Patrick Kennedy - "Scott Brown candidacy a joke

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/79863-patrick-kennedy-scott-browns-candidacy-a-joke

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"Sen. Scott Brown's (R-Mass.) election has been shown to be "a joke," the son of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) said Thursday.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) castigated Brown for having pushed to be sworn in ahead of schedule to permanently fill the Senate seat left vacant by the congressman's father's death in August.

"Brown's whole candidacy was shown to be a joke today when he was sworn in early in order to cast his first vote as an objection to Obama's appointment to the NLRB," Kennedy said Thursday."

[Sword_Of_Truth]

Has Rep. Kennedy been made aware yet that it's the people's seat?

[Brainster]

Hey, c'mon guys, I'm sure he'll regret those words when he sobers up in the morning.

[Bob Klase]

Has Rep. Kennedy been made aware yet that it's the people's seat?

What are you referencing? Did he refer to it as his father's seat? (I do see where he called it "the Senate seat left vacant by the congressman's father's death". That is an accurate statement).

[Ziggurat]

What are you referencing?

A rather famous moment during the campaign:
OJEEQHOnI2Q

[ravdin]

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life.

[MikeMangum]

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life.

What's wrong with being stupid?

[Sword_Of_Truth]

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life.

Didn't seem to have hurt Rep. Kennedys old man any.

[applecorped]

A new poll in Rhode Island (http://www.irishcentral.com/topics?topic=Rhode+Island) shows deep problems for Patrick Kennedy (http://www.irishcentral.com/topics?topic=Patrick+Kennedy), son of Ted, who is an eight term incumbent.
The poll, by WPRI TV station, showed only 35 per cent of voters in his district would vote to re-elect him, while he has a 56 per cent unfavorable rating.
Kennedy also faces a well-financed Republican challenger for the first time in the shape of State Rep. John Loughlin (http://www.irishcentral.com/topics?topic=John+Loughlin), who announced his campaign yesterday
This is the best-financed challenger he’s faced since the first time he ran, and his favorability numbers are way down.


http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Shock-poll-shows-Rhode-Island-Rep-Patrick-Kennedy-in-trouble-83629962.html








Jokes on him.

[Sword_Of_Truth]

A new poll in Rhode Island (http://www.irishcentral.com/topics?topic=Rhode+Island) shows deep problems for Patrick Kennedy (http://www.irishcentral.com/topics?topic=Patrick+Kennedy), son of Ted, who is an eight term incumbent.
The poll, by WPRI TV station, showed only 35 per cent of voters in his district would vote to re-elect him, while he has a 56 per cent unfavorable rating.
Kennedy also faces a well-financed Republican challenger for the first time in the shape of State Rep. John Loughlin (http://www.irishcentral.com/topics?topic=John+Loughlin), who announced his campaign yesterday
This is the best-financed challenger he’s faced since the first time he ran, and his favorability numbers are way down.


http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Shock-poll-shows-Rhode-Island-Rep-Patrick-Kennedy-in-trouble-83629962.html








Jokes on him.

Gonna have to bookmark this post and come back and bump it (if it turns out the right way) in November so we can all enjoy the laughs.

[Cicero]

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/79863-patrick-kennedy-scott-browns-candidacy-a-joke

That's OK. He said the same thing about Caroline Kennedy's campaign for the New York Senate seat vacated by "Snipery" Hillary. Wait a minute....No...No....No, he didn't..Never mind.

[Bob Klase]

What are you referencing?
A rather famous moment during the campaign:


The link doesn't work. I did find the video by googling "youtube OJEEQHOnI2Q". But I don't see Patrick Kennedy in the video at all, so I'm still missing the relevance of the "Has Rep. Kennedy been made aware yet that it's the people's seat?" question. Is there another video that shows him not being aware of whose seat it is?

[Redtail]

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life.

Wait... Isn't he the one that ran into a concrete barrier near the Capitol? I thought he was on the slim side...

[Darth Rotor]

Wait... Isn't he the one that ran into a concrete barrier near the Capitol? I thought he was on the slim side...

A fat head, perhaps ...

[WildCat]

Scott Brown should have entered politics the real way, by having a famous political name.

[Redtail]

Scott Brown should have entered politics the real way, by having a famous political name.
Like Brown Vs Board of Education? ( :D Sorry couldn't resist.)

[eeyore1954]

Scott Brown should have entered politics the real way, by having a famous political name.
don't forget Jerry Brown or his dad Edmund "Pat" Brown. A couple of "famous" politicians

[WildCat]

don't forget Jerry Brown or his dad Edmund "Pat" Brown. A couple of "famous" politicians
Neither are related to Scott Brown, and I really doubt any voters thought they were.

Scott Brown's father was a politician though, of sorts. He was a city councilman in Newburyport MA. I doubt that name recognition helped him though.

Nothing like generations of Kennedys riding on JFK's coattails.

[ravdin]

Wait... Isn't he the one that ran into a concrete barrier near the Capitol? I thought he was on the slim side...

Yes, he did crash into a barrier at the Capitol shortly after he was seen drinking at a bar. Instead of giving him a sobriety test, the police escorted him home. I can only imagine what would happen to most non-Kennedys if we drunkenly crashed into a barrier near the Capitol.

I'd like to set the record straight about something- I made a mistake based on Patrick Kennedy's bloated face. While he might be stupid and a drunkard, I can clearly see from other pictures that he is not a fat man. I stand corrected and I regret the error.

[fuelair]

Has Rep. Kennedy been made aware yet that it's the people's seat?

Even when they are idiot enough to vote against their own best interests - that's what I both love and hate about the fundie fools.

[Freddy]

Spoken like a politician who is deservedly enjoying a robust 56% disapproval rating in his district.

[Skeptic]

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life.

...or fat?

...or drunk?

Hey, I dunno. Fat, drunk, and stupid people have one huge advantage: they usually don't cause much trouble.

[Skeptic]

Even when they are idiot enough to vote against their own best interests

You mean, like upper-income people voting for Obama, who will tax them far more than the other guy?

Oh wait, when liberals do it, it's idealism. When conservatives do it, it's stupidity.

Anyway, you got to love the have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife attitude: if someone votes for conservatives, then, if X is upper-middle-class or higher, X is a greedy, opressive evil capitalist who just wants to do what's good for him and the hell with the good of the country.

But what if X is middle middle class or poor? Well, in that case, X is just stupid, voting against his own interests.

[Bob Klase]

Even when they are idiot enough to vote against their own best interests - that's what I both love and hate about the fundie fools.

"Fundie fools" being the same people who put a Kennedy in the Senate for the past 60 years.

[FarmallMTA]

You mean, like upper-income people voting for Obama, who will tax them far more than the other guy?

Oh wait, when liberals do it, it's idealism. When conservatives do it, it's stupidity.

Anyway, you got to love the have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife attitude: if someone votes for conservatives, then, if X is upper-middle-class or higher, X is a greedy, opressive evil capitalist who just wants to do what's good for him and the hell with the good of the country.

But what if X is middle middle class or poor? Well, in that case, X is just stupid, voting against his own interests.

Excellent post! Well said! I nominate!

[novice skeptic]

If Patches likes jokes here's one for him: Did he hear about the admitted prescription painkiller addict who got in a car accident while trying to enter a pharmacy parking lot?

[Skeptic]

The Kennedys make Marie Antoinette look like Huey Long.

[Beerina]

Rule number one in both advertising and politics is if something is beloved by the masses, don't attack it, because then you're attacking them.


Can't say for the "fat and drunk" bit, but stupid seems to fit.

[ponderingturtle]

Like Brown Vs Board of Education? ( :D Sorry couldn't resist.)

Is he related to former FEMA head Mike Brown? I heard he did a heck of a job.

[cwalner]

Is he related to former FEMA head Mike Brown? I heard he did a heck of a heckuva job.

Fixed your spelling for you :D

[applecorped]

Patches has thrown in the towel.

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[ravdin]

Patches has thrown in the towel.

Kennedy made an excellent decision that I fully support. I have no unkind words for him or his family today.

[applecorped]

I have no unkind words for him or his family today.

How about tomorrow?

[ravdin]

How about tomorrow?

If he can stay sober and avoid putting his foot in his mouth for that long, then probably not.