Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 4, 2015 Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo has been diagnosed with whooping cough, a rare and contagious disease that is officially known as pertussis. The freshman Republican has been ill for several weeks with the disease, which still sickens thousands each year. He was diagnosed on Monday. Curbelo, 35, was vaccinated as a child, his office says, but did not received recommended booster shots as an adult. So when it was a decision out of his control he was protected, but as a free thinking adult he was an anti-vax faggot. WHOOP THERE IT IS! SirC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted August 8, 2015 Tyler Drumheller, the author of the Benghazi memos, which might or might not shed light on whether Hillary Clinton is somehow to blame for the death of 4 people in the US Embassy in Benghazi, has died of cancer, at least, that's what Hillary would say: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/250602-ex-spy-critic-of-iraq-war-behind-benghazi-memos-dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 11, 2015 Malawi's former director of public procurement and the National Chairman for Mlakho ma Lomwe, Bright Magaluma died on Monday after collapsing at his house. Bright is now dim.SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 13, 2015 Apparantely there was until today only 3 surviving candidates from the 1945 general election. 2 of them are Denis Healey and Jeremy Hutchinson (coincidentally the 2 oldest members of the house of lords ). The third , Walter James, died today, aged 105 http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article4525609.ece Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 13, 2015 actually he died last thursday and he was 103 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Walter_James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 14, 2015 Former Missouri state Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, suffered a brain hemorrhage and had surgery while vacationing with her family in Italy. She is in stable condition, according to her former congressional chief of staff Jordan Bernstein. Emerson is a Republican who represented Missouri's 8th congressional district before resigning shortly after winning re-election in 2012. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted August 15, 2015 Feminist campaigner Denise Marshall , who announced last year that she was suffering from terminal stomach cancer, has resigned as a Labour councillor due to ill health, stepped down as Chief Executive of the Eaves Charity and stopped tweeting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 16, 2015 A longtime Vermont legislator has passed away. William "Bill" Aswad served 18 years in the State Legislature representing Burlington's North End. He was also chair of Burlington's Planning Commission for more than a decade. According to his obituary in the Burlington Free Press, the World War II veteran died Thursday at a senior living community in Shelburne. He was 93. SC http://www.wcax.com/story/29795941/former-vt-lawmaker-aswad-dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted August 18, 2015 I think we should start seriously looking a Jean Marie Le Pen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,066 Posted August 18, 2015 Maryland Governor Larry Hogan diagnosed with aggressive cancer of the lymph nodes. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3135140/Maryland-Gov-Hogan-says-diagnosed-cancer.html More positive news for Larry as he says 95 per cent of his cancer is gone: http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/08/18/gov-hogan-95-percent-cancer-gone/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted August 19, 2015 Aaand former U.S. Congressman Louis Stokes is dead: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/08/former_congressman_louis_stoke_1.html That was very quick! (What does it mean for Jimmy Carter?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted August 20, 2015 Egon Bahr, most important aide of german chancellor Williy Brandt and instrumental in enacting the conciliatory policy towards the Communist bloc, has died at 93: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/20/german-ostpolitik-pioneer-egon-bahr-dies-at-3-guided-talks-between-east-west/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted August 20, 2015 Trumpets sound, heavens open and the list of 53 surviving MEPs from the first parliament descends to the Deathlist Gordon Adam (1933- Richard Balfe (1944- Neil Balfour (1944- Beata Brookes (1931- Richard Caborn (1943- Frederick Catherwood (1925- Ann Clwyd (1937- Ken Collins (1939- Richard Cottrell (1943- David Curry (1944- Ian Dalziel (1947- Marquess of Douro (Charles Wellesley) (1945- Winifred Ewing (1929- Adam Fergusson (1932- Michael Gallagher (1934- Win Griffiths (1943- David Harris (1937- Gloria Hooper (1939- William Hopper (1929- Brian Hord (1934- John Hume (1937- Alasdair Hutton (1940- Christopher Jackson (1935- Robert V. Jackson (1936- Stanley Johnson (1940- Edward Kellett-Bowman (1931- Brian Key (1947- Alfred Lomas (1928- John Marshall (1940- Robert Moreland (1941- Bill Newton Dunn (1941- Lord O'Hagan (Charles Strachey) (1945- Ian Paisley (1926- Ben Patterson (1939- Andrew Pearce (1937- Henry Plumb (1925- Peter Price (1942- James Provan (1936- John Purvis (1938- Joyce Quin (1944- Allan Rogers (1932- Barry Seal (1937- Richard Simmonds (1944- Anthony Simpson (1935 Tom Spencer (1948- James Spicer (1925- Jack Stewart-Clark (1929- John Taylor (1937- John Taylor (1941- Frederick Tuckman (1922- Amedee Turner (1929- Alan Tyrrell (1933- Michael Welsh (1942- Some of these went on to have ministerial careers such as Richard Caborn and other are already on the radar like Ian Paisley but assembling a DDP team from this lot would be a leap of faith as many will be tocuh and go for an Obit. However if you have spies in the local press then this could be a good source of information. The 1979 elections were held on the First past the post principal with constituencys being roughly approximated to counties it is only in later elections that we get the regional approach and a move to the D'Hondt system. Since I published this list Paisley has died and now Frederick Catherwood has gone. And another one Beata Brookes has died 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mijkediablo 79 Posted August 20, 2015 I think we should start seriously looking a Jean Marie Le Pen He's just been forced out of France's National Front, the party he founded, after feuding with his daughter, current party leader Marine. