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Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:48 pm
by Oldgringo
WASHINGTON (AP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told Congress that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been awarded honorary knighthood.
The Massachusetts Democrat, who is battling brain cancer, did not attend Brown's address Wednesday to a Joint Meeting of Congress.
Brown told the senator on Tuesday night that Queen Elizabeth II had made him a member of British nobility. In his speech, Brown referred to the senator as "Sir Edward Kennedy" and called him a "great friend."
Brown said Kennedy had helped bring peace to Northern Ireland, expand health care for Americans and improve access to education for children around the world.
Kennedy, scion of an Irish-American political dynasty, is known in Britain for his involvement in the long process that led to Northern Ireland's 1998 Good Friday peace accord.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
Mary Jo Kopechne's family will be so proud to hear of this.
Re: Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:14 pm
by LaserTex
It never ceases to amaze me how SHORT of memory people have. Incredible!!! Drink, drive, kill someone and get Knighted.
Re: Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:25 pm
by nitrogen
He's incapable of accepting the honor anyway unless Congress agrees. (Article 1 Section 9, IIRC)
Re: Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:45 pm
by Oldgringo
nitrogen wrote:He's incapable of accepting the honor anyway unless Congress agrees. (Article 1 Section 9, IIRC)
Fat chance of a democratic controlled congress denying this endowment to one of its
elder statesmen?
**SIGH**, where have our values gone?
Re: Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:56 pm
by roberts
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Re: Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:35 pm
by LarryH
To think that an Irish Catholic would be knighted by the Queen of England.
"Dogs and cats living together in harmony."
Re: Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:55 pm
by Keith B
What Kennedy needs is not knighthood, but a night IN the hood.
Re: Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:14 pm
by LaserTex
Re: Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:59 pm
by Captain Matt
Knighthood for Ted?
Sir Drunkalot?
Sir Vival of Passengersunlikely?
Re: Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:15 pm
by SkinnyB78
Captain Matt wrote:Knighthood for Ted?
Sir Drunkalot?
Sir Vival of Passengersunlikely?
Re: Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:48 pm
by Jason73
Re: Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:14 pm
by Oldgringo
Good one!
Re: Kennedy awarded honorary knighthood
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:31 am
by KD5NRH
Times like this, I wish I'd done something with my life worthy of knighthood...just so I could refuse the now-sullied honor.
