Post a good Political pic thread

[elshiva]

Swearing in of John Kerry as Senator with Tsongas and Dukakis:

[Swede]

1. The shaping of the second half of the 20th century.

[elshiva]

2. Thanks!

Wellstone pic:

[JohnKleeb]

3. One of the best there never was in the oval office

I still cant believe that he was younger than my mom is now when he was assassinated, just tragic, its also kind of freaky to consider that had he been 43 now, Kerry would be old enough to be Bobby Kennedy's dad. Anyhow think less about that and more what could have been, sigh President Robert Francis Kennedy, Francis is a nice name I think.

[elshiva]

5. Lovely! It is sad!

Conyers delivering the petition:

[JohnKleeb]

6. I actually got to see him speak once

Against that stupid parential notifaction bill on abortion.

[elshiva]

9. Great!

For lack of better photo:

[JohnKleeb]

11. cant be displayed bummer

[elshiva]

14. I know that was nice photo of Conyers and Pelosi!

[Left Is Write]

4. .

[elshiva]

7. Nice what's the date of that one?

Stolen from a sig line:

[Left Is Write]

10. It's from the '92 campaign.

[elshiva]

20. Thanks!

What year was this taken?....

[Left Is Write]

31. I don't know.

But it's a nice picture.

[elshiva]

34. Always thought that was during HoHo's college days...??

[Left Is Write]

36. Could be. He looks about that young.

[elperromagico]

8. FDR in the reviewing stand at his second inaugural, 1937:

[elshiva]

40. Just to put this in...

[elperromagico]

12. This is probably my favorite picture of FDR, taken circa 1944:

[elshiva]

38. Nice! Bella Abzug:

[AlGore-08.com]

13. Gore speaking to the 2002 Florida Democratic Party Convention

[elshiva]

17. Former Congesswoman Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY)

"Elizabeth Holtzman currently is Counsel to the New York law firm Herrick, Feinstein LLP. Ms. Holtzman represented Brooklyn in the House of Representatives from 1973-81. Her many achievements in Congress include co-sponsorship of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which Congress passed and the President signed in 1978. A graduate of Radcliffe College and Harvard Law School, Ms. Holtzman also served as District Attorney for Kings County, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1981-90, and was New York City Comptroller, 1990-94."

[BamaLefty]

15. Kerry In Oregon

Wonderful picture of a great leader, John F. Kerry.

[undeterred]

16. here ya go!

[elshiva]

18. Whoa!

Wellstone hand jive:

[elshiva]

21. Yep! A doglover...

[elperromagico]

19. I wouldn't call it the best but this pic of LBJ has always intrigued me:

[elshiva]

22. LBJ looks frightened in that pic! :(

Barbara Jordan at the 1976 DNC:

[elperromagico]

23. Well, the pic was taken in August of 1972.

He died in January of 1973. What you're seeing are probably the ravages of heart disease.

[elshiva]

29. Sorry! :( Ladybird Johnson:

[Reverend_Smitty]

25. I've always liked that picture

it just shows a very human and frail side of the man...no doubt Vietnam really aged him

[Bleacher Creature]

27. Don't get too used to pics like this one.

Physically, he was probably pretty sick. On top of all that, LBJ was pretty much a broken down man the last few years of his life. I truly believe that he had genuine remorse over the decisions he made regarding Vietnam, and the number of lives it affected.

In 2005, it really is amazing to see that a President can actually have a conscience when their decisions cost people their lives.

[elshiva]

30. Yep. that's the big difference between GWB and LBJ

LBJ had a conscience...

[gmoney]

24. Not good, but funny...

On Yahoo news now...


Swiped from someone else's post

[elshiva]

26. Arrrrrrrgh! I'd rather have...

[Reverend_Smitty]

28. My favorite picture of Kerry

[elshiva]

32. Lovely one of my favorites:

Private moment before debate with Weld in 1996:
"Wait Till We Get Home..." ;)

[Left Is Write]

33. Paul and Sheila Wellstone...

[elshiva]

35. Beautiful! Sheila Wellstone...

[Reverend_Smitty]

37. Some more favorites

I also love the pictures of RFK with his kids...you could tell that they really loved their children

[elshiva]

39. Those are great! :)

Kerry with Jackie Kennedy...

[Reverend_Smitty]

42. Jackie was...

quite possibly the most elegant woman to ever inhabit the White House. I just marvel at her ability to raise such well adjusted children considering her circumstances.

[elshiva]

43. Probably the most elegant first lady of the 20th century:

[dxstone]

41. *

[elshiva]

44. NO! NO! Here's the real Texas politician:

[Reverend_Smitty]

45. Another great Texas politician

[elshiva]

47. I love Ann Richards! LOL!

[elshiva]

49. I've always loved your sigline!

[Reverend_Smitty]

55. Thanks

I have my sig line picture hanging up over my favorite lounging chair in my bedroom.

[RevCheesehead]

46. I call this one "I've got your back."

:loveya: Mama Teresa is a lucky lady! :loveya:

[elshiva]

48. Kerry and Momma T have a lovely relationship:

[elperromagico]

50. I find this picture incredibly moving:

Graham Jackson plays "Going Home" on the accordion as FDR's body is taken from Warm Springs, GA back to Washington DC.

[elshiva]

51. Beautiful!

[Emops]

52. Ladies and gentlemen, the future leaders of America:

This is one of the greatest cartoons ever:

[Dukkha]

53. Carter receiving the Nobel Prize

A true humanitarian

[elshiva]

54. Barbara Jordan and Jimmy Carter

[fleabert]

56. faux-inaugeration