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Punchline

by: tparty

Fri Feb 09, 2007 at 10:33:31 AM EST


Ted Kennedy at a recent D.C. press dinner, quoted in the (ugh) Moonie Times:

[Kennedy] took a few shots at himself, particularly how long he has served in Congress (44 years, to be exact).

When the Massachusetts senator first took office, "Hillary Clinton was a Republican, Ronald Reagan was a Democrat, Joe Lieberman hadn't even thought about having it both ways and J. Edgar Hoover had picked out his first Cross Your Heart bra," Mr. Kennedy joked.
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Actually, he was taking shots at some of his political "enemies".  It's an old comedic ruse to appear to be making fun of yourself but really slamming other people.  That way, when people get angry at what you said, you can say "Hey, I was talking about how fucking ancient I am!", and they can't debate it. 

It's a nicely crafted jab at his colleagues in the Senate (Reagan and Hoover don't really apply here, since they're dead.)

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