Comments on: To the Manor Born – Psychoanalyzing Teddy http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/ Just another Pajamasmedia.com weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:15:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: thibaud http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72744 thibaud Mon, 16 Jan 2006 03:01:48 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72744 <i>...this anger was coming from a deeper, sadder place. <i>When Mrs. Alito walked out of the room, I thought of Mary Jo Kopechne.</i> Brilliant. Roger at his best: vivid, fresh, penetrating and tempered by insights from his own journey. Roger, I do hope you'll expand upon these insights in your next book (memoir). Seems like you've enough grist here for an entire chapter on the Kennedys and what they've meant to you, your generation, your nation. Seems as if more and more the memory of JFK is being shunted aside by the revival of the old man's nasty, racist, America-firster politics (compare "That crippled bastard killed my son Joe" with Howard Dean and Cindy Sheehan's antics). And that Teddy in his dotage is reverting to the unhinged young spif of Harvard/UVA days. best, t </i> …this anger was coming from a deeper, sadder place.

When Mrs. Alito walked out of the room, I thought of Mary Jo Kopechne.

Brilliant. Roger at his best: vivid, fresh, penetrating and tempered by insights from his own journey.

Roger,

I do hope you’ll expand upon these insights in your next book (memoir). Seems like you’ve enough grist here for an entire chapter on the Kennedys and what they’ve meant to you, your generation, your nation. Seems as if more and more the memory of JFK is being shunted aside by the revival of the old man’s nasty, racist, America-firster politics (compare “That crippled bastard killed my son Joe” with Howard Dean and Cindy Sheehan’s antics). And that Teddy in his dotage is reverting to the unhinged young spif of Harvard/UVA days.

best,

t

]]> By: James Wolf http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72743 James Wolf Sun, 15 Jan 2006 23:19:55 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72743 <i>Since then, he has represented his constituents, who have overwhelmingly reelected him seven times. </i> Sadly the Bay State GOP all too often is only able to mount token chalenges. Last time he essentially ran unopposed. Since then, he has represented his constituents, who have overwhelmingly reelected him seven times.

Sadly the Bay State GOP all too often is only able to mount token chalenges. Last time he essentially ran unopposed.

]]> By: pst314 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72742 pst314 Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:06:41 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72742 "Ted Kennedy tried to rescue Mary Jo after the accident." Well, that's what he claimed, but it's not true. His lying was obvious both in how he contradicted himself and in how his claims contracted objective evidence. He only escaped punishment because of the political power of the Kennedy family. “Ted Kennedy tried to rescue Mary Jo after the accident.”

Well, that’s what he claimed, but it’s not true. His lying was obvious both in how he contradicted himself and in how his claims contracted objective evidence. He only escaped punishment because of the political power of the Kennedy family.

]]> By: Buddy Larsen http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72741 Buddy Larsen Sat, 14 Jan 2006 04:37:31 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72741 "Double standard" “Double standard”

]]> By: Randal Robinson http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72740 Randal Robinson Sat, 14 Jan 2006 02:55:17 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72740 Teddy Kennedy's staunchest supporters are usually the very same people who will, without the slightest hint of irony, accuse George W. Bush of being a child of privilege who succeeded in politics only because of his name and family ties. Then they'll bash Bush relentlessly for such unforgivable ancient sins as allegedly missing an Air National Guard physical 30 years ago. Teddy Kennedy’s staunchest supporters are usually the very same people who will, without the slightest hint of irony, accuse George W. Bush of being a child of privilege who succeeded in politics only because of his name and family ties. Then they’ll bash Bush relentlessly for such unforgivable ancient sins as allegedly missing an Air National Guard physical 30 years ago.

]]> By: Captain Hate http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72739 Captain Hate Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:55:16 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72739 "Whose got the Qualludes?" Based on spelling and grammar, I'd guess you. “Whose got the Qualludes?”

Based on spelling and grammar, I’d guess you.

]]> By: Buddy Larsen http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72738 Buddy Larsen Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:50:13 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72738 My real heart-of-hearts objection to the entity AKA Ted Kennedy is not so much the shamelessness, but the shamelessness about the shamelessness (does that make any sense?). That IS the horrific example his leadership has set for his party, which, thus enabled, is now rapidly reaching his own 'acceptable' depths. Anyhoo, at least have some <a href="http://opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110007810" rel="nofollow">rich Daniel Henninger chuckle</a> (don't miss 'comments'): My real heart-of-hearts objection to the entity AKA Ted Kennedy is not so much the shamelessness, but the shamelessness about the shamelessness (does that make any sense?).

That IS the horrific example his leadership has set for his party, which, thus enabled, is now rapidly reaching his own ‘acceptable’ depths.

Anyhoo, at least have some rich Daniel Henninger chuckle (don’t miss ‘comments’):

]]> By: Buddy Larsen http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72737 Buddy Larsen Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:30:52 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72737 <i>"God forbid that these guys should ever regain power."</i> Amen, Howard. Tookie's defense DID help Tookie get rid of Tookie. Dave Schuler, I'd agree with you, except that Senatur Joe appears to've been unscathed by an even greater show of grinnin' idiocy, on the 911 commission. Markus, you have a point on the general need for forgiveness, but the issue is Kennedy himself--if didn't continually preach from a moral high-horse while living a life void of those rigors. For example, please give me the rationale--ANY rationale whatsoever--for a guy who uses an Island of Fiji trust fund to avoid his own inheritance taxes, to be such an extremely vehement advocate of keeping the tax <i>as high as possible</i> on us ordinary folks. As if he has a higher calling for his family, so they ought to keep it, but the rest of us are too stupid and venal and meritless to have any purpose for, or deserve to keep (as he does), those already-fully-double-taxed assets. “God forbid that these guys should ever regain power.” Amen, Howard.

Tookie’s defense DID help Tookie get rid of Tookie.

Dave Schuler, I’d agree with you, except that Senatur Joe appears to’ve been unscathed by an even greater show of grinnin’ idiocy, on the 911 commission.

Markus, you have a point on the general need for forgiveness, but the issue is Kennedy himself–if didn’t continually preach from a moral high-horse while living a life void of those rigors.

For example, please give me the rationale–ANY rationale whatsoever–for a guy who uses an Island of Fiji trust fund to avoid his own inheritance taxes, to be such an extremely vehement advocate of keeping the tax as high as possible on us ordinary folks.

As if he has a higher calling for his family, so they ought to keep it, but the rest of us are too stupid and venal and meritless to have any purpose for, or deserve to keep (as he does), those already-fully-double-taxed assets.

]]> By: MarkD http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72736 MarkD Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:55:41 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72736 Markus, You mean Teddy should invoke the Tookie Williams defense? Didn't help Tookie, shouldn't help Teddy. Markus,

You mean Teddy should invoke the Tookie Williams defense? Didn’t help Tookie, shouldn’t help Teddy.

]]> By: ForNow http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72735 ForNow Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:51:56 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/12/to-the-manor-born-psychoanalyzing-teddy/#comment-72735 Bottom line, Teddy vs. Toonces. <i>Who wins?</i> http://www.mavericktimes.com/toonces.html http://www.catass.com/toonces/ Bottom line, Teddy vs. Toonces. Who wins?

http://www.mavericktimes.com/toonces.html

http://www.catass.com/toonces/

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