McCain compared to Teddy Kennedy

[jodymarie aimee]

by MS RNC pundit. Just like Teddy in Obama's first term...Yeah, exactly...I will never forget how hideous he was to our Obama long after he lost to him. Sour grapes McCain. No hero to me. And certainly no Teddy Kennedy.

[nocalflea]

1. He is a hero to me.

McCain's visceral reponse to that women who accused Obama of being a "ni... ni... ni... er... muslim" is something I will never forget. I'm sure you can find it on YouTube .
Take a close look and then remind yourself of Obama's tweet today.

P.S. seemy post here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029348288

[Bob Loblaw]

4. With all due respect

to both you and Senator McCain I recall his response to that woman being something like, "No ma'am he's not a Muslim, he's a good man."

[itcfish]

16. Like Being a Muslim

makes you a bad man. Geez

[ATL Ebony]

6. I remember it as well, surprised me but warmed my heart.

[Bob Loblaw]

9. My point was

that I felt it was inappropriate to juxtapose Muslim with good man.

[csziggy]

14. I'll repeat my post from yesterday - tha did not redeem McCain in my mind

He pretty much seemed to agree with the woman that calling someone a Muslim was an insult. He should have said, "No, Senator Obama is not a Muslim - but so what if he were? Muslims can be honorable people who deserve respect."

Just denying that Obama was not a Muslim was not enough as far as I am concerned.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9347880

[JI7]

2. Obama likes and respects him .

[jodymarie aimee]

15. sure he does

O is an elegant dignified man....not like the pig we have now...he has to retain his dignity. Read GAME CHANGE 2...you will see what he thought of him.

[quaker bill]

3. Like Ted back then

McCain plays a vital role for the republican party's majority. They need him in the room voting to win. Ted was our 60th vote. So if all they are saying is that the Rs need him in the same way the Ds needed Ted when cancer came calling, the analogy is roughly accurate.

There is no other basis for comparison of the two men, you are correct there.

[Chasstev365]

5. A bit over the top!

Ted Kennedy was a rich man who spent a 50 plus career trying to help the least among us at every turn. I can't say the same about Senator McCain, though I wish him a speedy recovery.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Obama kept his promise to Ted Kennedy

{excerpt from Wikipedia}
Kennedy gave an endorsement to Obama on January 28, 2008, despite appeals by both Clintons not to do so.[237] In a move that was seen as a symbolic passing of the torch,[221] Kennedy said that it was "time again for a new generation of leadership," and compared Obama's ability to inspire with that of his fallen brothers.[236] In return, Kennedy gained a commitment from Obama to make universal health care a top priority of his administration if elected.
{/excerpt}

[Demsrule86]

8. No, Teddy Kennedy was liberal lion...

McCain is still planning to kill millions by repealing the ACA...maybe his last vote is to kill.

[dembotoz]

10. Similar only in diagnosis

[SharonClark]

11. I wish him well in his recovery but he can't hold a light to Ted Kennedy's acomplishments

Kennedy made this country a better place for the poor and middle class. McCain gave us Sarah Palin.

[jrthin]

12. I feel bad for McCain and wish him well, but

He is no Ted Kennedy. What I will remember about McCain is that he took to the Senate floor and made a crude joke about a 12 year old Chelsea Clinton looks; she, like most adolescent were going through their awkward phase.

[KingCharlemagne]

13. Teddy Kennedy doesn't have the ghosts of 2-3 milion prematurely dead Southeast Asians

on his conscience either.

McCain was a war criminal. He deserved a public trial for war crimes in Hanoi.