Two generations of Kennedys - the Democratic Party's best known political family - endorsed OBAMA for president on Monday, with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy calling him a "man with extraordinary gifts of leadership and character."
Ted Kennedy made his comments at a crowded campaign rally, Obama sat smiling as he heard the praise from the Caroline and Ted Kennedy. Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late president, said Obama "offers that same sense of hope and inspiration" as did her father. A great compliment! Rep. Patrick Kennedy also endorsed Obama from the stage before a boisterous crowd at American University.
"Today isn't just about politics for me. It's personal," Obama, 46, said when it came time for him to speak. "I was too young to remember John Kennedy and I was just a child when Robert Kennedy ran for president. But in the stories I heard growing up, I saw how my grandparents and mother spoke about them, and about that period in our nation's life - as a time of great hope and achievement."
Check out this video of Caroline and Ted Kennedy speaking about Obama, who also won the primary in South Carolina over the weekend, by the way.
