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Topic: RIP - Geraldine Ferarro @ 75. (Read 2046 times)
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Merusk
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Geraldine Ferraro dies at 75 in hospital. I remember hearing she was sick, but didn't remember it was blood cancer. Apparently announced back in 2001, so 10 years is a long-ass survivor time. Poor lady didn't need to have "lost by a landslide" pointed out several times in her obit, though. It was Regan, there was no chance.
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Stormwaltz
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That was the first election I have coherent memories of.
At the time, I was in grade school on a USN base (Dahlgren Naval Surface Weapons Center - the guys who are testing railguns these days), so Reagan fanboyism was endemic. Being contrarian even at a young age, I voiced my support for Mondale/Ferraro. I doubt I had any comprehension whatsoever of the issues. I did know enough to think it was neat that Ferraro was a woman.
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Nebu
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I'll have you know that I was one of the 3 people that voted for Mondale.
I liked Ferrarro. Sad that she has to be placed into the same category as Palin for all of history. Perhaps that's what killed her.
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Threash
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I'm not old enough to have known her as a VP candidate, only as the crazy Hillary supporter who went nuts during the last campaign.
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Cyrrex
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I'll have you know that I was one of the 3 people that voted for Mondale.
According to my (very rough) calculations, that puts you at about 98 years old. |
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Paelos
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Nebu walked uphill in the snow, both ways to vote for Mondale.
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Nebu
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According to my (very rough) calculations, that puts you at about 98 years old.
That made my day. Well played!  |
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ghost
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I liked Ferrarro. Sad that she has to be placed into the same category as Palin for all of history. Perhaps that's what killed her.
No. Ferrarro was a footnote in the end. Palin is an absolute nutjob and Ferraro shouldn't even be joked about in the same sentence as Palin. I would equate Ferrarro as more akin to the Mrs. Clinton. |
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Ingmar
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She did go a little wacky during the 2008 campaign, yeah, but I have mostly positive memories of her as the 1984 campaign is the first one I really remember too.
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