Robert F. Kennedy Jr. formally endorses Hillary...will campaign in Iowa for her...

[SaveElmer]

Sweet endorsement from one of the most popular progressives in the country, and the son of one of the truly great Democrats of the last half century...

DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has collected the endorsement of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Kennedy will announce his endorsement Thursday in a series of appearances in eastern Iowa. The endorsement announcement was included in a statement provided to The Associated Press on Wednesday night.

"Hillary Clinton has the strength and experience to bring the war in Iraq to an end and reverse the potentially devastating effects of global warming," said Kennedy, a veteran environmental activist and the chief attorney for the New York-based environmental group Riverkeeper.

Clinton, who is locked in a close race with Democratic rival Barack Obama for Iowa's leadoff caucuses, returns to Iowa on Saturday for a series of forums.

http://www.muscatinejournal.com/articles/2007/11/29/ap-state-ia/d8t75cco1.txt

[Colobo]

1. Good for her. She needs some help over there.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Your Concern Is Duly Noted

And just as quickly ignored.

[Colobo]

4. Actually, it's not concern. It's an observation. I like RFK

and she's lucky to have him on her corner.

[bigscott]

3. Hillary Clinton has the strength and experience to bring the war in Iraq to an end

after 2013 though

[Colobo]

6. Probably. She's a good candidate.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. As Does John Edwards And Barack Obama

Just keeping the record straight...

[neutron]

73. But Obama is pro Nuclear Power

Kennedy is against poisoning the earth forever with deadly nuclear waste.

[99th_Monkey]

67. That's what has me puzzled. Does RFK Jr. NOT know Hillary's pro-war stance?

He talks like HRC is going to end the war, but that's not what SHE says. what's up with that?

[neutron]

74. What pro war stance?

The Clinton's have a genuine track record of avoiding war.
We were all mislead by Cheney/Bush.

[99th_Monkey]

103. Hillary: "Gee, I can't say I'd get US out of Iraq during my first FOUR YEAR term"

or something to that effect.

Didn't she say something like that?

[durrrty libby]

5. Poor guy is about to get disemboweled at The DU

Let's keep this kicked to watch the evisceration


:popcorn:

[cali]

9. I doubt it. this isn't news- at least the endorsement part

and I'm sure most people here just feel she's lucky to have him on her side.

[Adelante]

7. Great endorsement

Congratulations.

[wyldwolf]

10. always knew he was secretly DLC

[Colobo]

11. He's a good guy.

[wyldwolf]

13. I guess I need to use the :sarcasm: tag more often

[Colobo]

17. Nah. I got your point. Still, I'm glad RFK has a say in the primaries.

He's one of the good guys and his endorsement is something Hillary should be proud of.

[EV_Ares]

18. Not a Hillary supporter here but for me anyway, this guy has my respect

entirely for the environmental work he has done among other causes. He is intelligent sincere and the only thing I have to say is I wish it had been another candidate that had him instead of his ending up in Hillary's camp. A great additional endorsement for her I think.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. Ted Kennedy Would Be A Coup

DSB

[Reno.Muse]

14. Depressing. Didn't think he bought into the whole Clinton/Kennedy delusion

[SaveElmer]

15. Talk about delusion....

Just spend half a day at DU...

[Adelante]

16. I guess he didn't buy into the whole Edwards/Kennedy delusion

:shrug:

[wyldwolf]

19. ...or the Obama/Kennedy delusion for that matter

[Colobo]

24. Ted Sorensen and Ethel Kennedy did buy "it". They understand.

[wyldwolf]

27. who?

[IA_Seth]

55. And Ethel's daughter Kathleen supports Hillary..

Come on already, there are enough Kennedy's for everyone. Lol.

[Cameron27]

56. lol

[Adelante]

79. God knows

:D

[cali]

20. you clearly think he's a moron. Just a thought

maybe he knows more than you.

[EV_Ares]

22. Morning Cali, this guy is fantastic, even as much as Edwards. Have and

still will give to his environmental projects. He is sincere and very passionate about them. The only thing I know is he would not make that endorsement unless he has her support. Not much else can say. Certainly no moron.

[cali]

26. morning EV_Ares. He is a good guy.

And I'm sure he'll campaign vigorously for the dem candidate- whoever that is.

