U.S. Political Figures over 85

[YoungWillz 21,081]

On ‎5‎/‎30‎/‎2017 at 04:42, YoungWillz said:

Both Boyd and W. Marvin Watson (Postmaster General) are older than Clark from the three surviving Cabinet members.

Ah, one down...

[YoungWillz 21,081]

Former US Secretary of Defense (sic) Frank Carlucci, dead at 87. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-04/frank-carlucci-carlyle-chairman-who-led-pentagon-dies-at-87

 

DDP Pick.

[YoungWillz 21,081]

7 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Former US Secretary of Defense (sic) Frank Carlucci, dead at 87. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-04/frank-carlucci-carlyle-chairman-who-led-pentagon-dies-at-87

 

DDP Pick.

Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-5805327/Frank-Carlucci-dies-87-diplomat-Pentagon-chief.html

[Joey Russ 7,233]

On 29/05/2017 at 22:16, YoungWillz said:

18. Harold Brown b. 1927, Secretary of Defense under President Jimmy Carter

Harold Brown dead.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

4 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

Harold Brown dead.

 

[CoffinLodger 1,248]

4 hours ago, Joey Russ said:

Harold Brown dead.

He was  a  great man.  If only every defence secretary had the foresight and intellectual qualities of Harold Brown the world would be a vastly better place.

[Phantom 2,536]

Former VIce-President Walter Mondale is 91 today

[YoungWillz 21,081]

Former Congressman and DDP Pick of this year John Conyers, dead at 90: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/former-congressman-john-conyers-passes-away

[TomTomTelekom 3,728]

6 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Former Congressman and DDP Pick of this year John Conyers, dead at 90: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/former-congressman-john-conyers-passes-away

 

Thats sad. He was one of few politicians who believed that Julian Assange should not be prosecuted for his involvement in Wikileaks.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

4 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Former Congressman and DDP Pick of this year John Conyers, dead at 90: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/former-congressman-john-conyers-passes-away

Detroiter extraordinaire!  RIP 

SirC

 

(Edit - a hit for Made In Detroit theme team?  I missed on Delvecchio and a couple other obvs picks already....)

 

Edit2 - AYE ‘tis!  Solo no less.  Need QO somewhat chance but who knows.

[CoffinLodger 1,248]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

Former Congressman and DDP Pick of this year John Conyers, dead at 90: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/former-congressman-john-conyers-passes-away

It's a shame his long career came to an end in the circumstances it did , with the sexual assault allegations.Were any of them ever proven or just dropped?

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Roger H. Zion, 98, of Evansville, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.  He served as a U.S. Congressman for 8 years, serving from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1975. In 1967, Zion called anti-Vietnam War protesters "traitors" and suggested that "any of them involved in illegal acts be treated comparably with Frenchmen whose heads were shaved if they were caught collaborating with the Germans in World War II."
Roger became the President of Resources Development Inc, in Washington D.C. and was a Consultant for several companies in Washington.

He loved playing bridge. He once played in a Parliament vs. Congress bridge match, alongside his partner Warren Buffett, aboard a barge on the River Thames.
He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Marjorie. (SOMEONE CUE ALAN KING)

Seeing as Zion snuck under the radar, it would appear that Sir Creep has NO OBITUARY #5 in the ABC deadpool  
SC

[Redrumours 861]

Gotta love Alan King..

[arrowsmith 448]

Is this thread not redundant? Political Frailty would do just as well for everyone listed here. 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

4 hours ago, arrowsmith said:

Is this thread not redundant? Political Frailty would do just as well for everyone listed here. 

It’s terribly redundant. 
some dumbass created it though.  Oh and a former First Ladies thread despite them being political by trade.  Dumb.  
 

[roaming_comrade 471]

1 hour ago, Sir Creep said:

It’s terribly redundant. 
some dumbass created it though.  Oh and a former First Ladies thread despite them being political by trade.  Dumb.  
 

To be fair, this thread was created a few months before "Political Frailty" was created.

[YoungWillz 21,081]

Depends how you view it, really.

 

There are special threads which are offshoots of major threads.

 

Question is, bury your obit in a huge unwieldy thread which no-one will ever see it for the succeeding death and possibly confusing discussions on two or three deaths close together, or a specialist thread?

 

Tell you what, if all the music threads apart from Dead Pop Stars were swept away, I might agree with you. But I don't, because that will never happen.

[Skinny kiltrunner 553]

This is kind of like trying to get a large, diverse group to agree on the best flavor of ice cream. Ain't gonna happen, so save your breath and just enjoy what you're given.

[YoungWillz 21,081]

Twitter reporting that Brent Scowcroft, NSA to Ford and Bush Senior has died.

 

Edit: https://krdo.com/politics/2020/08/07/brent-scowcroft-longtime-bush-confidant-and-former-national-security-adviser-dies-at-95/

 

Edit2: DDP QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-8604715/Former-U-S-national-security-adviser-Scowcroft-dead-95.html

[CoffinLodger 1,248]

I can confirm that former National Security advisor Brent Scowcroft has indeed died aged 95.One of the legendary post war figures in American politics possibly second only to Henry Kissinger.as far as international expertise is concerned. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/brent-scowcroft-prominent-elder-statesman-died/story?id=72234074

[ThePrematureBurial 224]

No reactions from secretaries of state James Baker, George Shultz or other surviving members of the Reagan & Bush Sr. administration yet.

 

But there's a video of George Shultz from yesterday:

 

 

Scowcraft was one of the very few western politicians who dared to say something positive about Gorbachev after the latter's downfall. (They all tried to ingratiate themselves with Yeltsin at the time).

 

Perhaps we will hear from Gorbachev too.

 

Edit: A message from Harry Reid:

 

 

[Captain Hemlock 745]

8 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Twitter reporting that Brent Scowcroft, NSA to Ford and Bush Senior has died.

 

Edit: https://krdo.com/politics/2020/08/07/brent-scowcroft-longtime-bush-confidant-and-former-national-security-adviser-dies-at-95/

 

Edit2: DDP QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-8604715/Former-U-S-national-security-adviser-Scowcroft-dead-95.html

 

Somewhat surprisingly, he's my first DDP hit of the year for my main team. 

[Ulitzer95 12,683]

8 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Twitter reporting that Brent Scowcroft, NSA to Ford and Bush Senior has died.

 

Edit: https://krdo.com/politics/2020/08/07/brent-scowcroft-longtime-bush-confidant-and-former-national-security-adviser-dies-at-95/

 

Edit2: DDP QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-8604715/Former-U-S-national-security-adviser-Scowcroft-dead-95.html

That's two famous Mormons who have left us lately... Scowcroft and Wilford Brimley.

The only other one I know (minus big figures in the LDS Church or politicians like Mitt Romney) is Gladys Knight. Deaths happen in threes...

[The Old Crem 3,611]

39 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

That's two famous Mormons who have left us lately... Scowcroft and Wilford Brimley.

The only other one I know (minus big figures in the LDS Church or politicians like Mitt Romney) is Gladys Knight. Deaths happen in threes...

Maybe one of the Osmond’s. 

[CoffinLodger 1,248]

On 25/11/2016 at 05:29, CoffinLodger said:

They're not exactly dying at break neck speed are they

Doing a bit better since I posted that.Now 13 out of 22 gone. Make it 14 Bob Dole please !