Showing posts with label Obituaries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obituaries. Show all posts
Saturday, December 31, 2022

Pope Benedict XVI, Previously Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Dies at 95

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It's always a big deal when a pope dies, former pope or not. IBenedict was decidedly preferable to Pope Francis, by far. At the New York...
Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Vin Scully, 1927-2022

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I can't add anything better than what all the other heartbroken folks have said. Major League Baseball lost a monumental soul, and all o...
Saturday, June 18, 2022

Mark Shields, TV Pundit Known for His Sharp Wit, Dies at 85

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At the New York Times , " A former campaign strategist, he became a fixture in American political journalism and punditry and was seen ...
Friday, January 7, 2022

Groundbreaking Career of Sidney Poitier (VIDEO)

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When I was in elementary school, my dad had me and my sisters sit down and watch 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." Poitier was BI...
Friday, July 30, 2021

Former Senator Carl Levin Has Died at 87

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He served 35 years in the Senate.  I have to agree --- a man of integrity.  At the New York Times , " Carl Levin, the Senate Scourge of...
Sunday, April 11, 2021

Britain's Prince Philip, 'His Royal Highness', Queen Elizabeth's 'Beloved' Husband, Dead at 99 (VIDEO)

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I first actually read the news of the passing of "His Royal Highness" at the New York Time s, on the app on my iPhone. And it did ...
Saturday, April 3, 2021

G. Gordon Liddy, 1930-2021 (R.I.P.)

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Gordon Liddy has passed away. I'll just note, briefly, that Liddy was, of course, one of the MAJOR figures in the Watergate scandal, a...
Saturday, August 1, 2020

Professor Mike Adams

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From Robert Shibley, at Instapundit, " PROFESSOR MIKE ADAMS WAS MY FRIEND ": He was also a fighter for free speech and due proce...
Thursday, July 30, 2020

Herman Cain Has Died

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I met Herman Cain at CPAC in 2011 , when he was running for president. Rest in peace, brother. Breaking: Former GOP presidential candi...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Randall Jacobs Obituary

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Althouse blogged it, " 'Uncle Bunky... spoke in a gravelly patois of wisecracks, mangled metaphors, and inspired profanity that ref...
Monday, September 16, 2019

Ric Ocasek Has Died

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Well, they come in threes, as they say. First Eddie Money, now Ric Ocasek, and then ... At the Los Angeles Times, " Ric Ocasek, front...
Friday, September 13, 2019

Eddie Money Has Died

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At TMZ, " EDDIE MONEY DEAD AT 70: After Complications From Heart Valve Procedure ." EDDIE MONEY RIP. So sad to hear of his pas...
Sunday, December 30, 2018

Bre Payton Has Died

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She was just 26 and deeply loved by many, many people. She came down with the H1N1 flu and never recovered. It's stunning really. At...
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Monday, September 3, 2018

Meghan McCain's Sneering Contempt

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That was my first reaction when I saw this brief video, and my goodness the look on her face is shocking. She's an angry old woman (as s...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

'It does not behoove us to celebrate defeat and losers are not generally regarded as heroes in politics. John McCain was a loser, and the particular way he went about losing deserves to be studied as an example of what not to do in politics...'

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John McCain was Robert Stacy McCain's very distant cousin, and those who've been reading the Other McCain for years probably remembe...
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Sunday, August 26, 2018

John McCain, 'Maverick' War Hero, Senator, and Presidential Candidate, Dies at 81

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By now you've heard the sad news. I never met John McCain, but during the 2008 presidential campaign, he was my personal hero. My long...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

'Think'

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Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," has dead at the age of 76. At LAT, " Aretha Franklin, who defined an era as the Queen...
Saturday, June 9, 2018

Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential

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The Los Angeles Times has a very affecting obituary, " Anthony Bourdain, globe-trotting chef who explored culture through cuisine, die...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Philip Roth, 1933-1918

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I read American Pastoral last year and was highly impressed. However, Portnoy's Complaint turned a lot off people of to Roth's wri...
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Tom Wolfe, 1931-2018

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What a guy! Dead at 88. At NYT, and from Kyle Smith below: Tom Wolfe "seemed astonished by America, and over his long career he ex...