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August 26, 2008
A LIBERAL LION'S FINAL ROAR.... Caroline Kennedy gave a touching speech about her "Uncle Teddy" last night, which segued into a Ken Burns-crafted tribute on the extraordinary career for Sen. Ted Kennedy. But it was Kennedy's speech -- a poignant bookend to his "The Dream Will Never Die" speech to the 1980 Democratic convention -- that tug on the heart-strings. Hell, even Sullivan found himself "choking up a little." Given his battle with brain cancer, Kennedy's appearance was by no means a given. It's why he seemed entirely sincere when he began his speech, "My fellow Democrats, my fellow Americans, it is so wonderful to be here. And nothing -- nothing -- is going to keep me away from this special gathering tonight." After Kennedy took labored steps to the podium to give the speech, a stool was slipped in behind him. He ignored it. As for the substance, it was hard to miss the issue the Liberal Lion cared about most. As Ezra noted, "Before he even mentioned Obama's name. Health care. After he spoke of the hope Obama brings. Health care. In the last few weeks, I've spoken to a couple Kennedy aides who all told me the same thing: Health care.... It will be his legacy. It is his dream. Health care." Rhetorically, Kennedy's voice still boomed, and his message still resonated: "There is a new wave of change all around us, and if we set our compass true, we will reach our destination -- not merely victory for our party, but renewal for our nation. And this November, the torch will be passed again to a new generation of Americans. So with Barack Obama, and for you and for me, our country will be committed to his cause. The work begins anew. The hope rises again. And the dream lives on." Kennedy seemed frailer than we're accustomed to seeing him, and his eyes rarely strayed from the prompter at the back of the arena. I'm pretty sure those watching couldn't have cared less. His speech, like his career, was a triumph. —Steve Benen 9:11 AM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (22)Comments
Ezra is mistaken. Kennedy enumerated the reason he's here, culminating in "to elect Barack Obama" before he got to health care. Just saying. Posted by: Nanuq on August 26, 2008 at 9:46 AM | PERMALINKIt's not just a moral issue. If we could match ANY of the European systems (Italy, Spain, German, France, Portugal, Greece, England, Sweden, Norway, etc), we'd save tons of money and live longer. If we attained Spanish levels of efficiency, the money we spend now would be sufficient to provide health care to every person in North, Central, and South America. Posted by: dr2chase on August 26, 2008 at 9:47 AM | PERMALINKKennedy seemed frailer, but still, more hale then Cheney. The only fear I have is that the talking heads will waste more time on this PUMA crap than they will devote to the truly amazing speeches of Teddy and Michelle. Posted by: Diogenes on August 26, 2008 at 9:48 AM | PERMALINKTed Kennedy gets cancer and during his ordeal his focus is on ... healthcare for other people. McCain faces his adversities and all he can think about is ... but I was a POW! It says a lot about the two parties comparing these two elder statesmen. Posted by: petorado on August 26, 2008 at 9:48 AM | PERMALINKOFF TOPIC BUT VERY IMPORTANT: David Schuster takes down Joe Scarborough on Morning Joe this morning! SQUEEEEE!
Yellow Dog put it quite succinctly...Fuck the DINOs, THIS is what a real Democrat looks like! Posted by: Blue Girl on August 26, 2008 at 9:53 AM | PERMALINKGreat moment. I hope he can be there in January. Posted by: TheSpiceMustFlow on August 26, 2008 at 10:07 AM | PERMALINKWell, when will Obama actually talk about national health care, then? Err.... Posted by: SocraticGadfly on August 26, 2008 at 10:22 AM | PERMALINKdrZchase obviously hasn't met the thousands of Canadian & Brit docs living in Palm Beach County or the millions of Canucks who head south for competent timely medical treatment. Ted Kennedy did the country a favor by running against Jimmy Carter along with John Anderson, ridding us of the most incompetent POTUS of the twentieth c. & setting the stage for the demise of the USSR. Thanks, Teddy, for the unintended consequence. Posted by: daveinboca on August 26, 2008 at 10:54 AM | PERMALINKyeah, odd that he worked so hard to elect the one candidate who didn't talk much about health care, ain't it? Posted by: northzax on August 26, 2008 at 10:54 AM | PERMALINKWe know who the Founding Fathers are, but only the future will tell us for sure who the Destructors are. I would nominate Ted Kennedy as a contender for being the prime mover behind chamberpot immigration. Posted by: Luther on August 26, 2008 at 11:01 AM | PERMALINKSteve, man, this post title is cold. He ain't dead yet, friend. Posted by: shortstop on August 26, 2008 at 11:57 AM | PERMALINKWhen Kennedy said, in his speech, that we need to make health care a right and not a privilege, Joe Biden rose to his feet. I take that and the fact that they let Kennedy make this the centerpiece of his speech to mean that Obama is firmly behind this. All I can say is, he'd better be. We need to hold him to this come January. Posted by: Rob Mac on August 26, 2008 at 12:10 PM | PERMALINKdrZchase obviously hasn't met the thousands of Canadian & Brit docs living in Palm Beach County or the millions of Canucks who head south for competent timely medical treatment. Probably because they're not there daveinboca! Would you mind backing up your deus ex rectum "facts" about how we've got this flood of Canadians and Europeans in here for health care? Because I know you've got nothing. Posted by: Dr. Morpheus on August 26, 2008 at 12:29 PM | PERMALINKHe was good, wasn't he? I thought Caroline's words were good, but lacked a passionate delivery. I felt a bit uneasy about the yachting images, though otherwise liked the video tribute. But Ted came out looking a lot better than I expected and wove Obama into the hope and change of JFK --- I loved his line about the moon --- and, as one commentator remarked, reminded Democrats that the Clintons are not the only Democratic royalty, perhaps defusing tension by uniting both Obama and Clinton supporters behind that Kennedy vision. Posted by: catherineD on August 26, 2008 at 12:37 PM | PERMALINKdr morpheus. Up to you to disprove my assertion, not for me to disbelieve my lyin' eyes about Palm Beach Cty & S. Florida. And our Canuck community in our ungated spot tell me about their co-countrymen/women coming south---and they're docs themselves. We're talking people of wealth who can afford it, not to visit podiatrists like yourself living off medicare, but real doctors who treat hard-case patients. We even get a few Oz-types here, fleeing their third-rate medical system [although there they can get private care that is actually competent.] Your spew comes from your most productive orifice, just like most health gurus on this thread---time to cleanse that colon. Posted by: daveinboca on August 26, 2008 at 2:37 PM | PERMALINKTed K. came across really well and considering what he's been through (REM, not just the current health issues but the whole sweep), and I was proud and moved. Go BO-Joe! Posted by: Neil B ☼ on August 26, 2008 at 4:01 PM | PERMALINKdr morpheus. Up to you to disprove my assertion Wrong. You made the assertion. YOU back it up (unless you're a lazy, intellectually shallow git more interested in knee jerk ideology than debate..in which case, i withdraw my comment). Your turn. Posted by: gwangung on August 26, 2008 at 4:17 PM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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