book_worm
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Wed Aug-27-08 06:04 PM
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I'm so proud to be a democrat--the party of firsts |
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1928: First Catholic nominated for the presidency, Al Smith. 1960: First Catholic elected president of the USA, John F. Kennedy 1968: First Catholic nominated for the vice presidency by a major party, Edmund Muskie 1984: First woman nominated for Vice President of the USA by a major party, Geraldine Ferarro 2000: First Jew nominated for Vice President of the USA by a major party, Joe Lieberman (yeah, I know). 2008: First African-American nominated for the presidency of the USA, Barack Obama
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Wed Aug-27-08 06:06 PM
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1. I just started a thread singing praises to the Democratic Party |
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a first in the Western World.
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