SM - I am sorry for the loss of your grandfather.

I don't think people "hated" Ted Kennedy necessarily because of his views, but more so because of the "Chappaquiddick incident" - which incidentally is not simply an incident, but in fact, the death of a young woman.

I know that I have not held him in high regard since learning of that incident; I do not see how anyone can.

I am, however, not making fun of him, nor condoning such an action.