[MGKrebs]

87. It's been going around.

de·lu·sion : a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary; also : the abnormal state marked by such beliefs

John Lewis.
RFK, Jr.
Wes Clark
30 Native American tribal leaders
Alabama Black Caucus
American Federation of Teachers
Maya Angelou
Quincy Jones
Joseph Wilson
Corrine Brown
Sheila Jackson Lee
Raul Yzaguirre

[Andromeda]

104. I think that may be your delusion..

:evilgrin:

[H2O Man]

21. In general,

I do not pay much attention to endorsements. But I have a lot of respect for Robert's opinion.

[tom_paine]

23. I respect RFK Jr. a great deal, but I must continue to disagree

My point is, while all of these things are good and would be welcome after eight years of Bushie Vampirism, but they do NOTHING to prevent the next eight years of Bushie Vampirism.

they don't return the voting system to the American People

they don't prosecute the greatest arch-criminals to have ever ruled America, thus making it more difficult for arch-criminals to rule us again

they don't restore habeus corpus nor remove warrantless wiretapping nor disband the OHS (sure they renamed it DHS after Focus Groups determined that OHS sounded a little too truthful to the character of an organization run by arch-criminals)

and so much more.

So, until and unless I can believe that Sen. Clinton plans do make significant progress in these, more important areas, that will help keep America strong and free for generations, instead of until the next Royal Bushie seizes power and starts up right where they left off, almost as if Sen. Clinton's reign never happened.

Much like now, when it seems as if the reign of Bill Clinton never happened.

[OneBlueSky]

106. ditto . . . I like Bobby Kennedy, but he's dead wrong on this one . . .

I can only assume that he does indeed have political aspirations in New York, and that supporting Hillary is therefore more expedient than honest . . . too bad . . .

[polichick]

25. Has he announced that he's running for the Senate yet?? nt

[William769]

28. Let the beashing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr begin.

[Tellurian]

29. You bet...if Gore comes out and supports Hillary...lather, rinse and repeat..

The Left will not be happy until they think they have destroyed the Front Runner.

<sniff> Just because it isn't their inferior pick.

[mtnsnake]

45. lol, if Al Gore ever did that, this place would ERUPT

:hi:

[neutron]

75. Er who do you think gave us Gore?

[DFW]

31. Bobby is a big boy. He can handle it.

His progressive credentials are also unassailable.

Whatever anyone has to say about his endorsement, he is one of the good
guys, who has given his time, heart and soul to the environmental movement.
Just listen to him on any of his Ring Of Fire shows on AAR and you'll get
the idea. He has never made any noises about seeking office, but if by any
chance Hillary gets to the White House and Bobby is picked to replace her
as Senator from NY, he will be the closest thing the Senate has to Bernie
Sanders II.

[Evergreen Emerald]

30. Nice endorsement

Like Clark, I highly respect him.

[Alamom]

35. Very nice. nm

[The Backlash Cometh]

32. How sad.

[KaryninMiami]

33. OK well I'm a big RFK JR fan so if he's ok with Hillary, I feel better about her

I do believe she will surround herself with smart people, I know she's smart- brilliant in fact and I trust her judgment in most areas- but not all. She's not my first (or second or third) choice and I have major issues with her past (Iraq and Iran) and concerns about her being a DC insider. But I am a big RFK fan and his endorsement is a step in the right direction.

With that said, like most of us of us, if she becomes the candidate, I will work for her and do everything possible to see that she wins the election. After last night's terrifying GOP debate, it's even more clear that we cannot have another 4 years of a GOP in the White House.

[Gregorian]

40. My thoughts as well. This election is an education.

RFK jr. is brilliant. I've heard him say things about the environment that only very few have ever said. He's right on.

I am also trying to open my mind regarding all of the candidates. My favorite is showing tainted signs. And my least favorite is gaining endorsements from the respected.

It's going to be a real education. I judge by the Iraq war vote. Maybe there's more to it than that.

[Lucinda]

52. What a thoughtful post!

:thumbsup:

I was sorry to turn away from my first choice, but did it anyway, after seeing too many things that felt wrong to me. It's an educational process, for certain. :)

[rucky]

34. This is a valuable endorsement in my book...

maybe an AG pick, too?

[dmallind]

39. Now THAT is a heck of an idea. Only one name better springs to mind

David Iglesias - now that would be cool beyond words.

[LandOLincoln]

96. David Iglesias is a Republican. n/t

[sampsonblk]

36. And he won't be the last

Iowa will be Clintonville by the time the voting starts. She has a lot of big name people waiting to campaign for her if needed.

