{"id":2356282,"date":"2024-10-17T16:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-begins-ethel-kennedy-funeral-speech-by-talking-about-flirting-incident\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T16:09:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:09:44","slug":"bill-clinton-begins-ethel-kennedy-funeral-speech-by-talking-about-flirting-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-begins-ethel-kennedy-funeral-speech-by-talking-about-flirting-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Clinton Begins Ethel Kennedy Funeral Speech by Talking About Flirting Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-clinton-begins-ethel-kennedy-funeral-speech-by-talking-about-flirting-incident%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2356282&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At the funeral of Ethel Kennedy, former President Bill Clinton began\u2063 his tribute with a light-hearted \u200ccomment about\u2064 her\u200c flirting \u200cwith \u200dhim, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/janice-dean-blasts-katie-couric-should-be-shamed-no-one-should-buy-her-book\/\" title=\"Janice Dean Blasts Katie Couric: \u2018Should Be Shamed. No One Should Buy Her Book\u2019\">elicited laughter<\/a>\u2064 from the audience. Ethel,\u2063 the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, passed away at the age of 96 and was a prominent figure\u200b closely \u2063associated with the Kennedy \u200dfamily&#8217;s legacy. Clinton humorously remarked that he \u200dthought \u2064Ethel \u200dwas very \u200ccharming and reminisced \u2062about her innocent \u200bflirtations.<\/p>\n<p>Kerry Kennedy, one of Ethel&#8217;s daughters, confirmed her mother&#8217;s playful nature and shared a story \u2062that exemplified Ethel&#8217;s spirit, saying her mother would casually quip about \u2063wanting an \u201cItalian\u201d while on the phone from Italy.\u200d During the service, \u2064President Joe Biden\u200b highlighted his admiration\u200c for Robert F. Kennedy, calling him his political \u2064hero, and recounted a\u200b touching moment involving a\u200b Valentine\u2019s \u200bDay\u200b card he received from\u200b Ethel.<\/p>\n<p>Ethel Kennedy\u2019s legacy includes her being the mother of\u2062 eleven \u2064children, \u200dand she is survived\u200b by nine of them, \u2064as\u200d well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The funeral took place at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., the same location where President John F. \u2064Kennedy&#8217;s funeral was held \u200din \u200c1963.\u2063 The \u2062ceremony\u2062 celebrated Ethel&#8217;s vibrant \u2062personality and her significant \u200brole in the Kennedy family history.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former President Bill Clinton began his remarks at Ethel Kennedy&rsquo;s funeral on Wednesday in an unusual way: by claiming she flirted with him.<\/p>\n<p>The widow of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-kennedy-family-matriarch-dies-96\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died<\/a> last Thursday at the age of 96. She was among the last prominent figures connected to her brother-in-law John F. Kennedy&rsquo;s &ldquo;Camelot&rdquo; presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was trying to think whether I could say anything that would add to what others have said, and I doubt that I can,&rdquo; Clinton began his eulogy at the service being held at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will tell you this, I thought your mother was the cat&rsquo;s meow. She would flirt with me in the most innocent ways,&rdquo; the 78-year-old said, drawing some laughter from those in attendance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bill Clinton at Ethel Kennedy&rsquo;s funeral: &ldquo;I thought your mother was the cat&rsquo;s meow. She would flirt with me in the most innocent ways.&rdquo;&#128556; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hCOQkBUMb2\">pic.twitter.com\/hCOQkBUMb2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1846625197119754417?\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was a curious way to start his remarks, given Clinton&rsquo;s alleged inappropriate, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-friendly-fire-jon-stewart-suggests-bill-clinton-sexual-predator-calls-dnc-hypocrisy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worse<\/a>, conduct toward women, including having an affair with 22-year-old intern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-clinton-monica-lewinsky-affair-manage-anxieties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monica Lewinsky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ethel&rsquo;s daughter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kennedy-clan-turn-rfk-jr-deplorable-ethnically-targeted-covid-vaccine-claim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerry Kennedy<\/a>, confirmed later in the service that her mother could be flirtatious.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Clinton said that mummy flirted with him, and you know she loved each of you, but as she used to say, &lsquo;Get in line,&#8217;&rdquo; she told Clinton, former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden, who were seated in the front row of the church, which was the same location <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jfklibrary.org\/asset-viewer\/archives\/jfkwhp-1963-11-25-a#?image_identifier=JFKWHP-AR8255-2I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JFK&rsquo;s funeral<\/a> was held in 1963.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A few weeks ago I called her from Italy, and I said, &lsquo;Mummy, I&rsquo;m in Italy. Is there anything I can bring you?&rsquo; And she said, &lsquo;An Italian would be nice,&rsquo;&rdquo; Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rwyee6r48n0?si=wcc7RFCDmGTCu6Zf&amp;start=7823\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Biden said during his eulogy, following Kennedy&rsquo;s, that her father Robert F. Kennedy was his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/son-bidens-political-hero-robert-f-kennedy-launches-campaign-unseat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political hero<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a> said he placed a bust of RFK in the Oval Office in 2021 and soon thereafter received a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS\/status\/1846725382600286568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valentine&rsquo;s Card<\/a> from Ethel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a picture of me and Ethel surrounded by hearts,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;The printed language of the card it said, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m not Biden my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reel-genius\/\" title=\"Reel Genius\">time waiting<\/a> for you, Valentine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added in a handwritten note, &ldquo;Cause he&rsquo;s no ordinary Joe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/problems-obama-biden-tense-moment-ethel-kennedys-funeral-steals-viewers-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> said the Valentine meant a lot to him, though she sent the same card that year to many others too, he noted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">During his eulogy for Ethel Kennedy, Pres. Biden s a touching story of the time Ethel Kennedy sent him a Valentine&rsquo;s Day card.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve received a lot of honors in my life, but that might be the best one I&rsquo;ve ever received.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j7Nqr7KXmM\">https:\/\/t.co\/j7Nqr7KXmM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CnGRRp9FwW\">pic.twitter.com\/CnGRRp9FwW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1846644012922368458?\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ethel <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-robert-f-kennedy-ethel-kennedy-relationship-8726346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">never remarried<\/a> following the assassination of her husband during the 1968 presidential campaign, when she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jfklibrary.org\/learn\/about-jfk\/the-kennedy-family\/ethel-skakel-kennedy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">40-years-old<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She had the last of their 11 children, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/politics\/rfks-youngest-born-after-he-was-assassinated-says-killer-is-not-deserving-of-parole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rory<\/a>, six months after RFK&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Ethel is <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-ethel-kennedy-grandchildren-7558577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survived by<\/a> nine of her children, <a href=\"https:\/\/rfkhumanrights.org\/our-voices\/statement-from-the-kennedy-family-on-the-passing-of-our-mother-ethel-kennedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">34 grandchildren<\/a> and 24 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Clinton began his eulogy at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., expressing doubt about adding anything new to what others had said but shared fond memories of Ethel&#8217;s innocent flirtation, eliciting laughter from attendees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2356283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BIll-Clinton-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38900,42737,43232,43231,4133],"class_list":["post-2356282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill-clinton","tag-ethel-kennedy","tag-flirting-incident","tag-funeral-speech","tag-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BIll-Clinton-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}