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In reply to the discussion: Graham Plattner demonstrated why I had trepidation regarding his run for the Senate. [View all]hlthe2b
(115,433 posts)41. I don't argue the point except to remind all that whatever happened on that bridge & water
that night and whether or not Kennedy should have been prosecuted (for 'something'--whatever actually happened) it was a defining moment in his life and yes, those 40 years were full of meaningful attempts to improve the lot of the average person--despite his being from an (fully) entitled family. His culpability is on a continuum and I won't argue either extreme. Still, he was not unaffected by it and sought to be a better person as a result. Not something you can say for all who experience something so horrific and with some personal responsibility. Ted was not a sociopath and nor was he not impacted by that tragedy. Believe what you will, but I believe THAT fully.
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Graham Plattner demonstrated why I had trepidation regarding his run for the Senate. [View all]
yellow dahlia
20 hrs ago
OP
His Reddit posts are anti fascist, I think the tattoo was just youthful military idiocy or tribalism
blue_jay
18 hrs ago
#18
It was the first of many red flags that were on full display before the primary even happened.
FascismIsDeath
17 hrs ago
#25
If that happened first, I agree, the timeline isn't clear in my head because the red flags were so numerous.
FascismIsDeath
55 min ago
#56
Actually - I never told anyone other than Mr. Dahlia about my concerns.
yellow dahlia
18 hrs ago
#19
Voters chose him after prominent influential progressives like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came on board
MichMan
5 hrs ago
#40
Yep I was leery of him, too. Blamed it on expecting a usual political process. Most
allegorical oracle
11 hrs ago
#30
Ted kennedy drove off a bridge and left his trapped passenger under water for 10 hours before reporting it
questionseverything
6 hrs ago
#39
I don't argue the point except to remind all that whatever happened on that bridge & water
hlthe2b
5 hrs ago
#41
You actually made my point, politicians don't need to be saints to do good work
questionseverything
5 hrs ago
#42
Any version of the story ends with a dead woman last known to be with a senator
questionseverything
2 hrs ago
#53