KOEB Meeting 8/28/09 Teddy's Wake Edition

[Berry Cool]

:hi: Keith is on now with Tweety and Rachel...Rachel doesn't look up to this. Wonder if she will check out early.

[GigiMommy]

1. Hi Berry!!!

Will be popping in and out.:hi: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Berry Cool]

2. Hi GGM!

:hi: Cassie here too? She back in school by now also?

I'll be in and out as well. I can get the video on my computer but sometimes it's herky-jerky.

[GigiMommy]

3. Cassie starts school the day after Labor Day.

Was watching on the computer too.

[Berry Cool]

4. Wow, that's late.

They've been starting back in late August here since my junior year of high school.

[Berry Cool]

5. Well, I guess we'll see if anyone else shows up over the next little while.

I'm going to go cook and watch until the actual events begin.

[GigiMommy]

11. That's what I was doing.

[PSzymeczek]

19. Here they started August 6.

Of course, they'll get out before Memorial Day. This year there getting a week off in October for Fall Break.:wtf:

[GigiMommy]

23. Hi PS!!!

Wow that's early for us. Where are you?:hi: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[PSzymeczek]

122. Hi, GGM

I'm in Sierra Vista, AZ.
And please, call me Peg. Or, If you're on Democracy Interactive, *pegg*

[SeattleGirl]

6. Hi Berry and Gigi

I'm here, though I keep having problems with my wireless. At least the cable TV isn't on the fritz!

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

7. Hi SG!

:hi: Welcome!

Here's some food for you all:

[Berry Cool]

8. More...

[GigiMommy]

20. Yummy!!!

:9

[SeattleGirl]

9. Yum!

I'm typing on my blackberry because my wireless is still on the fritz

[Berry Cool]

12. Keith couldn't resist referring to Lauren Bacall as a "devoted MSNBC viewer."

:rofl: That was tasteful, Keith. She did mention she watches YOUR show, just not anyone else's. :-)

[Patsy Stone]

16. I was impressed

that he didn't mention that. LOL

[Berry Cool]

18. I think he was on the fence about it

then decided, "No, not the thing a team player does at a time like this. Be gracious."

[Patsy Stone]

14. Here's some Irish whiskey

Can you have a wake without it? I don't think so; it might be against the law.

[Berry Cool]

17. Now THAT was very welcome.

I was hoping that if I provided the food, someone else would cough up the booze.

[GigiMommy]

21. Hi Patsy!!!

Thanks! I think Rachel could use it.

[Patsy Stone]

25. I thought she seemed verklempt

but then I thought she might still be sick.

:hi:

[PSzymeczek]

123. Teddy was her Senator. n/t

[GigiMommy]

15. Hi SG!!!

:hi: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Patsy Stone]

10. Lauren Bacall!

:loveya:

Who knew Sargent Shriver was still alive?

:hi:, all!

[Berry Cool]

13. Hi Patsela!

Shabbat Shalom, and welcome to the Irish wake. :hi:

[SeattleGirl]

22. That was a nice invocation

[Patsy Stone]

27. Yes, it was

The rendition of God Bless America, not so much.

:hi:, SG!

[GigiMommy]

24. Am I the only one thinking of Kate Smith!?!

[Berry Cool]

26. Nope.

She really sold a song. :-)

[Berry Cool]

28. I know what this thread is missing...a pic of the honoree

That's better.

[SeattleGirl]

30. Thank you Berry

[GigiMommy]

31. The rendition wasn't up to par but the song itself had me remembering her.

[Patsy Stone]

29. If you're Joe Biden, do you walk in late, while someone is speaking

or do you wait until the middle of the inning to sit down? Most people could sneak in late, but the cameras and security make it a little difficult (and obvious) when you're Veep.

[SharonRB]

35. I don't even think anyone saved him a seat

:hi:

I've been watching, but just ventured in here.

[Berry Cool]

38. Hi, Sha-Sha--Shabbat Shalom

:hi: Glad you're here.

