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Re: E. Edwards on Kennedy

brandermill6 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:47:24 -0400

Has anyone other than me had quite enough of the Edwards? "Mean-spirited " has become code for making a relevant point. The desire to steal 50% or more of ones's earnings is a catalyst for mean.

Re: Edwardses attend Kennedy memorial

ThinMint — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:35:04 -0400

Why is this news?

Re: Edwardses attend Kennedy memorial

BitterEXdemocrat — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:03:09 -0400

surprising they would appear in public together

Re: Edwardses attend Kennedy memorial

Clooney1 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:14:50 -0400

Who cares?

Re: Edwardses attend Kennedy memorial

rapidtransit — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:42:06 -0400

Sadly, this photo says it all.

Re: Burr on Kennedy

southernrock — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:02:07 -0400

Mr. Malone,

As TruthSquad said, you are misinformed. Your post is off-base and way off-target. If you had actually read Burr’s statement, you would see that Burr is referring to his work with Kennedy on the public health system, not health care reform. There is a difference. Check Wikipedia: public health deals with population-level, rather than individual-level health issues. Best example: national efforts to prepare for epidemics and pandemics.

If you had looked at Burr’s (or even Kennedy’s) record before posting, you would have noticed at least a couple of items. In the current Congress, Burr and Kennedy sponsored S. 485, to reauthorize the Select Agent Program. In the 109th Congress, Burr introduced S. 3678, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, which became law. If you look closely (or look at all), you would see that Kennedy was an original cosponsor of the bill.

The record goes back to at least the 106th Congress (1999-2000), when Burr was still in the House of Representatives. Burr introduced, along with Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), the Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act (H.R. 4964). The Senate version was S. 2731. The Senate sponsors? Bill Frist and Ted Kennedy.

There is nothing disingenuous or hypocritical about Burr’s statement. Burr and Kennedy worked together on public health legislation for a decade. You just leapt before you looked.

Re: E. Edwards on Kennedy

AgentPierce — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:35:04 -0400

Marilyn .... you cannot imagine how little I care about your opinion of me.

I only wish my comments drove you into an even greater rage. Maybe they will next time.

Four stories on this woman in less than a week. YOU are more deserving of such over-the-top publicity than she is.

Re: Burr on Kennedy

TruthSquad — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:21:27 -0400

Mr. Malone,

I think you are misinformed. The reason Burr said that is because both he and Senator Kennedy served on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP). You are reading too much into this. They both share a passion for health care and worked on that issue together in the HELP committee. That is why Burr said it. I did not think it was a disingenuous statement

Re: Burr on Kennedy

taylor — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:05:18 -0400

If Sen. Burr had simply expressed sympathy about Sen. Kennedy's passing and noted that although they disagreed on issues that Kennedy was a good fellow, etc., then it would have been a predictable and proper statement for an opposition member of the Senate to make. But when he added the part that insinuated he had been working hand in glove with Kennedy on health care reform, it was a disingenious statement that set Burr up for being called a hypocrite.

Charles Malone,
Raleigh

Re: Burr on Kennedy

sky5714 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:38:43 -0400

"slog through such vile"?

What in the world are you talking about?

The comments to this story were in no way "vile". Read them again. You must be confused.

Re: E. Edwards on Kennedy

Marilyn_K — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:52:38 -0400

AgentPierce - It is you who is "ridiculous" with your negative and often mean-spirited comments about Elizabeth Edwards every time N&O writes an article about her or her husband. Are you jealous of the attention that you even bother to post on articles written about the Edwardses family?

BTW - The Edwardses personally knew Senator Kennedy so her commenting on his passing is out of RESPECT for a friend, something you obviously don't possess.

I agree about the quality of this blog

James_Protzman — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:42:15 -0400

However, the decline is not in the quality of the reporting, but in the quality of comments and discourse. It's no wonder thoughtful people are finding better things to do with their time than slog through such vile.

I know I used to be part of the problem, and I'm sorry for that. But I've seen the error of my ways and apologized to anyone who will listen. And now that I'm a born again nice guy, I have to say, reading comments on this blog is a genuinely frightening experience.

They say America gets the democracy it deserves. If that's the case, it's a wonder we even exist as a country anymore.

Re: E. Edwards on Kennedy

AgentPierce — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:30:07 -0400

OH GOOD LORD ...... is there no end to "ELIZABETH EDWARDS SAYS ...... " by the N&O. I accept that this woman is a local celebrity because the area media so decided many months ago.

Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and Lizzie Edwards ..... which faux-celebrity recently opened a silly little furniture store on Chapel Hill?

This ridiculous Elizabeth Overkill can only be compared to SNL's old Chevy Chase bit ..... every week for months Chevy would announce "General Francisco Franco is still dead ....". Every week (nay every DAY) the N&O reminds us "Elizabeth Edwards did nothing again today but we'll still tell you about it anyway".

What a joke

Re: Burr on Kennedy

GrayJ — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:51:07 -0400

The quality of this blog has decreased considerably since RTB left.

Re: Burr on Kennedy

lpetrou — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:32:19 -0400

Nice job Mark -- you added your own editorial comments after Senator Burr's statement but not after Senator Hagan's. Showing your biases once again. I can always depend on the N&O to slant articles and comments.