(Senator?) Caroline Kennedy

[MJZiggy]

Her qualifications for Senator are probably as great as Schwarzenegger's were for Governor.

And we can see what a great job Arnold has done as governor.

Give me someone to vote for who actually "knows" what it's like to balance
a budget, live pay check to pay check, had a "real" job, understands what
the average American Joe goes through on a daily basis.

Most of these clowns don't have a clue. Arnold was a body builder-actor.
What great qualifications for a governor. But yet, California VOTED HIM IN!
They're getting what they deserve.

I see the same with Kennedy. It's name recognition ONLY. I've had enough
of the "ruling class" in politics. Term limits would be a good start but I don't
ever see that happening in my lifetime.

You make a good point. Note that Kennedy's never had to worry about getting the mansion's mortgage paid either...Isn't there some mayor somewhere or some county exec that needs a promotion? lol

[texaspackerbacker]

Actually, I have exactly and precisely the same thought as when Sarah Palin was announced. I don't have enough information to make a decision.

My feelings for Sarah grew over time....

Don't give me that Kennedy BS either. I'm no big fan of Ted. Then again senator is not quite the same as VP behind a president that is 72 and has had multiple cancers either.

This response wouldn't be quite so lame if you hadn't whined and spewed as much hate at the prospect of Palin taking Stevens's place in the Senate as you did about her as VP.

Why exactly are we to believe you aren't just some flaming left wing apologist who hates anything pro-American and conservative?

By then I already knew more about her. And Kennedy's not trying to appoint HERSELF to the position. If she turns out to be an idiot, I'll be more than happy to tell you so.

I would suggest you, just like the sick assholes of the leftist mainstream media, only claimed Palin was an idiot or whatever because you disagreed with her refreshing pro-American/pro-Christian/pro-free enterprise/pro-common people attitude and positions.

I would further suggest, that when Caroline has a chance to spell out her elitist Obama-esque anti-American/anti-good normal Americans/anti-free enterprise/anti-Christian positions type attitude, you'll love her and completely overlook the blatant inexperience that she really does have--and Palin did not.

As for appointing herself, governors do that all the time. I doubt you would have seen anything wrong with Blagojevich doing that if his scandal hadn't surfaced--or any other liberal doing the same.

[sheepshead]

Actually, I have exactly and precisely the same thought as when Sarah Palin was announced. I don't have enough information to make a decision.

My feelings for Sarah grew over time....

Don't give me that Kennedy BS either. I'm no big fan of Ted. Then again senator is not quite the same as VP behind a president that is 72 and has had multiple cancers either.

Zig-SHE'S NEVER HAD JOB! EVER!

Here's a more accurate bio than sheepdip spin:

http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=204598

Her qualifications are not outstanding, but they are not non-existant for a senator. She also has a lot of characteristics that are useful for a senator - name recognition, political contacts, fundraising experience, and a personal fortune.

However, I'm not particularly in favor of her getting appointed, as I don't like dynasty political families (Kennedy, Clinton, and worst of all Bush).

ok dickhead-if we're resorting to name calling-where's the job? I don't see one. You know, a J-O-B where you show up someplace. Have assigned duties maybe, heaven forbid some responsibilities. Learn how to spell, keep the name calling to yourself and get a damn clue asshole.


[name recognition, political contacts, fundraising experience, and a personal fortune.]

You are a moron.

[sheepshead]

I'm a Kennedy fan, I like them. I have met Ted, Joe Jr, Eunice and even William Smith at the DNC here in '96. Carolyn and John were 20 feet in front of me at Notre Dame stadium during the special Olympics in 1986. The point is while she's not somebody's running mate, the Senate is a big job.

The Republican party had a VP candidate that had more experience than the top of ticket on the other side, yet all of her experience came into question.

Hillary's qualifications were weak, but at least she worked in a law firm for a while.
By the way, Carolyn and Ed have been separated for years. You won't see him unless he agrees to be dragged out.

[MadScientist]

ok dickhead-if we're resorting to name calling-where's the job? I don't see one. You know, a J-O-B where you show up someplace. Have assigned duties maybe, heaven forbid some responsibilities..

