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11. Two gaffes:(1) Ridiculing someone who is deceased but lived to help the poor & disadvantaged

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 02:01 AM

Jan 2012

and (2) calling it a "thrill" that someone had to mortgage his home at a time when foreclosures are happening too often.

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Romney Cracks On the Late Ted Kennedy [View all] bigtree Jan 2012 OP

Those who speak ill of the dead do not deserve to be spoken well of. baldguy Jan 2012 #1

Sure hope it will hurt him, but elleng Jan 2012 #2

Edward Kennedy bigtree Jan 2012 #6

The phrase "Not fit to shine Kennedy's shoes" comes to mind DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #3

Yes Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2012 #4

I don't see the big deal here RZM Jan 2012 #5

it's not a big deal bigtree Jan 2012 #7

The bigger deal is he took pleasure in the fact that Thrill Jan 2012 #16

"I didn't beat him..." oh08dem Jan 2012 #8

If there is footage of this, Romney is toast. Firebrand Gary Jan 2012 #10

Shhh, it points out what an ass Mitt is. Let him do it. Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #12

It point to what an elitist he is. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #13

Exactly right! GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #19

Wilard is not only not fit to shine Ted Kennedy's shoes gopiscrap Jan 2012 #14

The appropriate response lapfog_1 Jan 2012 #15

That line should haunt him forever! Fucking prick! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #18

"I had more money than a Kennedy and still couldn't beat him" onenote Jan 2012 #20