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2016 Postmortem

Brigid

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7. I still vividly remember . . .

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 07:40 PM

Feb 2013

Ted Kennedy appearing on "The Daily Show" a year or so.before he died. He said to Jon Stewart,
"We used to be able to get things done in this country, like Social Security and Medicare. What happened?"

I miss Teddy.

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"What is it about working men and women they find so offensive?" [View all] babylonsister Feb 2013 OP

Great men. Wait Wut Feb 2013 #1

Thank You. We'll keep on keeping on, babylonsister. freshwest Feb 2013 #2

"They" have been taught that they are born into the ruling class. socialindependocrat Feb 2013 #3

And if not born into the ruling class, the patronage of those who were... Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #6

Probably the desire to get ahead... cheezmaka Feb 2013 #4

I miss Ted Kennedy BlueDemKev Feb 2013 #5

I still vividly remember . . . Brigid Feb 2013 #7