Kara Kennedy, 51, Daughter of Late Sen. Ted Kennedy, Dies at DC Health Club; Eleanor Mondale, 51, Succumbs to Brain Cancer

      The eldest child of Sen. Ted Kennedy and his wife Joan, Kara Kennedy, has died at a Washington health club.

      Her brother, Patrick, has confirmed the family’s latest loss. A cancer survivor, Kara Kennedy was very keen on helath and fitness. Patrick Kennedy believes that her cancer struggles over the past decade had taken their toll on her physically, and said “She is with Dad now”.

      At 51, she had been married to Michael Allen in 1990 and since divorced, and the couple have two children, Grace (17) and Max (14).

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      News has also come that Eleanor Mondale, 51, daughter of Sen. Walter Mondale, has also died today. Eleanor had suffered from a brain tumor. The Senator released the following statement:

“Joan and I must report that our wonderful daughter, Eleanor Mondale Poling, after her long and gutsy battle against cancer, went up to heaven last night to be with her angel,” the former vice president said in a statement emailed to friends. “Thank you for all your friendship, you will hear more about plans to celebrate her life soon.”

ABC’s Jake Tapper Uses Kennedy Tirade in Health Care story, not as War Protest

     When I heard the video clip of Rep. Patrick Kennedy blasting the media over its lack of coverage over the war and Congress’ disapproval of it, I first thought I’d like to have him take a breathalizer test. Then I commented to my better half that someone would use that clip for ObamaCare. Then, a mere 12 hours later, Jake Tapper did exactly that:

Good Morning America’s Jake Tapper on Thursday forced a completely unrelated rant by Patrick Kennedy into a story entirely on health care. Tapper pivoted off a statement by Senator Mitch McConnell that legislation on the subject is a “farce.” He then spun, “For one Democrat, the force driving that farce- the media- who earned the scorn of Democratic Congressman Patrick Kennedy for focusing away from substance.”

Tapper then played a clip of the Rhode Island Representative screaming, “If anyone wants to know where cynicism is, cynicism is that there’s one, two, press people in this gallery! We’re talking about Eric Massa, 24/7 on the TV! It’s despicable, the national press corps right now!” Watching this, viewers would be led to believe Kennedy was talking about health care. He wasn’t.

Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2010/03/11/abcs-jake-tapper-shoehorns-patrick-kennedy-rant-unrelated-health-car#ixzz0hurcey9U

Kennedy Dropping in Polls, opts to NOT seek a 9th Term in Congress

     His grandfather would be mortified that he was not “up to the fight” to hold onto his seat for a ninth term in Congress, put Patrick Kennedy, the youngest son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy has announced that he will not run for another term in Congress.

      Kennedy, who has had a battle of substance abuse and other issues, much like his mother Joan Bennett Kennedy, has said that he will “champion the causes” that are dear to him in a different manner, but did not announce any immediate plans.

      Yesterday, Florida’s Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a Republican, annoounced that he, too, was not seeking another term, deciding to focus on the Cuban-American issues from the private sector. His brother, also a Florida Congressman, immediately announced that he will relocate to his brother’s district to run for that seat.

      The “Pink Slip” movement seems to be afoot for some, while others, Like Diaz-Balart, believe that there should be fresh ideas brought to Washington. After all, that was the way our forefathers planned it.

Side note: Don’t be surprised if Patrick Kennedy moves back to Massachusetts and runs for “his father’s seat” in 2012 against Scott Brown.

Nancy Pelosi pulled out all the stops to get her Cap and Tax vote: Rep. Patrick Kennedy left REHAB to cast his vote.

     Like his mother and father, the Congressman from the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (official name of the State of Rhode Island), Patrick Kennedy seems to have a few problems with addictions. Thus, it seems that he was once again sobering up in a rehab facility.

      But that did not stop Nancy Pelosi, oh no. Patrick Kennedy was summoned from REHAB to appear on Capitol Hill to be able to vote on the Cap and Tax legislation. Now, clearly, he did not read the 1200 pages of the legislation or the 3:00 am amendments, and if he did, he clearly did not read them clearly!

See the article at: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/rep.-kennedy-returns-for-climate-vote-2009-06-26.html