is a thinking person being any of the above AND a
supporter, fan, or otherwise thinking well of the Kennedy family in
general, and especially of those who have been in "public life." I can
think of nothing illegal, immoral, or otherwise "wrong" that anyone in
the Bush family has ever been merely accused of that at least one
Kennedy didn't actually do first and repeatedly. And really, I can't
understand a thinking person with even some information, regardless of
politics, who would be a supporter of the Kennedys.

TC,
R

[email protected] May 5th, 2006 12:31 AM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 
On Thu, 04 May 2006 19:10:57 -0400, daytripper
wrote:

On Thu, 04 May 2006 17:50:41 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 4 May 2006 17:41:23 -0500, "Wolfgang" wrote:


"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
news:fHu6g.1764$Th.946@trnddc03...
.....apparently has another instructor loose in DC.
Seems Patrick Kennedy(congressman from RI) plowed into a barrier near the
Capitol after weaving in the car prior. "No alcohol was involved"
according
to his staff,
the Capitol Police seem to suspect otherwise, although I note the staff
did
not rule out narcotics and the like, so he may have been prematurely
celebrating the Mexican decriminalization or something. Yet another of the
sycophants in the Kennedy clan terrorizing the highways, freaking great!
Tom

But were the police told to come back the next day?......and did they
comply?


Actually, not far off, if the stories are to be believed. Apparently,
the "beat cops" wanted to give him either a FST or a breath test, but
were prevented by their superiors. He was then taken home (or
somewhere) by some even higher up the ladder. Is that the facts and
nothing but the facts? I don't know, I wasn't there, but if he is
guilty of anything (and thus far, I've heard nothing to convince me he
is), I suspect he'll get as good a cover-up as he wishes, just as any
other similarly-situated well-connected person, regardless of their
political party.


Sure. But even you have to admit it'll be pretty hard to top putting the cops
off long enough to sober up after shooting someone in the face...


See my other post, but here's an example of my point in it. There's no
real evidence of Cheney being drunk or even under the influence.
Moreover, the cops, the witnesses, and Whittington all said he wasn't (I
realize this does not mean absolutely that he wasn't), and if it were,
for example, you and Tom in the same situation, your word and the cops'
opinion would be enough. But even if he were so ****faced he had
trouble standing up, it still doesn't mean Whittington didn't do
something to contribute to being hit, and in any case, Cheney didn't
actually kill anyone. As Tom pointed out, the Kennedy clan can't make
that claim.

TC,
R

Scott Seidman May 5th, 2006 01:17 AM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 
wrote in news:f33l521ernlpvepai8o26bicqe1uj14p2i@
4ax.com:

There's no
real evidence of Cheney being drunk or even under the influence.


No evidence, but many ranches would frown upon the one beer he had at
lunch.

--
Scott
Reverse name to reply

Scott Seidman May 5th, 2006 01:18 AM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 
wrote in news:g02l529f558bj7r9hssdqsment3k40ea09@
4ax.com:

I can
think of nothing illegal, immoral, or otherwise "wrong" that anyone in
the Bush family has ever been merely accused of that at least one
Kennedy didn't actually do first and repeatedly.


Well, there is Neil Bush. I don't know that a Kennedy ever had the
opportunity to do his deal first or since, but I can guarantee you that
Neil did it bigger!

--
Scott
Reverse name to reply

Wolfgang May 5th, 2006 01:24 AM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 

wrote in message
...
On Thu, 4 May 2006 17:41:23 -0500, "Wolfgang" wrote:


"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
news:fHu6g.1764$Th.946@trnddc03...
.....apparently has another instructor loose in DC.
Seems Patrick Kennedy(congressman from RI) plowed into a barrier near
the
Capitol after weaving in the car prior. "No alcohol was involved"
according
to his staff,
the Capitol Police seem to suspect otherwise, although I note the staff
did
not rule out narcotics and the like, so he may have been prematurely
celebrating the Mexican decriminalization or something. Yet another of
the
sycophants in the Kennedy clan terrorizing the highways, freaking great!
Tom


But were the police told to come back the next day?......and did they
comply?


