Ann Richards. Paul Wellstone. Paul Tsongas. Feel free to add your own...

[Bluebear]

I step into the voting booth tomorrow with these people and more in mind, thankful for those who paved the way before us and wishing they were still here, hopefully celebrating the results.

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Bill Fuckin' Hicks.

You know he'll be celebrating.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

57. yep. here's one of my favorite quotes:

"It's just a ride and we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings and money, a choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your door, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one."

[liberaldemocrat7]

78. George Washington, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King.

and King George III the King we fought against so we could begin our own government and not have to remain subjects of royalty.

[Montauk6]

2. Barbara Jordan, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy

Shirley Chisolm

[Bluzmann57]

3. Two oldies but goodies

Former Iowa Governor and Senator Harold Hughes and Senator Paul Simon. Two good progressives. May they rest in peace.

[Nimrod2005]

4. Ann Richards...

[WI_DEM]

5. Hubert Horatio Humphrey--the man who should have been president in '68

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

36. Yes indeed - a very fine progressive

smeared by circumstances beyond his control.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

37. delete - posted in wrong spot

[SaveElmer]

52. Big Fat DITTO!!!!

My personal political hero!!!

[AllegroRondo]

6. Mel Carnahan

the man who, even in death, defeated Ashcroft.

[WI_DEM]

7. That ought to be in Ashcroft's obit--defeated by a dead man in 2000

[JoDog]

31. Yep,

When the good people of MO were presented with the choice of Ashcroft and the deceased Carnahan, they answered in one voice "we're going with the corpse".

I once worked with a guy who voted for Carnahan in that election. He said it was strange yet sensible at the same time.

[REP]

60. There Was More To Mel Than That

Mel really was a good guy, and he could have really done big things had he lived. It's almost a shame that he'll be forever linked to Ashcroft when he deserves to be remembered in his own right. He won not simply because Ashcroft was so bad, but because Carnahan was that good.

I remember telling some workers where I shopped why I was planning to vote for Carnahan for governer. They agreed that it was important to vote Dem, and Mel sounded like the real deal. I remember after he won, and he kept his campaign promises, those same workers being excited that they had voted for him. These weren't political junkies, or even die-hard Dems - just pissed-off workers - and he managed to get these tired, hard-working people interested and involved just by doing what he said he would. I still miss him.

[Art_from_Ark]

71. And Carnahan was preceded a generation before by Jerry Litton

a rising star in the Missouri Democratic Party who died in a plane crash shortly after winning the Democratic primary nomination for Senator in 1976.

[Jacklyn75]

82. Here's to you Mel! n/t

[Caoimhe]

8. Lloyd Bentson

[Homer Wells]

9. Barbara Jordan N/T

[surratt616]

13. Two More Oldies

Rev.M.L.King, President L.B. Johnson

[NewJeffCT]

83. Her death brought me to tears

I remember being so impressed with her when I was younger - her intelligence and her powerful speaking voice. She was always one of my favorite when I was in high school & college, so I really got misty-eyed when I read about her death.

[helderheid]

10. Andy

:cry:

[Hugin]

16. Seconded.

If it weren't for Andy I would have been voting on a whole different kind
of machine than I did.

Seconded for Andy and all those who've paved the way!

[Kip Humphrey]

81. Andy and Bill Moss are on my mind today

God bless them and all the selfless patriots striving to regain our democracy.

"We will not go away and will NEVER give up"

[fhqwhgads]

11. how about "smilin' ralph" yarborough...

...democratic senator from texas during the 1960s. he was before my time but i know he's revered by texas progressives.

[Gruenemann]

17. My Hero!

Sorry you didn't know him, but glad you knew to mention him here! Incidentally, Lloyd Bentsen is on this list too, but he defeated Yarborough in the dem primary using rovian tactics. Thought y'all oughta know about that.

[devilgrrl]

12. How about Bobby and Jack Kennedy?

or Barbara Jordan?

:-)

[flyarm]

14. Andy...

my friend..

I believe he is up there somewhere,and is going to be watching over our votes!!

and my 9/11 co-workers...who are my angels..we will get them the truth!


fly

[mitchtv]

15. Harvey Milk, George Moscone

Leo Ryan, all murdered 2 by a puke , the last by a religious whacko.
I am old, amd I still remember them.

