Senator Ted Kennedy is apparently getting a huge advance for his memoirs, reportedly in the range of those given to Hillary Clinton ($8 mil) and Tony Blair ($9 mil). Personally, before I'd advance him a dime, I'd make sure he actually remembered something.
Read more at Daily Takes, where they're also speculating about the title. Some of the current favorites are:
IF I DID IT
The Bridges of (Chappaquiddick) Dukes County
A Bridge Too Far
Water Under the Bridge
Read the rest at the link above - the alternative titles are in the comments. I find it remarkable that Chivas Regal hasn't figured in any of the proposed titles so far (well, okay, there is Splash with a Chaser, but it doesn't specify the brand). Given the prominent influence of Chivas Regal in Kennedy's life and career, I think it deserves a mention.
UPDATE: I hope the title isn't misleading . . . Senator Kennedy did not get an advance for writing a book on being fat, or losing weight. Neither is there any reason to believe the book itself will be thick. It's the advance I consider "fat," not the book.
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Comments (8)
Mary Jo Kopechne was unavai... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Wanderlust | November 30, 2007 4:24 AM | Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.
1. Posted by Wanderlust | November 30, 2007 4:24 AM |
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Posted on November 30, 2007 04:24
2. Posted by drjohn | November 30, 2007 8:04 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The first four words were most accurate.
;-)
2. Posted by drjohn | November 30, 2007 8:04 AM |
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Posted on November 30, 2007 08:04
3. Posted by Mike | November 30, 2007 9:34 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I think the winning title suggested here a few months back was "Profiles In Slurrage."
3. Posted by Mike | November 30, 2007 9:34 AM |
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Posted on November 30, 2007 09:34
4. Posted by Spurwing Plover | November 30, 2007 10:29 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
TED KENNEDY MEORIES OF A DWEEB
4. Posted by Spurwing Plover | November 30, 2007 10:29 AM |
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Posted on November 30, 2007 10:29
5. Posted by epador | November 30, 2007 10:32 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Don't get your hopes up.
It'll probably be an abridged version.
5. Posted by epador | November 30, 2007 10:32 AM |
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Posted on November 30, 2007 10:32
6. Posted by Thor-Zone | November 30, 2007 10:54 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Here is another example of when you are a democrat there are a different set of rules that apply to you. Ted Kennedy gets a huge chunk of money for a book and nobody seems to care. Newt Gingrich gets 25% of the money Ted got and he has to leave the speakership.
Typical.
6. Posted by Thor-Zone | November 30, 2007 10:54 AM |
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Posted on November 30, 2007 10:54
7. Posted by Gmac | November 30, 2007 11:31 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I don't think there is any way he can attempt to re-write history by having ghost writers attempt to piece together a favorable image of his past.
There's just to much evidence pointing to the contrary.
7. Posted by Gmac | November 30, 2007 11:31 AM |
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Posted on November 30, 2007 11:31
8. Posted by Oyster | November 30, 2007 4:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"The Last of the Mojitos"
"Crime and No Punishment"
"Lord of the Lies"
"The Catcher in the Rye Whiskey"
8. Posted by Oyster | November 30, 2007 4:06 PM |
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Posted on November 30, 2007 16:06