Sun May 13, 2012, 01:48 PM
Earth_First (11,819 posts)
I know that there aren't many Kucinich fans here...Last edited Sun May 13, 2012, 01:49 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
However, DK lost his grandmother Edith May, "Nan" mother of 7 and grandmother and great grandmother to more children than we can count (over 50) one week before her 90th birthday
Rest in Peace, dear Nan... ![]()
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| Earth_First | May 2012 | OP | |
| Earth_First | May 2012 | #1 | |
| muriel_volestrangler | May 2012 | #64 | |
| heyhoheyho | May 2012 | #72 | |
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| proud2BlibKansan | May 2012 | #8 | |
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| snot | May 2012 | #10 | |
| RebelOne | May 2012 | #29 | |
| skydive forever | May 2012 | #11 | |
| OnyxCollie | May 2012 | #53 | |
| intaglio | May 2012 | #12 | |
| 1monster | May 2012 | #13 | |
| roody | May 2012 | #14 | |
| rhett o rick | May 2012 | #15 | |
| awoke_in_2003 | May 2012 | #16 | |
| LiberalLovinLug | May 2012 | #17 | |
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| sabrina 1 | May 2012 | #30 | |
| eridani | May 2012 | #50 | |
| nanabugg | May 2012 | #19 | |
| raouldukelives | May 2012 | #20 | |
| Michigan-Arizona | May 2012 | #21 | |
| datadiva | May 2012 | #22 | |
| tru | May 2012 | #23 | |
| Zorra | May 2012 | #24 | |
| felix_numinous | May 2012 | #25 | |
| eridani | May 2012 | #51 | |
| MrMickeysMom | May 2012 | #26 | |
| sabrina 1 | May 2012 | #28 | |
| one_voice | May 2012 | #31 | |
| 99Forever | May 2012 | #32 | |
| bvar22 | May 2012 | #33 | |
| limpyhobbler | May 2012 | #49 | |
| sabrina 1 | May 2012 | #58 | |
| chill_wind | May 2012 | #63 | |
| Lydia Leftcoast | May 2012 | #34 | |
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 01:50 PM
Earth_First (11,819 posts)
1. I met Nan in Keene, NH in 2004
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What a wonderful, sweet woman...
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Response to Earth_First (Reply #1)
Mon May 14, 2012, 05:46 AM
muriel_volestrangler (65,829 posts)
64. Are you sure this is his grandmother? And that she would have turned 90 this year?
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Last edited Mon May 14, 2012, 05:46 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) Because, as I've pointed out below, that would make her a grandmother at age 24. And web sources say his mother is called Virginia, so this woman isn't his mother.
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Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #64)
Mon May 14, 2012, 10:42 AM
heyhoheyho (12 posts)
72. you are letting facts get in the way.
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 01:51 PM
ananda (12,662 posts)
3. I thought there were lots of DK fans here.
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I'm one anyway!
Cute pic. |
Response to ananda (Reply #3)
Sun May 13, 2012, 03:30 PM
annabanana (45,793 posts)
27. There are.
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Most of our sentences start,
"in a perfect world.. . ." |
Response to 6502 (Reply #67)
Mon May 14, 2012, 09:53 AM
snappyturtle (11,968 posts)
70. Count me in! I have much respect for DK.....nt
Response to ananda (Reply #3)
Mon May 14, 2012, 01:01 PM
valerief (35,729 posts)
75. Me, too. I'm one. nt
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 01:58 PM
leveymg (26,787 posts)
4. KNR. We're just not as loud as the haters. RIP, Nan.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:00 PM
firehorse (755 posts)
5. nice pic
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:01 PM
Mira (15,437 posts)
6. Wonderful photo for mother's day - and what are you saying??? I love DK
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I wish he had met me before Elizabeth
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:13 PM
Vincardog (17,442 posts)
7. RIP Nan. Condolences to DK. I am his second biggest fan.
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:14 PM
proud2BlibKansan (96,559 posts)
8. Sorry to hear this.
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:16 PM
Webster Green (13,900 posts)
9. Big DK fan here!
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He got my vote in some primaries, as I recall. I went to hear him speak once, and met him afterward.
