Walter Mondale passed away

[Jstpssng]

Former Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

I don't remember him that well, but it seems like a former VP and presidential candidate rates more getting than stuck into our usual "passing" thread.

 

[Wagtail]

Former Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

I don't remember him that well, but it seems like a former VP and presidential candidate rates more getting than stuck into our usual "passing" thread.

Why not?

That's where HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh was "stuck".

 

[rademamj1]

Only thing I remember about Walter Mondale, was he lost his presidential race by a historic margin, getting just one state to vote fore him...his home state of Minnesota. Electoral vote was Ronald Reagan 525, Mondale 13

 

[MoKelly]

He left office in 1981. That was 40 years ago.
In politics, that is a lifetime. Who was the Speaker in 1981?

My guess is many have forgot all about that time.

MoKelly

 

[MossRoad]

Tip O'Neill

 

[ovrszd]

I clearly remember his era. Not a fan. But the man died. Sorry for the family's loss.

 

[MoKelly]

Tip O'Neill

Yes. Bad example as he may be the most famous of all.

MoKelly

 

[MoKelly]

Why not?

That's where HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh was "stuck".

Did you happen to watch the funeral when the guy got up and read off all his titles? It was when the casket began lowering into the vault.

My goodness the Royals can give themselves titles.

MoKelly

 

[MossRoad]

What Happened in 1981 Important News and Events, Key Technology and Popular Culture​

What happened in 1981 Major News Stories include The Aids Virus Identified, Iran Hostage Crisis Ends, Yorkshire Ripper is caught, Post It Notes launched, Riots UK Cities, Anwar Sadat assassinated. one of the most exciting was the First Flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. This was also the first year that the Word Internet was mentioned and MS-DOS was released by Microsoft along with the first IBM PC. On the world stage the events that captured the imagination included Lady Diana Spencer marrying Charles The Prince of Wales. In Politics a little known group before Solidarity inspire popular protests and a general strike in Poland and the government in the UK starts the process of privatization of Nationalized Industries which is later followed by many other countries around the world.


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[ovrszd]

What Happened in 1981 Important News and Events, Key Technology and Popular Culture​

What happened in 1981 Major News Stories include The Aids Virus Identified, Iran Hostage Crisis Ends, Yorkshire Ripper is caught, Post It Notes launched, Riots UK Cities, Anwar Sadat assassinated. one of the most exciting was the First Flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. This was also the first year that the Word Internet was mentioned and MS-DOS was released by Microsoft along with the first IBM PC. On the world stage the events that captured the imagination included Lady Diana Spencer marrying Charles The Prince of Wales. In Politics a little known group before Solidarity inspire popular protests and a general strike in Poland and the government in the UK starts the process of privatization of Nationalized Industries which is later followed by many other countries around the world.


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What Happened in 1981 - Significant Events, Prices, Top Movies, TV and Music

1981 News Events include Iran US hostage crisis ends, Aids Virus Identified, Yorkshire Ripper caught, Prices including Wages, Houses and Gas, Toys, ...

www.thepeoplehistory.com

I must have missed something? What's this got to do with the death?

 

[MossRoad]

I must have missed something? What's this got to do with the death?

That's what was going on in his era.

 

[Wagtail]

Did you happen to watch the funeral when the guy got up and read off all his titles? It was when the casket began lowering into the vault.

My goodness the Royals can give themselves titles.

MoKelly

I did watch the entire funeral, including the Lord Chamberlain reading a fraction of his titles; really, only his Dukedom, a Barony and 3 Knighthoods were read. The Knighthoods in particular were for 70 odd YEARS of service to HM and to over 400 charities/organisations throughout the Commonwealth. The latter half of the 'reading' was mostly about his service and support to HM the Queen, his wife of 73 years.

Did you happen to notice his row of medals? 5 WWII Campaign Stars (4 of them for specific theatres) and a MID. He served, in combat, on his own merits.

 

[MoKelly]

I did watch the entire funeral, including the Lord Chamberlain reading a fraction of his titles; really, only his Dukedom, a Barony and 3 Knighthoods were read. The Knighthoods in particular were for 70 odd YEARS of service to HM and to over 400 charities/organisations throughout the Commonwealth. The latter half of the 'reading' was mostly about his service and support to HM the Queen, his wife of 73 years.

Did you happen to notice his row of medals? 5 WWII Campaign Stars (4 of them for specific theatres) and a MID. He served, in combat, on his own merits.

I did notice all the medals - but didn’t know what they all meant.

I did know he fought in WWII - really fought v token appearances.

His portrayal in Netflix “The Crown” was far from flattering.

MoKelly

 

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I did notice all the medals - but didn’t know what they all meant.

I did know he fought in WWII - really fought v token appearances.

His portrayal in Netflix “The Crown” was far from flattering.

MoKelly

Yes, that series really tainted my view of him, unfortunately, and the same actor played an absolute monster in the series “Outlander”.

Too bad, because he was apparently a good guy. My daughter got one of his “Duke of Edinburgh” awards.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Who?

 

[Thall303]

Well .... so much for the Mondale legacy!

 

[MoKelly]

Didn’t he pick the first woman VP candidate to run with him against Reagan?

MoKelly

 

[Jstpssng]

Didn’t he pick the first woman VP candidate to run with him against Reagan?

MoKelly

Yes, Senator Geraldine Ferraro. They were trounced royally in 1984.

 

[rswyan]

Yes, Senator Geraldine Ferraro. They were trounced royally in 1984.

Representative Geraldine Ferraro, not Senator ...

 

[MoKelly]

Yes, Senator Geraldine Ferraro. They were trounced royally in 1984.

Hey - I believe they won one state!

MoKelly