An Inside Look @ JFK’s Inaugural Address

It is my humble opinion that. despite Caroline Kennedy’s invocation of her father in her endorsement of Barack Obama in 2008, JFK would not have been able to endorse the far left agenda of Barack Obama. Furthermore, despite his “great oratory skills” the words of Obama have been and will continue to be hollow unless he takes on the idealogy that the people should “ask not what our country can do for them, but what WE CAN DO FOR OUR COUNTRY!!”

full speech:

New Obama Book Outlines Rift Between Democratic “Dynasties” and Obama: At Odds with the Kennedys and Clintons?

• Despite endorsing Obama in 2008, JFK’s daughter Caroline now considers Obama a “liar,” according to a family source in Edward Klein’s new book on Obama called “The Amateur.”
• Caroline’s past support for Obama, which was mirrored by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, caused a riff in the family. In fact, Klein writes of an incident where Bobby Kennedy Jr. got in his uncle Ted‘s face over Ted’s support for the president.
• Some of the Kennedys’ diminishing support for the president is due to the Obamas snubbing several members of the Kennedy family on multiple occasions — one that sent Ethel Kennedy on a furniture-turning rant.
• But despite the tension, both families know the Kennedys have no one else to support, and that “really pisses [Caroline] off.”

Back in 2008, Caroline Kennedy — the only surviving child of former President John F. Kennedy — delivered a rousing endorsement of Barack Obama. “I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them,” she wrote in the New York Times back then. “But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president — not just for me, but for a new generation of Americans.”

for full details: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/new-obama-book-shocker-kennedys-and-obamas-at-war-caroline-considers-obama-a-liar/

You gotta love the name of Klein’s book….. “The Amateur”. Sometimes it only takes a word or two to sum it all up !!

Caroline Kennedy’s Daughter Salutes the Crowds Gathered to Pay Respects to her Uncle Ted

 

(Headline says “Ted’s Granddaughter– she’s actually his niece)

The Lion Passes: Ted Kennedy 1932-2009

     Sen. Ted Kennedy passed away after a 15 month battle with brain cancer. Ever to politician, he was working the political machines up to the end, trying to get his home state of Massachusetts to reverse the Senate succession law that he himself championed for changing 5 years ago, again for political reasons.

     With nearly 5 decades in the Senate, in a seat that was “warmed” for him after his brother was elected President, The Lion of the Senate championed many causes. Health care, which he considered a “fundamental right” for all, was one of his primary goals.

      The tributes will flow from all sides of politics and society today, even from around the world, as they should. Sen. Kennedy’s politic ascension to the White House ended in July 1969 when he was involved in an accident and left the young Mary Jo Kopechne to drown in his car, clearing showing the flaws in his character. The Chappaquidick tragedy would be the barrier to his quest.

       The Senator is survived by his wife, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, who is credited with turning his life around. He is also survived by his three children, Kara, Ted Jr. and Patrick (R.I. Congressman), and his two stepchildren, Curran and Caroline Raclin, his grandchildren, and his many nieces and nephews, many of whom he filled the role of surrogate father. His sister, Jean Kennedy Smith, is the last surviving child of the nine children of Joe and Rose Kennedy.

     With health care reform being his passion, the Democrats will tap into the passions surrounding the passing of Sen. Kennedy, as securing his legacy. If the Congress truly wants to reform our healthcare system, they will go back to the drawing board, and work on the areas that are flawed, instead of attempting to impose an overbroad attack on the general public, in such a manner that would cripple the country.  The proper reform of healthcare would be a proper tribute.

Obama’s consideration of Caroline Kennedy as Ambassador to Vatican angering Catholics

Caroline Kennedy-to-Vatican rumor sparks Catholic outrage

Reaction to Caroline Kennedy’s potential appointment as U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican continued to sour yesterday as one conservative Catholic group called the possible nomination “a calculated insult to the Holy See.”

“It’s inappropriate to appoint someone who pretends to be a Catholic but rejects the fundamental teachings of the Church,” said C.J. Doyle, executive director of the Massachusetts Catholic Action League.

Buzz continued unabated yesterday that Kennedy was under consideration by President Obama for the post, despite the fact she is pro-choice. U.S. Catholic officials are closely scrutinizing the appointment.

