Another Kennedy With Political Aspirations: Joe III Seeks Barney Frank’s Congressional Seat
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WASHINGTON (The Blaze/AP) — Joseph Kennedy III is taking the first steps toward a run for retiring Rep. Barney Frank’s seat in Massachusetts.
The 31-year-old Kennedy said Thursday he is forming an exploratory committee and is resigning his prosecutor’s job in Middlesex County outside Boston. He is the son of former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II and a grandson of the late Robert F. Kennedy.
The Kennedy family has seen its influence in Washington fade in recent years as its younger generations have largely shunned public office.
The death of Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts in 2009 left a void for the family. The retirement of Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island last year marked the first time in 63 years that there was not a Kennedy serving in elected office in Washington.
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Comments (90)
MrMagoo
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:41amI wonder if he‘ll be enjoying ’waitress sandwiches’ with one of the Dodd boys?
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 7:23am.
Report Post »Well if he is a gay, pill popping, whore chasing, drunk he’ll fit right in………..
NOBAMA201258
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 10:11amSo he‘s after bonnie frank’s seat? Someone evacuate the gerbils!
Report Post »turkey13
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 10:25amI saw the article where Meghan McCain did a Monica on him 5 times!
Report Post »johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:34amHas this guy run any secretaries into ponds for swimming lessons?
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:08amThe liberal voters in MA will elect him on his name alone. Don’t for get they kept returning Barny and Teddy to office in spiite of their antics.
The voters in MA ar either ignorant or they like their representatives to be involved in scandals.
OMG
Report Post »drago
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:03amAnother kennedy lawyer, where do you think that would get us?……
Report Post »pwatkins
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:12amWe started on the road of destruction of a moral political society with the Kennedy name, why not end with it. I agree if I was going to take Barney’s seat….would have to come with plenty of lysol. At least they were a little more discreet about their Hollywood parties and we didn‘t have to hear about them like we do the Obama’s until after the fact.
Report Post »LovinUSA
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:05amOh Yipee…. just what we need. :-(
Report Post »Survivor101
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:46amI was hoping we would never see a Kennedy again….too bad this guy feels he is entitled:
Report Post »- Born with political birthright, CHECK
- raised an elitist, CHECK
- Attend Ivy league college, CHECK
- Graduate from Harvard (or Yale) Law School, CHECK
- Begin using birthright for entitlement to a congressional seat, CHECK
Now all he needs are the blind to vote for his last name.
ohiochili
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:00amAlso had his Wikipedia page removed because he wasn’t notable enough….
Report Post »MachIV
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:48amHopefully his car will come equipped with life jackets.
Report Post »Dicker
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:33amMy God, hasn’t the country seen enough of the disastrous Kennedy clan ruining America. Let them stick to their polo games and drunken orgies and leave us alone.
Report Post »IMAWAKENOW
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:20amDon’t any of them work? Sadly, he will probably be elected on name recognition by people that don’t even know ted is dead!!!
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:17amLike Joe Kennedy always said, there’s no paycheck, like a GOVERNMENT paycheck !!!
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:25amand a little under the table bootleg cha-ching on the side
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:14amMiddlesex Seat Seekers about sums it up frankly
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:12amIf he’s anything like his aunt(?), the inarticulate Caroline Kennedy, I hope that the voters give him a pass.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:03amThe Kennedy family in politics is like herpes. It never goes away.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:50amAdvice for Joseph Kennedy III:
1. Have a close friend or family member run a prostitution ring from your home. This worked well for Barney.
2. If you do win Barney’s seat – you may want to Lysol that thing before resting your royal Kennedy rump on it.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:02amIf you win baanys seat, he’ll be yours forever and ever.
Report Post »burrner0
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:49amMiddle sex county? Hmmm!
Report Post »ldaopines
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:30amCaroline Kennedy can tell you that voters are no longer impressed by dynasty. Like father is not like son and the son after that. We have too many serious problems to be foolish with our votes over name, charisma, fame, historical racial/gender candidates, religious preference, etc.
Report Post »noland
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:03amoh you mean kinda like her lobbyist cousin, who got the job or moneys just for having the family name? I pray NOT!
Report Post »Californiasodbuster
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:15amI heard he is working on a project, to let all the homeless and down trodden people of Massachusetts come live at the Kennedy compound, and get the wind solar project started on the coast.
Report Post »noland
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:15amI bet if ole Teddy could do it over, he” be a conservative. He”s lookin up at all his buddies, wishin he could show them the truth!
Report Post »thequeenbee
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 12:56amThese kennedys are like turds that won’t flush. Can’t they think of being anything but politicians? Enough about them already.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:02amI thought they also made half dollars.
Report Post »Quagaar Warrior
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:23am~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@ 1CASAWIZARD,
They did make half dollars but now they’re working on the 3 dollar bill!
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Quagaar Warrior
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 12:53am~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Report Post »Who in the world would want Barney’s seat.
What a sick thought!
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1casawizard
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:03amThat’s a good one, QW.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:41amHe will have to start with a small butt plug, and work his way up to the industrial, german fist size. Right now he wears the little boy pants, he will have to work his way up to the big boy pants that Barney wore.
Report Post »Californiasodbuster
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:54amGood info, what will he do with the other orifice.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:58am@DARMOK. Why does he have to start out with the small? The kennedys have never gone small time. Why not give him the telephone pole size? Does he tap dance at the airports or only in banos? Ya killin me QW.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:40am@1casawizard
Report Post »You sir are like Red Eyes, TV’s Andy Levi, the ombudsman of the Blaze. Keep, keeping us straight.
democritusoilder267
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 12:52amHopefully we can have another Kennedy who will help this country. I loved all the Kennedy family.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:33amI pretty much agree. It would be nice if some Democrats nowadays were like Jack Kennedy in a few ways (besides personal behavior and having books ghost written). For example, Kennedy lowered tax rates to help the economy and he strengthened our military to stand up to the Soviets. He was kinda inept at Vienna, he did mess up the Bay of Pigs operation, and we did give away a lot to get the missiles out of Cuba. Also, that thing in Vietnam didn’t go too well. Still, all considered, Jack Kennedy was profoundly better than the Democrats in office today.
Report Post »john koenig
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 1:51amYou loved murder and scandal? Says a lot about you.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:17amOh yes…I think we need another Teddy Kennedy, we don’t have enough alcoholic murderers in Congress. We truly do need more stupid a@@ regulations too, we don’t have enough bondage on the American people. You Libturd fools need to grow up.
Report Post »Dustoff
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 12:55pmHelp the country you say. I had no idea that Rape, killings and drug use were good for the country.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:32pmJack Kennedy couldn’t be a DEMOCRAT today. He would be hounded out of the Socialist-DEMOCRAT Party of today.
Report Post »powedj
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 12:34amAll Joe the third needs to do is drive off a bridge and kill someone. That will get him elected.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:50amHis dollars can/will get the gifted sperm elected.
Report Post »roadhog
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 12:31amI hope he can drive better than Uncle Teddy. The Kennedys should give it a Rest.
Report Post »PASSIONFORCHRIST
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 12:30amWe should find out all we can about this Kennedy.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:05amThe name says 99% of it all. Where are your chances voting Kennedy? They all have a ruthless past except John F. and he was a whoremonger, but he was the last/only conservative Kennedy.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 12:29amOoooh. Such a nice young man. From what I understand, he has never drove his pregnant girlfriend off a bridge and killed her, he hasn’t slept with Lady Gaga, and he doesn’t know a Weatherman, not even Al Roaker. But he does have a tendency to tap his feet in airports and likes erotic-asphyxiation. At least that is what Hillary said about him.
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