Political People: Ted Kennedy endorses Obama

CNN reports that Senator Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., will endorse Barack Obama's presidential bid on Monday in Washington. Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts EPA/MIKE THEILER

Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts EPA/MIKE THEILERThe endorsement announced by Wolf Blitzer on CNN Late Edition gives Obama a boost in the eyes of the Washington establishment, and comes after some key Democrats criticized Senator Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and former president Bill Clinton for their campaign tactics before Obama's victory in South Carolina.Caroline Kennedy, the late President John F. Kennedy's only daughter, announced her endorsement of Obama in an Op-Ed for the New York Times on Sunday.Obama hinted on ABC's "This Week" that her Uncle may be next."I'll let Ted Kennedy speak for himself. And nobody does it better. But obviously, any of the Democratic candidates would love to have Ted Kennedy's support. And we have certainly actively sought it," Obama said. "I will let him make his announcement and his decision when he decides it's appropriate."Obama also spoke out on Bill Clinton’s involvement in his wife’s campaign after a week of mounting tension between the two camps.In response to Bill Clinton’s comments comparing Obama’s South Carolina win to those of Jesse Jackson in 1984 and 1988, Obama suggested Bill Clinton’s "frame of reference" and racial politics is outdated."His frame of reference was the Jesse Jackson races. That's when, you know, he was active and involved and watching what was going to take place in South Carolina. I think that a lot of South Carolinians looked at it through a different lens. . . As long as we were focused on those issues, we thought those would transcend the sort of racial divisions that we've seen in the past," he said.The 55 percent won by Obama in South Carolina was more than double the 27 percent of the vote that went to Clinton, with Edwards coming in third at 18 percent.Obama did not think Clinton’s comments this week were intended to negatively harm his campaign."I don't think they were trying to demonize me, but I do think that there is a certain brand of politics that we've become accustomed to, and that the Republican Party had perfected and was often directed against the Clintons, but that all of us had become complicit in, where we basically think anything is fair game," he said.

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'Change'Jan 29th, 2008 - 06:17:05

The people that brought you fear now bring you the word 'Change.' It just so happens that if 'you don't change with technology, you'll be left behind.' A great subconscious way to get everyone to sit-n-spin. But hey, it worked...

A PR Spin at it's best,

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John RichardsJan 30th, 2008 - 00:47:37

An endorsement from Ted Kennedy is equivalent to one from OJ...At least OJ is suffering as a social outcast...Mary Jo Kopekne was killed by Ted Kennedy and yet he has the nerve to show his face as a 'Moral' leader...I don't undertand how his opinion matters. If anything, it makes me question why Obama would want that kind of endorsement...

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D. M. W.Jan 30th, 2008 - 01:19:38

Someone once said,

'Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.'

This seems to be the case with the United States of America. As we look back on what we perceive as mostly past experienced presidents, we can truly say that their experience was not enough. Therefore, when someone like Barack Obama comes along--intelligent, open-minded, risktaker, hopeful, energized, loyal, leader...and the list goes on; some of us realize that he may be missing what some call 'the experience to be president.' However, as Obama has clearly indicated Mr. Cheney, Mr. Bush and others are more experienced yet look at the situation our country is in.

Therefore, we should focus not on doing the same thing and expecting different results but rather doing something different and expecting different results.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift, that is why we call it the present. Therefore, cease the gift of opportunites today! WE CAN CHANGE! BELIEVE IN THE CHANGE! BARACK OBAMA!

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