'You know, Kennedy's death is a lot like 9-11.'

Posted by Jon at 8/27/2009 10:30 AM
Categories: Jon,Politics
Reporter Matt Cooper, formerly of Time magazine and currently of lefty site Talking Points Memo, finds the perfect comparison for the death of Ted Kennedy:
It feels a bit like 9/11 on Martha's Vineyard. End-of-summer weather is achingly beautiful but the mood is melancholy because of Teddy.
Yes, the death of an ethically-desolate 77-year-old is just like a terrorist attack that killed thousands and plunged the U.S. into years of war.

If you heard a loud thump, that was my jaw dropping. About 110 stories.

UPDATE: A screen grab in case the Twitter quote magically disappears:


UPDATE #2: And the walkback begins...
Didn't mean to equate Teddy's death with the murders of 9/11. Only meant small similarity: beautiful weather, tragic feel.
Yeah, okay, not identical to 9/11, it was just the obvious comparison that first leapt to mind.

Predictions on Matt's next tweet? My guess: I'm flying to S.F. coach while my friend flies 1st class. Which is a lot like apartheid.

Followed an hour later with: No, no, not *exactly* like apartheid... just the same tragic feel. Should have said "apartheidy." Stupid 140-character limit.

(And thanks to Weekly Standard, Snark & Boobs, Tammy Bruce, Hot Air, et al., for the kind links)

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  • 8/27/2009 2:35 PM Ace of Spades HQ wrote:
    Exurban League made me laugh with this riff on Matt Cooper's "gee this is just like 9.11/wait not just like 9.11, only pretty much like 9/11" stupidity: Predictions on Matt's next tweet? My guess: I'm flying to S.F. coach while...
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    Rich Karlgaard of Pajamas’ Edgelings blog writes, “The American recovery may be U-shaped, on balance, but within that U will pockets of Vs and Ws. That’s why I call it the VW recovery”: The V part of the VW economy includes dynamic gr...
  • 8/27/2009 11:54 AM Snark And Boobs wrote:
    Sadly, I’m not kidding. It feels a bit like 9/11 on Martha’s Vineyard. End-of-summer weather is achingly beautiful but the mood is melancholy because of Teddy. mattizcoop matt cooper I don’t care what your opinion is regarding Ted K...
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  • 8/27/2009 11:08 AM Tom wrote:
    Ouch!
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  • 8/27/2009 11:41 AM Xanadu Xero wrote:
    More proof that Humanity is doomed.
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  • 8/27/2009 12:02 PM blake wrote:
    http://i30.tinypic.com/vwpxxk.jpg
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  • 8/27/2009 12:05 PM Redshirt wrote:
    Martha's Vineyard was melancholy after 9-11? I was outraged, as were most normal American's. Melancholy? Disgusting and out of touch.
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  • 8/27/2009 12:05 PM HarryStar wrote:
    Don't forget all those people who have nothing left to live for beaching themselves on Martha's Vineyard.

    Here's somebody that has no clue of life.
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  • 8/27/2009 12:06 PM Kazooskibum wrote:
    The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.
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  • 8/27/2009 12:07 PM NDanielson wrote:
    8/27/2009 11:41 AM Snark And Boobs wrote:
    Sadly, I’m not kidding. It feels a bit like 9/11 on Martha’s Vineyard. End-of-summer weather is achingly beautiful but the mood is melancholy because of Teddy. mattizcoop matt cooper I don’t care what your opinion is regarding Ted K................sadly, we know you are not kidding. sadly, there are many like you.
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  • 8/27/2009 12:13 PM Orion wrote:
    Joe Kennedy Sr was an old-time wardheeler and he raised Teddy at his knee to be another one. The trick to being a good wardheeler is to schmooze up to people whose votes and/or support you need. When a reporter says "Kennedy was always nice to me!" in his defense he should know that it was the barrel of printer's ink he sits on that Kennedy was really Making Nice to. Aside from his power to move people's opinions through words Kennedy really had no use for Matt Cooper or his ilk. "Insiders" like him almost never realize when they're being stroked.
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  • 8/27/2009 12:16 PM higgimonster wrote:
    Ted Kennedy was an amnazing man, just like his brothers. And help change our world to a better one. It's too bad one person a twitter said this stupidity. It's like a lefty Glenn Beck. But just twitter, not a national news network.
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    1. 8/27/2009 12:22 PM NDanielson wrote:
      sadly, we know you are not kidding. sadly, there are many like you. how many millions of dead babies agree? he was a master at giving away other people's money. believe me, i a being nice when i say: the world is a much better place without him.
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      1. 8/29/2009 12:37 PM higgimonster wrote:
        I'm not sure why it is so sad that I am capable of loving another human for being a good person. Sure he killed a girl but he helped lead many of the great social changes in our country. He was never concerned with his own wealth and you shouldn't be concerned with yours.
        What's sad is greed. American's are greedy and want all of everything no matter what. F--- you, I want money!! Should replace In god We Trust on our bills. Seems more appropriate.
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  • 8/27/2009 12:21 PM Eric wrote:
    The son of a gangster and an unindicted killer. Liberalism is screwing this country from every angle, and this great liberal (read: lousy American) is now gone.

    Yeah, I'm sad, alright. Sad that lifelong politicians exist in this country.
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  • 8/27/2009 12:30 PM Phineas wrote:
    I mentioned this to a friend, who rewrote for Mr. Cooper:

    "More like July 69--the weather is beautiful, but the mood is melancholy at the Kennedy compound, thinking of the Oldsmobile he left behind."
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  • 8/27/2009 12:38 PM Jones wrote:
    Hopefully the country has one less foot stuck in the 60s! Can we finally start getting over that flippin family?????
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  • 8/27/2009 12:42 PM Paul wrote:
    I tend not to curse in general and also not to curse on the web... and I REALLY don't curse on other people's comment section.

    So if you delete this I will not be offended in any way but regular words just fail me now, I hope you'll indulge me...

    WHAT A STUPID F***ING IDIOT DOUCHEBAG.

    Sorry, had to just unload.
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  • 8/27/2009 1:21 PM Will Wagner wrote:
    beautiful weather, teddy gone to justice.
    feels like my birthday
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  • 8/27/2009 2:49 PM Larry wrote:
    If old Ted, or a younger Ted, had left us before July 1969, a young woman would have lived, probably married and had kids, would have grandkids by now. Now THAT would be a much nicer picture.
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  • 8/27/2009 3:44 PM WriterX wrote:
    Talk about an open-mouth-insert-foot moment. What's he do for an encore?
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  • 8/27/2009 5:15 PM Jay Fraser wrote:
    You cannot be serious! How disrespectful can you be? Even if you've backed off the original post. I am amazed.
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  • 8/27/2009 7:40 PM Robbins Mitchell wrote:
    Is Nazi Joe's last big mistake still dead?
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