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**NanoKakadze** · 08-27-2009, 09:46 AM

Ducky, I met Ted when I was volunteering for Best Buddies (an organization that his nephew, Anthony Shriver, runs). The organizers of Best Buddies had a clambake for all the volunteers and the participants at Hyannisport and Ted came out to see everyone and talk to people. He was a busy man at the time (this was May 2003) but he took the time to talk to people. As my friend and I are deaf, he used the method we use to talk to us (not ASL, but CS), which I found SO impressive. Here was this guy who was probably one of the most famous Senators at the time and he knows CS? Wow.

His sister Eunice and I had a nice 10 minute conversation about the bike ride and education and such. I didn't realize it was her until my friend said, "OH MY GOD! You talked to Eunice Kennedy Shriver!!!" They were so lovely and very humble, they weren't snotty or anything and I've met well known people who were exactly that (at parties and not willing to be sociable).

You have no idea how much Ted Kennedy's bills have affected my life. ADA enabled me to get a job in the US. Ted was born into a very very rich family yet he did SO much for social issues for people of all political stripes.

The health care issue was his life's work and I am so sad he won't get to see Health Care Reform passed.

Ted wasn't perfect (Mary Jo) but his life's work outweighs what happened at Chappaquiddick. For the Republicans who keep bringing up this issue, shame on them. I might say, "Hey, you might bring THAT up but you ignore Bush's sending thousands of servicemen and women to their deaths in Iraq."

08-27-2009, 09:46 AM	#5
NanoKakadze Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 474 Senior Member	Ducky, I met Ted when I was volunteering for Best Buddies (an organization that his nephew, Anthony Shriver, runs). The organizers of Best Buddies had a clambake for all the volunteers and the participants at Hyannisport and Ted came out to see everyone and talk to people. He was a busy man at the time (this was May 2003) but he took the time to talk to people. As my friend and I are deaf, he used the method we use to talk to us (not ASL, but CS), which I found SO impressive. Here was this guy who was probably one of the most famous Senators at the time and he knows CS? Wow. His sister Eunice and I had a nice 10 minute conversation about the bike ride and education and such. I didn't realize it was her until my friend said, "OH MY GOD! You talked to Eunice Kennedy Shriver!!!" They were so lovely and very humble, they weren't snotty or anything and I've met well known people who were exactly that (at parties and not willing to be sociable). You have no idea how much Ted Kennedy's bills have affected my life. ADA enabled me to get a job in the US. Ted was born into a very very rich family yet he did SO much for social issues for people of all political stripes. The health care issue was his life's work and I am so sad he won't get to see Health Care Reform passed. Ted wasn't perfect (Mary Jo) but his life's work outweighs what happened at Chappaquiddick. For the Republicans who keep bringing up this issue, shame on them. I might say, "Hey, you might bring THAT up but you ignore Bush's sending thousands of servicemen and women to their deaths in Iraq."
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