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RIP Greatest Tweeter Ever (1 Viewer)
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Don Quixote
Footballguy
RIP. His Twitter feed was great.
rockaction
Footballguy
RIP -- I'm unaware of his Twitter feed, though.
But isn't Nihilist Arby's the greatest tweeter ever?
JK, RIP Congressman
But isn't Nihilist Arby's the greatest tweeter ever?
JK, RIP Congressman
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SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
RIP to an Old Warrior.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
TIL John Dingell was a 15 year old Congressional page - his father was a Michigan Representative for 22 years - who was on the floor when FDR gave his December 8, 1941 "Day in Infamy" speech.
Served a record 59+ years as a Congressman. And yep, world class Tweeter.
R.I.P.
Served a record 59+ years as a Congressman. And yep, world class Tweeter.
R.I.P.
whoknew
Footballguy
ep. Ted Deutch @RepTedDeutch
20m
When I got to Congress, John sat me down to give me advice: “You’re not important. It’s what you can now do to help others that’s important. If you never forget that, you’ll do fine.”
John never forgot, and he helped millions. A very fine life indeed. RIP
20m
When I got to Congress, John sat me down to give me advice: “You’re not important. It’s what you can now do to help others that’s important. If you never forget that, you’ll do fine.”
John never forgot, and he helped millions. A very fine life indeed. RIP
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BobbyLayne
Footballguy
@JohnDingell
99% of you people don’t even deserve 140 characters.
99% of you people don’t even deserve 140 characters.
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
@JohnDingell
"As this Congress begins, a bit of advice for new Members that I received back in 1955: For the next six months you're going to wonder how the hell you got here," Dingell wrote. "Then one day you'll come on to the House floor, look around, and wonder how in the hell all the other fools got here."
"As this Congress begins, a bit of advice for new Members that I received back in 1955: For the next six months you're going to wonder how the hell you got here," Dingell wrote. "Then one day you'll come on to the House floor, look around, and wonder how in the hell all the other fools got here."
whoknew
Footballguy
I didn't mean to with the thread title. It was in jest (hence the "and a damn fine congressman.") Sorry if it came off that way.
Sand
Footballguy
Notwithstanding representing a major city that saw, during his tenure, the most dramatic collapse since, what, Rome? Yes, a fine Congressman.
whoknew
Footballguy
Two things:
1) What should a US Congressman do to stop the decline of a city in his district?
2) Having said that, are you familiar with Michigan-12? And what territory it does - and does not - cover?
Sand
Footballguy
1. Many things. Encouraging/initiating economic diversity, for one.
2. Of course - south Detroit extending to Ann Arbor. However, that area was wholly dominated by the economics of the auto industry.
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Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
A guy named Brendan who played in a band. called The Lawrence Arms, sort of a big indie/emo/punk band.
whoknew
Footballguy
That seems like a weird criticism to me considering a) he didn't represent Detroit, b) many of the laws he enacted or tried to enact did actually help/would have helped the citizens of Detroit, c) he was a friend to the auto industry, d) there are A LOT of different reasons Detroit has collapsed (and is now on the rebound) and e) he was a great outdoorsman/conservationist who helped preserve a lot of the areas around Detroit.
But, having said that, I realize that his district is tied to the auto industry, of course. As is all of the Detroit MSA. So what specific legislation do you think he should have pushed for that encouraged economic diversity?
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Classic from May, 2017
@JohnDingell
The Titanic avoided icebergs, with few exceptions.
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@JohnDingell
The Titanic avoided icebergs, with few exceptions.
@ap
BREAKING: Trump lawyer: Tax returns from past 10 years show no "income of any type from Russian sources," with few exceptions.
