You stay classy, Michelle Malkin: Ted Kennedy edition

in Politics by griffn — August 26, 2009 at 10:27 am | 2 comments

Earlier this morning– 1:32 a.m. to be exact– right-wing blogger Michelle Malkin urged conservatives not to politicize Ted Kennedy’s death:

The U.S. Senator from Massachusetts succumbed to brain cancer at the age of 77 tonight. Put aside your ideological differences for an appropriate moment and mark this passing with solemnity.

There is a time and place for political analysis and criticism. Not now.

Very next sentence:

Yes, there will be a nauseating excess of MSM hagiographies and lionizations — and crass calls to pass the health care takeover to memorialize his death.

For those of you keeping track at home, that would be a simultaneous shot at the mainstream media and health care reform, less than two hours after Kennedy was pronounced dead and one sentence after, “There is a time and place for political analysis and criticism. Not now.”

So classy.

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2 Comments

Native son
2009-08-26
14:03:51
So what? She only said what is true and let it go at that. The left wiil see this as an opportunity to gather sympathy for the reform bill. Of course they will. That is reality. She is just saying not to get nasty about stuff and she didn't, but you have by suggesting she is not classy. Eveb if she had come full blast at Kennedy, I would still think she is classy. This is not the time to get all choked up over Kennedy and pass a bill that has not been even stabalized yet. This nation has been aware for a year that Kennedy would pass. Anyway we should treat his passing just like he did Mary Jo's. How's that for no class? But it is reality
William Carr
2009-08-28
22:19:50
I read all of the comments on Senator Kennedy on this site. Frankly I was surprised at the level of vitriol and disrespect for a man that has spent most of his life looking out for the little person. Although I am not religious, I do understand the concept of redemption. In my mind he has redeemed himself.

As an imperfect Irish Catholic we assume that we are not perfect. We confess our sins. We do penance. We do an act of contrition, We strive to never do it again and we seek redemption.

But many people here will never forgive and never forget. I pray they never make a mistake. It is no wonder conservatism is dead. You have to be perfect. I used to be conservative but the level of selfishness, the level of hate and the level of disrespect for not only the dead, but for Ted's work and his family disgusts me. Congratulations Michele. You are the proud leader of another illiterate group of privileged haters. Many of you are hypocrites of the worst sort. How many of your followers would take social security and medicare away from Mom and Dad? How many would renounce the benefits for themselves?

Your followers have no concept of having nothing and having nowhere to turn. This happens.

This was the experience of the Irish that emigrated to Boston in the 18 hundreds and near the turn of the century. My grandfather was one of those that left a famine worsened by British rule only to find signs stating "No Irish need apply" while looking for work. He like Ted's father Joe did what he had to do for our family. He wasn't perfect either. But his children were his redemption. Part of our upbringing was to never forget those that are suffering. The concepts of loyalty, love, caring and joie de vie sustained us and nurtured our family and become part of our family legacy.

Our family lived life large, and like the Kennedy's, we had profound tragedies and triumphs. I lost one cousin in a boating accident and another whilst tobagganing. Many of the family graduated Ivy League. As late as my youth in the 1960's we were still not allowed into many old wasp institutions so we created our own. But thanks to JFK and the express wish of his father, we had and Irish Catholic President. Doors opened.

Today Irish Catholics are the the wealthiest ethnic group in America. So why are we liberal? We subtlely understand ethnic challenges. This is why Barack Obama is the President. Their turn is long overdue.

I am now a Grandfather and like my grandfather, I will teach my grand children the concepts of loyalty, love, caring and Joie de vie that I was taught and in which I believe.

And I will always love Ted Kennedy as someone that did more for our tradition and ethos than anyone.

Ted was one of the players that made us bigger than ourselves as individuals. This was a very Irish tradition. While a big chunk of which I speak is ethnic and politically incorrect, it is true. If nothing else the Kennedy's silenced the comments alluding to our ancestry.

Celebrate you ethnicity, stick togeter and stay loyal, we are all Americans.