Rep. Kennedy Hit in the Mouth by Hammer

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PAWTUCKET, R.I. - U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy was hit in the face with a hammer when an entrepreneur, demonstrating shock absorption, accidentally sent the hammer's head flying at Kennedy's mouth. Kennedy received six stitches in his bottom lip after the incident Wednesday during an economic development meeting, his spokeswoman Robin Costello said.

The entrepreneur, Matt Kriesel of Wisconsin, produces a shock-absorbing gel used sports-shoe inserts, tennis rackets and horse saddles. He was hitting some gel with a hammer to demonstrate how it reduces vibration when the hammer's head flew off.

"The congressman is a class act, he didn't make a fuss," said Michael McMahon, the executive director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation who attended the meeting.

Kennedy was bleeding, so his staff took him to Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket, where he got the stitches, Costello said.

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[XNASA]

1. I thought you meant Tom Delay. nt

[Jack Rabbit]

19. Why not? Assault is about the only thing we don't have on him.

!!

[NJ Democrats]

34. I thought so too!

[htuttle]

2. Flubber can be very dangerous!

[Taxloss]

3. Back, and to the left?

Sorry, poor taste. I wish him a speedy recovery.

[bmbmd]

17. That

is the funniest thing I have read in my years in DU. Well done.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Ah, Wisconsinites-if we're not killing and eating people, we're hammering

them in the mouth.

How embarrassing for that dude!

And I bet that hurt like hell.

[AngryAmish]

20. Most common last words in Wisconsin:

Honey, hold my beer and watch this."

[xchrom]

24. that was brilliant!

[Thor_MN]

29. Any chance you could send someone to take care of our Rep. Kennedy?

Not that I would wih harm on anyone, Screech could use a good slap upside the head.

[unblock]

5. now i've botched a few demos in my day, but i've NEVER

:rofl:

so sorry for all involved, but...

:rofl:

[slackmaster]

6. Fuckin'-A, glad he didn't take a hit in the teeth

...the hammer's head flew off....

Was it a cheapo Wal-Mart Chinese hammer?

:hide:

[wordpix]

13. inquiring minds want to KNOW!

[Cobalt Violet]

7. I wonder where that hammer was made.

I hope he is okay. I must be nice to have healthcare.

[MADem]

8. OK, who made the damn hammer??? If it was a Chinese import

...there's a lesson to be learned about shoddy production!!!!

[brentspeak]

12. I once purchased a "Made In China" adjustable wrench

that would not allow itself to open more than 3/4 of the way using the dial.

My father's American-made tools, which he purchased in the 70's, still work fine.

[KansDem]

16. Tools, shoes, and gin...

...are three things that you definitely get what you pay for.

If there is any wisdom that I take to my grave, it's this observation.

[dflprincess]

9. Damn, I was hoping this referred to

Rep. Mark Kennedy from Minnesota (now running for Senate). He's a major Bushbot and needs to have some sense knocked into him.

[superconnected]

22. You gotta wonder how the rethugs feel voting for a kennedy.

Even a bushbot. hahahhah.

[dflprincess]

30. I still have mental disconnect when there's a headline in the

Mpls paper like "KENNEDY SUPPORTS <fill in some goofball Bush plan here> It always takes me a second to think "Oh yeah, that Kennedy."

[LisaM]

10. Exactly. Where di dthe hammer come from?

My boyfriend had a wrench that came from China and it almost killed him one day - he won't buy any tools now that are not made in the USA.

[ngant17]

33. forged steel is what you want

one-piece forged-steel hammers are the tools of choice in the construction trades, you get hurt if you use anything less than that. I wouldn't necessarily distrust a Chinese-made hammer if it could
meet those specs. Maybe if there were enough Chinese lawyers to sue their factories for making lousy hammers? In the meantime, I try to stick with the good ole 'Estwing' brand, made in USA, I think.

[shenmue]

11. I thought there was...

a huge fight on the House floor. ;)

[0007]

14. This is very auspicious but I don't know for who?

[madrchsod]

15. it wasn`t one of these that`s for dam sure

american made in rockford,illinois

estwing- the hammer of the gods

[TomInTib]

27. You are so right

I have a variety of Estwing tools.

And Enderes, as well

[jean]

18. for a moment, I was thinking Mark Kennedy, the repub tool rep from MN

[NYC]

21. Honestly and sincerely, I would like to know where that

hammer was made.

They keep telling us that the Chinese stuff is the same quality. It sells for the same price perhaps, but it is not the same quality. That applies to almost everything.

About 25 years ago, I bought an American hammer. There were two seemingly identical hammers in the hardware store, one for $7.95 and one for $4.95. I asked what the difference was. I was told there was no difference. I asked why one was $7.95 and one was $4.95. The salesman said one was made in America; one was made in China.

I bought the $7.95 American hammer, figuring that I wanted the people who live around me to be employed. Now, all these years later, I know that it would not have been the same quality, and I would likely have been forced to buy a new hammer by now. Not only did I save jobs, I saved myself money.

My American hammer will outlive me.

[dailykoff]

23. jayzus

I don't want to guess what the next little "accident" will be. Didn't some Dem candidate vanish just a couple of weeks ago?

[Lars39]

25. He was found dazed from his car wreck.

[JugDack]

26. Huh? Please explain this remark....

...I sure hope it isn't some tasteless joke.

[Lars39]

28. I posted in the wrong place.

Been a while since I've done that. :blush:
I was responding to dailykoff, post #23 upthread.:hi:

[gkhouston]

31. Oh. Glad they found that guy, I was

wondering what happened to him. :hi:

[against all enemies]

32. Is Kennedy well liked in RI? Is there a Democratic Challenger to

what's his face? You know that punk Republican that won his father's seat. And, for those in the know, would have the old man let Bush get away with this bullshit? I remember the old man as a war hero and straight shooter. Too bad the kid turned out to be such a loser.

[NJ Democrats]

35. Are you talking about Lincoln Chaffe?

Kennedy passed on the race. There are 3 Dems running.

[killerbush]

36. OUCH!!!!