[durrrty libby]

48. She better start ringing them up. Time is a wasting

[yodermon]

37. Well! He's spoken out strongly against this criminal administration.

Maybe this signals that HRC *will* pursue prosecutions of this criminal administration.
With RFK Jr as attorney general? hmm!
See ya on the barricades.

[robinlynne]

91. I wouldn't hold your breath for that. She is endorsed by AT&T and the Carlyle group.

there won't be any criminal prosecutions if she wins. Clintons and Bushes are like family members it seems.

[Tellurian]

111. BushI works for the Carlyle Group, he doesn't own it.

He is a cog in a gigantic wheel.

[BootinUp]

38. Traitor!

:sarcasm:

[Beacool]

41. Great endorsement!!!!

It beats the celebrity endorsements!!!!

Now if only Teddy would follow suit...........

[DemocratSinceBirth]

42. Ted And Chris Dodd Are Great Friends

I doubt he would endorse anybody while Dodd is still in the race no matter how poorly heis doing

[Beacool]

58. True!

I think that Teddy will eventually endorse Hillary if Dodd and Biden bow out. Hillary knows Teddy quite well since she became First Lady and in the senate they have become buddies.

[Renew Deal]

72. Are you kidding?

Nothing tops Chuck Norris! Look at that chest hair.

[southerncrone]

97. Everybody was Kung Fu fighting . . . . . .

:D

[rateyes]

43. A New York Democrat

endorses a New York Senator. Wow. :sarcasm:

[Freddie Stubbs]

44. He must like the job that she is doing as Senator

[rateyes]

46. I like RFK, Jr.

I don't like the Senator who sits in the seat his brother used to occupy. It doesn't surprise me that RFK, Jr. would endorse one of his brother's successors in office...someone he probably knows better than the other candidates.

I won't be swayed by this endorsement.

[KittyWampus]

86. More like he wants the job she's doing as Senator

[robinlynne]

92. He can have it any time he wants. he doesn't want it. he said if the country continues to go down

the drain, he will do it. But he can be senator easily with any president. He is much beloved.

[disndat]

47. Disappointing.

Obviously, RKjr is hoping to become NY Senator if H.C. wins, a big frog-leap for him over a long list of N.Y. Democrats looking to do the same.

[jenmarie]

49. Wow.

This is almost as shocking to me as Clark endorsing her. When Wes endorsed her, I forced myself to take a second look at her. This endorsement prompts me to take a 3rd. When two people I respect and trust as much as I do RFK, Jr. and Clark, it does make an impact.

[Cameron27]

54. Yes, it makes a big impact on me as well.

[cuke]

50. Maybe he's gone senile

[DeaconBlues]

59. Senile at 53?

Are you mistaking him for another member of his family?

[BootinUp]

65. its an inside DU joke.

based on previous ridiculous posts. I don't believe cuke was being serious.

[cuke]

69. Yes, just a joke

Wish I could say the same for the originator of that phrase

[BootinUp]

64. lol, could be.

[Cameron27]

51. Very impressive endorsement!

Good for Hill.

[Armstead]

53. Kennedy worked with her on environmental issues in NY

He's always been in her camp as a Senator, because they worked together on environmental issues in NY.

I'm disappointed in his endorsement of her, but it's more of a personal endorsement that is not surprising.

[David Zephyr]

57. This is a big endorsement. I don't know why he felt compelled to do this, but it will help her.

I wish that he would have stayed out of the fray. That said, this will help Hillary.

[BigDDem]

60. Corporate shrill!

[ronnykmarshall]

62. Prawn of KKKarl!

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

70. Senile...

[zulchzulu]

61. Good for Team Clinton, but I seriously can't imagine that RFK Jr thinks that about the war

I wonder if Hillary Clinton agrees with him on what he think happened in the 2004 Election.

Aside from her foolish vote to allow the war that he is firmly against and now has "the strength and experience to bring the war in Iraq to an end", that would be the question I'd ask him. I'd also make sure Carville was within earshot of the question to see the priceless body language.

His article:
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10432334/was_the_2004_election_stolen

[AtomicKitten]

63. Indeed a nice but nonetheless puzzling endorsement.

We can't continue to take two steps forward and one step back, something RFK Jr. talks about often, but it appears party politics trumps just about everything else RFK Jr. stands for. Kudos for the endorsement, but it doesn't make a lot of sense.

