# Ted Kennedy is dead

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 26, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-kennedy-is-dead/507746 "2009-08-26T05:39:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-kennedy-is-dead/507746/30 "2009-08-26T12:02:23Z")

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> [@FriarTed](#):
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> God grant you rest, Senator Kennedy, reward your virtues and forgive your sins, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

May the souls of the faithful departed, thru the mercy of Christ, rest in peace.

I didn’t agree with pretty much anything he said or did in his public life. Nonetheless, as Bob Dole said, he was my opponent, not my enemy.

My condolences to his family and his constituents.

Regards,  
Shodan

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