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Poison, anyone?

Link?

One senator. Ted Kennedy.

the hell?

lulz...?

One senator. Ted Kennedy.

so we've gone from "two senators collapse at lunch, it could be poison!" to "man with brain cancer collapses".

Shame for old Ted, and if he must step down I hope my state can move someone good into his seat (and, frankly, it is a tad bit embarassing for a former presidential candidate to be still a JUNIOR senator, but eh). He's an institution around these parts.

:eek:

Lol!

so we've gone from "two senators collapse at lunch, it could be poison!" to "man with brain cancer collapses".

Hmm, of course NOW CNN just said "yeah it was Kennedy but someone said Byrd may have had some issues, too". Who knows. (Earlier it had been either or, they didn't know yet).

One senator. Ted Kennedy.
I think you could mistake him for two... I've said it before, he needs to retire and enjoy the last few years on his boat.

I hear Obama slapped Bush silly with his....sorry i was getting innapropriate there.
How come Bush got a chopper?

so we've gone from "two senators collapse at lunch, it could be poison!" to "man with brain cancer collapses".

Shame for old Ted, and if he must step down I hope my state can move someone good into his seat (and, frankly, it is a tad bit embarassing for a former presidential candidate to be still a JUNIOR senator, but eh). He's an institution around these parts.

Where is the actual link for this? The OP is lacking.

Hmm, of course NOW CNN just said "yeah it was Kennedy but someone said Byrd may have had some issues, too". Who knows. (Earlier it had been either or, they didn't know yet).

Yeah I was watching One News here which was just piggybacking off the ABC broadcast, and it said both collapsed. Couldn't find an article.

Hmm, of course NOW CNN just said "yeah it was Kennedy but someone said Byrd may have had some issues, too". Who knows. (Earlier it had been either or, they didn't know yet).

Oh, well if Byrd is having issues too, that's probably just the shock of seeing a black president...

Where is the actual link for this? The OP is lacking.

there's a breaking news header on cnn.com but no article to link to yet.

Where is the actual link for this? The OP is lacking.

Why does everything always have to be linked?! It's happening RIGHT NOW, turn on the TV or go to CNN.com or some such site. Sheesh.


Pet peeve, sorry.

I hear Obama slapped Bush silly with his....sorry i was getting innapropriate there.
How come Bush got a chopper?
No other way to get him out of there safely LOL

Why does everything always have to be linked?! It's happening RIGHT NOW, turn on the TV or go to CNN.com or some such site. Sheesh.


Pet peeve, sorry.

It's not on the BBC.

Oh, well if Byrd is having issues too, that's probably just the shock of seeing a black president...

I thought Byrd was an Obama supporter?

Yeah I was watching One News here which was just piggybacking off the ABC broadcast, and it said both collapsed. Couldn't find an article.

Silly Byrd apparently ending up making my first post a lie. Hrmph.

CNN says now that apparently Byrd had acute health trouble first and when medical personnel had already arrived for him Kennedy collapsed into a lengthy seizure.

copypasta from cnn: "U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, who had brain tumor removed last year, collapses at lunch for President Obama, a senator says."

They've called it on the BBC: Two down before the parade.

Then again, if Byrd had also had issues Obama wouldn't have mentioned only Kennedy in his remarks there.

I thought Byrd was an Obama supporter?

I'm being a tad unfair. Byrd now is a fairly progressive guy, and an Obama supporter. His past however has been less...open, including a filibuster of the Civil Rights Act, and membership in the KKK.

In fairness to the man, he has come out and publically apologized for such, saying he now regrets it, and realizes that it was the wrong thing to do.

so we've gone from "two senators collapse at lunch, it could be poison!" to "man with brain cancer collapses".

Shame for old Ted, and if he must step down I hope my state can move someone good into his seat (and, frankly, it is a tad bit embarassing for a former presidential candidate to be still a JUNIOR senator, but eh). He's an institution around these parts.

in a span of 6 posts!!! :eek:

link to story (http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/inauguration.kennedy.collapse/index.html)

I'm being a tad unfair. Byrd now is a fairly progressive guy, and an Obama supporter. His past however has been less...open, including a filibuster of the Civil Rights Act.

In fairness to the man, he has come out and publically apologized for such, saying he now regrets it, and realizes that it was the wrong thing to do.

Yes, people learn from their mistakes, and change over time. I'm more concerned with the man as he is now, than the man as he was fourty years ago.

In any case, my thoughts and prayers are with both him and Kenedy. Let's hope they're ok.

Also, what has Obama said about it (if anything)?

This is very sad for Senators Kennedy and Byrd, but at least I'm glad they were around to see this day. I was wondering, especially, if Kennedy would make it this long.

Why does everything always have to be linked?! It's happening RIGHT NOW, turn on the TV or go to CNN.com or some such site. Sheesh.


Pet peeve, sorry.

My fiance stole the TV from me to watch Silence of the Lambs.

Now that I know this, Ill go to CNN.

EDIT: Well, they havent been called dead yet, as far as I can tell. Thats good.

Also, what has Obama said about it (if anything)?
He added a bit at the beginning of his short remarks after dinner. Basically just saying that his thoughts were with Ted Kennedy and his family.

Kennedy and Byrd. Kennedy first, and Byrd went next.

link to story (http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/inauguration.kennedy.collapse/index.html)

Danke!

My fiance stole the TV from me to watch Silence of the Lambs.

Now that I know this, Ill go to CNN.

EDIT: Well, they havent been called dead yet, as far as I can tell. Thats good.

Apparently he's concious and conversational.

See? Anderson Cooper said the Byrd thing was just a rumour.

And if Anderson says it it's true. -_-

Danke!The story is only two sentences long! Not exactly an in-depth report.

For all that it seems odd, it's not that shocking, seeing as the title of this thread could be rewritten: "Two elderly men in poor health collapse during exciting, crowded event."

Here's hoping they both turn out to be all right.

The eagle is flying, they say.

Hunting through news stories also suggests that Byrd didn't even "collapse" per se, but just wasn't feeling well.

The eagle is flying, they say.

who and where?

who and where?

Byrd is up and about -_-

oh byrd, i get it now very clever you clever something.

Dont forget about Cheney, they put him in a wheelchair.

Hunting through news stories also suggests that Byrd didn't even "collapse" per se, but just wasn't feeling well.

I wonder how long that story will fly. These right wingers aye? Always fluttering around non-issues.

Dont forget about Cheney, they put him in a wheelchair.

I lol'd when I saw him.

I lol'd when I saw him.

He strained his back packing up all the secret documents hes refusing to give to the National Archives.

He strained his back packing up all the secret documents hes refusing to give to the National Archives.

Sure he didnt strain his back because he got a tattoo?

Mmm delicious foreshadowing.

The story is only two sentences long! Not exactly an in-depth report.

it's been updated now.