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Fri Jan-28-05 02:20 PM
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| Poll question: Favorite Irish American politician |
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Just for fun. I know I'm leaving off many, so post your favorite if he/she isn't listed.
On a side note, did anyone else see the Barack O'Bama buttons last St. Patricks day in the Chicago parade? Funny!
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Fri Jan-28-05 02:52 PM
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Clinton, Irish? I thought he was only part.
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Fri Jan-28-05 03:01 PM
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| 2. Yes, I believe he is only part |
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But I'm including him because of his well known visits to Ireland and the attention he gave to the Irish peace process.
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Fri Jan-28-05 03:48 PM
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| 3. well George Mitchell is another one I like |
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Former senate leader before the republican take over, great guy.
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| Maeve
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Fri Jan-28-05 04:11 PM
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| 7. And Mitchell pushed for ALL groups to renounce violence |
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The British and Irish governments requested him as chairman of the decommissioning committee.
(an adopted child, Mitchell only knows that his paternal grandparents were from Ireland)
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Fri Jan-28-05 07:46 PM
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| 10. He's part Lebenese too right |
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Fri Jan-28-05 03:48 PM
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| 4. he's of protestant Irish descent |
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Fri Jan-28-05 03:54 PM
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Edited on Fri Jan-28-05 03:54 PM by JohnKleeb
Is Irish-Irish or Scots-Irish?
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Fri Jan-28-05 04:08 PM
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| 6. Clinton's ancestors were from Ulster |
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He original last name was Blythe, btw. And they do have a statue of him in Ballybunion (here's the top google page-- http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/04-10/par-for-the-course-in-ballybunion-ireland.html) |
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Fri Jan-28-05 06:08 PM
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he's my all time hero, his son is pretty good too!
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Fri Jan-28-05 06:28 PM
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| 9. I maybe wrong about this, but wasn't the older Mayor Daley |
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Edited on Fri Jan-28-05 06:28 PM by mohinoaklawnillinois
named Richard J. Daley and the current Mayor is Richard M.?
BTW, the real St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago is the South Side Irish parade held the Sunday before March 17th, down Western Avenue from 103rd Street to Kennedy Park at 113th Street.
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