Sir Creep 7,082 Posted August 11, 2018 A.R. “Babe” Schwartz, a former Texas state senator, a former state representative and a former lobbyist who was considered a leader of the liberal cause, a pioneer on environmental legislation and the father of the open beaches law, died at his home in Houston on Friday of a heart attack. The 92-year-old whom everyone in the Capitol knew as “Babe” had been in hospice care. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,359 Posted August 11, 2018 On 06/04/2018 at 11:51, drol said: No source for this one, but there are rumours Mao Zedong's secretary Li Rui is in critical condition following a stroke. He was profiled by BBC last year when he turned 100. I don't know how, but he looks good after four months of multiple organ failure. Bah, steroids will do that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,359 Posted August 12, 2018 So i want Tun Tin and an old Vietnamese guy dead, and the Reaper tries to make me happy killing off old Vietnamese guy Bui Tin, aged 90. It did not work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadsox 895 Posted August 12, 2018 21 minutes ago, drol said: So i want Tun Tin and an old Vietnamese guy dead, and the Reaper tries to make me happy killing off old Vietnamese guy Bui Tin, aged 90. It did not work. Tun Tin? I thought it was Tin Tun. Or is that because a lot of Asian names are reversed? I'm now thoroughly confused. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,082 Posted August 12, 2018 1 hour ago, drol said: So i want Tun Tin and an old Vietnamese guy dead, and the Reaper tries to make me happy killing off old Vietnamese guy Bui Tin, aged 90. It did not work. Reaper: "Tun Tin, Bui Tin. Ahhh my young Drol, normally I take umbrage with those who question my efforts. But since I look upon you with much favour, would it suffice if I took Stephen Duffy?" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,359 Posted August 12, 2018 2 hours ago, deadsox said: Tun Tin? I thought it was Tin Tun. Or is that because a lot of Asian names are reversed? I'm now thoroughly confused. Yes, Tun Tin is the former Prime Minister, Tin Tun is a jailed boxer and dissident. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,764 Posted August 12, 2018 And neither of them had a pet dog called snowy. Got it now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 490 Posted August 13, 2018 Former Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) Somnath Chatterjee dead at 89. Was admitted to the hospital last Tuesday and put on the ventilatator yesterday, so that was relatively quick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,616 Posted August 15, 2018 Martin Brandon-Bravo, Conservative MP for Nottingham South (1983-1992), has died aged 86. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,368 Posted August 16, 2018 Former Minnesota senator Norm Coleman, has cancer in his neck, throat and lungs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,670 Posted August 16, 2018 On Sunday on Radio 4 Sue McGregor hosted The Reunion about the formation of the SDP. The three remaining members of The Gang of Four were there. David Owen and Shirley Williams sound well but Bill Rodgers sounded a bit doddery. Repeated tomorrow at 9am. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,359 Posted August 16, 2018 20 hours ago, Thatcher said: Martin Brandon-Bravo, Conservative MP for Nottingham South (1983-1992), has died aged 86. Proper obit for Brandon-Bravo. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 16, 2018 has the death of former PM of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee been m entioned yet?https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-prime-minister-atal-bihari-vajpayee-passes-away-at-93/article24704802.ece Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,301 Posted August 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: has the death of former PM of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee been m entioned yet?https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-prime-minister-atal-bihari-vajpayee-passes-away-at-93/article24704802.ece Yes, in another thread. But you’re fine posting it here too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,764 Posted August 16, 2018 Ow, my eyes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heef 166 Posted August 16, 2018 Another hit for my Politics XX. I think that makes 6 this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 17, 2018 9 hours ago, En Passant said: Ow, my eyes. sorry about that.For some weird reason I copied and pasted the font from the website by accident ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,359 Posted August 17, 2018 On 06/08/2018 at 17:49, Sean said: Seriously though or all these perpetually gravely ill Indians secretly immortal?Karunanidhi Tiwari Fernandes Bihai Vajpeeyee , Sri Sri something or other ,Kumar the list goes on. Update on Tiwari: still critical and shows absolutely no improvement. Article compares him To Vajpayee and we know how that ended... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,359 Posted August 17, 2018 Happy birthday Jiang Zemin, 92 today! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,082 Posted August 17, 2018 2 hours ago, drol said: Update on Tiwari: still critical and shows absolutely no improvement. Article compares him To Vajpayee and we know how that ended... Is there a doctor in the house? He is having organ failure. Do organs unfail once they fail? The notion sounds absurd, but I may be totally off base. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,201 Posted August 17, 2018 Former Iowa Representative Leonard Boswell will be dead in 5,..4,...3,... https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/17/leonard-boswell-iowa-democrat-congress-hospitalized-and-gravely-ill/1022959002/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,301 Posted August 18, 2018 4 hours ago, gcreptile said: Former Iowa Representative Leonard Boswell will be dead in 5,..4,...3,... https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/17/leonard-boswell-iowa-democrat-congress-hospitalized-and-gravely-ill/1022959002/ 2... 1... Dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,616 Posted August 18, 2018 Sir Peter Tapsell, Conservative MP for Nottingham West (1959-1964) and Louth and Horncastle (1966-2015) and Father of the House from 2010 to 2015, has died aged 88. Edit: The Sun, Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, BBC obituaries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,387 Posted August 18, 2018 Just now, Thatcher said: Sir Peter Tapsell has reportedly died aged 88. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,508 Posted August 18, 2018 Moses Ali, First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda, is almost 80 and morbidly obese. One to keep an eye on. He was brought to my attention by this spectacular video from 2 days ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