Actually, not far off, if the stories are to be believed. Apparently,
the "beat cops" wanted to give him either a FST or a breath test, but
were prevented by their superiors. He was then taken home (or
somewhere) by some even higher up the ladder. Is that the facts and
nothing but the facts? I don't know, I wasn't there, but if he is
guilty of anything (and thus far, I've heard nothing to convince me he
is), I suspect he'll get as good a cover-up as he wishes, just as any
other similarly-situated well-connected person, regardless of their
political party.


You're an idiot.

Wolfgang



Tom Littleton May 5th, 2006 01:26 AM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 

wrote in message

I can't
understand a thinking person with even some information, regardless of
politics, who would be a supporter of the Kennedys.


as you are aware, I concur completely......nothing, to my mind, could be
much more hypocritical than attacking the various shortcomings of other
political types, and defending for one second Ted Kennedy. It is a sad
commentary that he still holds any office, let alone that of US Senator.
Tom



Wolfgang May 5th, 2006 03:22 AM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
...
I can understand and respect someone thinking things out for themselves
and
deciding on being a Dem, a liberal, anti-Bush, whatever.....


That rarely happens.


If you mean the part about people thinking for themselves, yeah, you could
be right. On the other hand, if you mean the part about dicklet
understanding and/or respecting.......well, that makes yours the
understatement of the year.

Wolfgang



vincent p. norris May 5th, 2006 03:22 AM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 
I can understand and respect someone thinking things out for themselves and
deciding on being a Dem, a liberal, anti-Bush, whatever.....


That rarely happens.

vince

[email protected] May 5th, 2006 02:55 PM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 
On 5 May 2006 00:18:28 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:

wrote in news:g02l529f558bj7r9hssdqsment3k40ea09@
4ax.com:

I can
think of nothing illegal, immoral, or otherwise "wrong" that anyone in
the Bush family has ever been merely accused of that at least one
Kennedy didn't actually do first and repeatedly.


Well, there is Neil Bush. I don't know that a Kennedy ever had the
opportunity to do his deal first or since, but I can guarantee you that
Neil did it bigger!


Shi-i-i-t...various Kennedy clanners have pulled financial shenanigans
that makes any three S&L looters look like ****ants and when it comes to
screwing, er, taxpayers, Clinton ain't got nothing on Teddy. Add it up
from the beginning (and esp. if you adjust for inflation and/or add in
the Fitzgeralds) and the bucks really begin to pile up. Where do think
the Kennedy money comes from, especially since prohibition was repealed?
Daytours out of Edgartown?

And again, it's perception - the press wasn't so willing ignore stuff
until Joe P. rammed St. John of Camelot up the world's ass (and credit
where it's due, he and his machine did a spectacular job, and the spawn
fed it dutifully).

TC,
R

vincent p. norris May 6th, 2006 04:40 AM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 
I can understand and respect someone thinking things out for themselves
and
deciding on being a Dem, a liberal, anti-Bush, whatever.....


That rarely happens.


If you mean the part about people thinking for themselves, yeah, you could
be right. On the other hand, if you mean the part about dicklet
understanding and/or respecting.......well, that makes yours the
understatement of the year.

Wolfgang


Woe is me! Chastised for poor writing twice in two days!

I will learn to write good.
I will learn to write good.
I will learn to write good.
I will learn to write good.
I will learn to write good.
I hope.

vince

Wolfgang May 6th, 2006 04:56 AM

The Kennedy School of Driving
 

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
...
I can understand and respect someone thinking things out for
themselves
and
deciding on being a Dem, a liberal, anti-Bush, whatever.....

That rarely happens.


If you mean the part about people thinking for themselves, yeah, you could
be right. On the other hand, if you mean the part about dicklet
understanding and/or respecting.......well, that makes yours the
understatement of the year.

Wolfgang


Woe is me! Chastised for poor writing twice in two days!


Au contraire. Nothing wrong with it at all. Either way, you were right.
:)




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