DK is great! One of the best. |
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:17 PM
snot (8,177 posts)
10. I'M a Kucinich fan!
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:18 PM
skydive forever (132 posts)
11. DK, the only politician I've ever given money to
Response to skydive forever (Reply #11)
Sun May 13, 2012, 10:09 PM
OnyxCollie (6,743 posts)
53. Same here. nt
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:20 PM
intaglio (4,740 posts)
12. Loosing ones parent at any age is bad
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My thoughts are for you, Mr Kucinich
DK was the only one in 2008 who had a good national healthcare option platform and has a British wife! |
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:26 PM
1monster (8,756 posts)
13. I've always liked Kucininch. I voted for him in the last presidential elections primary.
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:26 PM
roody (7,549 posts)
14. Dk fan here nt
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:28 PM
rhett o rick (27,744 posts)
15. We need more like DK. nm
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:46 PM
awoke_in_2003 (18,746 posts)
16. I love Kooch. Nt
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:48 PM
LiberalLovinLug (2,049 posts)
17. Kucinich is awesome
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Sorry to hear about his grandmom.
One of the very few politicians, let alone Democrats, that speaks with honesty to power. So he is ridiculed in the corporate owned media, especially if he ever has the audacity to run for President. And sadly some of that unwarranted ridicule even rubs off on some on DU. |
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:49 PM
Rhiannon12866 (55,993 posts)
18. Since when?
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DK's been my candidate since 2003!
I feel for Dennis, since he's already lost two of his siblings and he didn't have the easiest childhood. And I was also close to my grandmother, still miss her everyday. Godspeed Nan! You must have been incredibly proud of your boy... |
Response to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #18)
Sun May 13, 2012, 03:35 PM
sabrina 1 (34,948 posts)
30. Actually he lost three siblings over the past few years.
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His beautiful sister and two brothers. Very sad time for him.
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Response to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #18)
Sun May 13, 2012, 09:40 PM
eridani (38,601 posts)
50. Mine too n/t
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:52 PM
nanabugg (2,198 posts)
19. I supported Kucinich. Wish we had more like him. Condolences to him and his family. nt
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 02:53 PM
raouldukelives (2,408 posts)
20. Looks like they shared a lifetime of good times. RIP Nan. nt
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 03:00 PM
Michigan-Arizona (569 posts)
21. Big DK fan here! RIP Nan N/T
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 03:07 PM
datadiva (1,203 posts)
22. Condolences
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And I am a big fan of Dennis.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 03:14 PM
tru (237 posts)
23. I love Dennis
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and I'm sorry I never met his grandmom. Rest in peace, dear lady.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 03:19 PM
Zorra (19,062 posts)
24. Thanks for the heads up.
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Deepest condolences, Rep Kucinich.
You are the best. |
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 03:27 PM
felix_numinous (3,355 posts)
25. I've always love Dennis
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and so sorry for the loss of his great-grandmother. She looks SO proud of him and so full of love.
I totally believe DK was BULLIED out of office by the sociopathic culture we have built up around machismo and appearance. It's no wonder we have problems with bullies in school because this is the way our culture is set up. No one had this man's back when he was being attacked--because this insecure culture needs a macho man. He couldn't be attacked on issues because he was 100% liberal-right-on with everything, IMHO. This country has so many hangups. |
Response to felix_numinous (Reply #25)
Sun May 13, 2012, 09:44 PM
eridani (38,601 posts)
51. No, he was gerrymandered out of office by John Bonehead
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A small chunk of west Cleveland was connected to Marcy Kaptur's Toledo home base by a thin strip of Lake Erie beach which is under water at high tide. His usual supporters voted for him; her usual supporters voted for her, and there were far more of them in the new CD. End of game, exactly as It Isn't Easy Being Orange planned.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 03:28 PM
MrMickeysMom (10,770 posts)
26. Who you talking about???
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Of COURSE, I'm a fan...
DK's mother must be proud of him, and I, for one, personally cannot WAIT for a department of PEACE... |
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 03:33 PM
sabrina 1 (34,948 posts)
28. Kucinich is one of the best Democrats we have.
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Not sure why you think there are not too many fans here. The Right hates him, but they hate anyone who is honest and won't play the liars' game.
