Slog - Comments on Ted Kennedy's Diagnosis http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis A malignant brain tumor with an average survival rate of one to five years.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 10:36:01 -0800 Wed, 21 May 2008 11:31:39 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mahtli69 Does that have anything to do with his enormous head?

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028228 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028228 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 10:51:26 -0800 Comment by Hernandez Very sad news. That's a horrible way to go down.

I hate to bring this up, but how long until some idiot TV preacher blames the tumor on Kennedy's liberal political record, or Massachusetts' gay marriage law, or something of the like?

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028233 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028233 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 10:54:04 -0800 Comment by SDA in SEA When will the vultures start circling?

With any luck, he will live to see a significant democratic majority in both houses of congress and Obama in the White House. Then he can retire with grace and a nice send off.

]]> SDA in SEA http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028241 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028241 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 10:58:36 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger Great politician but a lousy date... (Chappaquiddick comes to mind)

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028243 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028243 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 10:59:12 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I told him not to follow the Drudge links on the SLOG ... but did he listen?

This is why linking Drudge is bad - it causes brain cancer.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028244 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028244 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 10:59:50 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Well, first off: Best wishes for aggressive treatment and complete recovery.

BUT: In the meantime....

SENATOR BARNEY FUCKIN' FRANK!!!!

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028249 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028249 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 11:00:55 -0800 Comment by It's Mark Mitchell Very sad to hear, but at least he's going from natural causes, unlike his brothers.

@ Napoleon -- TOTALLY.

]]> It's Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028260 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028260 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 11:08:51 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Of course, he'd give up a lot of seniority, which might mean he wouldn't take it.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028273 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028273 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 11:14:23 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways Conspiracy Theory 9,527,321:

Hillary sneaks into the Kennedy Compound and implants tumour causing bacteria into the brain of America's distaff Kennedy brother in retaliation for not supporting her presidential bid.

uh, and she had something to do with Chappaquidick, too...

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028287 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028287 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 11:27:34 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger @9, actually the secretary who died at Chappaquidick slept with Bill Clinton and Ted was just getting rid of the evidence....

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028299 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028299 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 11:37:19 -0800 Comment by josh People who want to blame every single thing on Clinton,

Really? What the fuck is wrong with you? Get over it.

xo,

josh


]]> josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028302 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028302 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 11:38:35 -0800 Comment by LMSW A big eventual loss for the senate.

Barney Frank is from my old district. They will keep electing him no matter what. However the rest of the state is not as loyal, 46 years of Kennedy notwithstanding. Barney is likely better off staying as a permanent fixture with seniority in the house.

As usual, the trying-to-be-funny Chappaquidick jokes are lame. If you want to hear tasteless jokes, I'm sure you can hear them on Rush Limbough's show or Fox news.

]]> LMSW http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028325 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028325 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 11:56:06 -0800 Comment by Andy Niable Ladies and gentlemen, we finally have our exit-strategy from the race for Clinton: she can be the new Liberal Lioness of the Senate and serve far longer than 8 years, and get a whole lot more done.

]]> Andy Niable http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028340 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028340 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 12:12:15 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Has anyone tracked Lieberman's movements over the past few months?

He might have slipped some cancer-causing additives into Kennedy's beer ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028358 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028358 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 12:30:50 -0800 Comment by Dead Kennedys @11:

Strangeways @9 was definitely being sarcastic.

]]> Dead Kennedys http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028380 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028380 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 12:44:43 -0800 Comment by Andrew Hillary will run as an independent: She will pull a Lieberman.

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028413 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028413 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 13:05:11 -0800 Comment by Stella Josh - #11

People will probably stop blaming her when she stops blaming everyone else for her failure to secure the nomination. Arrogance, bad planning, bad staff, and a lot of people just not liking or trusting her has more to do with it than sexism.

]]> Stella http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028581 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028581 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 15:10:57 -0800 Comment by Wolf Sad news.

My late partner's father was diagnosed in April 2005 with malignant glioma, and even with radiation and treatment with an oral chemo called Temodar he lived just over two months after diagnosis. When he died, he was found to also have lung and liver metasteses.

The sad news is he was a great guy, and now he's gone. The only bright spot is he didn't linger and suffer for months or years.

]]> Wolf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028587 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028587 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 15:14:43 -0800 Comment by Balt-O-Matt Holy crap! I've been unpacking all day and just saw this news. Dreadful.

]]> Balt-O-Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028641 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028641 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 16:11:07 -0800 Comment by Bob Cell phones.

]]> Bob http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028730 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1028730 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 17:49:04 -0800 Comment by Colin This is very sad and I don't want to come off as a dick but I hope we can bring in a senator who supports wind power over his own view of the ocean.

]]> Colin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1029057 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/ted_kennedys_diagnosis#c1029057 2008 Wed, 21 May 2008 11:31:39 -0800