[cuke]

66. Too bad RFK Jr is not as pure as you

and we all know how your achievements dwarf his

[AtomicKitten]

68. and an ad hominem attack does not an argument make

[zulchzulu]

81. Perhaps some of us familiar with RFK Jr's stances are a tad wondering why

I guess we're bad people. I'm assuming there are Hillary fans just waiting to see who would dare make a comment...

I'll be in Iowa off and on for the next few weeks and will certainly try to see if I can see him speak and perhaps ask him about the election fraud in 2004 and whether he thinks his preferred candidate knows or cares...

[cuke]

109. You do that

[K Gardner]

71. Impressive endorsement, but I am honestly surprised at it...

she's certainly the most "establishment" candidate, but not what I'd consider the most progressive. Only my opinion, of course !

[neutron]

76. I could believe it

she has been slimed day after day in the
liberal blogs. By her opponents and by the right wing.

[ChiciB1]

77. Sorry, I've Always Admired Kennedy, Donated To His Causes Many

times, and cried for days after his father got killed, but this move truly TURNS ME OFF!

Guess it's POLITICS in the end... would that be ANOTHER Senator Kennedy?? Money & Influence, not what you know or what good will come from it, but WHO you know!!

I'm not going to trash him, but this really stinks! I guess some in Iowa will be turned off though, because of Teddy & Mary Jo, it could happen!

[cuke]

78. Master of the Obvious

"Guess it's POLITICS in the end"

Well Duh. We are talking about politics. Who would have thunk politics had anything to do with politics?

:shrug:

[sufrommich]

80. Yuck.nt

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

82. Finally! I've been waiting for someone to tie Hillary to Chappaquiddick somehow

[sufrommich]

83. It's truly sad,the level some are stooping to

RFK jr. endorsing Clinton causes such blind hatred in some that they stupidly regurgitate out"Mary jo and Teddy"!!! Just yuck.

[ChiciB1]

94. YOU Could Have Done It Yourself AND Not Waited!! I Had Not Thought About It

until today, but hey you can comment as you wish! What will be, will be.

[cali]

84. omg

I can't believe you just made that remark about Mary Jo Kopechne.

[H2O Man]

85. Gross

[Adelante]

88. Teddy & Mary Jo

Have you lost your fucking mind?

[LandOLincoln]

95. Interesting how you slipped in that reference

to Chappaquiddick. Very, very interesting.

[JI7]

99. both Robert and Ted Kennedy both endorsed John Kerry

in 2004 and campaigned heavily in Iowa. so doubt it will turn anyone off.

[calteacherguy]

89. She certainly needs all the help she can get to even stay afloat at this point. nt

[durrrty libby]

90. You do not wear this shade of green very well

[robinlynne]

93. I'm not sure I believe that article. I sent RFK an email asking if it is true, via

his website. His website says nothing at all about endorsing anyone.

[southerncrone]

98. This is surprising & disappointing. Certainly would think he might support

Edwards or Kucinich on the environmental basis alone, since that is the topic RFK, Jr. is most passionate about.

Seems he should have just not endorsed anyone, unless it is a personal favor, or he is wanting her seat vacated for himself.

Still puzzling.

[avrdream]

100. Very cool endorsement.

RFK Jr. is one of my environmental heroes.

[eridani]

101. Anyone who is the favorite of Wall Street and defense contractors

--I am against. The sooner we can get more Clean Elections bills passed, the sooner we can have candidates who aren't whores for the top 1%.

[mzmolly]

102. That's an excellent endorsement for her.

Love RFK Jr. but I still lean Edwards. ;)

[Andromeda]

105. I'm glad to hear it.

Hillary's had a couple of rough weeks.

[CyberPieHole]

107. Good on that.

She could use his assistance in Iowa.

[chapel hill dem]

108. I went to grad school at UVa while RFK Jr was in law school there.

He was a mess. I'll never forget him after a house party driving his car into the garden and getting stuck. He wiped out the garden spinning doughnuts and covered everyone with mud. I heard that someone got the keys and drove him home.

I know he has done a world of good since then, but some images are hard to erase...

FWIW

[cali]

110. So what?

I actually knew him in his messed up days prior to that. I'm not about to run around telling tales. He went through a lot of painful shit. He's hardly the only person to make mistakes and come out the other end a finer person.

[H2O Man]

112. He improved.

Maybe you could learn something.