For Full Boston Herald article: http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/general/view/2009_04_10_Caroline_Kennedy-to-Vatican_rumor_sparks_Catholic_outrage/srvc=home&position=also

Clinton sworn in as Secretary of State; Kennedy withdraws her name from NY Senate competition

     The Senate vote was 94-2, and with that, former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was confirmed and sworn in as the Secretary of State. Timing on the Senate’s behalf wasa bit off, and thus she missed the first White House meeting of President Obama’s foreign policy team…..but Vice President Biden was probably happy to fill in for her (based on Jill Biden’s comments on Oprah).

     The confirmation of Sen. Clinton made it official that her Senate seat for New York is vacant, and NY Governor David Patterson must now appoint her replacement.

     For weeks, the speculation has gone between Carolina Kennedy and NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. This evening, the New York Post is reporting that Caroline Kennedy has notified Gov. Patterson that she is withdrawing her name from the competition list for Clinton’s Senate seat. Ms. Kennedy is reportedly withdrawing for personal reasons. It is not a secret that Ms. Kennedy avoids any positions that require her to disclose her finances, and many speculate that this is the premise behind her ithdrawal.

     At this point, we can assume that Gov. Patterson will most likely appoint Andrew Cuomo to the position within the next 48 hours.

Cuomo favored over Kennedy for Clinton Senate Seat

     The battle for Gov. Patterson’s “golden” appointment of a replacement for the Senate seat of our incoming Secretary of State, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, has turned into a family affair. New York’s Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (son of former Gov. Mario Cuomo) and Caroline Kennedy (Daughter of the late President Kennedy) are the top top named contenders for the appointment. Andrew Cuomo was married to Caroline Kennedy’s cousin.  The relationship between the two contenders is even deeper than that, since Cuomo was a very close friend of Caroline’s brother, John Kennedy Jr., and he took on the role of family representative and spokesperson when John Kennedy’s plane crashed in 1999.

     The Los Angeles Times is reporting that  New Yorkers favor Cuomo  over Kennedy as Sen. Clinton’s replacement. Many politicos are still defending Kennedy’s qualifications, but many believe that it will come down to the person who can carry more clout withthem into the Senate chambers, and many believe that despite her name recognition, Cuomo has the better qualifications to serve as the junior Senator from New York. 

     The Senate Foreign Affairs committee voted on Sen. Clinton’s appointment as Secretary of State, which sends the confirmation to the full Senate for a vote next week, which most say is merely a formality.

Sarah Palin goes on the record

     Alaska’s Gov. Sarah Palin is making noise in the lower 48, and in doing so is setting the record straight about the manner in which the left-leaning liberal media manipulated their coverage of her to make her out to be the “Tina Fey Sarah Palin” that SNL portrayed!

      Saying that attacks on her family bring out the “Mama Grizzly” in her, Gov. Palin thinks that the media played with a double standard in their coverage and investigation of her background while at the same time giving the Presidential candidate a “free pass” on every one of his character flaws. On a daily basis, her office fields numerous calls asking for confirmation that she is in fact the biological mother of her infant son Trig.

      “The world doesn’t revolve around Katie” was an off-the-cuff remark that she made about Katie Couric during an interview for a documentary about the media and its fawning over Barack Obama. The documentarion is John Ziegler, and he went toe to toe with David Shuster of MSNBC, who uttered the opinion “she’s clearly not qualified”, sparking the ire of Ziegler (as well as infuriating Greta Van Susteren, who insists that reporters should get back to going out in the field and doing firsthand journalism)

      Ziegler’s website www.howObamaGotElected.com has highlights of his interview with the Alaska Governor. She states that when Katie Couric kept trying to have a “gotcha” moment by being repetitive in her abortion stance questions, Palin saw that the interview was not going to be anything but a trash piece on the Governor, and she then made the mistake of becoming flippant with her answers, such as what she reads. Gov. Palin has said on many occasions that she felt that questioning was inferring that the Alaskans are not as literate or well-educated as the East Coasters.

      Gov. Palin did not even leave Caroline Kennedy out of her mix, though the comments are aimed primarily at the media. “Is she being treated with kid gloves?”. Is this an example of “class difference”? As parts of her interview were used by the media to claim she was attacking Caroline Kennedy’s qualifications to be Senator, Gov. Palin released the following statement:

“I was not commenting at all on Caroline Kennedy as a prospective U.S. senator, but rather on the seemingly arbitrary ways in which news organizations determine the level and kind of scrutiny given to those who aspire to public office. In fact, I consider Ms. Kennedy qualified and experienced, and she could serve New York well.”

