Why is Ted Kennedy still in the senate after murdering a campaign worker he was having an affair wtih?

Question

I saw him on tv and pictures of him laughing with other senators and it just made me sick to my stomach to think about what he did to that girl. Why would someone like him still have any credibility and continue to get elected?

I just happed to hear from a friend what he did at Chappaquiddick. That says a lot to me about his character. I can't believe someone who did that is never reprimanded and that a lot of people don't even know about it.

What other types of creeps do we have serving in the senate? I don't care what party they're in, but I don't want people like that serving in congress.

Answer 1

The Kennedys are treated like royalty in Massachusetts. There was never any serious investigation or prosecution contemplated or undertaken. I happened to be up there that summer and remember it fairly well.

Also, Ted knows his way around the Congress and can get things done. He brings home the bacon for his state, and so even those that are disgusted with him tend to vote for him as well.

He's a living argument for term limits, since the whole country has to suffer for Massachusetts' decisions. Maybe we should go back to the way it was originally, and let the state legislatures pick the senators. I dunno.

Answer 2

I think Ted Kennedy is revolting to most people, Though I am not sure he murdered that yound girl, I believe he is just a coward who did not have the courage to try and save her so he ran and tried to cover up the facts. Every time I see him, on tv, I see a coward.

Answer 3

Chappaquiddick...A place in time that most Liberals would like to pretend never happened. He's a Kennedy pure and simple.

Answer 4

He was not convicted of murdering anyone. In fact he was never charged with murdering anyone. What did your friend tell you that he did at Chappaquiddick? Is your friend that powerful over you that he/she influences your opinions without so much as a little investigation on your part? Geez. Start thinking for yourself.

Answer 5

Why does Nancy Pelosy make ETHICS a big issue and ignore William Jefferson?
They are ALL THE SAME!
Throw them ALL out and elect people who actually BELIEVE in the Constitution!

Answer 6

Its called pay off from the Kennedy family. Why do you think he never ran for president? If he ran they would bring out the dirt. So he sets in his fat chair and slithers away.

Answer 7

1.) He's a Democrat. 2.) He's a Kennedy. Democrats can quite literally get away with murder. Sad, but true!

Answer 8

Don't forget the Clinton's.

http://members.tripod.com/~GOPcapitalist/clinton-scandals.html

Answer 9

are you kidding me? the same campaign worker who died in 1969? this wasn't last week you know. get over it, it was an accident.

he is a Kennedy, stuff like that happens to his family all the time.

As a former resident of Massachusetts, he is a pretty good politician. although some issues in what he supports is a little skewed

Answer 10

Why is Bush still in office after he murdered thousands under the false pretense of war. Why is Cheney still in office when he has compromise not only the integrity of his office, but the security of the United States with is acts of cronyism and greed. Why are most Senators and Congressional representatives in office when they are backed by major Corporations who lie,steal, and murder hundreds of thousands in the name of good business. We are all guilty, and we are all to blame. The reason they are still in office, all of them is because we the people apathetic in our lives, have not, and will not rise up and say enough. It's easy to write the words (yours and mine) to protest in silent passage when it costs us nothing. But, the time will come when we can no longer afford the luxury of silence, and I believe it will be sooner rather than later.