Not to be mistaken for people you admire...who are your heroes?

[JimmyJazz]

I can only think of two: Malcolm X and one other who is so obvious as to not even be worth naming.

[Robb]

1. Me, right?

I get that a lot. :D

[JimmyJazz]

4. Yes, darling - it's you. Although now that you've turned 30....

well, let's just say that if you want to remain my hero, you really need to stop wacking



































into things :D

[grannylib]

2. My dad. eom

[JimmyJazz]

5. GOD! I wish I could say that.

It's painful to me to have to look outside my family for guidance. Do you know how fortunate you are?

[grannylib]

17. I sure do. I was incredibly blessed as a child; it was almost idyllic I

guess. Stereotypical small-town America with the HUGE difference that it was a Lutheran-college town with gobs of social justice activism in the context of Christian community. Dad thick in the middle of it, and always urging my theology in the direction of love vs judgment.
He was intelligent, thoughtful, caring, warm, funny as hell, profane at times, loving, patient, and the best teacher I ever had. He died last year and I miss him terribly -
You bet I know how lucky I am. It always makes me sad when I know there are so many who cannot say the same.

[MasonJar]

3. Winston Churchill. I was at Blenheim aweek ago and I purchased

tapes of his speeches. Now that is awe!

[Jara sang]

6. Diane Fossey

She was amazing and brave.

[FuzzySlippers]

7. Two that spring to mind are M.L.K. Jr.

and Shirley Chisholm.

[two gun sid]

8. My grandfather and his union brothers and sisters of the UMWA.

And Martin McGuinness.

[JimmyJazz]

9. I'm so impressed when people name family members as their

heroes. That is so awesome. :D

[nytemare]

10. Anne Frank, German Col. Klaus von Stauffenberg

An extraordinary young lady who died due to fascism, and an extrardinary German who tried to fight the fascism.

[StClone]

11. Jack Trice: interesting and little known hero

Jack Trice
Faces & Places

Jack Trice, Iowa State’s first black athlete, was also the first athlete to die for Iowa State. On the night of his first football game, October 5, 1923, Jack wrote in a letter on some hotel stationery, “My thoughts just before the first real college game of my life: The honor of my race, family & self is at stake. Everyone is expecting me to do big things. I will. My whole body and soul are to be thrown recklessly about the field tomorrow. Every time the ball is snapped, I will be trying to do more than my part. On all defensive plays I must break thru the opponents' line and stop the play in their territory. Beware of mass interference. Fight low, with your eyes open and toward the play. Watch out for crossbucks and reverse end runs. Be on your toes every minute if you expect to make good.”

During the first half of the game he had so anticipated, Trice suffered a broken collarbone. He continued to play during the third quarter, until he was thrown on his back and trampled by three Minnesota players. He died three days later. Four thousand students and faculty members attended his funeral service on central campus.

[Mojambo]

12. Howard Zinn n/t

[merh]

13. My mom!

She raised 9 kids, worked full time as long as I could remember and she stayed sane, spoiling us every chance she got. She taught us all to be individuals and she instilled such faith and a since of justice in all of us.

I am the person I am because of her. :loveya:

I miss her every day! ((((((DCH - 1925 to 1981 :loveya: ))))))

[SaveElmer]

14. Hubert Humphrey

The Happy Warrior!!!

[New Earth]

15. mainly

Nick Hexum and SA Martinez of 311.

They have literally raised me with their lyrics.

[Rabrrrrrr]

16. Hitler, Pol Pot, Reagan, Stalin, Ted Nugent, Peron, Noriega, Nero,

Maggie Thatcher, all the good Christian heroes who ran the slave ships, the owners of the west virginia coal mines who rightfully had the national guard kill their activist employees who refused to appreciate the fact that they had a job, Idi Amin, Jim Jones, Napolean, Vlad the Impaler, and the list goes on and on.



























What? This isn't freerepublic? SHIT! I thought I was logged into my freerepublic account! Uh, never mind all that then, my heroes are......ummmmm.......my heroes are, uh, some liberal guys. Yeah, them.

[immoderate]

21. But which one is the BEST?

--IMM

[TroubleMan]

18. MLK, Smedley Butler, Ghandi, WEB Dubois, Nelson Mandela

Also Jesus - the turn the other cheek and kick the money lenders out of the temple Jesus, not the freeper Jesus.

[immoderate]

19. Ben Franklin and Abby Hoffman

:toast:

--IMM

[ScreamingMeemie]

20. MrG is my hero, really he is.

His strength, character...down to the way he holds himself when walking, is something I try to emulate. :hi:

[In_The_Wind]

23. that's so incredibly sweet

:thumbsup:

[Sugar Smack]

22. Howard Beale

"You get up on your 21" screen and howl about America and democracy. There is no America. There is no democracy."

[elshiva]

24. Check my sig line. Also Shirley Chisholm

Ghandi, Elizabeth Ann Seton, and Alison Bechdel