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WePurrsevere

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46. Maybe it's because I was alive & paying attention...

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #10)

Tue May 14, 2019, 09:16 AM

May 2019

back then (my dad was a big one on watching & discussing the news) but it's amazing to me how many people don't know how much the parties have changed over the decades.

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Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97 [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2019 OP

Que Sera Sera. R.I.P. sinkingfeeling May 2019 #1

exactly what i was going to say. barbtries May 2019 #8

I cited this song just yesterday utopian May 2019 #9

R.I.P. Scarsdale May 2019 #2

A wonderful advocate for animals. Coventina May 2019 #3

"Sorry we're late. We had to go pick up Hank." PSPS May 2019 #4

Talented in so many ways and a friend to people and animals alike... hlthe2b May 2019 #5

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Lifelong Republican..... LovingA2andMI May 2019 #7

Republicans were a lot more liberal when she was young DeminPennswoods May 2019 #10

Maybe it's because I was alive & paying attention... WePurrsevere May 2019 #46

John Doar is a good example DeminPennswoods May 2019 #47

Yes, he's a great historical example. WePurrsevere May 2019 #48

Sad.. nini May 2019 #14

Well she was a supporter of all the gay hating in the 70s with Reagan. A mixed bag rockfordfile May 2019 #20

Not true! She was a staunch advocate for Rock Hudson Coventina May 2019 #36

Yeah that's tough one. Some democrats were friends of her rockfordfile May 2019 #19

THAT is NOT true. nt Raine May 2019 #45

Disappointing...but otherwise universally admired around the world. Hulk May 2019 #39

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Her loyalty to Rock Hudson riverwalker May 2019 #13

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"An icon in the animal protection world" Duppers May 2019 #42

Doris Day - a wonderful actress and humanitarian! pazzyanne May 2019 #16

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R.I.P., Doris. mobeau69 May 2019 #18

She was a beautiful lady til the end. Norbert May 2019 #21

And an animal rights advocate in her later years. calimary May 2019 #22

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An amazing and inspiring life, layered and complex and joyful. Pass serenely, friend. n/t TygrBright May 2019 #24

She also founded a pet-friendly hotel, Cypress Inn, in California. Liberty Belle May 2019 #25

Sad news... :( 50 Shades Of Blue May 2019 #26

My all time favorite movie of hers was Pajama Game kimbutgar May 2019 #27

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LOL. A buck sure went a lot further in those days! Safe journey, Doris; you brought us joy. Hekate May 2019 #31

Great scene! kimbutgar May 2019 #32

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She must've had a great sense of humor. displacedtexan May 2019 #29

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RIP Doris.. Maxheader May 2019 #43

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