Ethel Kennedy to stump for Obama in South Bend

Tribune Staff Report

Tools

By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Apr 2, 2008 at 9:42 PM EST

Story Updated: Apr 2, 2008 at 9:46 PM EST

SOUTH BEND — Ethel Kennedy, whose husband Robert campaigned for president here 40 years ago before his assassination in Los Angeles, will visit South Bend on Saturday.

She’ll be stumping on behalf of Sen. Barack Obama, the Illinois Democrat seeking his party’s nomination for president.

"Barack is so like Bobby," Kennedy said.

Kennedy, and her son, Max, will be at the West Side Democratic and Civic Club about 1:15 p.m. Saturday, the Obama campaign announced Wednesday.

The club is at 617 S. Warren St. in South Bend. Doors open at noon for the event, which is free and open to the public.

Other members of the Robert and Ethel Kennedy family, including their daughter, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, have endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton for president.

Tuesday, Apr 8 at 3:07 PM Paul wrote ...

Sandy shows what you do not know about Obama. Get on the internet and start your research there, you will be surprised, if you think he is so great!

Tuesday, Apr 8 at 3:06 PM Sam wrote ...

So why this irrational attraction to Obama? He promises change, but what kind of change? He promises a change in direction for America, but what if this is a direction that most Americans don't want to take--such as amnesty and driving licenses of illegal aliens. Withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq when now al Qaeda is on the run. The transfer of hardened Muslim terrorists from Guantanamo to the U.S. mainland where they would be given the same rights as American citizens. Americans shoul

Tuesday, Apr 8 at 9:42 AM Sandy wrote ...

What no good comments about a man who has principals....won't take money from lobbiests and special interest groups (like drug compaineis) You know you all sound like a bunch of bigited white folk and I'm ashamed to be one of you and I have not even made up my mind to vote rep. or dem. your sad.

Monday, Apr 7 at 11:34 AM LIKE A KENNEDY,LOL wrote ...

Obama like a Kennedy? Maybe Ted, but no one else.

Monday, Apr 7 at 7:38 AM Patty wrote ...

I'm voting McCain, he wants to lower health care costs. Obama and Clinton where are you going to get all this money?? I know, how else, raise taxes!

Monday, Apr 7 at 7:36 AM Bobby wrote ...

tom jones the black panthers in the 60's were different than the ones of today, do your research!

Monday, Apr 7 at 7:34 AM 100 years, not wrote ...

Dustin B. more of Obama lies. Here is MccCain said; http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/04/mccains_100year_war.html

Monday, Apr 7 at 7:04 AM Bobby wrote ...

Hey AM VOTER, THAT IS VERY INSULTING! LAST I HEARD WE IN THE US HAVE SOMETHING CALLED FREEDOM OF SPEECH! WHAT NO FACTS FROM YOU? ONLY NAME CALLING, NOW WHO IS THE MORON!

Monday, Apr 7 at 6:41 AM UPSET WITH AM VOTER wrote ...

AM voter so we are all morons here in Indiana? Why, because we are not voting, how you want us to vote!!!

Saturday, Apr 5 at 7:22 AM voter wrote ...

demographically, south bend has more morons per capita than the average american city. that explains most of the comments posted here...

Friday, Apr 4 at 2:18 PM Caressa wrote ...

Do we look stupid Obama? Remember one very important message here, we are not racist, you are. I will not vote for such a person that is running to be our president, how dare you!

Friday, Apr 4 at 2:15 PM BOBBY wrote ...

LIBERTY POST Immigration/US Borders Obama voted for doubling legal immigration and amnesty for all illegals. If he reaches the White House, expect massive amnesty bills and swamping of the USA with millions more immigrants.

Friday, Apr 4 at 11:39 AM GG wrote ...

Obama has absolutely and consistently denounced the comments of Pastor Wright, Farrakhan that are being discussed here. Just as importantly, these candidates can not be held responsible for the all of people who "endorse them" or unofficially advocate for them. For every Auchi or Black Panther accusation being slung at him here, there similar nutcases around the other two candidates. Barack is a fierce patriot who has put his life at risk for this country just by being a candidate.

Friday, Apr 4 at 6:20 AM Vanessa wrote ...