[Sapphocrat]

74. You read my mind, mitch.

I remember them, too. :patriot:

[mitchtv]

96. I voted for Jackie Speier in the primary

wounded at Jonestown left for dead.

[Sapphocrat]

97. There you go again. LOL

As I was replying to you, I was thinking: "One good thing to come out of that bloodbath was Jackie Speier's career."

I adore that woman.

I voted for her in the primary, too. :)

[wicket]

18. Andy Stephenson

:kick:

[Nimrod2005]

19. Martin Luther King....I have a dream!!!

[Iris]

46. and don't forget Corretta!

[Chipper Chat]

20. Frank O'Bannon,

Adlai Stevenson, Harry Truman, Carroll O'Conner.

[Cameron27]

21. My former senator

Abraham Ribicoff--1968 Democratic National Convention:
“If George McGovern were president, we wouldn’t have these Gestapo tactics in the streets of Chicago”

[TomClash]

22. Every soldier who died for this country

From the Revolutionary War to this endless War on Terror/Iraq War.

[Hamlette]

28. best reason ever. . .those who give the ultimate for us

not only those who have died but those who have served. I'm voting to never get into an unnecessary, stupid war again, in their honor. (Even though the troops often vote for the GOP).

[TomClash]

32. They should vote for us

[Gruenemann]

23. William Cowper Brann and Maury Maverick (Sr AND Jr)

Brann took on the fundies in Waco before the end of the 19th century and was shot down in the street for his efforts. But before he died he drew his pistol and killed his assassin!

Mavericks Senior and Junior both fought the good fight for progressive values both inside and outsied the government.

[REP]

61. Another Brann Fan!

Brann the Iconoclast took on everyone.

[Davis_X_Machina]

24. Those who stood up to Reagan, when the odds were really long...

...and the party was really unpopular.

Walter Mondale.
Tip O'Neil
Joe Moakley
Mike Dukakis -- yes, that Mike Dukakis.

[Fierce]

25. The women who fought for me to have the right to vote.

And the women in this world who still do not have it.

[Cameron27]

26. !

:patriot:

[never_get_over_it]

62. In the words of Abigal Adams

"Remember the ladies"

Abigal Adams, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul and many many more - who fought for my right to vote - which is why I have made a solemn vow that I will always vote

[lildreamer316]

76. YES, n/t

[Clinton Crusader]

27. Proudly JFK, RFK, and yes, Bill Clinton...

How I ache and long for the days when he was President. I cried all day when * was sworn in...

[blondeatlast]

29. Morris Udall, my Arizona Democratic hero.

I love this idea--call it a "Hall of Fame."

Very inspiring, BB, my friend!

:kick: and recommended!

[Bluebear]

33. MO!

Absolutely my friend.

May tomorrow be sunrise again!

[Rowdyboy]

64. Mo is my all-time hero in American politics.....I was a college junior

when he was running in 1975/76 and I was heartsick as the more moderate (and less talented) Jimmy Carter beat him out by one or two percent in primary after primary. I almost refused to vote for Carter in the general election (would have gone to Gene McCarthy, the liberal independent) but I backed out at the last minute.

I've voted Democratic ever since, so tomorrow's vote will be for Mo Udall and my other Democratic heroes, Barbara Jordan and Ann Richards.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

30. Actually, I was thinking of Dumbya and how much I loathe him

When I filled out my absentee ballot a week ago.

[rockymountaindem]

34. Don't be sad

They're just cheering us on from a better place!

[Ksec]

35. Ann freakin Richards baby

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

38. Senator Paul Simon

[aaronbees]

67. I second that choice....

wonderful man!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

39. Wayne Morse

Oregon Senator and one of TWO Senators in the entire Senate who voted against the Gulf of Tonkin resolution in 1964.

With more like him, the Vietnam War would never have become the mess that it did.

I'm also going to honor all the Senate and House Dems who voted AGAINST the Iraq War resolution. They're the only ones who weren't too naively trusting or too chicken-hearted or too compromised to do the right thing.

