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The Caroline Kennedy Backlash, You Know, is Fully Underway

Andy Towle December 29, 2008

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The Washington Posts’ Jonathan Capehart on the Caroline Kennedy backlash:

“As soon as Kennedy voiced interest in the seat, pundits confidently claimed that Paterson was boxed in and had no choice but to pick Caroline. But as many political and media observers are now discovering, this was a mistaken presumption. Paterson isn’t in thrall to the Kennedy clan because he comes from a political dynasty himself. His father, Basil Paterson, was a state senator, a New York City deputy mayor under Ed Koch and New York secretary of state. Along with David Dinkins (Mayor 1989 – 1993), Percy Sutton (Manhattan Borough President 1965-1977) and Rep. Charles B. Rangel (now chairman of the powerful tax-writing Ways and Means Committee), the elder Paterson formed a potent political force that schooled his son in the nuances, benefits and perils of power politics.”

And then, there are, you know, those who just dislike her speech patterns, AFTER THE JUMP…

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