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		Former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan has died (story.news.yahoo.com)		73
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Chastain86		2003-03-26 05:51:52 PM

Ugh. Bad news, AND delivered to us by Hillary Clinton.

This IS a sad day.

deevo		2003-03-26 05:55:07 PM

New York representin'

DanMcCaffrey		2003-03-26 05:55:10 PM

Many loved him.

art_h		2003-03-26 05:56:13 PM

He was a good man.... rest in peace.

andonbray		2003-03-26 05:56:30 PM

His last name is fun to say.

FarkerJew		2003-03-26 05:56:43 PM

I'm proud to have had such an exemplary statesman and human being serve my state for 24 years. May his life serve as an inspiration to us all.

law37		2003-03-26 05:56:57 PM

Very sad day.

killer_boots		2003-03-26 05:57:01 PM

LawTalkingGuy		2003-03-26 05:57:32 PM

Sad. 76 Isn't even that old these days.

Rest peacefully, Senator Moynihan

kpar90		2003-03-26 05:57:51 PM

Was he a Farker?

Is there a scholarship fund set up yet?

Gwinny		2003-03-26 05:57:54 PM

He was a great man and served our state well. Rest in peace, dude.

frank2		2003-03-26 05:58:00 PM

He was a good man. I concur.

MilkBone		2003-03-26 05:59:01 PM

bummer.

ElwoodCuse		2003-03-26 05:59:16 PM

He used to be a professor here at Syracuse. Jeez, I think he only even went to the hospital around St. Patrick's Day.

/lifts glass

Gator8387		2003-03-26 05:59:35 PM

Very sad.

May his spirit live to see the peace he was born to bring.

Say what you will, he was a pretty good guy.

theducks		2003-03-26 06:02:20 PM

Appendixes suck. Humans really shouldn't have them.

Malinois		2003-03-26 06:03:52 PM

Sad. He was one of our best statesmen in recent memory.

Coleslaw		2003-03-26 06:04:17 PM

I keep forgetting - was he Hardcastle or McCormick?

ScottTenorman		2003-03-26 06:05:15 PM

I am evil, but that guy was not.

Jeep		2003-03-26 06:05:39 PM

As someone said somewhere at sometime (I forget who/where/when)...
I don't trust any organ whose only job is to blow up and kill me.

Maybe no one said that but me actually....
/wanders away confused

HaNaGaijin		2003-03-26 06:06:16 PM

He was truly one of the good ones.

kpar90		2003-03-26 06:07:45 PM

Shouldn't that be "appendices?"

carlisimo		2003-03-26 06:07:47 PM

Most people do...

State_College_Arsonist		2003-03-26 06:08:11 PM

Damn, to die and have Hillary Clinton of all people announce your death. It's a farking travesty, man.

Trep		2003-03-26 06:08:13 PM

He was a class act....rest in peace.

LiamWake		2003-03-26 06:08:55 PM

"Moynihan had been hospitalized earlier this month and developed an infection after his appendix burst"

Ok it's not like your appendix is fine and then just explodes, you feel the pain before-hand when pressure is applied over the appendix, probably another case for doctor malpractice suit.

Doctors have historically sucked at detecting an infected appenditx, and makes no sense since it is very easy to diagnois, I in fact diagnosed myself when I was a child. Doctor had the balls to say I was wrong too, showed him though!

AlamoAnnie		2003-03-26 06:11:02 PM

He was brilliant! A bit too liberal for me but one with whom debate could be a daunting yet thrilling experience. Certainly a great American; a great human being filled with humor and kindness.

vinylboy20		2003-03-26 06:11:13 PM

Little bit of a surprise. Doesn't seem like he should've died by now. Sucks.

TommyymmoT		2003-03-26 06:14:02 PM

03-26-03 05:56:30 PM Andonbray
His last name is fun to say.

Ohhhhhhh kay?

HomerSamson113		2003-03-26 06:16:14 PM

Man, what a crappy day. I met the Senator a couple times. Stand up guy. He will be missed.

variable		2003-03-26 06:21:58 PM

Man that is sad. Having Hillary Clinton announce your death to the masses.

