# 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:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-kennedy-is-dead/507746/31 "2009-08-26T12:08:10Z")

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> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#):
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> I suppose somebody should set the tone for this, why not have it be an avowed Ted Kennedy opponent:
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> I don’t like anything he did, I don’t like his connections, his influence, his personal actions, much of anything, but I can say that legislatively he did what he thought was right and he was loved by millions. That’s as good an obituary as any man can reasonably expect, and far better than I expect when I die.

Bravo. My sentiments exactly.

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