[SeattleGirl]

43. Hi Sharon

No smiley. I'm posting from my Blackberry as my wireless and my computer are being uncooperative.

[GigiMommy]

48. Hi Sharon!!!

:hi: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[SharonRB]

49. Hi, Gigi!

:hi:

I'm so verklempt!

[SeattleGirl]

32. Lordy but Joseph Kennedy

Looks so much like Bobby.

[Patsy Stone]

33. One of the strongest gene pools ever

Unreal.

[SeattleGirl]

34. I know

[SharonRB]

37. It's amazing, isn't it?

He and RFK Jr. are like clones.

I think he's rambling on a bit too long, though, and not very eloquently.

[Patsy Stone]

39. That was a long

and boring story. :hi:, Shar!

[SharonRB]

41. He's finally done.

I keep crying. I don't know why this is affecting me so deeply. It's not as if it's a shock that he's gone.

[Patsy Stone]

46. It's depressing

But Chris Dodd is making me laugh.

[SharonRB]

47. Yes, he's doing a good job

Much better than Joseph.

[SeattleGirl]

36. I love wakes like this.

Laughter and tears and stories and remembering.

[Berry Cool]

40. "You stay in the race."

Let the freeper tooth-gnashing begin. I don't care.

[SeattleGirl]

45. Thay can stuff it!

[SharonRB]

42. Did I catch a glance of Tipper in the front way over to the left?

By the time I realized it might be her, the camera moved.

[SharonRB]

44. Good one!

Dodd made a great choice between having surgery for prostate cancer and going to town hall meetings.

:rofl:

[Berry Cool]

60. THAT was funny.

Wish I could hear the catheter jokes.

[SharonRB]

50. "I looooove me some Kennedy."

That was funny. I guess we all knew him without ever having met him.

[Patsy Stone]

51. True dat.

Which John McCain will show up tonight?

[SeattleGirl]

53. Let us hope it's the good one

[SharonRB]

55. Is there one other than the crazy one?

All I know is he was grinning from ear to ear when he walked in. Totally inappropriate.

[Patsy Stone]

57. There are two

Crazy Grumpy McSame, and the nice, funny one.

[SharonRB]

59. I think the funny one may have shown up tonight

Thank goodness.

[SeattleGirl]

52. How very true

[Patsy Stone]

54. That Yitzhak Rabin story

had me crying. I had no idea he brought soil.

[SharonRB]

56. I'm crying, too, from that one

I had no idea.

[Berry Cool]

62. That is a great story, and says a lot.

It's amazing what you don't find out about people until after they die.

If it's the right kind of person, what you learn is good.

[SharonRB]

58. Well, here he comes

I guess we'll find out which one he is now.

[Patsy Stone]

61. "A fight not joined is a fight not enjoyed."

Okay, that was funny, John.

[SeattleGirl]

63. Looks like Good John is in the house

[Berry Cool]

64. He's sounding like sweet old Grampy.

Let's hope he stays that way.

[Patsy Stone]

67. Phew.

That was lovely.

[SeattleGirl]

68. Maybe his feisty mama threatened to

Box his ears if he misbehaved.

[SharonRB]

65. Hey, John, prove that you're going to miss him a lot

VOTE FOR THE PUBLIC OPTION!

[ralps]

66. Hi Berry Cool! Hi Everyone! Just Shut Up John McCain!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :grr:

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

69. Hi everyone, I hope you're all enjoying this good ole

fashioned Irish wake. I know I am, tears and all. RIP, Teddy. We'll never see the likes of you again. :patriot:

PS: My cousin Dan was diagnosed with the same cancer. He's finished chemo and the tumor had shrunk by 50% but we all know what the ultimate outcome will be.

[SharonRB]

71. Hi, Mo

You're sure right about that.

If you're around tomorrow afternoon, listen to Nancy on WGN. She's doing a show from noon to 2:30 your time, leading up to the Cubs game.

