Kennedy Delivers Eulogy for Salinger (Moved to France to escape Bush)

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON -- Former presidential press secretary and journalist Pierre Salinger was remembered Thursday as brilliant reporter and a critical messenger for John F. Kennedy's New Frontier.

Salinger, who died Saturday in France, started his career as a print journalist, served in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and went on to a career as a television reporter, including work in Paris and London.

"I'm sure Jack and Jackie and Bobby are in seventh heaven right now because they're so glad to be reunited with Pierre at last," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who delivered the eulogy for his family's loyal, longtime friend. "They'd be the first to tell you they couldn't have had the New Frontier without him."

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Salinger died of heart failure at a hospital near his home in Le Thon, France, where he had moved to escape the presidency of George W. Bush, according to his wife, Nicole Salinger. He had undergone surgery earlier in the week to implant a pacemaker.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-salinger-funeral,0,3337154.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

[Goldmund]

1. What a bummer

It would have given him another 15 years to see Bush go down in flames on Nov 2nd, and he had to die now...

[Catherine Vincent]

2. I didn't know he passed away.

Thanks for the article.

[whistle]

3. Thank you, I've been out of the news loop for the past week...

...and did not know that Pierre Salinger passed over.

[Khephra]

4. You're both welcome!

:hi:

[dolstein]

5. Actually, I'm pretty sure he moved to France long before Bush

was elected.

[loudsue]

6. Nope. He just moved after he saw what the neocons were doing.

It's only been a couple of years now. I remember what he said when he left....his words were brilliant, as usual, and laid down the hammer on bush and his corrupt government. Salinger was sick of all the journalists (sic) who were NOT really journalists, licking the neocon butt. He couldn't take it, and he left.

He knew.

:kick::kick::kick:

[hippiechick]

7. I am sure in his 40+ years close to Gov't

.. he knew all too well what the BFEE was all about. :scared:

Rest In Peace, Pierre. O8)




:hippie:

[Merlin]

8. Remember Salinger's courage in speaking out about Flight 800.

He said clearly that the US was covering up a failed missile test. Sadly this occurred under Bill Clinton. It was a government coverup conspiracy of the first order. But Pierre risked all to tell the truth.