Post #381796 by The Gnomon on Thu, May 22, 2008 12:14 PM

On 2008-05-21 23:15, Bogielocks wrote:

On 2008-05-21 11:21, pappythesailor wrote:
News update: Mary Jo Kopechne-- still dead.

Teddy Kennedy, not so much.

WOW...

That's water under the bridge...

[ Edited by: Bogielocks 2008-05-21 23:15 ]

I'm with pappy on this. I was growing up in CT when Chappaquiddick happened. Mary Jo was a shining star on the Bobby Kennedy team. Most people back then seemed to have the impression that Teddy insisted on driving her back to where she was staying after a gathering at the Kennedy beach house (if I recall correctly) and that Teddy was most probably drunk and trying to hit on her when he lost control of his car at the entrance to the bridge he drove off.

Chappaquiddick Incident Summary

I'm pretty sure that great things would have happened in her career based on her service in Bobby's campaign. I've never let that one go myself. I understand it, but she was a victim. I can appreciate how Teddy has conducted himself since her death and the assassinations of his brothers, and I hope Teddy conquers this latest challenge, but for me, Mary Jo has never been water under the bridge.