[Berry Cool]

81. Hey, mo.

:hi: I'm sorry about your cousin. :-(

[Berry Cool]

79. Hi ralps!

:hi: Yeow...Boxing Kitty is scary. :-)

[Patsy Stone]

70. "The senior Senator from Massachusetts"

And then John Kerry comes out with a cane. And it wasn't a joke. Anyone know what happened to him?

[SharonRB]

72. We were wondering the same thing.

It's true now and I hadn't thought about it. He is now the senior senator. I hope there's a temporary junior soon. Sounds like the legislature is going to make that possible. Hopefully Patrick will do a better job appointing someone than Blago did.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

80. Believe it or not,, Mr. Wonderful and myself have a funeral

Mass to go to tomorrow morning but I'll be tuned into WGN for Nancy. I love these stories, it's so typical of an Irish wake. Reminds me of my own family. God love em.

[SharonRB]

85. Sorry you have a funeral to go to

but glad you'll be able to hear Nancy.

[SeattleGirl]

73. Hip surgery

[SharonRB]

74. Thanks!

[Berry Cool]

83. I wondered about that too.

[Patsy Stone]

75. Thanks

When? Where was I?

[SharonRB]

78. Probably the same place I was

I had no idea.

[SeattleGirl]

82. Few weeks ago I think

Wasn't publicized much.

[SharonRB]

87. Here you go

Sen. John Kerry recovering from hip surgery
by The Republican Newsroom
Monday August 17, 2009, 8:45 PM



BOSTON - U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry and his daughter Vanessa are sporting his-and-her crutches.

The 65-year-old Massachusetts Democrat had surgery last week on his hip to address chronic pain and flexibility issues.

His daughter also had surgery to repair nerve damage in a foot.

Kerry spokeswoman Brigid O'Rourke says Vanessa, a medical student, is getting married this fall "and wanted to be able to dance at her wedding."

The two used their crutches Monday to enter a swearing-in ceremony for Kerry's former brother-in-law, David Thorne, as the new U.S. ambassador to Italy.

The usually clean-shaven Kerry also sported a beard, but his spokeswoman says it's only temporary during his recovery.

[PSzymeczek]

124. He had hip surgery. I heard him say so. n/t

[SharonRB]

76. No, John, you didn't fall short

It was stolen right out from under you.

[Patsy Stone]

84. ...

[Berry Cool]

88. And I'll drink to that "jinks."

:toast: From your lips to God's ears.

[SharonRB]

91. Thanks!

[Berry Cool]

86. Sad, but true.

I think, anyway. I don't care who doesn't think the proof is there. I think all it takes is the looking.

[Botany]

94. The proof is out there and overwhelming but the media got the word ...

..... not talk about. 25% of Cuyahoga County was removed from voter rolls prior to the 2004 vote ..... more than double
than bush's margin of victory in the State of Ohio.

[Berry Cool]

101. What I want to know is why there are still people (not Repubs either) who question this

and say it's as foolish to believe in as 9/11 truthing crap. Why do they say the evidence isn't there?

Sorry, I know this is OT. It just bugs me...anyway, back to the memorial, already in progress.

[Patsy Stone]

77. John, you never should have conceded

You didn't lose Ohio, didn't anyone tell you? It was stolen.

[Berry Cool]

92. Keith will bring up this story again, about Teddy throwing out that first Red Sox ball.

And will say "I wish I'd been there to tell him to pick a few of the stitches loose, like I did Baba Booey."

[PSzymeczek]

125. Dammit, I grew up in Concord Southwest,

and they NEVER, I repeat, NEVER, had anywhere near 98% voter turnout. NEVER!!

[Botany]

89. That is my President and so is Al Gore too.

No way would have sat on his ass as New Orleans went under water .... just as Al Gore would have done something
to stop 9/11 after getting a CIA briefing saying that bin Laden wanted to attack.

I got to know some on Kerry's D.C. staff in 2004 the told me stories of his class and friendship ... we seeing that tonight.



Sleep well Teddy.

