# 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:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-kennedy-is-dead/507746/43 "2009-08-26T14:48:32Z")

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> 1. I was confident that this would be an occasion to quietly note to myself how different conservatives are from liberals, at least on this board. I knew that after the hate-filled venom spewed at disliked conservative figures who have died, the contrast would be obvious.

I think you have to give some conservatives credit for some extremely classy things they have said in this thread. I don’t want to single any out for fear of omitting others, but most conservatives here have done themselves proud today.

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