HERE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW OBAMA NEVER ANSWERS A QUESTION: The question was...Would you stop the raids on immigrants? (of course question came up in Texas). This requires a YES or a NO. "they should be able to cross the border freely" Does he mean illegals? GUESS HE DOESN'T WANT A FENCE! "In the Texas debate Obama restated his positions after being asked if he would stop the raids on immigrants. Obama said that immigration reform did not pass because it was being used as a “political fo

Friday, Apr 4 at 6:11 AM THINK ABOUT IT wrote ...

So I take it you are going to like paying for illegals health care? I do have a question for you with the government wanting to pay for your health care instead of getting the health care providers and drug companies to lower their prices like what John McCain wants to do. You would rather have the government tell you to quit smoking, loose weight, etc? After all they are the ones paying for your health care, they will want you to keep cost down, right? LIBERTY POST Immigration/US Borders Oba

Friday, Apr 4 at 6:09 AM Lloyd wrote ...

Barack Obama won the support of the New Black Panthers, a group that basically spews hate. They believe that the 'white' government is responsible for spreading the HIV virus in an attempt to eliminate the black race. Glenn plays the audio of Malik Shabazz, one of the leaders of the Black Panthers, which you can listen to here: Read the transcript. (Insiders listen here). Black Liberation Theology Ken Blackwell, a former Ohio Secretary of State, joined Glenn to talk about the ongoing mess that

Friday, Apr 4 at 6:07 AM WRIGHTORWRONG wrote ...

Pastor Wright Falls Short of Obama's 'Don Imus' Standard After all, it was Sen. Obama himself who set the standard. As Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby noted, "When Don Imus uttered his infamous slur on the radio last year, Obama cut him no slack. Imus should be fired, he said. 'There's nobody on my staff who would still be working for me if they made a comment like that about anybody of any ethnic group.'" I understand this standard. When I first became speaker of the House, we hired a House

Friday, Apr 4 at 6:05 AM Robert A. wrote ...

To accept Obama's contention that he has just become aware of the many ludicrous, unpatriotic and insulting comments by his close friend and religious guide, the Reverent Wright, is to believe utter nonsense. For this suspension of disbelief one must: Assume that over many, many years Obama never actually heard any of the many sermons that included obscene comments. Assume that in private conversations with Wright that Obama never heard any of these sentiments. Assume that Obama never had any co

Friday, Apr 4 at 4:17 AM tom jones wrote ...

hillary worked to support the black panthers in 1960's

Thursday, Apr 3 at 9:43 PM Zackh wrote ...

I'd prefer Obama over Clinton. You know, I hate all this stuff about what Obama did not do that are affecting him. Let's use an analogy. You are a popular kid and star player in your school's basketball team which is currently winning. Suddenly, one of your teachers starts complaining OUTLOUD that your school sucks, your teams a bunch a wimps, your school should burn down, etc etc. Then, you find yourself sitting on the becnh more often than on the court. Your team starts losing. Bad analogy huh

Thursday, Apr 3 at 8:59 PM JSmith wrote ...

Its simple and straight forward that Obama's haters are either 1) Simple minded and dumb who cannot think beyond assuming that a patriot is only a person who puts his heart on his chest when national anthem is sung. These are those people who have not grown mentally beyond the age of 5. 2) OR are sinister Red Necks who simply cannot accept a Black man ruling over them.

Thursday, Apr 3 at 7:49 PM sola wrote ...

it's amazing to see how bad humans can be. The problem here is that Obama is a black man. If Farrakhan, black Panther, Pastor Wight had tilted towards Clinton, there'll be no complain. These people would have said that: even people of his own race rejected him". They're using all these racial tacts as they know it's no longer fashionable in this era to use a direct racial approach. He's a friend of our enemies. He's a racist. He will bring in bombers. He will favour Africa. The world will end

Thursday, Apr 3 at 7:45 PM Alex Johnson wrote ...

"A company related to Mr. Auchi, who has a conviction for corruption in France, registered the loan to Mr. Obama's bagman Antoin ‘Tony' Rezko on May, 23 2005. Mr. Auchi says the loan, through the Panamanian company Fintrade Services SA, was for $3.5 million. These Funds from Auchi's loan helped finance a complex series of transactions between Rezko and Democratic Presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama involving the 2005 purchase of Obama's Chicago mansion and Rezko's purchase of

Thursday, Apr 3 at 7:27 PM Sandy wrote ...

