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Jack Kemp Diagnosed With Cancer

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Riley

Former U.S. Rep. / HUD Sec. / VP nominee Jack Kemp has been diagnosed with cancer.  According to The Politico, the cancer is “in multiple places.”  Our prayers are with you and your family, Mr. Kemp.

I had the great privilege of getting to know Jack Kemp about 15 years ago when I was in law school and I did an internship at Empower America, the think tank he put together along with Bill Bennett, Vin Weber and Jeane Kirkpatrick.  Other than family and friends who knew me when I was young, Kemp is the only person to refer to me as “Jimmy.”  After I was sworn into the NY bar, the first paying job that I did for a client was for Mr. Kemp.  Had he run for president in 1996 as he originally planned, I was tapped to be on his campaign.  If Ronald Reagan is my political grandfather and Steve Forbes my political uncle, Jack Kemp is my political father.  This is a sad day for supply-siders.

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4 Responses

  1. Light Horse, on January 7th, 2009 at 4:19 pm Said:

    I voted for Jack Kemp in 1988 for President.

  2. The Write Side of My Brain » Blog Archive » Kemp’s Cancer, on January 7th, 2009 at 8:45 pm Said:

    [...] if Jack Kemp had gone for it in 1996, I might have met Riley years earlier. Riley was working over at Empower America around the same [...]

  3. News Review, on January 7th, 2009 at 10:13 pm Said:

    This is really a bad news. Hope he will surpass such trial and should never give up.. We offer our sincere prayers for his recovery.. He is a good person, hence, deserves a longer life. We hope that he’ll recover soon.

  4. Brandon Bell, on January 9th, 2009 at 11:07 am Said:

    Sorry to hear this. He has been a true inspiration to the conservative movement. He did a fundraiser for me in 1995 when I was running for reelection in my first term. My thoughts a prayers to him and his family.

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