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That's not a bad quote
Actually, whole obituary is worth a read - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/05/bob-dole-sol...
This is a left wing British paper.
Like John McCain, Dole’s politics did not agree with mine but he went through some serious sh*t serving our country, so a heartfelt “thank you.”
So much better and mature than the typical Reddit comment when a conservative dies. Hopefully HN doesn't degenerate too fast, the maturity level is what keeps me here.
"As a 21-year-old platoon leader, Dole was trying to pull a radioman from the line of fire when he was struck in the upper back and right arm...It took three years of treatment and countless setbacks before he was able to recover from the wounds, although he lost the use of his right arm and most of the feeling in his left." Thank you for your military service Senator. Rest in peace.
Like John McCain, Dole’s politics did not agree with mine but he went through some serious sh*t serving our country, so a heartfelt “thank you.”
Earlier quoted context omitted.
So much better and mature than the typical Reddit comment when a conservative dies. Hopefully HN doesn't degenerate too fast, the maturity level is what keeps me here.
Depends on the conservative, but McCain, Dole -- those guys are American legends and deserve respect regardless of their politics.
I always wonder if the Republicans nominated him in 1996 because they thought he could win or just as honorary thing given they probably couldn’t win with anyone. It felt like one of the most lopsided elections of my lifetime (I was too young to pay attention to politics when Dukakis ran.)
Hard to say. Considering that Biden got way more votes than Obama, I realized it was Obama riding Biden coat-tails all along. Biden was then the gifted orator it seems. Bill was lucky the economy did well I guess. I think Mick's shot in 2012 was also quite lopsided.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Depends on the conservative, but McCain, Dole -- those guys are American legends and deserve respect regardless of their politics.
how do you think Vietnamese people should feel about McCain and Dole?
I always wonder if the Republicans nominated him in 1996 because they thought he could win or just as honorary thing given they probably couldn’t win with anyone. It felt like one of the most lopsided elections of my lifetime (I was too young to pay attention to politics when Dukakis ran.)
Hard to say. Considering that Biden got way more votes than Obama, I realized it was Obama riding Biden coat-tails all along. Biden was then the gifted orator it seems. Bill was lucky the economy did well I guess. I think Mick's shot in 2012 was also quite lopsided.
Can you please elaborate? I don’t remember anyone giving 1/2 a thought about Biden in 2008/2012. I am under such a different impression that I am left wondering if this was supposed to be sarcasm.
This has been a week of discovering people I'd assumed were dead were still alive (although in this case, not so much anymore). The other one is Henry Kissinger whom I'd assumed had died decades ago but it turns out is still alive and putting his name on books.
he was involved with theranos