[Patsy Stone]

90. Yes

But right now he's boring me to tears.

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

95. Well, he ended well. Damn.

Now Orrin Hatch. Hope he behaves.

[Botany]

96. I thought he did great ..... his bother Cam Kerry he is dryer than a sandwich

of burnt toast and sandpaper.

[SeattleGirl]

93. I heard a Polish Refusenick call in to the

Ron Reagan show talk about how Teddy helped his.family immigrate to the US to get help for their sick daughter.

[Berry Cool]

99. Orrin's doing well. I only hope he can shame Republicans into

not being more bipartisan. Because I don't see why it should always be the Dems' job.

[Patsy Stone]

100. He was asked earlier if this will change his opinion

and he'd vote for a bill. He said, "not if there's a public option." Boooooooo.

[Berry Cool]

103. Well then, he needs some soul-searching.

Is that what his friend Teddy would want? :-(

[SharonRB]

97. Hey, Orrin

Same thing I told McCain. If you love him so much, VOTE FOR THE DAMN PUBLIC OPTION!

[Patsy Stone]

98. Orrin

the Republicans wouldn't pass S-CHIP. Also, does it really help children all across the world?

[Berry Cool]

102. Yeah, I was gonna say, doesn't he mean "country"?

But he did get in a good one against Grampy just now..."serving in the Senate doesn't leave you enough time to guest host on SNL...unless your name is John McCain." :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

104. What was his big joke now that I just missed, getting myself a Diet Coke?

Thank you, thank you, Orrin will be here all week. Enjoy the funeral. Don't forget to tip your pallbearers.

[Patsy Stone]

106. The punchline was

"Orrin, what else did I agree to last night?"

:)

[Berry Cool]

107. I guess that's all I need to know...

One of those jokes where the punchline says it all.

[Patsy Stone]

108. Yep.

Teddy and Chris Dodd had apparently tied one on one night and Orrin got him to agree to the Mormon/Faneuil Hall thing.

I was just to lazy to type it out earlier, but now that Orrin just won't shut up (please, get off the stage!) I find I have some free time.

[Patsy Stone]

105. How many stories are you going to tell, Orrin?

They're funny and touching, don't get me wrong, but jeez.

[GigiMommy]

109. Just finished dinner with Cassie and the Wizards

of Waverly Place movie. Did I miss a lot?

[Patsy Stone]

111. Orrin Hatch

went on for eons.

[GigiMommy]

113. Sounds like I did better with the Wizards

:rofl:

[PSzymeczek]

126. I really did want him to

Sit the F**k down and shut the F**k up.

[SeattleGirl]

110. What a perfect song for Teddy.

It's bringing tears to my eyes. :cry:

[Berry Cool]

112. Me too.

Makes you realize, freshly, again, what a great song it really is, and just right for him, too.

One question: How come whatever piano they're using has no reverb? I know it's probably a synth piano, but can't you adjust those so they at least sound as if there are vibrating strings involved? On this one, each note comes to a dead stop right after it's played. It has a very cold, fake feeling.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

114. Well guys, I'm gonna sign off now.

I can't think of better place to be than with the rest of you tonight watching Ted's Memorial Service.

Thanks...

[Patsy Stone]

115. G'nite, mo

It's always lovely to see you. :hi: For Teddy: :toast:

[GigiMommy]

116. Aww Mo, I didn't get to say HI! Take care.

Good night.:hi:

[Berry Cool]

117. G'nite, mo.

:hi: Hey, now the piano sounds real again.

[SharonRB]

118. Here comes Joe the Biden

:loveya:

Good they put him last or no one else would be able to speak. I love Joe, though.

[Berry Cool]

119. "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was a killer.

You can tell even Keith is weepy.

[Berry Cool]

120. And they cut Keith off before he was even done doing their closing statement.

Asleep at the switch, MSNBC folks?

See some of you at 10 tomorrow morning?

[SeattleGirl]

121. I'm definitely going to make myself get up. It'll be 7 am for me tho.

:boring: