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President Biden apparently visiting Bob Dole (Original Post) servermsh Feb 2021 OP
Didn't know Bob Dole was still alive haven't heard from him in years. Considering doc03 Feb 2021 #1
Poor Bob Hstch05 Feb 2021 #2
I'm old enough to remember Ed Brooke Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2021 #7
I'm old enough to remember... appmanga Feb 2021 #13
Republicans used to be people. Oldem Feb 2021 #15
The 1956 Republican platform is Bernie Sanders' wish list OMGWTF Feb 2021 #35
Correction: republicans used to be people. Period! George II Feb 2021 #22
Didn't Barbara Walters have an affair with Ed Brooke? amuse bouche Feb 2021 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author amuse bouche Feb 2021 #37
Both Dole and Ford opposed WJC's impeachment. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #24
Agree with this. evolves Feb 2021 #27
He did Rebl2 Feb 2021 #21
Our President is ever so thoughtful and considerate, love him. One of the Beautides of the RC SheilaAnn Feb 2021 #3
yes! patricia92243 Feb 2021 #8
Thank you Budi Feb 2021 #14
I recall a vile piece of shit..... AZ8theist Feb 2021 #33
Because this isn't about Dole. This is about President Joe Biden Budi Feb 2021 #42
Good for President Biden. cwydro Feb 2021 #4
I was glad Dole lost to Clinton, but Bob is way more of a kick in the ass than you'd think. brewens Feb 2021 #5
He was a hard ass but also had a wicked good sense of humor. lunatica Feb 2021 #10
"Ignorant, mean and stupid." and venal, hypocritical, mendacious. erronis Feb 2021 #38
Yes! Roy Rolling Feb 2021 #11
Sen Dole was a prime mover for the ADA Tommymac Feb 2021 #25
Why not? Served together in the Senate and, no doubt had good relations question everything Feb 2021 #6
I can see those two getting along Blue Owl Feb 2021 #9
Back then they did work with each other. lunatica Feb 2021 #12
They sure did. Budi Feb 2021 #18
Every one of these moving, humane gestures Oldem Feb 2021 #16
Beto, the Castro brothers, Houston Judge Hidalgo & the thousands of unsung heros, Budi Feb 2021 #23
Dole is 97 years old. Ilsa Feb 2021 #17
I missed having a real POTUS who cares about people LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2021 #19
Yes Hekate Feb 2021 #40
I remember when Sen. Dole seemed like the sole voice of the Republican Party....... KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #20
Dole comment years ago... bsiebs Feb 2021 #26
Glad President Biden is a better person than me. 48656c6c6f20 Feb 2021 #28
I always like bob Dole, but RicROC Feb 2021 #29
Let's not over glorify Bob Dole. StevieM Feb 2021 #30
All true. He was old school, Kansas hyper-partisan. He invented calling us "the democrat party"..... RussellCattle Feb 2021 #31
Thank you. I'm surprised at the short term memories of some. Boomerproud Feb 2021 #32
Bitter, nasty dude. I bet it kills Dole that Biden made it all the way and he never did. BlueNProud Feb 2021 #34
Biden has heart. I'm glad he's doing that. nt Hekate Feb 2021 #39
I hate that some at DU can't differentiate between Dole and Trump Faygo Kid Feb 2021 #41

doc03

(35,148 posts)
1. Didn't know Bob Dole was still alive haven't heard from him in years. Considering
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 06:20 PM
Feb 2021

the Republicans of today he was a good guy. The loser of a presidential election is never from again why can't "The Loser" just disappear?

Hstch05

(218 posts)
2. Poor Bob
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 06:36 PM
Feb 2021

I was never a fan, and was glad when Clinton beat him in 96, but he is a fundamentally decent man. I think he's he last sane Republican that ran for President. He was around during the Gingrich take-over, but never seemed to be an extremist. Put him up against Trump, any of the Tea Partiers/Freedom Caucus /Q Creatures from the last 12 years and you really can see the fundamental shift in the party.

Just_Vote_Dem

(2,790 posts)
7. I'm old enough to remember Ed Brooke
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 06:43 PM
Feb 2021

Repub from Massachusetts who co-wrote the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Don't think we'd see any current Repub do that.

appmanga

(523 posts)
13. I'm old enough to remember...
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:11 PM
Feb 2021

...when Dole was considered an "arch-conservative", and the "hatchet man" for the more moderate presidential candidate Gerald Ford. The same Dole who was responsible for the SNAP program that keeps millions out of hunger today. Republicans used to be a different type of people.

OMGWTF

(3,894 posts)
35. The 1956 Republican platform is Bernie Sanders' wish list
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 08:57 PM
Feb 2021

The Rs didn't even have a platform at their 2020 convention other than "What Trump said."

Response to Just_Vote_Dem (Reply #7)

evolves

(5,394 posts)
27. Agree with this.
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:42 PM
Feb 2021

So happy to have B. Clinton instead of him, but Dole was a war hero and a more old-school (read: Eisenhower) republican.

Rebl2

(13,303 posts)
21. He did
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:24 PM
Feb 2021

Political ads for now senator Marshal of Kansas during last year’s election. He also backed trump.

SheilaAnn

(9,664 posts)
3. Our President is ever so thoughtful and considerate, love him. One of the Beautides of the RC
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 06:37 PM
Feb 2021

Church is to "visit the sick, bury the dead."