Bauer		2003-03-26 06:25:23 PM

-go in peace.

tarvuz		2003-03-26 06:34:37 PM

I was wondering if we can have more insults towards Hillary..those never get tiresome.

InternetSecurityGuard		2003-03-26 06:38:56 PM

How long will it be before that old UL about everyone around the Clintons is ending up dead is brought up.

Oh.

deevo		2003-03-26 06:40:05 PM

Datmanfoo can't name more than 9.5 states? I never would have expected!

Stopheles		2003-03-26 06:43:47 PM

Respect to Moynihan -- I've lived in NY for eleven years (CT before that) and knew him to be a man of integrity and intelligence for over half my life.

I'd say "he'll be missed" but it's an understatement. He already HAS been missed since he left politics.

R.I.P.

balderdash111		2003-03-26 06:48:06 PM

Senator Moynihan was a brilliant, dignified, dedicated public servant. The Times obit will have a fitting description of his legacay, but I just want to point out that the man dedicated his entire adult life (various positions over 45 years) to public service, starting in the days when public service was widely believed to be an honorable way to live a life.

IMO, it still is, and Moynihan is an example of why.

RodneyToady		2003-03-26 06:51:15 PM

Damn...I grew up with Moynihan and D'Amato being my senators for what felt like forever. He served our state well.

And I'm pretty sure Hillary delivered the news rather than Schumer because she was his successor.

New York politics is a funny thing...unless Hill or Chuck accept a different position, expect them to get re-elected for the forseeable future. Don't think that because Pataki won again, and Bloomberg won, that we've gone neoconservative...Pataki's pretty moderate, and Bloomberg will never get re-elected again because he's more concerned with actually being a good mayor than being a self-serving politician. I would have taken two terms of Bloomberg over two terms of Guiliani any day...

Xoc		2003-03-26 06:54:30 PM

I read an extensive interview with him a number of years ago. I didn't really know who he was until then, other than the name was familiar. Really impressed me. I wondered why he didn't run for president when he was younger.

ChicoEscuela		2003-03-26 06:55:44 PM

I concur on Moynihan - he was a true statesman and a dedicated lawmaker. A positive force. I am saying this from California and from the 'other side of the aisle.'

Wish there were more like him in both parties.

/tips hat, lifts glass

BigAngry		2003-03-26 06:58:48 PM

And in his office today, it's rumored that Strom Thurmond was shouting and laughing, dancing awkwardly along in his wheelchair to Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust."

...i'm sorry, I had to.

jwa007		2003-03-26 07:01:23 PM

Probably didn't run for president because he was so smart. Remember anyone who actually shows any interest whatsoever in being president should not, under any circumstances, be allowed to hold the office.

He was a brilliant man. An intellectual who thought through the issues and came to his own conclusions. Rather than jumping on some jingoistic crusade for, or against, matters based on slogans.

Did that come out right?

haplo53		2003-03-26 07:18:54 PM

That's awful news. He was an honest, honorable man, and I am proud that he came from my state. Godspeed, Senator.

Jello_Biafra		2003-03-26 07:27:01 PM

Wow, an old person who dies from something other than a broken hip...

ratbert		2003-03-26 07:41:31 PM

Good night funny man.

rosscarter		2003-03-26 07:41:49 PM

By praising this great man, then insulting his hand-picked successor in the same breath, you both insult his memory and out yourself as a total prick.

Alexdelarge		2003-03-26 07:45:50 PM

Too bad. He was rare blend of great intelligence and integrity. Made even more rare by the fact he was a politician! Don't have that very often.

Damn_Conservative_Media		2003-03-26 07:52:08 PM

Aww man. Moynihan was a great man.

koczynasz		2003-03-26 08:09:57 PM

Greatest Democrat Senator of the 20th Century.. hands down. I'm Converative and he was the only one whose contrary opinion I could respect because you could be sure he truly gave serious consideration to the issue... and it made you think seriously about your own position.

A statesman who clearly met the ideal of the Founding Fathers... and Irish to boot!