Did the White House have anything to do with the Vicki Kennedy Op-Ed?

[itsrobert]

In my opinion if you think this op-ed just came out without coordination with the White House on a critical time in the Senate process, you don't really know how the political games are played.

[EFerrari]

1. Do you believe in accidents?

[itsrobert]

3. Are you threatening me?

I hope not.

[EFerrari]

6. Oh, good grief. I was answering your question.

Eg, could it be an accident that Ted's widow came out with a statement just at this point.

[itsrobert]

8. Slim chance

No accident here. I thought you were threatening me like this was some type of Saprano movie.

[EFerrari]

10. Oh, no!

:rofl:

I admire Ted's widow and think her statement was unfortunate but that's just me.

[H2O Man]

22. I was pretty darned scared

there, too. I had images of waking up with sea horse heads in my bed.

[gateley]

2. Maybe - probably. That's how they do it in Washington. nt

[leftstreet]

4. Yes. Exploiting a grieving widow - Nice

Especially since her late husband endorsed Medicare For All

[cali]

11. oh fucking please. your patronizing attitute toward Vicky Kennedy

sucks. Even if she's grieving, she's no half-wit. She wrote this because she wanted to, and Kennedy may have wanted Medicare for all, but like Bernie, he'd probably vote for it. I may disagree with that, but I'm not gonna be an intellectual whore about it.

[leftstreet]

12. Does the HCR bill cover Tourette's Syndrome? n/t

[cali]

15. fucking don't like swearing, sweetie?

tough shit. I do.

[freddie mertz]

5. They have called in the cavalry.

Defend the crappy bill and attack Howard Dean et al, or lord knows what.

They coddled Joe and Ben and patted them on the back.

[FLAprogressive]

7. I wouldn't doubt it at this point. They're so shameless about scoring a "victory".

[Schema Thing]

14. oops, wrong place

[monmouth]

9. Gotta make that "State of the Union" speech bring down the house

and all doncha know. Her op ed was a feather in the cap so to speak. What kind of bread works best for a shit sandwich? Think I'll check in with Rahm, maybe he knows.

[cali]

13. there's no evidence that they did that I know of, but so what if they did

speak with her about it? That's hardly unethical.

[Schema Thing]

16. of course

and hopefully, if needed she'd come to the floor of the Senate and ask them to look her in the eye before they voted no, too.

[Cleita]

17. What Op-ed? Do you have a link?

Some of us, who haven't read it, can't answer your question until they do.

[bigwillq]

19. Link

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/vicki-kennedy-backs-health-care-bill-finish-the-work-of-his-life.php?ref=fpblg

[Orangepeel]

18. Sure. So?

Unless they threatened her to make her sign it, I don't see a problem.

[jonnyblitz]

20. it's manipulative and tacky as fuck playing on people's

sympathies for political reasons, guilting people into support. SUPER FUCKING TACKY and LOW.

[Orangepeel]

21. But the white house doesn't fight hard enough, right?

Vicky Kennedy's not an idiot or a political novice. The white house wants to pass this bill, lousy though it may be, and she obviously does too. Why wouldn't they ask her to write something and why wouldn't she do so? Do you think she is lying about what she thinks her late husband would want?

[itsrobert]

23. They fight hard for multi-million dollar corporations

Not for you and me. Unless you are paid, which is also a possibility.

[Orangepeel]

25. Vicki is signing the checks herself

that's how I'm going to pay for my mandatory insurance premiums.

[RoyGBiv]

26. Oh really ...

So would you agree that all those on DU who sought to invoke the name of Kennedy after the death of Teddy in support of the passage of health care reform are "super fucking tacky and low?"

Of course Ms. Kennedy wrote this due to the timing. She has her own mind, and this outlook that she was simply used is bordering on misogynistic.

[treestar]

24. Teddy made that his main issue

So it's natural his widow would speak up while the subject is under consideration.