Class of '08: Obama to fill in for Ted Kennedy

[Holly_Hobby]

Obama Tags in for Kennedy at Commencement Address

May 22, 2008 3:53 PM

ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill., will fill in for Senator Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., in giving the commencement address at Wesleyan University this Sunday.

Kennedy was slated to give the university's address but, since being diagnosed with brain cancer this week, asked Obama to take his place.

"Ted and I talked about me filling in for him at Wesleyan University earlier this week," Senator Obama said in a statement, "Considering what he's done for me and for our country, there's nothing I wouldn’t do for him. So I'm looking forward to standing in his place on Sunday even though I know I won't be able to fill his shoes."

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/05/obama-tags-in-f.html

[democrattotheend]

1. Nice statement Obama made

Amazing how rude the CBS commenters are. They are worse than DU. They piss on a nice story like this by turning it into a flame war about Michigan and Florida. Sickening.

[redstate_democrat]

2. That's nice. I'm sure they wouldn't mind that at all!

[democrattotheend]

42. Probably not

I know I'd be excited to get Barack Obama as my commencement speaker. Although given the reason Teddy won't be there, I'd be kind of sad about that.

[NC_Nurse]

3. That is really cool.

I hop ethey give him a really warm reception. :)

I like the appreciation he has for Kennedy's endorsement and his help campaigning.

[Botany]

4. But they have already asked Stephanie Miller to do it.

:hi: Steph (she reads DU)

Steph Miller or Barack Obama :rofl:



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BTW Obama total class

Considering what he's done for me and for our country, there's nothing I wouldn’t do for him. So I'm looking forward to standing in his place on Sunday even though I know I won't be able to fill his shoes."

[woolldog]

5. Stephanie Miller is hilarious.

[Thrill]

9. Who asked her? I see Obama's name on their website. Which one is doing it??

[BlooInBloo]

6. "Class of 08" - heh indeedy.

[Hippo_Tron]

7. Kennedy is smart, Obama will get some very good press from this event

Kennedy knows that he might not have much time left and with that in mind I'm sure that he plans on doing everything in his power to see that Obama gets elected. I really hope he'll be around for many more years but at the very least I hope he lives to see Obama take the oath of office.

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[Hippo_Tron]

13. Out of curiosity may I ask how you decided on that username?

[Barack_America]

14. Are you suggesting "SockPuppet" might have been more appropriate? lol n/t

[Hippo_Tron]

25. I'm just saying that if not for the name, I never would've guessed that he's a new guy

[Barack_America]

41. In any case, he is no more.

:nopity:

[Cha]

16. I just alerted on your freeper ass...

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[Growler]

20. back to the pit, fucktard!

[democrattotheend]

22. Hey guys, how many posts do you give this guy before the TS?

My bet is on 7.

[Barack_America]

39. He got 6. n/t

[rurallib]

23. What is it like to be so stupid and brainless?

[Kierkegaard]

30. Beats sharing oxygen with a brain dead asshole...

not unlike yourself. Happy trails, sparky.

[Cha]

17. I thought so too... Teddy's

thinking clearly.

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[rurallib]

27. Why did you nominate an aduklterer who lives off his wife?

[democrattotheend]

24. Hmmm, didn't think of that.

But you could be right.

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[democrattotheend]

29. Up to 5

My bet was 7 before the pizza.

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[democrattotheend]

34. Dual user

Mac at home, PC at work. Though I admit I use Safari for Windows.

[Hippo_Tron]

33. 6, you were close

[PatGund]

37. not a new guy TOMBSTONED DISTRUPTOR

Isn't there a bridge you need to get back under?

[bunnies]

8. The torch has been passed.

Its official.

[Barack_America]

12. Except Obama isn't going to be spending much more time in the Senate.

I do worry who will take over as our liberal champion there. :scared:

[bunnies]

15. Me too.

The Kennedy shoes will never be filled I'm afraid.

Time for Russ Feingold to step up his game.

[Rene]

10. That's the next town over from me. I'm going to go and find my Hillary supporting friends that I'm

sure will be there.

[democrattotheend]

26. You're not planning to protest, are you?

It's one thing to protest a political rally, but to protest this seems just wrong.

[Cha]

38. Why, are you going to disrupt the

Graduation?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

40. I sure hope you're not intending to protest at a college graduation

just because you don't care for the speaker. That would be a really crappy thing to do to those students.

[Jersey Devil]

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[democrattotheend]

35. Wrong. Wellesley

Different school.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

36. Actually, it was Wellesley.