Your political heroes

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

I'm surprised Stark didn't put Hitler or States put Jefferson Davis down.

[Governor PiT]

States did put George Wallace.

[WalterMitty]

i know this is an old thread.  cant remember if i responded or not.

terry sanford
lbj
robert kennedy
william mckinley
harold hughes
william ewart gladstone


while i dont know if they qualify as 'heroes' of mine....i certainly respect former presidents gerald ford and george hw bush

[opebo]

'Heroes' among american politicians?  They're all just pigs at the trough, serving the masters. 

Very original. Cynicism is the enemy of good.

No. Cynicisim is just an upleasant way of telling the truth. Do I agree with Opebo here though?... No.

Cynicism is a way of being negative; it just so happens to be that those who are cynical also tend to care about things that contain a lot of negativity, so they turn out to be right more often than not.

Well, politics does contain a lot of negativity.  But I'll admit I was overly harsh - its just that american politics is so right-wing, even the Democrats.

[AkSaber]

George Washington
James Madison
Winston Churchill
Dwight Eisenhower
Ronald Reagan

Those are the ones I could think of right now. Good guys.

[NOLIBS4USA]

Who are your political heroes living or dead?

Thank you for this opportunity.  My political heroes are many and are --

Dr. James Dobson
Pres Reagan
Pres Bush
Former Gov Kirk Fordice
Judge Robert Bork
Rev. Rod Parsley
Sen. Tom Coburn
Sen. Jim Inhoff
Gov. Haley Barbour
Judge Scalia
Judge Roberts
Rev. Robertson of CBN
Pres. Nixon
Zell Miller
Many conserv. commenters on talk radio and TV

I could go on. You asked

[7,052,770]

Gov. Haley Barbour

Are you familiar with John Eaves (www.eaves2007.com)?  Tell me what you think of him...

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I'm surprised Stark didn't put Hitler or States put Jefferson Davis down.

I did put Davis down.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

• George Washington
  John Adams
  Thomas Jefferson
  James Madison
  Andrew Jackson
  Henry Clay
  Daniel Webster
  Abraham Lincoln
  Theodore Roosevelt
  Woodrow Wilson
  Robert LaFollette Sr.
  Joseph Robinson
  Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  Harry S. Truman
  Earl Warren
  John F. Kennedy
  Lyndon B. Johnson
  Hubert H. Humprey
  Sam Ervin
  Richard B. Russell Jr.
  Robert C. Byrd
  Robert F. Kennedy
  Teddy Kennedy
  David Pryor
  Bill Clinton
  John Warner
  Arlen Specter

[Flying Dog]

George Washington
Bill Clinton
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Al Smith
Teddy Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Dick Gephardt

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

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[Joe Biden 2020]

Ronald Reagan
Bill and Hillary Clinton
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
David Boren (Former Oklahoma Democratic Senator)
Brad Henry
Bob and Elizabeth Dole
John Kerry
John Edwards
Dianne Feinstein
Bob Graham
Bill Nelson
Carl Albert (Former Republican House Speaker from Oklahoma)

So, as you can see, a wide range from both parties.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Ronald Reagan
Bill and Hillary Clinton
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
David Boren (Former Oklahoma Democratic Senator)
Brad Henry
Bob and Elizabeth Dole
John Kerry
John Edwards
Dianne Feinstein
Bob Graham
Bill Nelson
Carl Albert (Former Republican House Speaker from Oklahoma)

So, as you can see, a wide range from both parties.

Carl Albert was a Democrat

[Joe Biden 2020]

Ronald Reagan
Bill and Hillary Clinton
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
David Boren (Former Oklahoma Democratic Senator)
Brad Henry
Bob and Elizabeth Dole
John Kerry
John Edwards
Dianne Feinstein
Bob Graham
Bill Nelson
Carl Albert (Former Republican House Speaker from Oklahoma)

So, as you can see, a wide range from both parties.

Carl Albert was a Democrat

Oops, you're right.  I thought he was, but I wasn't exactly sure.  I do know, however, that he is one of my political heroes.

[Michael Z]

Willy Brandt
JFK
George Washington
Clement Attlee
Mahatma Gandhi