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(2,911 posts) Fri Mar 10, 2017, 08:44 PM Mar 2017

Why have they been hiding Rep Joe Kennedy III [View all]

He's a rockstar

Edit to add context:
He nailed down a GOP lawyer in a hearing who tried to weasel his way out of a direct question that TrumpNoCare removes mental health care coverage,

He made the lawyer answer his question. Then on Chris Hayes, he was was thoroughly disgusted by the heartless cruel nature of republican ideology

He's impressive

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Why have they been hiding Rep Joe Kennedy III [View all] Chimichurri Mar 2017 OP

He was great. So earnest. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #1

totally adorable sarah FAILIN Mar 2017 #2

Adorable? blue neen Mar 2017 #11

I seriously did not listen to what he was saying. sarah FAILIN Mar 2017 #17

Let's face it he's got that Kennedy charisma flamingdem Mar 2017 #28

+1,000 !! CountAllVotes Mar 2017 #84

In a Justin Trudeau-ish kind of way. (No one minds that aspect of Trudeau.) n/t pnwmom Mar 2017 #38

Yeah, I get that. blue neen Mar 2017 #50

Why can't Canada and the USA join into one nation with Trudeau as Prez? panader0 Mar 2017 #75

any details for those who don't have a tv or aren't watching? Cha Mar 2017 #3

He was discussing the GOP's war on Medicaid. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #4

Damn Yes! I happen to be one they are having a War on. Cha Mar 2017 #31

While I don't know enough about him at this PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #34

healthy, active over 75 so I know... oldcynic Mar 2017 #95

Yeah, but 40 is pretty young. nt pnwmom Mar 2017 #39

Youth and wisdom are not mutually exclusive. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #53

Added detail. Sorry for not doing so upon posting. My Chimichurri Mar 2017 #5

OK.. DSB told me it was regarding the pigs War on Medicaid. Cha Mar 2017 #32

Joe 3.0's not exactly new, in Congress for a couple terms. Hortensis Mar 2017 #51

After a year hearing how "dynasties" are the worst and Chelsea better not run for anything... bettyellen Mar 2017 #60

Not this kind, and certainly not an eagerness-to-adore either. Hortensis Mar 2017 #65

And I saw the clip twice, and I don't get it at all. I'm unclear how bettyellen Mar 2017 #68

The yearning of some for a leader they can idolize Hortensis Mar 2017 #74

she seemed to choose MFM008 Mar 2017 #103

He acted like he hadn't heard the answer flamingdem Mar 2017 #29

What a nightmare, flamingdem.. I hope the Senate votes this down. Cha Mar 2017 #33

Would you expect less from Bobby's grandson? Cooley Hurd Mar 2017 #6

OMG!! LeftInTX Mar 2017 #8

Time and place for everything. And St Paddy's Day is coming up. Irish Democrats KittyWampus Mar 2017 #7

Some of us still are...;-) Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #14

some heads need thuming, that's certain. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #15

For sure! Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #16

Absolutely SouthernIrish Mar 2017 #101

Some politicians keep a low profile loyalsister Mar 2017 #9

He's more of a work horse than show horse. Bucky Mar 2017 #22

Really?... ritz719 Mar 2017 #43

He was a pretty effective and fair assistant prosecutor before Blue_true Mar 2017 #66

It's about time for the Young Guns to get some face time. Tatiana Mar 2017 #10

Let's be careful with that 'young guns' thing... Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2017 #20

ew Bucky Mar 2017 #23

Ewwww.... certainly no relation to that trash. Tatiana Mar 2017 #24

I admit, I disliked his dad, Joe II TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #21

Same here. Tatiana Mar 2017 #26

I didn't. As a non-Catholic, it didn't hurt HER not to have the Catholic annulment. The divorce pnwmom Mar 2017 #41

That's because non-Catholics don't understand it's the only way for Catholics to get divorced pnwmom Mar 2017 #40

I grew up Catholic and let's face it, annulments are often nonsense - bettyellen Mar 2017 #62

It doesn't pretend that a 20 year relationship never happened. pnwmom Mar 2017 #71

I don't see it that way- like "indulgences" it's a way for the church to allow the wealthy to skirt bettyellen Mar 2017 #72