-- Interned for the New York Daily News and worked in the summers as a political intern for her uncle Ted Kennedy.
-- Worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

-- Ms. Kennedy’s work with the city’s public schools has won much attention, but has not been widely understood. Hired in October 2002 (her $1 salary meant she did not have to fill out financial disclosure forms) to overhaul the schools’ private fund-raising, she took on a haphazard operation and gave it a new mission: privately raising seed money to test new reforms, while trying to persuade New Yorkers to get involved in the schools in meaningful ways.

[name recognition, political contacts, fund raising experience, and a personal fortune.]

You are a moron.

Ok, shit for brains, I give you a chance. Explain here just how any of those characteristics are not useful to a senator, or to any one seeking any major public office. Otherwise you've proven yourself a fucktard.

[sheepshead]

Golly Gee Whiz, I can not argue with those hard hitting facts. You win. Name calling and all. Thank you for enlightening me.

(plus, since she's not running for anything, that last list doesn't really come into play now does it?)

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Actually, I have exactly and precisely the same thought as when Sarah Palin was announced. I don't have enough information to make a decision.

My feelings for Sarah grew over time....

Don't give me that Kennedy BS either. I'm no big fan of Ted. Then again senator is not quite the same as VP behind a president that is 72 and has had multiple cancers either.

Zig-SHE'S NEVER HAD JOB! EVER!

Here's a more accurate bio than sheepdip spin:

http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=204598

Her qualifications are not outstanding, but they are not non-existant for a senator. She also has a lot of characteristics that are useful for a senator - name recognition, political contacts, fundraising experience, and a personal fortune.

However, I'm not particularly in favor of her getting appointed, as I don't like dynasty political families (Kennedy, Clinton, and worst of all Bush).

ok dickhead-if we're resorting to name calling-where's the job? I don't see one. You know, a J-O-B where you show up someplace. Have assigned duties maybe, heaven forbid some responsibilities. Learn how to spell, keep the name calling to yourself and get a damn clue asshole.


[name recognition, political contacts, fundraising experience, and a personal fortune.]

You are a moron.

The only moron is you.

After earning her bachelor's degree in 1979, Caroline worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

She also began serving as the president of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to providing financial support, staffing, and creative resources for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

Furthermore, being a writer is a job. Calling yourself a writer is one thing, but since she did write 2 books i think we can call her a writer. Also, being an editor of books is a job.

[sheepshead]

Like I said, it's just hard to comment on posts like this. It's better that they stand on their own merit. Thanks.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Like I said, it's just hard to comment on posts like this. It's better that they stand on their own merit. Thanks.

Hard to comment or hard to admit you are wrong?

[sheepshead]

Whatever you say.

It's a done deal anyway. Besides we have our own "problem-children" democrats right here in Illinois. We sent one to Washington, but there's still a bunch here with their hands out.

[texaspackerbacker]

So now we know! She was an INTERN! Twice!

Not to BLOW things out of proportion, but that's kinda sick if it was her uncle.

At least we know she's a good swimmer.

by that standard, we can expect soon to have Senator Monica Lewinsky--talk about NAME RECOGNITION!

[Harlan Huckleby]

I'll be pissed of if she gets appointed to the Senate. There are plenty of people with real qualifications who should be ahead of her.

I have no problem if she uses her famous name to win an election, at least that takes some effort and public scrutiny. But to just hand her a Senate seat would be be disgusting.

[Kiwon]

What I want to know:

Who's going to play her in a SNL skit and have her say that she can see Greenland from her front porch?

[sheepshead]

looks like she voted about as much as Oprah:

NEW YORK — Caroline Kennedy, who wants to fill Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's seat, has not voted in a number of elections, including one race for the very job she is seeking.

The Democrat registered at her current address on Manhattan's Upper East Side in 1988. According to Board of Elections records, she missed several Democratic mayoral primaries in 1989, 1993, 1997 and 2005.

She also skipped the 1994 general election, when Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan was running for re-election. It is the same seat she hopes to take over if Clinton is confirmed as secretary of state in the new administration.

Her spokesman, Stefan Friedman, said Kennedy "recognizes just how important it is to vote" but has missed a handful of occasions over the last two decades.

[Kiwon]

Please...... She's about as much in touch with "the little people" as Madonna is with reality.

Princess Caroline is middle-aged, a Kennedy, and needs something to do besides fund-raising. Becoming a senator during the administration of America's first black president is all about the Kennedy family legacy. She wouldn't be serving the people of New York. She'd be a rubber stamp vote for Obama's social policies.

She's a person who cares about her community? Her voting record says otherwise, doesn't it?