Ted Kennedy Has Fought the Battles Long Enough that Showing Up is the Victory

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Too bad Michael Douglas isn't here to hear Ted either. PS: google

Dash of MA 4:42PM August 26, 2008

Dear Mr. Schlesinger, You are a brilliant writer and your summary of Senator Kennedy's speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention was truly inspiring. Thank you.

JSeal of CA 4:11PM August 26, 2008

"Not surprisingly, the tribute video started and ended with Teddy Kennedy waxing poetic about the sea and then sailing upon it."
Not to mention crashing into it with his car, or letting it drown his girlfriend.

Glenn of UT 9:44AM August 26, 2008

I wonder if Teddy's cancer is alcohol-related?

Glenn of UT 9:41AM August 26, 2008

Grammar police here: "Dad said HE was skeptical - it sounded TOO pat."
now it is possible that your writer intentionally left out the pronoun "he" - in an attempt at some strange informal attempt writing style change. However, I assure you that the last "too" definitely should read as TOO.
Please, in a national publication that is also on the internet/WWW - get your grammar correct. It is no wonder this nation as a whole is full of barely literate people - look at who we have paid to write in magazines.

Grammar Police of FL 8:00AM August 26, 2008

Too bad Mary Jo Kopechne couldn't be there to cheer for him.

of GA 1:12AM August 26, 2008

Ted did the best thing tonight for cancer survivors and cancer. He did NOT talk about his personal challenge, but was himself. The most important thing to a survivor is to be treated as NORMAL. The most important thing for 'cancer' is to give hope. Ted did that for both the disease (silently) and the Democratic Party.
As a cancer surviror, I thank him and will vote fore Obama.

tari prinster of VT 10:17PM August 25, 2008