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34009901 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,066 Posted August 21, 2015 Gerry Steinberg, former Durham City MP, 70. http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/news/13618600.Gerry_Steinberg__Former_Durham_MP_dies__aged_70/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted August 21, 2015 Feminist campaigner Denise Marshall , who announced last year that she was suffering from terminal stomach cancer, has resigned as a Labour councillor due to ill health, stepped down as Chief Executive of the Eaves Charity and stopped tweeting. Denise Marshall has died according to some recent tweets. Although she was on my DDP team, it's sad to see her go, as from what I understand about her, she was a highly regarded and very principled campaigner, who made a real difference to the lives of many people who have experienced domestic violence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,066 Posted August 22, 2015 Ieng Thirith, an influential member of the Khmer Rogue, has been ruled unfit to stand trial due to dementia. And now she's dead. https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2015/Aug-22/312275-pol-pots-sister-in-law-indicted-for-genocide-in-cambodia-dies.ashx One DDP Team is judged fit to receive points. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/first-lady-cambodias-khmer-rouge-dies-83-090034301.html#WtNlUKh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted August 24, 2015 Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky is somewhere in this thread and here is an update: http://www.theguardian.com/law/2015/aug/24/soviet-dissident-sues-crown-prosecution-service-alleging-libel He sues the crown prosecution service for libel (child pornography). He returned to his home last week after spending four months in a german hospital after major heart surgery. He's also a prominent opponent of Vladimir Putin, having run against him in 2008 and being involved in the Litvinenko trial. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted August 26, 2015 Long-serving Aberdeenshire councillor Joanna Strathdee dies of cancer: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-34039686 Only now I'm beginning to realize the usefulness of the BBC pages. I used to regularly check 'only' the Guardian, the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror. I didn't realize that the BBC site actually has tons of content. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,066 Posted August 28, 2015 Teresa Gorman, former Tory MP, 83. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11831302/Leading-Tory-rebel-MP-Teresa-Gorman-dies-at-83.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted August 28, 2015 Doubt John Major will be going to her funeral. She becomes the second of his so-called 'bastards' to die. Here is a list of the infamous 7 and their current statuses: John Wilkinson - d. March 2014 Teresa Gorman - d. August 2015 Sir Richard Body - Alive, aged 88 Chris Gill - Alive, aged 78 Sir Teddy Taylor - Alive, aged 78 Tony Marlow - Alive, aged 75 Sir Richard Shepherd - Alive, aged 72 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 28, 2015 Doubt John Major will be going to her funeral. She becomes the second of his so-called 'bastards' to die. Here is a list of the infamous 7 and their current statuses: John Wilkinson - d. March 2014 Teresa Gorman - d. August 2015 Sir Richard Body - Alive, aged 88 Chris Gill - Alive, aged 78 Sir Teddy Taylor - Alive, aged 78 Tony Marlow - Alive, aged 75 Sir Richard Shepherd - Alive, aged 72 we have to make sure Richard Body is on the list when he dies for obvious reasons.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guested Posted August 28, 2015 You've missed off Nicholas Budgen who has also died many years back so I think Mrs Gorman is the third to go. Sir Teddy Taylor is definitely one to keep an eye on. As an aside, it does strike me that female British former MPs don't have a great record of living to very old age. Having said this I think the oldest current one is Dame Jill Knight who might last a while longer yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted August 28, 2015 Doubt John Major will be going to her funeral. She becomes the second of his so-called 'bastards' to die. Here is a list of the infamous 7 and their current statuses: John Wilkinson - d. March 2014 Teresa Gorman - d. August 2015 Sir Richard Body - Alive, aged 88 Chris Gill - Alive, aged 78 Sir Teddy Taylor - Alive, aged 78 Tony Marlow - Alive, aged 75 Sir Richard Shepherd - Alive, aged 72 we have to make sure Richard Body is on the list when he dies for obvious reasons.. Maybe, but not Gill. As he still breathes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guested Posted August 28, 2015 Of the Maastricht rebels there's also Michael Carttiss (still alive aged 77) and Rupert Allason aka Nigel West (still alive aged 63). Allason's old man who was also a former MP lived to be nearly 100 so he may not be the best pick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
