I take a page from Sen. Benson's book. Simply say, that Ted Kennedy is NO Churchill. Take Churchills' Commons record and overlay Kennedy's Senate record and they are in the same league. Now take all that Churchill was, vs all that Kennedy was and they are clearly different. Kennedy would most likely choke on the silver spoon, as Churchill spit out some real metal. As a simple comparison, there is NO comparison.
The Toms', Thoms' have it. -------------------------------------------------- From: "tom" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:29 PM To: "ChurchillChat" <[email protected]> Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: WSC and EMK > > Bizarre > comparison. WSC was a many-faceted individual, adept and enthusiastic > about a number of things, with a wealth of knowledge gained through > experience and reflection. His parliamentary career, an acceptance of > his role as a statesman concerned with the survival and prosperity of > his country, was one part of this multi-dimensional man. > > > Kennedy, on the other hand, leaves only his Senate career to > posterity. He was the embodiment of personal aggrandizement through > elective office, having done nothing else positive through his 77 > years. It's ridiculous to mention WSC and Kennedy in the same breath > > On Aug 29, 1:17 pm, [email protected] wrote: >> I will not bring politics into the discussion. But I refuse to believe >> that WSC would ever have acted as despicably as the late Senator Kennedy >> did at Chappaquiddick. Had he not been a Kennedy in Massachusetts, he >> would have spent a goodly number of years in the slammer. >> >> The media has been eager to sweep Mary Jo Kopechne under the rug. She >> should not be forgotten. >> >> Jonathan Hayes >> -------------- Original message from "Joe Hern" >> <[email protected]>: -------------- >> >> >> >> > A new thread: Edward Moore Kennedy and Winston Leonard Spencer >> > Churchill >> >> > As a Churchillian, and a man from Massachusetts who proudly wears a PT >> > 109 >> > tie clasp, I can't help but see parallels between my late senator for >> > most >> > of my life and WSC. >> >> > The scenes at the JFK Library in Boston of ordinary folk waiting in >> > line >> > over three hours to pass the bier are reminiscent of 1965. Due to >> > popular >> > demand, viewing was extended past the scheduled time; another parallel. >> >> > I hear that the British and the Irish P.M.s are to attend Senator >> > Kennedy's >> > rites tomorrow, as are the current U.S. president (whose election owes >> > a >> > great deal to the endorsements of Senator Kennedy and his niece >> > Caroline) >> > and three out of four living ex-presidents. >> >> > I was privileged to witness yesterday the cortege drive through the >> > streets >> > of Boston - the Kennedy stronghold - and to sail today close to the >> > John F. >> > Kennedy Library (coming about before the posted Coast Guard pickets >> > could >> > challenge us!). >> >> > The most striking parallel is that EMK was the master of, and a great >> > lover >> > of, the U.S. Senate just as WSC was the master of the House of Commons. >> > Today's New York Times reports an example of this: that Senator Kennedy >> > arranged for Robert Caro, the LBJ biographer, to address senators about >> > the >> > traditions of the Senate. But for the equally esteemed Senator Byrd, >> > Senator Kennedy would be known as the father of the Senate. >> >> > I invite commentary not on Senator Kennedy's politics but on his role >> > as a >> > parliamentarian, a lover of his legislative house and his obsequies, >> > vis a >> > vis those characteristics in Winston Churchill. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
