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ElfBane · 08-30-2009, 09:50 AM

It's a big black mark on his career, and is no doubt the reason he was never PotUS. The incident was almost certainly DUI Manslaughter (did they have that crime back then?), but the local police that investigated were most certainly beholden to the Kennedys in some manner, so it was covered up. There went his chance for higher office.

08-30-2009, 09:50 AM	#2
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 70 Posts: 1,450	Re: The Footnote Speaks: What Would Mary Jo Kopechne Have Thought of Ted's Career? It's a big black mark on his career, and is no doubt the reason he was never PotUS. The incident was almost certainly DUI Manslaughter (did they have that crime back then?), but the local police that investigated were most certainly beholden to the Kennedys in some manner, so it was covered up. There went his chance for higher office. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.