[stevedeshazer]

49. Wayne Morse is riding with me right now

'Cause I'm leaving the house right now to drop off our family's ballots at the Multnomah County Elections division.

:)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

54. One of my favorite signs from a Portland anti-war rally:

"Wayne Morse, Come on down!"

[immoderate]

40. Eugene McCarthy, Abbie Hoffman

--IMM

[terip64]

41. My father, Jim Hendricks

Long time dem in West Haven CT and would be mortified by Joe Lieberman

[KingFlorez]

42. FDR

I know that's reaching far back, but I don't think the Democratic Party would be what it is right now with out him.

[dsc]

43. Matthew Sheppard

and every other gay kid and adult who were killed by homophobia either via others or their own hands.

[Perky]

44. Martin

[RB TexLa]

45. Pinkie Wilkerson

http://house.legis.state.la.us/H-Reps/pinkie-memorial.htm

[Jack Rabbit]

47. Bobby Kennedy

Photo: Bobby Kennedy (1964) from Rockaway

[Jersey Devil]

48. Bella Abzug

Now that was a lady who took crap from no one!

[Erechtheides]

55. Seconded!

:dem:

[UTUSN]

50. My LIVE ones: RANGEL, CONYERS, WAXMAN, FRANK, WEXLER

[gordianot]

51. Jerry Litton from Missouri.

He died in a mysterious plane crash (plane engine may have been sabotaged) the night he won the U.S. Senate nomination from Missouri. Many in Missouri were/are convinced he would have eventually become President. His command of issues and mastery of the town hall format was incredible. He was a bright star in a dark time.

I think of Congressman Litton every election cycle. What might have been?

:cry:

[Saboburns]

53. I'd like to give a shout out to Jesus.

Jesus Christ.

I'm not sure he was actually a real person, but I'd like to think that he was, and his message of love, compassion, empathy, tolerance, and togetherness is one I admire. A terrific progressive.

Harry S Truman
Al Gore
Paul Wellstone
Bobby Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Ann Richards

[chieftain]

56. Harry Truman, Stuart Symington, Dick Bolling all proud sons

of Missouri whose progressive policies will be carried on by our favorite daughter Claire McCaskill.

[Balderdash]

58. Martin, Bobby and John

:kick:

[Octafish]

59. Sen. Frank Church

Frank Forrester Church

Boise State University bio:

EXCERPT...

1965

Speaks out against Vietnam War in February 17, Senate floor speech, "Our Overinvolvement in Africa and Asia." Urges President Johnson to seek negotiated settlement.

...

1975

Becomes ranking Democrat on Interior and Insular Affairs Committee.

Sponsors Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Act - designates portions as wilderness, and sections of Snake and Rapid rivers as Wild & Scenic - passes.

Urges antitrust investigation of U.S. oil companies.

Named Chairman of Select Committee to Study Governmental Opera- tions with Respect to Intelligence Activities - investigates alleged abuse of power by CIA and FBI. Reveals CIA involvement in plots to assassinate world leaders, coup against Chile's Marxist President Salvador Allende, covert operations against radical groups as de- fined by 1. Edgar Hoover, including Martin Luther King Jr., Adlai Stevenson and justice William 0. Douglas. Committee makes 100 recommendations including curbing illegal wire taps, mail opening, break-ins, surveillance, harassment of political dissidents, assassina- tion plots against foreign leaders, and campaigns to smear Civil Rights activists. 1975-1976.

Becomes Chairman of Subcommittee on Energy Research and Water Resources, formerly Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee.

...

SOURCE: http://library.boisestate.edu/special/church/CHURCH1.HTM

[BootinUp]

63. John Lennon.

? :)

[Rowdyboy]

65. Ann Richards, Barbara Jordan and Mo Udall

[roguevalley]

66. Wayne Morse. Tom McCall. Adlai Stevenson. My dad, Alan Bishop.

All great, great men.

[gumby]

68. Henry B. Gonzalez

I really miss him.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rls=RNWE,RNWE:2004-10,RNWE:en&q=henry+b+gonzalez

[KitSileya]

69. Not eligible to vote,

but saw that none has mentioned Rosa Parks - one strong woman daring to be defiant.

My class is learning about African-American history, so tho' we're all white Norwegians, we'd like to add Reverend Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois, Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass.

