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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:20 AM Original message |
Who was the best political speaker you've ever had the chance to hear speak live |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
1. Jesse Jackson during his run in '88. After that, Paul Wellstone and Gloria Steinem. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
48. I was a Jackson delegate for about 5 minutes |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
53. Ditto on Jackson |
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pamela (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
58. Jesse Jackson 1986 The Great Peace March |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. Noam Chomsky |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
3. Ralph Nader |
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Frustratedlady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
4. I like to listen to Joe Biden. In fact, I passed up a chance to listen to Bill Clinton |
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cayanne (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
5. MLK |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
6. Believe it or not, Michelle Obama - second:Bruce Braley |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. I saw Michelle last fall in Milwaukee. She was excellent. n/t |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
30. I've seen Obama twice now and Michelle once |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
7. I have seen both Clinton's, Obama, Jessie Jackson |
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Lifelong Protester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
8. Paul Wellstone. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Wellstone was awesome. Never got to see him live. |
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Lifelong Protester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I'll check out your youtube in a moment. When I saw Wellstone |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
9. Dr. Benjamin Spock and James Farmer, (CORE) hands down. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
10. Bobby Seale, hands down. Captivating, energizing speaker. n/t |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
11. Abbie Hoffman. |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
15. I don't know which one was best, but |
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Lifelong Protester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Yes, I saw Franken in 2004, a week before the election in November |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. I also saw Franken right before 2004. He came to Philly the night before the elections |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
16. Mayor John Lindsay in NY. n/t |
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Tennessee Gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
17. Al Gore |
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teenagebambam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I second that. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
19. Gwen Moore, Feingold, Obama, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Tammy Baldwin |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
20. Jessie Jackson. He spoke on Sproul Plaza one afternoon |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
21. Tie between Senator Barack Obama and President Barack Obama |
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Lifelong Protester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
23. I think this is interesting to see, so why the unrecs? |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. Evidence of trolls. |
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merbex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
24. Ted Kennedy |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. Only time I saw Ted live was when he campaigned in 2000 for Ron Klink in PA |
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liberal_mama (91 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:47 PM Response to Reply #32 |
51. I saw Ted Kennedy in Oct 2000 when he campaigned for Hilary |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-12-11 03:58 AM Response to Reply #51 |
61. I'm sure he was much better then |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
25. Anne Richards. |
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Tennessee Gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I loved that woman! |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
26. Obama, and Bill Clinton.. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
28. Jesse Jackson, Bella Abzug |
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OutNow (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
29. Jesse Jackson - I Am Somebody |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
33. I was too young to really appreciate it |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
34. Former President Clinton |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
35. The greatest speaker I've ever heard live was John McCain's father, then a Rear Admiral |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
37. I will never forget Barbara Jordan |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:43 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Oh how I wish I had seen her speak |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #37 |
50. Aw, Man! I loved Barbara. She made Texas proud! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
38. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Sky Masterson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
39. Bill Clinton or Al Franken |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
40. I liked William F. Buckley. Didn't like his politics but he had me with |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
41. David Boies. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Least Impressive who was someone I admired would be split between |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
42. Howard Dean |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
44. president obama. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
45. Robert Reich |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
46. Gary Hart, 1984, I believe |
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QED (253 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
47. Hubert H Humphrey |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Jealous. |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
52. Bishop Desmond Tutu speaking before the fall of apartheid 1990 |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
55. Early in 2007, I had the *chance* to see Senator Obama speak live |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
56. Bill Clinton. Thrice. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
57. Without a doubt....Paul Wellstone! |
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IBEWVET (42 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
59. George Wallace |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
60. Texas State Senator Sylvester Turner. Biggest let down: Shirley Chisolm |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-12-11 04:27 AM Response to Original message |
62. Can't deny it--it was Bill Clinton back in '08. |
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U4ikLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-12-11 04:53 AM Response to Original message |
63. Gore Vidal. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-12-11 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
64. Cecil Roberts, President of the UMWA |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-12-11 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
65. Bobby Kennedy, in 1968. |
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End Of The Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-12-11 08:16 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. I'm jealous. nt |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-12-11 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
66. Elizabeth Edwards |
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