The drumbeat of Obama anecdotes was broken by the surprise appearance of Sen. Ted Kennedy, (D-MA) who earlier this summer was diagnosed with a brain tumor. His niece, Caroline Kennedy, introduced her uncle as a tireless fighter for "justice, fairness, service, sacrifice, faith and family."
Then Michelle Obama introduced their families. And Barack's sister spoke convincingly. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
