George McGovern moved to hospice, "he's coming to the end of his life," per daughter

[WI_DEM]

And what a life it has been! He took courageous stands and was a true liberal. A true Democrat.

McGovern in Hospice Care
Former Sen. George McGovern (D-SD), the Democratic presidential candidate who lost to President Richard Nixon in a historic landslide, has moved into hospice care near his home in South Dakota, the AP reports.

Said daughter Ann McGovern: "He's coming to the end of his life."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/10/15/mcgovern_in_hospice_care.html

[HeeBGBz]

1. How sad. He was the first person I voted for

Rest well and easy, Mr McGovern.

[MotherPetrie]

3. Same here. So sorry to hear this.

[Art_from_Ark]

12. I wonder, if he had not had the problem with Eagleton,

would the election have been within his grasp?

[KatyaR]

14. Me, too.

I got hell for it, too.

Rest easy, George, you've had a good life.

[ashling]

17. Same here

nt

[David Zephyr]

20. Me, too.

He stood up and I will always honor him.

[warrior1]

2. He was the first democratic presidental candidate I voted for.

His theme song was Happy Days are Here Again. Barbara Streisand had concert for him, man he would have been a great President.

http://barbra-archives.com/live/70s/forum_streisand.html

Go in peace Mr. McGovern.

Mary

[Trailrider1951]

6. Yeah, me too

My first vote for presidential office went to Mr. McGovern. A true American hero, and a kind and gentle man.

Godspeed, Mr. McGovern!

Hey, you youngens: Yes I mean you! Put down that IPod and learn some history:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_McGovern

Now get off my lawn!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Safe passage to him...

I hope he's not in pain...

[treestar]

5. Awww

my first campaign button! Which I wore proudly in the 8th grade!

[LeftInTX]

11. You're a devoted Dem

I was 15.
My dad, career military, fought in Vietnam.
It was put up and shut up.

[ashling]

18. I still have my McGovern-Eagleton pin

[Odin2005]

7. Oh no!!!

I hope he hangs on long enough to spend one last Christmas with his familty.

[Skidmore]

8. Rest peacefully on your shield, good warrior.

You have fought a good fight.

[Va Lefty]

9. Very sad

Thank you and safe passage!

[NoPasaran]

10. So sad

My first political love affair. At sixteen I was too young to vote, but not too young to wear that button every day in high school and live and die with every turn of the campaign. It's kind of rusty, but I still have the button.

[TBF]

13. Safe passage Sir - your legacy of feeding others

will be remembered.

[David Zephyr]

15. My first vote was for George McGovern.

K&R.

[Paka]

16. Safe passage to a wonderful man.

His campaign was my first political involvement. I was living in San Francisco at the time, walking the polls in the projects and manning phones every night after work in various law offices donated to the campaign. I still have the telegram I received signed by him thanking me for my efforts.

America would be in a different/better place had he been elected.

[Ninga]

19. I am surprised how quickly I got choked up ..."just give peace a chance". George McGovern

was my hero and spoke truth to power.
God Bless you Sen McGovern...I will light a candle for your safe passage.

:group hug:

[David Zephyr]

21. One final kick for the Senator tonight.

This man was the real deal.

[Douglas Carpenter]

22. the greatest man every nominated by any major political party for President of the United States

From secrecy and deception in high places; come home, America



From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation; come home, America.



From the entrenchment of special privileges in tax favoritism; from the waste of idle lands to the joy of useful labor; from the prejudice based on race and sex; from the loneliness of the aging poor and the despair of the neglected sick -- come home, America.



Come home to the affirmation that we have a dream. Come home to the conviction that we can move our country forward.



Come home to the belief that we can seek a newer world, and let us be joyful in that homecoming, for this “is your land, this land is my land -- from California to New York island, from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters -- this land was made for you and me.”



So let us close on this note: May God grant each one of us the wisdom to cherish this good land and to meet the great challenge that beckons us home.

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

OF

SENATOR GEORGE MCGOVERN

Democratic National Convention

Miami Beach, Florida

July 14, 1972
http://www.4president.org/speeches/mcgovern1972acceptance.htm

&feature=share&list=PLE58F18FA0A0CBAA3

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