Premise: Ted Kennedy . A member of the Democratic Party , he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and was the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history , having served there for almost 47 years . He was the youngest brother of U.S President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy , both victims of assassination , and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy . Ted Kennedy entered the Senate in a November 1962 special election to fill the seat previously held by his brother , John , who was now the President . By the later years of his life , he had come to be viewed as a major figure and spokesman for American progressivism .
Hypothesis: Ted Kennedy was a shroom.
Label: CONTRADICTION