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
14. Thank you
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:14 PM
Feb 2021
Visit the sick, bury the dead

Biden's a good man & this is a very personal gesture

AZ8theist

(5,339 posts)
33. I recall a vile piece of shit.....
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 08:46 PM
Feb 2021

Last edited Sat Feb 20, 2021, 11:44 PM - Edit history (1)

Visiting his dying brother for 30 minutes then go playing golf....

How times have changed.

Joe is such a decent human being.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
42. Because this isn't about Dole. This is about President Joe Biden
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 09:17 PM
Feb 2021

Dole will pass on with his chosen life's work & Joe moves on with his own

brewens

(13,393 posts)
5. I was glad Dole lost to Clinton, but Bob is way more of a kick in the ass than you'd think.
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 06:40 PM
Feb 2021

He was pretty funny a couple times on those late night shows.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
10. He was a hard ass but also had a wicked good sense of humor.
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:06 PM
Feb 2021

Dick Army was funny too.

Neither of them was as bad as Trump though. Today’s GOP are just stupid. Mean and stupid. Ignorant, mean and stupid.

erronis

(14,944 posts)
38. "Ignorant, mean and stupid." and venal, hypocritical, mendacious.
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 09:10 PM
Feb 2021

We could go on. But it's amazing how the whole damn party from the states to the federal seem to feel it's their duty to be dishonest, dishonorable, cheating, ...

Roy Rolling

(6,853 posts)
11. Yes!
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:06 PM
Feb 2021

I remember him on SNL after losing the election and he was hilarious and earned my respect for how he handled it. He was truly funny in a situation most people could not handle.

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
25. Sen Dole was a prime mover for the ADA
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:37 PM
Feb 2021

Those ramps and rails and other handicapped related improvements are his legacy.

I didn't like his politics in the 1990's, but I always respected the man.

Those were the days when you could actually discuss issues with the other side.



Blue Owl

(49,913 posts)
9. I can see those two getting along
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:00 PM
Feb 2021

If you don't get along with Joe, I think the problem is all on your side of the table...

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
12. Back then they did work with each other.
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:09 PM
Feb 2021

Bipartisanship was the way things got done.

Then they decided to go after Hillary. Sigh...

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
18. They sure did.
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:21 PM
Feb 2021



Ground her good name & good reputation into the dirt & MSM & social media love, love, loved it.
Trump was The Man.

Pitiful wasn't it.

~

And here's President Biden giving a simply & personal gesture as a friend, to his friend in his last days.
An example for all, good deeds over vile words.

Thanks President Biden 🍃




Oldem

(833 posts)
16. Every one of these moving, humane gestures
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:18 PM
Feb 2021

heals a little bit of my soul. AOC has helped, too. There's still a way to go.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
23. Beto, the Castro brothers, Houston Judge Hidalgo & the thousands of unsung heros,
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:27 PM
Feb 2021

..volunteers, those who made calls, coordinated local services & directed calls for help to ready assistance.
This was a massive effort of kindness & to the many who won't be promoted by name or media reach, I applaud them the most.

Without these unnamed givers of time & generosity, this effort would not have been successful.
Thank you~



KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
20. I remember when Sen. Dole seemed like the sole voice of the Republican Party.......
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:23 PM
Feb 2021

regularly on the nightly news - usually on Huntley-Brinkley or Walter Cronkite shows. Memories are very vague now but I still can see him talking to reporters in the Capital hallways, always well dressed and usually harrumphing about taxes being too high after a Senate session.

But always a gentleman and willing to compromise to a degree and as others have said, a great sense of humor.

I hope his passing is easy and wish his family peace.......

And, thank you Joe for being the kind, considerate gentleman you are.....

bsiebs

(681 posts)
26. Dole comment years ago...
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:39 PM
Feb 2021

At the annual Gridiron Club dinner, an event in Washington, DC largely devoted to political humor, Senate Republican leader Bob Dole told a story about a recent event when he saw former presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Richard Nixon standing together on the podium. Dole claimed that he told people to “Look! Hear no evil, see no evil, and evil (Nixon).”

RicROC

(1,202 posts)
29. I always like bob Dole, but
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:49 PM
Feb 2021

would never vote for him for Prez because he would hire only Republicans and they wouldn't be as nice as he was.

StevieM

(10,499 posts)
30. Let's not over glorify Bob Dole.
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:55 PM
Feb 2021

He was the one who began the policy of swift boating. The lies about Whitewater started with him.

And then he agreed to reinstitute the independent counsel statute, which he had just recently killed in a filibuster. I see know reason for that reversal other than that he knew that William Rehnquist would appoint partisan Republican judges like David Sentelle, who would then baselessly replace the independent counsel with someone like Ken Starr. He also enabled Ken Starr's criminal conduct for years by making it clear that all hell would break loose if anyone tried to stop him.

RussellCattle

(1,503 posts)
31. All true. He was old school, Kansas hyper-partisan. He invented calling us "the democrat party".....
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 08:20 PM
Feb 2021

....instead of democratic, which still irks me. Especially when those fuckers use it when they whine about bipartisanship.

Boomerproud

(7,889 posts)
32. Thank you. I'm surprised at the short term memories of some.
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 08:27 PM
Feb 2021

Neither gloating nor nastiness is needed at times like these. Truth is usually called for and appropriate.

Faygo Kid

(21,477 posts)
41. I hate that some at DU can't differentiate between Dole and Trump
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 09:16 PM
Feb 2021

Happens all the time here, and I am sick and tired of it. Look at some of these posts. Bob Dole was a war hero, and a decent human being, and a respectable leader who would have no place in today's Trump GOP. President Biden thinks so, and is far more likely to lower our nation's flag to half staff for Bob Dole than (puke) Rush Limbaugh,

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