Reverend Wright a patriot? You decide: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-oped0404wrightapr03,0,2392831,print.story

Thursday, Apr 3 at 11:19 AM Joanne wrote ...

So I take it you are going to like paying for illegals health care? I do have a question for you with the government wanting to pay for your health care instead of getting the health care providers and drug companies to lower their prices like what John McCain wants to do. You would rather have the government tell you to quit smoking, loose weight, etc? After all they are the ones paying for your health care, they will want you to keep cost down, right?

Thursday, Apr 3 at 10:33 AM NO OBAMA wrote ...

Obama said he knew Wright to occasionally be a fierce critic of U.S. policy and that the pastor sometimes made controversially remarks in church that he disagreed with, but he said he never heard Wright talk about any ethnic group in derogatory terms. The comments that have become a source of debate recently "were not only wrong but divisive" and have raised questions among voters, he said. FUNNY A FEW DAYS AGO HE SAID " HE DID NOT KNOW"? Obama said he knew Wright to occasionally be a fierce c

Thursday, Apr 3 at 9:33 AM mark wrote ...

remember, rev wright is an american.he is not an enemy.

Thursday, Apr 3 at 9:17 AM Dustin B. wrote ...

Barack Obama is a mature, intelligent adult leader who, if he wins the Democratic nomination, will be a strong candidate. When people judge him against John McCain, the oldest person to run ever to run for President, Americans will overwhelmingly choose the candidate with the youth, energy and ideas to lead America into the future: Barack Obama. John McCain has advocated staying in Iraq for 100 years. That's two generations of our sons and daughters fighting in the desert. Vote Democrat!

Thursday, Apr 3 at 8:44 AM Kathy wrote ...

LIBERTY POST Immigration/US Borders Obama voted for doubling legal immigration and amnesty for all illegals. If he reaches the White House, expect massive amnesty bills and swamping of the USA with millions more immigrants.

Thursday, Apr 3 at 8:43 AM John wrote ...

So I take it you are going to like paying for illegals health care? I do have a question for you with the government wanting to pay for your health care instead of getting the health care providers and drug companies to lower their prices like what John McCain wants to do. You would rather have the government tell you to quit smoking, loose weight, etc? After all they are the ones paying for your health care, they will want you to keep cost down, right?

Thursday, Apr 3 at 8:40 AM Bill wrote ...

ABC News Discovers Obama Is a...Liberal Who Loves Raising Taxes ABC News sent Terry Moran to Springfield, the capital of Illinois, to explore Barack Obama's record as a state Senator and, deep in his Monday story on World News, Moran acknowledged a reality rarely mentioned in network campaign coverage: "Obama was...considered a reliable liberal Democratic vote in Illinois, voting for most gun control measures, opposing efforts to ban so-called 'partial birth abortions,' and supporting hundreds

Thursday, Apr 3 at 8:36 AM PJ wrote ...

I expect a President of the United States to have the strength of character to denounce and disown enemies of America - foreign and domestic -- and yes, even his friends and confidants when they get seriously out of line. Obama did not do this! I believe he is indeed Anti-American, he and his wife! Shame, even his children! Pastor Wright, The Black Panthers, and of course Farrakhan, ALL THAT HATE! ANTI-AMERICAN! Listening to these people for HOW LONG?! 20 years!!!

Thursday, Apr 3 at 8:27 AM L wrote ...

we don't need him in office. Think about it,

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 500 Characters Left

Comments are moderated and will not appear on this story until after they have been reviewed and deemed appropriate for posting.

WSBT and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.
Countdown to Digital TV:

WSBT Weather

icon
Current Temp 40
°
More Weather

On Demand

More On Demand

Stock Quotes

YouNews

This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

Tonight On WSBTFull Schedule

7.00
Wheel of Fortune
7.30
Jeopardy!
8.00
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
9.00
Grammy Nominations Concert Live
10.00
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
11.00
WSBT News
11.35
Late Show with David Letterman

Question of The Day

Do you agree with Notre Dame’s decision to keep Charlie Weis?

E-mail your comments. We'll pick some to read during WSBT News at 5.

  • Yes
  • No