# Ted is Dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 26, 2009, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749 "2009-08-26T06:22:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/1 "2009-08-26T06:22:16Z")
[Senator Edward Kennedy passed away at the age of 77](http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-08-26-ted-kennedy-obit_N.htm). ---
**Author:** ![tesseract](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/2 "2009-08-26T06:27:13Z")
Wow, I just heard some people on the radio musing yesterday about whether he might show up for the health care vote. I guess he was a lot worse than we/they knew. He was a powerful force and I’m sorry he’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/3 "2009-08-26T06:40:34Z")
just saw this in msnbc website ! R I P. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/4 "2009-08-26T07:09:09Z")
Is it too soon for jokes? ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/5 "2009-08-26T07:17:25Z")
Well, what a pity. R.I.P. A truly remarkable life. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/6 "2009-08-26T08:01:00Z")
The man devoted his entire life to public service. No jokes for now. RIP Mr. Kennedy. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/7 "2009-08-26T08:04:26Z")
Not exactly unexpected, but sad nonetheless. Ted was still working hard to get a health bill passed up until the end, and I truly hope his legacy is to unite enough people to get something worked out soon. Yes there were personal scandals aplenty, but Teddy never wavered in his commitment to his political beliefs. The Senate has lost a strong voice and a good man. This is one case where the phrase “he will be missed” is very, very true. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/8 "2009-08-26T08:30:11Z")
I’m only sad to see him gone because he wanted the same things I do regarding government. Personally, I think he was an awful person. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/9 "2009-08-26T10:23:22Z")
it is always sad when one passes before getting to the goal they tried for so long to reach. this year has been a bad year for endings public and private. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/10 "2009-08-26T10:47:38Z")
To be honest, I can’t think of one good thing to say about him. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/11 "2009-08-26T11:17:46Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > To be honest, I can’t think of one good thing to say about him. I can - he’s dead! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/12 "2009-08-26T11:34:40Z")
Good riddance to bad rubbish. He killed a woman and got away with it because of his name and influence. He should have died in prison and in disgrace. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/13 "2009-08-26T11:47:43Z")
I am glad to see that, even in death, he can still make the tighty-righties crazy. I can’t wait to hear what you have to say after the next two weeks of eulogizing. By the time Ted is in the ground, he will have been canonized even by his political adversaries, and your heads will have asploded several times over. Thanks Ted, for making the puppets dance one last time. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/14 "2009-08-26T12:08:40Z")
I posted my farewell to him in GD. So here I will just say to the OP title… No, no, no, no- he’s outside… looking in. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/15 "2009-08-26T12:27:37Z")
A true Lion. I pity those who can find only scorn for a life dedicated to serving us. [Ted’s Eulogy for his brother Bobby](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9JTYnMpRyg) ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/16 "2009-08-26T13:04:40Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I am glad to see that, even in death, he can still make the tighty-righties crazy. I can’t wait to hear what you have to say after the next two weeks of eulogizing. By the time Ted is in the ground, he will have been canonized even by his political adversaries, and your heads will have asploded several times over. Thanks Ted, for making the puppets dance one last time. Maybe so, but I have yet to see any tighty-righties [hoping that he suffered](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=475281). ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/17 "2009-08-26T13:04:47Z")
Has anyone here seen my old friend Teddy? Can you tell me where he’s gone? I thought I saw him walking over the hill With Joe Jr, Bobby & John. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/18 "2009-08-26T13:19:17Z")
> [@Engineer\_Dude](#): > > Maybe so, but I have yet to see any tighty-righties [hoping that he suffered](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=475281). Well, no, not in MPSIMS. The thread you referenced was in the Pit, and I fully expect there to be a Pit thread about Mr. Kennedy where people who didn’t like him can make such remarks, and which I will avoid reading. R.I.P. Edward Kennedy. We’ll miss you. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/19 "2009-08-26T14:24:45Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I am glad to see that, even in death, he can still make the tighty-righties crazy. I can’t wait to hear what you have to say after the next two weeks of eulogizing. By the time Ted is in the ground, he will have been canonized even by his political adversaries, and your heads will have asploded several times over. Thanks Ted, for making the puppets dance one last time. I’m not a tighty righty. You and I are probably pretty close on the political spectrum, but I still think Ted Kennedy was an awful person. He definitely doesn’t make me crazy, any more than other dead awful people do. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749/20 "2009-08-26T14:30:58Z")
Well, at least he avoided the death panels. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-is-dead/507749.md?page=2)