"I have, you know, quite a lot to learn..."

Caroline Kennedy, Al Sharpton Do Lunch (VIDEO)

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | December 18, 2008 03:00 PM



NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton took Caroline Kennedy to lunch Thursday at a famed Harlem soul food restaurant as she continued her quest to join her uncle in the U.S. Senate. Kennedy smiled as she and the civil rights activist made their way through a throng of media and into Sylvia's, whose walls are lined with photographs of visiting politicians including the Clintons.

"I come at this as a mother, as a lawyer, as an author, as an education advocate and from a family that really has spent generations in public service," Kennedy told reporters after lunch. "I feel this commitment, and this is a time when nobody can afford to sit out. And I hope that I have something to offer."

The late President John F. Kennedy's daughter acknowledged Wednesday she's seeking to be appointed to the Senate seat held by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has been nominated by President-elect Barack Obama to be secretary of state.

Kennedy was asked what she would need to do to prepare herself for the post, which has attracted the interest of at least a dozen Democratic officials including her former relative by marriage, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

"I have, you know, quite a lot to learn, but I feel like I bring a lot with me, as well," Kennedy said.

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Sorry, but her feelings just don't add up for me. There are people who are so incredibly qualified for that Senate seat, and the idea that Mrs. Schlossberg just decides to drop in doesn't seem fair to me. Not fair at all. She's simply trying to capitalize on her family name.

I know lots of mothers, lawyers, authors, and education advocates. None of them is qualified to be a United States Senator.

Her grandfather Joe Kennedy would be proud, though. He was an immoral thug who'd do anything to win. It cost him his son, but at least he got himself a President of the United States, even though he was struck down by a stroke not long afterwards.

You spit up in the air, it lands in your face.

Trophy's in the mail

...and I think she has the intelligence, discipline and commitment to this country to do a great job if she is chosen.

did Caroline hear anyone yelling "MF'er, I want more iced tea"? Or were people just eating and talking and laughing like in a "normal" restaurant?