Are There Any In The Realm Of Politics Whom You Genuinely Admire...?

[Pheonixops]

I'll echo Corey Booker and raise you a Jon Huntsman.

In other words, principled fair people who are not political whores.

I agree, thanks for reminding me about Huntsman, he's another politician I like.

 

[bayoubill]

I like anybody who can demonstrate that they can think for themselves in spite of what may be expected of them...

unfortunately, such folks are few and far between nowadays...


I'd love to see a conservative icon telling another conservative icon to go fuck himself...

which is what Barry Goldwater essentially did when talking about Jerry Falwell...

 

[francoHFW]

Gutfeld is funny but also an idiot. All Pubs, minions, dupes and haters are either brainwashed, idiotic, myopic, bitter, or bought off. The whole party's been a disgrace for years. LOL Many are lovely people- just don't think about politics much, or on the Pub dupe drip only.

I do admire MANY Non GOP. Obama, Biden, etc (Stewart, Colbert, Mahre -I admire their sense of humor and politics).

 

[skipper]

Jimmy Carter (a heart to big for the office). Antonio Villaraigosa, Jon Huntsman, and Corey Booker.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

James Carville

 

[Samson]

James Carville

The thread is about people from the "REALM of POLITICS"

not Middle-Earth

 

[Pogo]

I like anybody who can demonstrate that they can think for themselves in spite of what may be expected of them...

unfortunately, such folks are few and far between nowadays...


I'd love to see a conservative icon telling another conservative icon to go fuck himself...

which is what Barry Goldwater essentially did when talking about Jerry Falwell...

Oooh, do tell do tell...

 

[007]

Alan West
Rand Paul
Paul Ryan
Glenn Beck
Rush Limbaugh

 

[boedicca]

No.

Period.

No.

 

[Mac1958]

.

Governor William J Lepetomane of "Blazing Saddles".

I think that's about it.

.

 

[skipper]

James Carville

The thread is about people from the "REALM of POLITICS"

not Middle-Earth

The oxygen must be thin in that 'Higher Plain' you're from.

 

[rdean]

That would have to be President Obama. A man who had a single mom, was on food stamps, raised by his grandparents. Still, he graduated near the top at Harvard and was the editor of the Harvard Law Review.

A man who became president in spite of many branches of the KKK disbanding because they say the Republican Party has co-opted their positions and has adopted their ideals and policies.

A president who dragged the country back from depression in spite of one entire political party fighting him every step of the way. A president who took out Bin Laden even though Republicans let Bin Laden go and, according to their leaders, stopped looking for him.

Obama has slowly been repairing the damage brought on by a loony and radical right wing that hates him more than they love this country.

The damage based in hate coming from the radical right has only make Obama an icon. But it has damaged the Republican Party for years to come. Eventually, even "gerrymandering" won't save them.

 

[Pogo]

Not to forget -- Dwight Eisenhower. For his boundless courage in his farewell speech in January 1961.

OK, that's someone from the past, but still, noteworthy.

 

[bayoubill]

That would have to be President Obama. A man who had a single mom, was on food stamps, raised by his grandparents. Still, he graduated near the top at Harvard and was the editor of the Harvard Law Review.

A man who became president in spite of many branches of the KKK disbanding because they say the Republican Party has co-opted their positions and has adopted their ideals and policies.

A president who dragged the country back from depression in spite of one entire political party fighting him every step of the way. A president who took out Bin Laden even though Republicans let Bin Laden go and, according to their leaders, stopped looking for him.

Obama has slowly been repairing the damage brought on by a loony and radical right wing that hates him more than they love this country.

The damage based in hate coming from the radical right has only make Obama an icon. But it has damaged the Republican Party for years to come. Eventually, even "gerrymandering" won't save them.

lol... well... that was, as they say, a teaching moment...

 

[bayoubill]

Not to forget -- Dwight Eisenhower. For his boundless courage in his farewell speech in January 1961.

OK, that's someone from the past, but still, noteworthy.

yep...

and JFK, despite his faults, was still in the mode of classic statesmen... imho, the last such one to be elected president... 'cept mebbe for Reagan...

 

[rdean]

That would have to be President Obama. A man who had a single mom, was on food stamps, raised by his grandparents. Still, he graduated near the top at Harvard and was the editor of the Harvard Law Review.

A man who became president in spite of many branches of the KKK disbanding because they say the Republican Party has co-opted their positions and has adopted their ideals and policies.

A president who dragged the country back from depression in spite of one entire political party fighting him every step of the way. A president who took out Bin Laden even though Republicans let Bin Laden go and, according to their leaders, stopped looking for him.

Obama has slowly been repairing the damage brought on by a loony and radical right wing that hates him more than they love this country.

The damage based in hate coming from the radical right has only make Obama an icon. But it has damaged the Republican Party for years to come. Eventually, even "gerrymandering" won't save them.

lol... well... that was, as they say, a teaching moment...

yes

 

[longknife]

Jimmy Carter. Who's done more after his presidency than him?

You are truly one sick individual!

 

[bayoubill]

That would have to be President Obama. A man who had a single mom, was on food stamps, raised by his grandparents. Still, he graduated near the top at Harvard and was the editor of the Harvard Law Review.

A man who became president in spite of many branches of the KKK disbanding because they say the Republican Party has co-opted their positions and has adopted their ideals and policies.

A president who dragged the country back from depression in spite of one entire political party fighting him every step of the way. A president who took out Bin Laden even though Republicans let Bin Laden go and, according to their leaders, stopped looking for him.

Obama has slowly been repairing the damage brought on by a loony and radical right wing that hates him more than they love this country.

The damage based in hate coming from the radical right has only make Obama an icon. But it has damaged the Republican Party for years to come. Eventually, even "gerrymandering" won't save them.

lol... well... that was, as they say, a teaching moment...

yes

in case you missed it, my previous post was not a complement...

 

[longknife]

There are a number of new politicians who I think will present a positive legacy.

The proof will be if they can serve one or two terms without buying into the legacy of power.

Most of the truly good ones get little press in the Lame Street Media and therefore are not known to the general public.

As one poster pointed out, Ron Paul deserves a hearty round of applause for holding to his convictions and representing the people of his district without becoming caught up in himself. If his son holds true to his father's legacy, he could be a bright, shining star for the future.

 

[Toro]

Margaret Thatcher.