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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBloomberg just reported that John Dingell has passed.
RIP John, you were a giant. From all of us in your 12th district, we will miss you.
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Bloomberg just reported that John Dingell has passed. (Original Post)
roamer65
Feb 2019
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kiri
(794 posts)31. Die is a perfectly good English verb
Die is a perfectly good English verb.
Silly euphemisms do not make death to go away. Passed sounds like a kidney stone; but a kind of religious notion. Passed on the right in traffic?
Plants die, animals die. Nobody says my amaryllis passed on!
This good man died. So shall we all.
Hamlette
(15,412 posts)33. a pet peeve of mine
thanks for voicing my objections
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)2. ...
onecaliberal
(32,863 posts)3. :
kentuck
(111,103 posts)6. He was a legend of the Congress...
Courageous and passionate in his beliefs.
question everything
(47,486 posts)10. Yes
Except when he went after David Baltimore.
peggysue2
(10,831 posts)7. Ahhh . . .
Indeed.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,033 posts)8. One of the longest serving Congressmen
Different Drummer
(7,621 posts)9. ---
virgogal
(10,178 posts)11. Sorry to hear this.RIP sir.
superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)12. RIP, Sir
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)13. Cross gently, Sir...
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)14. Safe passage Congressman
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)15. RIP, sir.
You served your country well.
Cha
(297,306 posts)16. Ohhh.. bless his
patriotic heart!
NanceGreggs
(27,815 posts)17. Safe home, John.
Docreed2003
(16,863 posts)18. ....
gademocrat7
(10,659 posts)19. RIP Congressman John Dingell.
He served his country and his constituents with integrity and compassion.
Takket
(21,577 posts)20. I'm next door in district 11, but JD was a legend to the entire state. He'll be missed.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)22. Hi from MI-12.
He was my representative for many years. We will miss him.
Glad Haley Stevens now represents you
mcar
(42,334 posts)21. WaPo too
A great public servant.
KT2000
(20,583 posts)23. A good man has left us
he made this country a better place. RIP Congressman.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)24. So sorry to hear this.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)25. RIP. Thank you for your service to this country.
Dem2theMax
(9,651 posts)26. ...
MustLoveBeagles
(11,611 posts)27. ...
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)28. RIP John
PatrickforO
(14,577 posts)29. Rest in peace, John.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)30. He served for 59 years, an amazing career, R.I.P. nt
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)32. ......