Hatin' on Ted Kennedy
They didn't waste any time in hatin' on Ted Kennedy. I'm not talking about Rush Limbaugh and his widely self-promoted gloat that he predicted that President Obama, liberal Democrats, and the alleged liberal controlled media would deify Kennedy on his death to shame the Senate into backing Obama's health care reform package. The "they" are the packs of web sites, bloggers, and talk jocks who have turned Kennedy into their anti-deity to lambaste Obama and the Democrats. There were more than 2 million references on Google to conservative criticisms of Kennedy after his death.
The attacks repeat the standard litany of slurs and slanders against Kennedy--a murderer (Chappaquiddick of course), a marriage defiler (support of same sex marriage), a race baiter (support of affirmative action), illegal alien defender (support of immigration reform), flag burning desecration (staunch support of first amendment protections), Constitution usurper (support of expanded hate crimes laws), and a baby killer (staunch pro choice support).
Kennedy is justly hailed and honored for the towering role he played for nearly five decades in championing the best of American liberalism and his unwavering backing of civil rights, civil liberties, economic justice, and health care for all. And that makes him the perfect foil to further whip up a big and seemingly growing chunk of Americans against those Kennedy ideals.
Hey Earl buddy, do you not recall the "standard litany of slurs and slanders" unleashed when Jesse Helms kicked? Just askin'.
Anyway, Kennedy was a staunch supporter of many issues that many if not most Americans staunchly oppose. His death is not being used to "whip up" more opposition, Earl. It's already there.
And the "murder" charge -- well, if the shoe fits, buddy.