Hozonkai 14 Posted April 28, 2023 Just now, Hozonkai said: Alf Landon!? He only won TWO states Strom Thurmond is the longest lived US Presidential candidate to gain Electoral votes. He lived a few months longer than Landon did. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frleon 138 Posted April 29, 2023 18 hours ago, Windsor said: On 27/04/2023 at 22:12, Puma85 said: Queen Mother wasn't really known outside of the UK and hadn't any political power. Queen Dowager of most of the world and last Empress of India...the most dangerous woman in Europe according the Hitler...not famous outside the UK? Get a grip. I'm aware of Queen Mum, but in spite of her illustrous biography, she's still a whole level below Kissinger in terms of historical significance, and, by extension, (international) fame. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted April 29, 2023 19 hours ago, Hozonkai said: Alf Landon!? He only won TWO states Perhaps but his uselessness as a candidate guaranteed that FDR was President when WW2 broke out so I'd say he had a fairly significant indirect impact on World events. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted April 29, 2023 5 hours ago, frleon said: I'm aware of Queen Mum, but in spite of her illustrous biography, she's still a whole level below Kissinger in terms of historical significance, and, by extension, (international) fame. I’d bet more people know about/remember the Queen Mother outside of the UK tha know about/remember Kissinger outside the US. He’s not even Scottish. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,046 Posted May 8, 2023 Looks Absolutely awful in new interview with « Sunday Morning ». Won’t pass the year imo. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted May 8, 2023 I was half expecting him to say “execute Order 66”. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,422 Posted May 8, 2023 That's one unfortunate-looking human. By the end of the year his head will be at his belly button. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted May 8, 2023 He wont go easily... he's like Sumner Redstone this way. But I'd say rather confidently, that he has less than a year left. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,407 Posted May 8, 2023 Think he'll die shortly after his 100 birthday. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TylerTheCreator 36 Posted May 8, 2023 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: He wont go easily... he's like Sumner Redstone this way. But I'd say rather confidently, that he has less than a year left. Who was, for those playing at home, also born 27 May 1923 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,122 Posted May 8, 2023 He seems really overweight, so I wonder how he reached 100 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiesa52 132 Posted May 8, 2023 11 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said: Looks Absolutely awful in new interview with « Sunday Morning ». Won’t pass the year imo. I've been thinking he has one foot in the grave for a long time- he certainly is still as sharp as a tack!!! I hope they are still listening to him, he knows what he is talking about- his neck is disappearing though!!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,046 Posted May 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, chiesa52 said: he knows what he is talking about- his neck is disappearing though Love the transition 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonah 180 Posted May 8, 2023 11 hours ago, Clorox Bleachman said: That's one unfortunate-looking human. By the end of the year his head will be at his belly button. Well, in this interview, he did say: "It will come to a head before this year is out." 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roaming_comrade 471 Posted May 15, 2023 https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik-ausland/treffen-in-new-york-kretschmer-trifft-aussenpolitik-legende-kissinger-83898206.bild.html Met with a local German politician in New York 3 days ago. Seems to be well enough to have a meeting with anybody who asks for it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted May 15, 2023 56 minutes ago, roaming_comrade said: https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik-ausland/treffen-in-new-york-kretschmer-trifft-aussenpolitik-legende-kissinger-83898206.bild.html Met with a local German politician in New York 3 days ago. Seems to be well enough to have a meeting with anybody who asks for it. Except the Reaper. Sends him a card for the holidays every year as well... 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 1,031 Posted May 16, 2023 Am I the only one who was introduced to Henry Kissinger through him being mentioned in a couple of Basil's rants in Fawlty Towers? 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted May 17, 2023 Has just given an eight hour interview to The Economist admittedly over two days but how many 99 year olds could do that? https://www.economist.com/kissinger-podcast 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted May 17, 2023 On 16/05/2023 at 15:15, prussianblue said: Am I the only one who was introduced to Henry Kissinger through him being mentioned in a couple of Basil's rants in Fawlty Towers? Perhaps that's part of the secret of his longevity. As I have remarked previously most of the main protagonists in Fawlty Towers have had quite long lives with the main four actors all making it to 80 plus. It's the opposite of Only Fools & Horses and The Vicar of Dibley. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,122 Posted May 17, 2023 On 16/05/2023 at 16:15, prussianblue said: Am I the only one who was introduced to Henry Kissinger through him being mentioned in a couple of Basil's rants in Fawlty Towers? Actually I first heard from him in a French-speaking comic book, XIII , in which a character, a fictional director of the CIA, is greatly inspired by Kissinger. Well, I was only 14 when I read it, so I didn’t know much about US politics and history ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted May 17, 2023 For me it was this 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilham 752 Posted May 18, 2023 Elizabeth Holmes (scammer of Theranos fame) was told to start her 11-year sentence on May 30th. Kissinger served on the board of Theranos. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I.R.Baboon 221 Posted May 18, 2023 Another new interview: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,300 Posted May 19, 2023 https://bilderbergmeetings.org/press/press-release/participants He is scheduled to attend the Bilderberg Meeting in Lisbon this weekend: 18-21 May, 2023. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 599 Posted May 19, 2023 I still think his end time is coming, not long after his 100th birthday. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites