Kennedys benefit from family support network
We never know what goes on in the privacy of one’s life when the blinds are drawn and no one can hear. There may be a private hell. I suspect there is with most of us.
But the Kennedys can certainly show grace under fire in public. And I believe this grace and strength comes from their enormous amount of family support that buffers them in any crisis. They truly love and support whether the family member is a saint or sinner. That’s the true meaning of family — we are our brothers’ keepers without condition.
I have a strong admiration for Ted Kennedy because he has a genuine concern for those in need and many members of his family are involved in some kind of charity work. If God punishes the wealthy, then his family is the poster family for judgment.
But, they never seem bitter. I’ve heard the tremble in his voice when he is speaking passionately about bills in the Senate or when he is giving the eulogy for yet another Kennedy, and I think he is genuine. I hope he has a lot of good years left. We need him in Congress as a beacon.
Chris Myott
Eden
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"If God punishes the wealthy, then his family is the poster family for judgment."
Be prepared for a barrage of tongue lashings from the atheist/agnostic crowd, Chris...
Oh...wait. You're praising a liberal...never mind.
Posted on May 30, 2008 7:06 AM
"I have a strong admiration for Ted Kennedy because he has a genuine concern for those in need"
Yeah and John Edwards cares about poor people too. LMAO.
"I think he is genuine"
Yeah a genuine dish rag like his father sucking off the public teat and creating victims.
You really need to learn to read people better Chris.
Thanks for the morning laugh.
Posted on May 30, 2008 7:42 AM
I beat Chris Myott can read you Burcham, in less words than a sentence requires! How sad to berate honest comments. How many LTTE's have you written on such a matter as this?
Shalom
Posted on May 30, 2008 8:17 AM
I couldn't dissagree with you more.
Posted on May 30, 2008 9:00 AM
"I have a strong admiration for Ted Kennedy because he has a genuine concern for those in need "
Unless, of course, their name is Mary Jo and their struggling to breath the last remaining air in the car that he just crashed while driving under the influence.
"They truly love and support whether the family member is a saint or sinner"
You can say that again. Whether it means having an adulterous affair, murdering a movie star, driving drunk and killing your girlfriend by leaving her for dead to save your sorry ass, or raping someone at a beach house. YEp, they really stand by them alright.
I feel bad for anybody who has just been given the news that they have a fatal disease. But I refuse to paint them as saints because they died or will die.
Posted on May 30, 2008 9:35 AM
What I choose to take from this ltte is the Kennedys are supportive of their own. For recognizing that family, good or bad, is a blessing to be cherished, I commend them. For holding their head high while the public uses their tragedies as material for stand-up comics, I commend them.
We are all sinners. For the Kennedy clan to realize this, then forgive and forget, I commend them.
Posted on May 30, 2008 11:21 AM