      The organization and webiste for TeamSarah has recently come under attack by the cyberbullies that abounded during the campaign season, attacking anyone and anything anti-Obama. These cyberbullies have employed the tactics they used this summer by using screennames from TeamSarah to spread racist hate comments on other websites.

     What makes all of this important is the fact that Gov. Sarah Palin is not retreating to the woods of Wasilla, but is intent on remaining a force in the national picture. Are the “Palin2012″ domain names already registered? You Betcha!!

2008 Draws to an End: A time to Reflect

     In just over 48 hours, we will dismiss 2008 as the year that was, and welcome 2009 as the new year, hopefully one with a better outlook than 2008 has given to it. So, we can reflect on some of the events of 2008, in no particular order:

     The biased liberal media trashes Hillary Clinton, and chooses Barack Obama to be the Democratic Presidential candidate, saying that any questioning of Obama is outright racism!

    The surge that was proposed by President Bush, under the direction of Gen. Petraeus, and supported by Republican Sen. John McCain, worked, although Barack Obama would not admit it.

     The Republicans choose a female Vice-Presidential candidate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. The liberal media attacks her, while continuing to vet Barack Obama.

    Questions swirl about Barack Obama’s citizenship, dual citizenship, and place of birth. The campaign posts a document that is reported to be legitimate, but refuses to produce the original vault document, creating a flurry of lawsuits, several of which reached the Supreme Court. No one, not even the Supreme Court Justices, want to question Obama for fear of being labelled racist.

     Israel attacks in the Gaza strip, while Iran continues to threaten the annihilation of Isreal.

     China was on the world stage as it hosted the Summer Olympics.

     AIG needs a huge bailout.

     The Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage deriviatives, which the Democrats fostered in their urge of home ownership for all, caused a financial debacle on Wall Street, creating the beginning of the Fall’s “Bailout Mania”.

     In a vote against George Bush, the American electorate elected Barack Obama as President, touting him as the first Black American President. In reality, Obama is biracial, being more caucasian that black according to genealogists, and, by some records, he is the 6th biracial President. behind Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Harding, and Coolidge.

     Obama’s transition team became involved in the Illinois Governor’s controversy as he attempted to “sell” the vacant Senate seat that Obama held.

     New Orleans and Galveston were both hit by strong hurricanes, but there seemed to be a great deal more organization and preparation than was evident in Katrina in 2005.

    A young Orlando, FL mother failed to report her 2-year old daughter “missing” for nearly a month, and then claimed the child had been kidnapped. Five months later, and many lies later, the remains of young Caylee Anthony were found just 15 houses away from her grandparent’s home, where she had lived with her mother, now in jail on murder charges.

Other major events:??

The ClintObama Cabinet continues to Reflect the “Change” Theme

     Giving the ongoing appearance of his theme of “Change” in Washington, the President-Elect continues to put his Cabinet and Administration together, with more Clintonite staffers.

     Today, it has become apparent that the Obama team has been quitely checking the Senate votes to make sure that the probable Attorney General nominee would face minimal or no opposition in the confirmation process. Eric Holder, the controversial Clinton acting Attorney General, is the name that is presumed to be forthcoming as the first Black American AG nominee. Eric Holder, a 20-year veteran of the Justice Department, handled the list of pardons issued in the waning days of the Clinton presidency, and he has revealed little about the controversial pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich. Some figure that Holder will be grilled in a confirmation hearing about the ties of the pardon to Rich’s ex-wife and her sizable donation to the Clinton library.

Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg and Eric Holder

     President-Elect Obama has had Eric Holder in his inner circle of the campaign. It was Holder along with Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg who headed up the Obama Veep vetting team. Now, with Holder, Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Greg Craig (as Sr. White House Counsel), and nearly 3 dozen other Clintonites tapped to serve the Obama White House, the candidate of Change is sending the clear message that Change comes in going back to a Clinton White House– This will be the ClintObama administration!!

      So, when is Hillary meeting with Condeleeza Rice to check out her new office!!