Liberal Student yells 'Remember Chappaquiddick!'

Once in a while an honest liberal pops up. Honest in that he is consistent in application of his philosophy. What makes this remarkable is the reaction by his fellow libs. Typical of the left they spare no time in attacking conservatives for any perceived offense yet the most egregious crimes are brushed aside when one of their own is involved. Criticism of their icons, even by a fellow leftist is treated as heresy.

Along comes the chief icon of liberalism Ted Kennedy. The usual bologna is delivered as an introduction and it pushes Mr. Trost over the edge.

A community college student in Massachusetts faces possible disciplinary action for shouting "Remember Chappaquiddick!" during an on-campus speech by Democrat Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Paul Trost, 20, a student at Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Mass., says he was upset by an introduction of Kennedy given by Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., in which the congressman noted how the long-time senator overcame hardship in life on his way to success.

"Lynch said Kennedy had overcome such adversity to get to the place he was, and that's a bunch of bull," Trost said of the introduction, which occurred in the school's student center Tuesday morning.

Just as Kennedy began speaking, Trost was walking out of the room when he shouted, "Remember Chappaquiddick!"

"Most of the crowd gasped," Trost said. "Then I walked out of the student center."

The crowd's gasp was only the first clue of the seriousness of Mr. Trost's transgression. Before he can leave the building the Flower of Liberalism descends on him to begin the purge of his apostasy.

The student says a campus police officer went outside and stopped him. He also saw some state troopers go outside, the type who accompany Kennedy around the state to provide security.

"One of my teachers called me ignorant and told me this was an embarrassment to the school," Trost told WND. "She said to me, 'Can't you forgive him after all these years?' And I said, 'No, he killed somebody.'

Trost said he was satisfied to know that students on campus were talking about the Chappaquiddick incident later in the day – some of whom, in fact, were not familiar with it.

The student senate of Washington University can't bring themselves to honor Medal of Honor alumnus Pappy Boyington with a memorial because "he killed people", but everyone is supposed to forgive and forget that Ted Kennedy left a woman to drown thinking only of his political career. A huge gulf separates the killing of the enemies of the United States in wartime and the negligent homicide of a young woman by a US senator, yet Boyington is treated with disdain while Kennedy is elevated to a pedestal. Mr. Trost was merely applying his prejudice against those who kill evenly unfortunately for him laying bare the hypocrisy of the left.


David Horowitz, former leftist, being quite familiar with such treatment from these sort of folk details his experience and understanding of the rigid orthodoxy of the left in his book Left Illusions Mr. Trost may want to start his own memoir.

Update: 24 Feb, 2006:

The college where a student shouted 'Remember Chappaquiddick!' as Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., began a speech will not discipline the 20-year-old – even though campus police had warned the man of possible consequences of his action.

They must have seen someone starting up the fan ready with some smelly stuff to throw into it.

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