Here are some absolutely BRUTAL reminders of the real reasons Ted Kennedy should be called a 'lion'

Politico’s Blake Hounshell had what we assume he thought would be a funny question for his followers:

Why is Ted Kennedy always called a ‘lion’? Why not some other animal? Lions are lazy.

— Blake News (@blakehounshell) March 29, 2015

And then he got some answers:

https://twitter.com/CorComm/status/582209567418908672

@blakehounshell Perhaps it is because lions kill brutally and get away with it if they’re powerful enough.

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) March 29, 2015

@blakehounshell Yea but they're smart, they get others in the pride to do the dirty work and only reap in the benefits.

— Kabir Taneja (@KabirTaneja) March 29, 2015

@charlescwcooke @blakehounshell and have many wives?

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) March 29, 2015

@charlescwcooke @blakehounshell should have said "many mates."

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) March 29, 2015

https://twitter.com/phillago/status/582213558802522112

@blakehounshell @ComradeArthur also killers. Just like Ted

— Ben (@ben_woods15) March 29, 2015

Maybe it’s the lions who should be offended?

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