It isn't an erasure of the marriage. It says the Sacrament -- which the wife didn't believe in -- pnwmom Mar 2017 #79

the sacrament IS marriage. And it's a weasel move to allow the wealthy and powerful bettyellen Mar 2017 #81

That's the way I look at it TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #83

That's not what the Church is saying. pnwmom Mar 2017 #91

Well, the Vatican reversed the annulment TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #93

Ratstinker's Vatican is nasty. They can't stand Pope Francis and are trying to push him out. pnwmom Mar 2017 #94

It is a Catholic sacrament and it does NOT affect the legality of the civil marriage. pnwmom Mar 2017 #88

Yeah and it makes a mockery of the sacrament to allow people to undo it after a dozen years and two bettyellen Mar 2017 #97

Regular Joes get annulments, just like he did, even after long marriages. pnwmom Mar 2017 #98

Your posts on this matter are correct. Beartracks Mar 2017 #89

It depends on the person IMO CountAllVotes Mar 2017 #85

So... ritz719 Mar 2017 #44

Another is Edward M. Kennedy, Jr. -- State Senator in Connecticut CountAllVotes Mar 2017 #12

I bet people won't stomp on either of these dudes ambitions the way many did with Chelsea.... bettyellen Mar 2017 #13

You are so right. betsuni Mar 2017 #25

Especially funny when you see this excitement over dudes who've been rich for generations! bettyellen Mar 2017 #35

Also, when Caroline Kennedy was announed as ambassador to Japan, betsuni Mar 2017 #52

Why would she be responsible for Chappaquiddick ? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #61

It's crazy that people brought it up then, huh? bettyellen Mar 2017 #63

The same people made Hillary responsible for Bill's infidelities. Blue_true Mar 2017 #67

Chelsea, and I suppose you mean Chelsea Clinton here, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #36

How is it "on his own" when his dad, grandad and a few grand uncles all held bettyellen Mar 2017 #48

Love Chelsea and feel she was unfairly maligned. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #54

HA -dynasties were a dirty word all last year... and wrongly used to describe HRC bettyellen Mar 2017 #58

For some people, dynasties are a dirty word only if the person Blue_true Mar 2017 #70

penis privelege? --as mysterious as white privelege n/t oldcynic Mar 2017 #96

When you skim this thread all the salivating is just hilarious.... bettyellen Mar 2017 #99

And Chelsea isn't smart? What are you saying? A man can Blue_true Mar 2017 #69

I suggested no such thing. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #80

Joe the Third True Blue American Mar 2017 #86

He's "on his own" in that PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #82

I do not know CountAllVotes Mar 2017 #49

Chelsea had attack dogs in her just for tweeting the last few months.... bettyellen Mar 2017 #59

And he's got a sterling resume. pnwmom Mar 2017 #18

Thanks for this information about Kennedy. I also admire his demeanor, ... northoftheborder Mar 2017 #37

He introduced Warren at the DNC. nycbos Mar 2017 #19

I do see hope in people like him world wide wally Mar 2017 #27

He Is Impressive colsohlibgal Mar 2017 #30

2020... ritz719 Mar 2017 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Green Line Mar 2017 #45

Been pushing this Green Line Mar 2017 #46

I just caught him on the replay of Chris Hayes spiderpig Mar 2017 #47

Here he is on trumpcare at hearing Motley13 Mar 2017 #55

Here's the clip: phylny Mar 2017 #56

If he had run he would be President today sellitman Mar 2017 #57

He needed more national experience. Blue_true Mar 2017 #73

JFK was 43 when he became President sellitman Mar 2017 #104

He chose to keep his head low and learn the ropes Blue_true Mar 2017 #64

Well, there's another person Turbineguy Mar 2017 #76

I love that he read back portions of the Gospel of St. Matthew vlyons Mar 2017 #77

He IS impressive... Guilded Lilly Mar 2017 #78

This is the anti-pot/drug guy who was an Ambien freak for awhile? Ligyron Mar 2017 #87

Kerry Kennedy is the one with the Ambien problem TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #90

"This is the anti-pot/drug guy"-Patrick Kennedy DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #102

Remember when folks didn't like "dynasties"? brooklynite Mar 2017 #92

I wonder who's involved and how deep this goes. Initech Mar 2017 #100