She looks like a beautiful woman. Sad he lost her. He has lost three siblings over the past few years and now his wonderful grandmother. She must have been so proud of him. RIP and we owe her a thank you for a wonder representative of the people. |
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 03:36 PM
one_voice (11,241 posts)
31. Sad. Thoughts are with him and his family...
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I like Dennis.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 03:51 PM
99Forever (5,330 posts)
32. Dennis K is heads and shoulders above ..
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.. 99.9% of the others in DC. Sorry for his family's loss.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 03:58 PM
bvar22 (29,958 posts)
33. Love DK,
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and condolences to him and his family.
Kucinich is one of the very few Democrats who still STANDS for the Traditional Democratic Party Values of FDR & LBJ. His voice, and the voice of the other Liberal Democrats we have lost over the last 8 years will be sorely missed. They were the Moral Compass of our Party. *War Criminals should be impeached and prosecuted, no matter WHO they are. *The "Iraq Oil Law" negotiated by Bush-the-Lesser and supported by the Democratic Party is a WAR CRIME. *The Patriot Act should be repealed. *"Free Trade" and "Free Markets" haven't been good for Americans who Work for a Living. *We should join the rest of the Civilized World on the ICC, and the banning of Land Mines. *Medicare for ALL is not only possible, but CHEAPER. We already pay for it, we just don't get it. *For Profit Health Insurance is obscene. *We can have election accountability, transparency, and verification with Paper Ballots publicly hand counted at the precinct. *the RICHEST Corporations in history do NOT need $Billions$ in welfare subsidies *We CAN cut hundreds of BILLIONS from Defense Spending, and STILL have the most powerful armies and weapons on the planet. At one time, Liberals like Kucinich and Liberal Values DOMINATED at DU.
...Now, not so much. I owe them no loyalty, and they have no influence over me or my policies.” ---Dennis Kucinich |
Response to bvar22 (Reply #33)
Sun May 13, 2012, 09:38 PM
limpyhobbler (7,043 posts)
49. well said +1
Response to bvar22 (Reply #33)
Sun May 13, 2012, 11:39 PM
sabrina 1 (34,948 posts)
58. Du has changed. I remember when Kucinich was the most popular choice for president also,
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in 2004 eg, in every online poll, he was the winner. The Party has moved to the right, elections should not be about dragging it back from the right and pushing real Progressive Democrats wherever they are running.
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Response to bvar22 (Reply #33)
Mon May 14, 2012, 02:23 AM
chill_wind (13,475 posts)
63. And there you have it.
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Thanks for including that poll. Great points, bvar.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 04:27 PM
Lydia Leftcoast (46,822 posts)
34. Another fan here. I volunteered for the 2004 campaign in Minnesota
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the state that gave him 17% of the vote statewide and 27% in the Twin Cities.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 04:34 PM
kentuck (66,816 posts)
35. There are more Dennis fans here than you know.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 04:50 PM
Mnemosyne (16,484 posts)
36. I adore Dennis and am saddened to hear of his family's loss. Rest in peace, dear lady. nt
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 05:30 PM
ZombieHorde (24,094 posts)
37. I'm a Kucinich fan. Human rights, peace, ending the war on drugs, etc.... nt
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 05:38 PM
marasinghe (1,249 posts)
38. sympathies to Dennis
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 06:31 PM
MadHound (34,179 posts)
39. Sympathy and condolences to Dennis and his family n/t
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 06:38 PM
Vidar (18,335 posts)
40. Rip, Nan & Bless you, Dennis.
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 06:47 PM
muriel_volestrangler (65,829 posts)
41. Dennis Kucinich, born 1946, had a grandmother born in 1922?
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I think not.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 07:11 PM
JDPriestly (38,301 posts)
42. A lot of us love Kucinich.
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And we are sorry to hear of his loss.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 07:16 PM
bigwillq (59,661 posts)
43. RIP
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K and R
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 08:03 PM
MineralMan (54,689 posts)
44. Actually, there are many, many Kucinich fans on DU.
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Not all of them, though, think he is a viable Presidential candidate. That does not mean that those who believe that dislike Dennis Kucinich or that they feel he has not been a great member of Congress.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 08:19 PM
provis99 (13,062 posts)
45. They love Nixon around here more than kucinich.
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likewise with Ted Kennedy and Ralph Nader.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 08:21 PM
WillyT (46,350 posts)
46. I'm A DK Fan... A Sad K & R !!!
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Rest In Peace, Nan...
