Senator Ted Kennedy collapses

[Grandpa Troll]

Limited details, but prayers are with him and his family

[Boris Godunov]

He collapsed at the luncheon for Congress. His seizure lasted for several minutes, apparently, and he was taken out on a stretcher.

Sen. Byrd apparently had to be taken out during this, as he was "overcome" by the incident...

[Blaupanzer]

Sadness. Hope Ted recovers.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Hope all is well with Senator Kennedy and Senator Byrd.

[Q Classic]

Didn't Sen. Kennedy just get through a stroke? This doesn't bode well for him.

[rah]

Despite my personal dislike, I wish him well.

[Imran Siddiqui]

From the NY Times live blog:

Senator Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah, said Mr. Kennedy was conscious and smiled at him as he was taken away by paramedics.

So that's good at least.

[Grandpa Troll]

Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, collapsed Tuesday afternoon during a luncheon held for President Barack Obama in the Capitol's Statuary Hall.


Sen. Kennedy, pictured earlier this month, was diagnosed with a brain tumor last May.
2 of 2 Paramedics were called to the scene at 2:35 p.m. ET.

Kennedy, who appeared to be suffering from a seizure, was transported to a hospital.

"Senator Kennedy had a seizure" which "lasted a while," a Republican House member told CNN.

The member said Kennedy was still experiencing seizures when he was put in a wheelchair and taken out through the Rayburn room, located to the side of Statuary Hall.

Kennedy, 76, was first elected to the Senate in 1962.

The source did not know whether President Obama saw it happening because "there was still a lot of talking" and the program was still going on - the incident happened at the end of lunch.

This source was sitting at table in front of Kennedy and said Kennedy was sitting with former Vice President Walter Mondale and Senator Daniel Inouye

This from CNN

[Boris Godunov]

Despite my personal dislike, I wish him well.

You know him personally?

[Dauphin]

This is why I didn't enter the celebrity dead pool. He would have been on my list and then I'd now be wishing him to croak it. :/

[rah]

You know him personally?

No just thinking of the person he left to drown.

I still loved the volkswagon ad in National Lampoon that showed one floating on the river.

[Grandpa Troll]

You know him personally?

Many of us have been around long enough to remember the legacy of this Kennedy family member playing out in real time.

Spoiler:

Chappaquiddick

[Grandpa Troll]

No just thinking of the person he left to drown.

I still loved the volkswagon ad in National Lampoon that showed one floating on the river.

I got hung up and got slowed posting, but we think alike rah

Time has a way of not forgetting how things were handled

By the way, they were talking abot the marks from golf cleats from a former president in the white house, and Jack kennedy stated his interests wouldnt leave marks in the floor..

Now was he talking about sailing or

Spoiler:

riding Marilynn Monroe between the times his brother Bobby had her out around the world

[Ben Kenobi]

Hopefully he'll take the time to repent and be welcomed home in the Church.

[rah]

When a law suit was threatened by VW, National Lampoon ran the following retraction:


"Even if Ted Kennedy had driven a Volkswagen he wouldn't be president today."

Only the National Lampoon

[Grandpa Troll]

When a law suit was threatened by VW, National Lampoon ran the following retraction:


"Even if Ted Kennedy had driven a Volkswagen he wouldn't be president today."

Only the National Lampoon

[Grandpa Troll]

When a law suit was threatened by VW, National Lampoon ran the following retraction:


"Even if Ted Kennedy had driven a Volkswagen he wouldn't be president today."

Only the National Lampoon

rah, after you posted this pic, I couldn't help but remember press secretary Alfred E. Neumann

He was a cool customer, nothing got him upset and even when pressed, he would respond "What, me worry?"

[Alinestra Covelia]

I hope he's all right. He seemed like a good and effective legislator.

[TCO]

He's a little brother from a lightweight family. Good riddance.

[Kuciwalker]

I can't find myself particularly distraught by this, given which two senators it was.

[DaShi]

Ted Kennedy is generally respected by both parties and has worked hard on many bipartisan agreements. However, the people who really hate him are conservative radio talkshow hosts (or at least their radio personas do). It's become sort of a litmus test for outing the zombies who listen to those shows based on their feelings about Ted Kennedy.

[Dinner]

I hope he's all right. He seemed like a good and effective legislator.

He is one of the best. One of the only ones continually fighting for the common man.

[Kuciwalker]

Ted Kennedy is generally respected by both parties and has worked hard on many bipartisan agreements. However, the people who really hate him are conservative radio talkshow hosts (or at least their radio personas do). It's become sort of a litmus test for outing the zombies who listen to those shows based on their feelings about Ted Kennedy.

Personal experience indicates that it's a poor litmus test, then.

[rah]

If he hadn't been a Kennedy, he probably would have gone to jail. A lot of people dislike him for that. It has nothing to do with his politics.

[-Jrabbit]

Exactly so.

Stupidity and arrogance - bad combination in the privileged.

[rah]

Yeah, if he had been black, he'd probably still be in jail,
But since he was a Kennedy, he gets to be a senator for life.

You don't have to be a conservative radio talk show host to hate him.


I can't understand how people can speak so highly of him knowing what he did.

[Sprayber]

Because character means absolutely nothing to people anymore. It comes down to what side they are on with no consideration of what kind of person they are. It's all around us from politics to entertainment to personal relationships.

Then again, perhaps it has always been that way.

[Arrian]

Political dynasties

I don't wish him any harm, but neither would I be particularly upset if (when) he dies. I don't know enough about his political career to have much of an opinion on his, um, public service. I know he got away with some **** a long time ago.

-Arrian

[SpencerH]

A terrible tragedy. As fat as Kennedy is you would've thought his fall would've taken out more Dems than just Byrd.

[rah]

Sick, but I couldn't resist laughing.