[Lindacooks]

70. JFK Jr.

[renate]

72. I am SO PROUD to be a Democrat, reading this roll of honor

So many heroes.

:patriot:

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

73. My grandfather

Who taught me.

[wicket]

75. kick

:kick:

[lildreamer316]

77. Terry Schavio. (sp?)

So at least she, her husband, and her family would have had the choice in peace, and in private.

[HeeBGBz]

79. Thomas Jefferson and pals

Who seriously want to kick some ass today.

Washington, George, VA
Franklin, Benjamin, PA
Madison, James, VA
Hamilton, Alexander, NY
Morris, Gouverneur, PA
Morris, Robert, PA
Wilson, James, PA
Pinckney, Chas. Cotesworth, SC
Pinckney, Chas, SC
Rutledge, John, SC
Butler, Pierce, SC
Sherman, Roger, CT
Johnson, William Samuel, CT
McHenry, James, MD
Read, George, DE
Bassett, Richard, DE
Spaight, Richard Dobbs, NC
Blount, William, NC
Williamson, Hugh, NC
Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas, MD
King, Rufus, MA
Gorham, Nathaniel, MA
Dayton, Jonathan, NJ
Carroll, Daniel, MD
Few, William, GA
Baldwin, Abraham, GA
Langdon, John, NH
Gilman, Nicholas, NH
Livingston, William, NJ
Paterson, William, NJ
Mifflin, Thomas, PA
Clymer, George, PA
FitzSimons, Thomas, PA
Ingersoll, Jared, PA
Bedford, Gunning, Jr., DE
Brearley, David, NJ
Dickinson, John, DE
Blair, John, VA
Broom, Jacob, DE
Jackson, William, Secretary

[Mad_Dem_X]

80. My parents

Who raised me with Democratic morals and values and taught me to care about my country and my fellow citizens. :toast:

And the Founding Fathers (and Mothers) who gave everything (including their lives) so we could have this wonderful country.

[Ilsa]

84. They are Guardian Angels for today's elections! nt

[JMDEM]

85. My Father, WWII, Korea Vet

Spent his life serving his country. West Point, class of 1941, Africa 1942, Sicily, Italy, 1943, France, Germany 1944 - 1945. Saw Dachau firsthand. Army of occupation 1946. Korea, 1952 - 1953. Korea, Army of occupation 1954 - 1955.

Knew all along what he was fighting for -- Democracy, the Constitution, Freedom. Eventually despised the Vietnam war and the waste of "good young patriotic American lives being wasted". Nixon was the last Republican he ever voted for in 1960 (NOT 68 or 72). He says he regretted that 1960 vote. A strong supporter of the (then) liberal Supreme Court and individual rights -- "that's what I fought for".

[JMDEM]

86. Dupe -- sorry

Browser reported error posting, but posted anyway.

[cmf]

87. My mom.

Never missed an election - even the school board, etc. special elections. One of my earliest memories is going into the booth with her. She was a child of the Jim Crow era South, and she never took for granted her right to vote. Hopefully she will watch us from Heaven taking our country back.

[RogueTrooper]

88. Khephra

:yourock:

[In Truth We Trust]

89. Founding Fathers Eleanor Roosevelt, Suffragette Movement Sixties Activists and John & Jane Q Public

[Lars39]

90. I stumbled onto the ACLU Voting Rights Act timeline yesterday...

Very sobering and inspiring.

http://www.aclu.org/votingrights/gen/12999res20050304.html

[Saboburns]

91. Oh Shit, Oh shit. I forgot Howard Dean

Howard Dean

Howard Dean

Howard Dean

[wherewingstakedream]

92. For me it is Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King Jr. Medgar.

Evers, Aaron Henry, Robert F. Kennedy and FDR among many others. And of course the three you mentioned. Paul Wellstone and Ann Rchards are the two most inspiring Democrats of this generation for me.

[Blue_Tires]

93. Ron Brown, George McGovern

[snacker]

94. Bill Proxmire

[goforit]

95. Mel Carnahan!!

[readmoreoften]

98. Frank Zappa

On CNN Crossfire 1986: "The Biggest Problem Facing America is that We're Heading into a Facist Theocracy."