Lets Pray Its His Last;
Kennedy to Attend Democratic Convention
by FOXNews.com
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Sen. Edward Kennedy, one of Barack Obama’s early supporters, will participate in a delegate breakfast Monday in Denver and witness a convention tribute on the event’s opening night, FOX News has confirmed.
A long-time Kennedy associate told FOX News that the Massachusetts senator, who is recovering from brain surgery and is no longer receiving chemotherapy, will join niece Caroline Kennedy at the Denver hotel housing his state’s delegation.
Caroline Kennedy was part of the team that helped vet and select running mate Joe Biden. Biden and Kennedy have served in the Senate together for 36 years.
The plan is for Kennedy to attend Monday night’s proceedings and witness a video tribue directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.
FOX News has been told one aspect of the tribute shows Kennedy at the helm of a sailboat, his family riding along and responding to his “orders” to set the vessel on course.
Kennedy’s health is desribed as fragile but not deteriorating. His appearance will bear few of the tell-tale signs of the toll chemotherapy sometimes takes on cancer patients.
But throughout his trip and virtually every hour he is in Denver, the Kennedy family, led by wife Vicki, and long-time political allies will keep close by to monitor his energy level and overall comfort.
The video tribute to Kennedy, who challenged President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and set fire to the liberal wing of the party, is expected to be a highly emotional moment.
A culmination of the event’s opening night could be Kennedy’s appearance on stage after the video tribute concludes, a moment that would inevitably bring the house down.
But Kennedy’s schedule is not finalized and all movements are subject to his energy and comfort level, the Kennedy associate says.
FOX News’ Major Garrett contributed to this report.
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