Trump_is_Mentally_fit Posted August 30, 2024 Posted August 30, 2024 I remember his show was canceled before the Iraq War because he had the courage in that crazy environment to oppose Bush's War
JDHillFan Posted August 30, 2024 Posted August 30, 2024 5 hours ago, Tiberius said: I remember his show was canceled before the Iraq War because he had the courage in that crazy environment to oppose Bush's War RIP Phil. Is that the same war that Joe Biden supported so strongly? I think it is.
B-Man Posted October 10, 2024 Posted October 10, 2024 Ethel Kennedy, Widow of Robert F. Kennedy, Dies at Age 96 Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy and mother of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has died. She was 96. https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/10/10/ethel-kennedy-dead-at-96-n2402008
B-Man Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) Sad news. Texas Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner dead at 70, hours after attending Trump address by Samuel Chamberlain Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) died late Tuesday after serving just two months and a day in Congress, party officials said Wednesday. He was 70. Turner’s death was confirmed by his successor as mayor of Houston, John Whitmire, and former Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison. https://nypost.com/2025/03/05/us-news/texas-democratic-rep-sylvester-turner-dead-at-70-hours-after-attending-trump-address/ Edited March 9 by B-Man
B-Man Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Pearl Harbor Survivor Jessie Mahaffey Dies Aged 102 Amy Curtis Another survivor of the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has died. Jessie Alton Mahaffey, of Many Louisiana, was 102 years old. 1
B-Man Posted March 13 Posted March 13 Arizona Democrat Rep. Raul Grijalva dead at 77, second House Democrat to pass away this Congress By Ryan King https://nypost.com/2025/03/13/us-news/arizona-democratic-rep-raul-grijalva-dead-at-77-after-cancer-treatment-complications/ Rep. Raúl Grijalva dies at 77 by Mychael Schnell https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5193938-raul-grijalva-death/ .
B-Man Posted March 14 Posted March 14 RIP: Former US Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, who bridged partisan gaps with his quick wit, dies at age 93. https://apnews.com/article/senator-alan-simpson-dies-faf4826aba710283e4f4e6581082a41f 2
The Frankish Reich Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Did Alan Simpson get everything right? Of course not. But he was an honorable, decent, witty man who tried to move the country in the right direction. The 1986 Reagan amnesty was a perfectly defensible deal at the time, largely ruined by lax enforcement in subsequent years. The US would be a very different - and I say much better - place today if both parties hadn't completely ignored the recommendations of the Simpson-Bowles budget commission. And in retirement he did not become a lobbyist. He joined an ordinary (yeah, it was personal injury) law firm and made money the old fashioned way, by suing people. 4
Steve O Posted March 14 Posted March 14 5 hours ago, B-Man said: RIP: Former US Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, who bridged partisan gaps with his quick wit, dies at age 93. https://apnews.com/article/senator-alan-simpson-dies-faf4826aba710283e4f4e6581082a41f "If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters." You had it sir. RIP 3
B-Man Posted May 9 Posted May 9 Rest in peace. Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85 https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/09/supreme-court-david-souter-dies.html
B-Man Posted May 21 Posted May 21 Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly dead at 75 after cancer battle Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly died Wednesday morning following a battle with esophageal cancer, his family announced. He was 75. Connolly had been the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee up until last month after edging out Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for the coveted role. The Virginian is the third House Democrat to pass this year while in office https://nypost.com/2025/05/21/us-news/virginia-rep-gerry-connolly-75-dies-after-cancer-battle/
Wacka Posted May 21 Posted May 21 (edited) 7 hours ago, B-Man said: Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly dead at 75 after cancer battle Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly died Wednesday morning following a battle with esophageal cancer, his family announced. He was 75. Connolly had been the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee up until last month after edging out Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for the coveted role. The Virginian is the third House Democrat to pass this year while in office https://nypost.com/2025/05/21/us-news/virginia-rep-gerry-connolly-75-dies-after-cancer-battle/ With the way she looked and sounded recently is Nancy next? No, I'm mot wishing anything on her. As with Feinstein, she should just quit and enjoy the years? she has left with her grandchildren. Edited May 21 by Wacka 1
B-Man Posted May 26 Posted May 26 Ex-Rep. Charlie Rangel, fixture on Capitol Hill for nearly half a century, dead at 94 Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Former Congressman Charlie Rangel, a fixture on Capitol Hill for nearly half a century, has died, it was announced Monday. He was 94. Rangel, a Harem political institution, was first elected to Congress in 1971 by defeating the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. for the seat. https://nypost.com/2025/05/26/us-news/ex-rep-charlie-rangel-fixture-on-capitol-hill-for-nearly-half-a-century-dead-at-94/
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted May 26 Posted May 26 31 minutes ago, B-Man said: Ex-Rep. Charlie Rangel, fixture on Capitol Hill for nearly half a century, dead at 94 Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Former Congressman Charlie Rangel, a fixture on Capitol Hill for nearly half a century, has died, it was announced Monday. He was 94. Rangel, a Harem political institution, was first elected to Congress in 1971 by defeating the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. for the seat. https://nypost.com/2025/05/26/us-news/ex-rep-charlie-rangel-fixture-on-capitol-hill-for-nearly-half-a-century-dead-at-94/ Quite a life. Major power broker in NYC, public servant, leveraged power to bend the rules in his favor, more than a few ethical lapses and probably many more undisclosed or uncovered. I will say though—an honest retelling of his life and experiences would probably be a pretty fascinating read. He was in the mix during some very interesting, turbulent and historic times! 1
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