Kennedy's first endorsement - Louise Slaughter

[Pirate Smile]

Kennedy's first endorsement

Not a bad one: Upstate New York Rep. Louise Slaughter put out a statement just now endorsing Kennedy. Congresswoman Slaughter Endorses Caroline Kennedy for Senate, who she says "has spent her whole life fighting for what she believes in - she is a champion of public education, a lawyer, and an accomplished author."

"Caroline Kennedy understands that the stakes have never been higher for our state and our nation. We need our next Senator to have the skills and the stature to help bring about the change we need," Slaughter said, echoing Obama's slogan.

Kennedy will presumably have to make some sort of public statement in the next 48 hours, and once she does, the question will be whether that triggers a flood of endorsements.

One question, to which I haven't been able to find the answer, that Slaughter's statement raised: Has Kennedy ever practiced law?


http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1208/Kennedys_first_endorsement.html?showall

[Muttocracy]

1. I'd rather have seen Kennedy endorse Slaughter. nt

[SharonRB]

2. Cool!

[Double T]

3. The MORE strong women representing NY, the better!

The guys have fucked up royally without mentioning any names, 'wall street chuck!

[monmouth]

4. When John, Jr. failed the Bar the first time, Caroline was asked by

her mother to tutor him, he passed the next time...LOL.

[dflprincess]

5. I've heard that the New York State bar exam is one of the toughest

and many people take more than once. Though most who have to do that don't have to deal with their failure being splashed all over the media.

[Grateful for Hope]

6. I remember this

LOL!

[FLAprogressive]

7. Yay.....Louise is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

[Cha]

8. Thank you, Rep Louise Slaughter for

that ringing endorsement of Caroline.

Here's another one from a DUer who knew Caroline Kennedy from where they worked at MMOA.

LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-09-08 01:34 PM
Response to Reply #42

45. Well, let's see - Caroline Kennedy -
after finishing college, she interned with her uncle, Ted Kennedy, then went to work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. That's where I know her from. She is a lawyer with 2 publications on civil liberties to her credit. She is president of the Kennedy Library Foundation and has worked extensively with the New York City Public Schools, first as chief executive of the Office of Strategic Partnerships for the NYC Dept. of Education and now as Vice Chair of The Fund for Public Schools. Additionally she has represented the Kennedy family at any number of official functions. She is very intelligent, passionate about civil liberties and the Constitution and knows her way around the American power structure. To me that makes her a very attractive candidate for the position of New York's junior senator.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3637484#3638095

I trust Caroline Kennedy's judgement just like I did Obama's.

[baldguy]

9. Love Louise - my Rep.