oh my dear dear friend Arleen here is where we split our Martinis. He is NO........ Bobby, Jack, John John, Caroline, Rose, Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. Eunice. At best he's a drunk, AND a coward to leave young Mary Jo Kopechne to die alone on in the water off Chappaquiddick Island. ( barring an autopsy, the cause of death was never medically confirmed).And a Cad to have fixed, lied, and used all his money and influence to skillfully exploite the situation and rig the entire FARCE. WHICH is NOT my opinion alone but that of the entire majority. It cost him his presidental bid by knocking the the wind out of Kennedy's candidacy. As the Chappaquiddick incident still dogged Kennedy and his opponents often invoked the highly recognizable melody of Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 hit song "Bridge Over Troubled Water" to remind voters of the tragedy and scandal. Kennedy said that he dived down several times attempting to free her and, after exhausting himself, rested for 20 minutes, then walked back to the Lawrence Cottage where the party had been held. At the Lawrence Cottage, Kennedy summoned his cousin, Joe Gargan, and another friend, Paul Markham, to return to the scene of the accident. Kennedy sat in the back of a white Plymouth Valiant rental car that Kopechne had used that day. Though there was a working telephone at this location, the group waited 10 hours before they contacted the police. Kennedy then returned to the submerged car with Gargan and Markham who then resumed trying to reach her. The group claimed that the tidal current prevented them from reaching her for fear of being swept out to sea. However tidal records indicated that the tide was running in the opposite direction at the time of the supposed attempted rescue. He pled guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and was sentenced to two months in jail, suspended. In January of 1970, an inquest into Kopechne's death took place in Edgartown. At the request of Kennedy's lawyers, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ordered the inquest be conducted in secret He pled guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and was sentenced to two months in jail, suspended. Judge James A. Boyle presided over the inquest. His conclusions were as follows: "Kopechne and Kennedy did not intend to return to Edgartown" at the time they left the party. "Kennedy did not intend to drive to the ferry slip". "[Kennedy]'s turn onto Dike Road was intentional". Judge Boyle also said that "negligent driving appears to have contributed to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne". Under Massachusetts law Boyle could have ordered Kennedy's arrest, but he chose not to do so. District Attorney Dinis chose not to pursue Kennedy for manslaughter, despite Judge Boyle's conclusions. On television Kennedy later said he was not driving under the influence of alcohol. It would be the first time he wasn't under the influence of alcohol. THAT'S FOR SURE! (less) (less)

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	fluer	May 25, 2008 12:46AM GMTMay 25, 2008 00:46:39
	sioux~Proud American	May 24, 2008 11:17PM GMTMay 24, 2008 23:17:32