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 08:33 PM
babydollhead (1,876 posts)
47. I love Dennis Kucinich!
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sorry for the loss of your mother, Dennis!
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 09:27 PM
stupidicus (510 posts)
48. I am
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I think he'd make a great president
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 09:48 PM
barbtries (15,023 posts)
52. i am a huge fan.
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believing he would make a wonderful president. never got the opportunity to vote for him.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 10:16 PM
joelz (120 posts)
54. Very hard to believe anyone on this board
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isn't enthusiastic about Dennis Kucinich and honest progressive who has contributed so much
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 10:18 PM
Raine (20,236 posts)
55. HEY I'm a DK fan! I LOVE Dennis and I'm very sorry for his loss. nt
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 10:23 PM
jwirr (20,966 posts)
56. Condolences. I am a fan of his honesty just don't think it works in the world of today. His message
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is not one people want to hear.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 11:27 PM
lib2DaBone (8,124 posts)
57. DK has always supported the working people...
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Yet he gets bad-rapped. I cann't figure it out?
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Mon May 14, 2012, 12:35 AM
blackspade (2,560 posts)
59. There aren't many Kucinich fans here?
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Why wouldn't there be?
He is a great progressive in the democratic party. Why would he not have support from members of DU? |
Response to blackspade (Reply #59)
Mon May 14, 2012, 06:23 PM
bvar22 (29,958 posts)
76. Becuae he is a "hippie Woo-Woo"...
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...who saw a UFO and "looks like the Keebler Elf"
but mostly because he badmouthed President Obama for: *Reneging on FISA *Health Care "Reform", *Looking the Other Way on War Crimes *Wall Street Bailouts, *Extending the Patriot Act, *pushing for MORE Free Trade, *didn't keep his promises to LABOR, *Extended the Bush Tax Cuts .....and criticizing anything about Obama's Centrist Policies is an unforgivable SIN among some here. Kucinich just isn't a Team Player. He is more interested in GOOD Liberal POLICY than chalking up easy wins by passing Republican Policy. |
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Mon May 14, 2012, 01:05 AM
schmice (248 posts)
60. I love Dennis.
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I will plant a tree for her. My condolences to the family.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Mon May 14, 2012, 01:53 AM
AtheistCrusader (14,516 posts)
61. I've got his back, any day of the week.
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My condolences.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Mon May 14, 2012, 02:16 AM
lonestarnot (71,149 posts)
62. I love D.K.!
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I am sorry for his loss.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Mon May 14, 2012, 06:31 AM
Egalitarian Thug (7,921 posts)
65. Here's another one. K&R.
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But, I do think that there are quite a few DK fans here, it's just that the haters are very active and very vocal.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Mon May 14, 2012, 08:07 AM
drynberg (499 posts)
66. LOVE AND SYMPATHY TO YOU, DENNIS
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U R loved by so many Americans for all the right reasons. May your loss be remembered by all, and you are supported and remembered.
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Mon May 14, 2012, 08:59 AM
MichaelMcGuire (1,658 posts)
68. Kucinich fan here (nt)
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Mon May 14, 2012, 09:09 AM
peace13 (8,477 posts)
69. Peace and love Dennis.
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We keep you in our hearts. I am sorry to hear of your loss. Peace, kim
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Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Mon May 14, 2012, 12:04 PM
OnlinePoker (1,250 posts)
73. I think this is actually Elizabeth Kucinich's grandmother
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At least that's the way it sounds from her facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elizabeth-Kucinich-Official/34585661628 |
Response to Earth_First (Original post)
Mon May 14, 2012, 12:08 PM
Capt. Obvious (1,876 posts)
74. Aw
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RIP Nan
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