The Last Son of Camelot – Ted Kennedy Dead at 77
by Shannonn Kelly
2:39PM, EST, August 26, 2009
Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy, the last son of Camelot and a political dynasty is dead at age 77 after a battle with brain cancer since his seizure in May 2008.
He will be buried about 75 feet from his brother John F. Kennedy in Arlington cemetery, where both his assassinated brothers are buried, including Robert F. Kennedy who was shot on June 5, 1968.
In 2008, Kennedy endorsed Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee for president of the United States of America.
Kennedy’s endorsement gave his relatively unknown Senate colleague enormous credibility. In this new candidate’s vision, Kennedy saw a hope that goals he had long fought for might finally be achieved. Yet, even as he passed the torch, Kennedy suddenly faced his own mortality when diagnosed with cancer.
After recovering from surgery, Kennedy returned to the Senate and was greeted with a standing ovation by colleagues who’d worked with him – and against him – for almost 50 years.
“I don’t know if, what, Ted Kennedy’s legacy will be, but in the quarter-century I’ve been here, there’s not been anyone quite like him,” said R-Ariz, Senator John McCain.
According to now President Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy was “A Defender of a Dream“.
As much as Ted Kennedy’s life’s work belonged to the Senate, his heart belonged at the family compound in Hyannis Port, Mass., where he grew up by the sea. We’ll leave you with this quote from Senator Kennedy:
“There’s a lot to be learned from the sea. I think in many respects, it’s sort of a metaphor for life – the storms that come out there that aren’t predicted, and then the beautiful warm and lovely days. The good times.”
If you would like to add your thoughts or condolences to a public memorial for Senator Ted Kennedy, please click here.
| Published on August 27, 2009 - Categories : Closing Credits, Politics, Pop Culture, World News - 3 Comments » |
Cheated on exams at Harvard. Responsible for a
woman’s death under questionable circumstances.
Drunkard. Socialist. Yes, a shining example of American nobility.
All that is true DB.
But as many of my colleagues tell me you have to separate the ‘art’ from the ‘artist’.
Unlike our past president ‘Shrub’, at least Ted tried to learn from his mistakes and right some of those wrongs.
Comeback and visit anytime. Really appreciate your comment-
SK
I love people who throw the word “socialist” around without any knowledge whatsoever of what a Socialist state was ever like. The most progressive of American politicians is still a right wing or centrist on the world stage.
Kennedy has his share of issues, but you need to look at the person as a whole, most notably his legislative accomplishment. You are free to dismiss the man and focus only on his foibles like so many of the hate-spouting talking heads of hate-radio, but the fact remains, without healthcare, without more progressive politics, the USA is doomed to drift towards a ever divided society on the brink of 1960s style unrest.