One Last Time Into Crazyland
17 December 2008 11:03 am by Taylor Marsh
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The holidays are bringing slow news days and lots of emptiness to fill with stories that wouldn’t normally see the light of a cable show or web page. But since it’s close to the end of the year, it’s fitting that we go one more time into the crazyland. Caroline Kennedy has offered the occupants a new opportunity, with her first appearance upstate likely only to offer more fodder. Lawrence O’Donnell also reports that Mrs. Moynihan has now given her seal of approval (h/t GeoT @ “In the News”).
But how much do the unhinged fringe hate Caroline Kennedy? Let just one of the emails I have received on the subject outline the ways:
“Caroline Kennedy is a two bit nothing who has accomplished nothing in her life. [...] Hillary supporters like myself hate her with a passion that cannot be described.For Caroline to succeed the great Hillary Clinton would be an insult not only to Hillary but to those who support Hillary.To us this socalled princess of Camelot is a loathsome creature because of her over the top grandstanding on behalf of Obama. Obama should reward Caroline by making her ambassador to Ireland-even that is too good for someone of her meager ability and talent. For Patterson to appoint Caroline just because she is experiencing empty nest syndrome and could raise a lot of money would be totally irresponsible on the part of Patterson.” – rs
Honestly, it almost makes me want to root for Caroline Kennedy. There’s a germ of derangement out there that is reminiscent to what Hillary received at the beginning of her budding hate fest. Few are talking about the other great candidates; just opining on the evils of Caroline and all things “Camelot.” Targeting her through someone who worked for Joe Lieberman and who now works for Kennedy hardly seems like reason to disqualify her. What, is anyone who worked for a Dem most of us can’t stand now a political pariah? Do people really need to be reminded that campaign ads pull out all the stops? That winning is all in these campaigns?
That said, with an eye on one of Kennedy’s possible opponents she’ll have to defend the seat against, Peter King will not go quietly to a Kennedy. Can Caroline withstand a re-election fight? It’s hard to say, because we don’t know a thing about her, except that until now she’s not wanted to do public battle on anything before.
