Senator Kennedy to recieve Knighthood

Britain to Give Ted Kennedy Honorary Knighthood
LONDON -- He won't be allowed to call himself Sir Ted, but Britain is awarding an honorary knighthood to U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy.
The government says the senator is being recognized for services to U.S.-U.K. relations and to Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office says Brown will announce the honor Wednesday, when he addresses a joint session of Congress in Washington.
The 77-year-old brother of President John F. Kennedy, well-known in Britain for support of the Northern Ireland peace process, is being treated for a brain tumor.
Other Americans to receive honorary knighthoods include Microsoft chief Bill Gates and filmmaker Steven Spielberg. Unlike British knights, they are not entitled to use the honorific "Sir" or "Dame" before their names.
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Can we leave him in Britain and/or Ireland then?

 

At least he can't get paid some Brit Cashola for being Knighted. Who's next to be Knighted?? ted bundy?!?!?! And why not? I answer myself-after all-we all KNOW that teddy boy (the other ted) killed Mary-Joe Kapechne (SP?) at Chappaquiddick and got away with it.

 

Ah, the Chappaquiddick swimming champion.

 

:lol: :lol:

Heh heh, didn't you know that before he became a Senator-that he was the guy who was in charge of the UDT teams in WWII ;-)) Just kidding of course ;-))

 

His father must be rolling ....

 

Wow.

 

This son of a bitch deserves to have a sword cross ways across his head not dopped either side of it he supported the IRA so in my book he can go play on the freeway (a courtesy for my american friends) in rushour

 

True enough, but he did play an important part in getting the IRA to accept the Good Friday Agreement.

 

I do hope he's not going to drive to Buckingham Palace to pick it up.

 

YEAH i wonder why he saw the writing on the wall the IRA had reached a positon where they could not win mainly because they were killing to many of the people they alleged to be fighting for.

 

as I said on another forum Ted you can go eat Rat turds you crumpled old prune, interesting knighted for murdering a woman, very interesting

 

Our pm Brown is very desperate to please, he needs a place where they don't all think he's an idiot. Has it worked?

 

it's not british knights who can be adressed as 'sir.' only englishmen.

 

Incorrect.
Any citizen of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland awarded this honour can be called Sir, it also applies to a number of Commonwealth countries as well.

 

Chappaquiddick insured that Ted Kennedy would never become President of the United States.

Mary Jo Kopeckne died for her country.

 

Well said. I've no salutes to give so reps will do.

Update***** Salute left ;-))

 

Well, Teddy was afraid that his political aspirations might be stymied back in the day so he looked for other business ventures to start up.....