He was a part of the Senate my entire life. He outlived his brothers and endured the gossip and all the press coverage of his most terrible points in life.
I did not agree with some of his politics but he was always passionate about what he believed in.
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Q: How will you best remember Ted Kennedy?

A: He had a problem with sleepwalking and avoided assasination, yet still got to do a royal telling-off of the powers that be right in the middle of the darkest days of the ChenyBush regimen.
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As a kind modest man who forever changed the health care of the world. He is a legacy of our kind. A great man he was it is a shame he is gone.
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I remember him best from what was probably the first speech of his that I ever heard. There's no doubt that he was a passionate advocate for the people that don't have it so good in this world, and over his life he did plenty to help.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydHc-ExClqw

This is the first part, the rest of the speech is on YouTube as well.
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I will remember him as a great man. Period. Politics aside. Drunk driving death incident aside. He was a true humanitarian, and geniunely cared for people. He was involved in moving towards freedom from racism, both here and in Ireland. He did great things with his family name and fortune. He is truly the epitomy of the Kennedy brand. His shoes will literally take a lifetime to fill, if at all.

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I remember what I was doing when both his brothers were taken. When my wife told me this morning about Ted it all came out. I will remember what his brothers fought for and the sacrifices they made.

Most of all I will remember that one of the three brothers lived to see a African American become President and that would be how I remember Ted.

We all lost something special today
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I will remember Ted Kennedy as the first government representative I corresponded with. I grew up in Massachusetts. When we were learning to write letters in grade school, we each had to write to a government representative. I chose Ted Kennedy.

I wish I had kept a copy of the letter I sent to him. I was in third or fourth grade at the time, and I'm sure the letter would be a hoot to read now. I do have the response he wrote to me. I came across it a couple of years ago when going through some old boxes of papers. Now I just need to remember which safe place I put it in.
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I remember his as a supporter of Obama's health care plans
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I will remember Senator Kennedy as a well known politician whose brother was John F. Kennedy.
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I will remember him as a person that had flaws ( who doesn’t ) but was a giant among senators. He fought the good fight, he really cared about this nation and its citizens, and I am not sure you can say that about most senators. He came from a privileged background and yet gave so much of himself, he could have just took his money and connections and made even more money but instead he chose to work hard for America and make life better for most people, it is what drove him. He fought battles for civil rights, health care and Labor.
I personally have a relative that worked under him years ago when he ran for president and she said he is a very nice man in private unlike say the guy he opposed. He will be missed, I really cannot think of anyone better as a senator than him. I disagreed with him on immigration but overall he was a tireless fighter for the people.
I will remember him as someone who loved his country.
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Well... This is quite a love-fest. Understandable I suppose since the loss of any powerful figure creates emotion and generally rose tinted memories.

I have no real social capital here so I suppose nothing is really at risk save dealing with the inevitable attacks. I don't remember the Ted Kennedy most of you do. This is based on opinion and fact.

Opinion: Where I grew up, Ted Kennedy got away with murder because of who he was. His behavior throughout the rest of his life proved he learned nothing. He crashed an airplane while intoxicated and was arrested innumerable times for reckless driving (also no doubt intoxicated). He was above the law.

Fact: Ted Kennedy championed principals of government control, wealth redistribution and socialism in the borders of the United States.

Fact: Ted Kennedy supported legislation that permitted the government to confiscate guns from law abiding citizens.

Fact: Ted Kennedy supported legislation allowing illegal aliens to collect Social Security.

Opinion: Ted Kennedy frequently used his bully pulpit to skewer others for deeds which he himself could easily be demonstrated to be equally guilty. His position secure and his "fans" memories conveniently short, he seemed willing to say things that were frequently ludicrous if put to any real test.

Opinion: Ted Kennedy was a powerful and influential man, of this there is no doubt. I will remember him as someone who misused this power and whose supporters were forever blind to this in some sort of fan worship.
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The fact he killed some lady and then went to the hotel then called the front desk complaining of the noise and went to bed.
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