C-SPAN - Rep Tom Lantos (D-Ca) has died

GreatCaesarsGhost

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:40 AM
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C-SPAN - Rep Tom Lantos (D-Ca) has died

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zanne

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:41 AM
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1. Oh no.

Did they say what he died of?

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GreatCaesarsGhost

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:42 AM
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3. cancer

Edited on Mon Feb-11-08 09:44 AM by GreatCaesarsGhost

of the esophagus. died at Bethesda Naval Hosp. 80 years old.

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rockymountaindem

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:41 AM
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2. That's very sad

I hope he gets to see his family again on the other side. Kaddish.

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bdamomma

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:44 AM
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4. oh that's terrible

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theHandpuppet

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:45 AM
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5. Sincere condolences to his family

I had no idea he was so ill. Thank you for passing along this news.

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theHandpuppet

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:49 AM
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6. Only survivor of the Holocaust to have served in Congress

I didn't know that either, sorry to say. I know little about him, it seems. Perhaps some of you Californians could fill me in on what type of man he was.

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mikelgb

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Mon Feb-11-08 10:11 AM
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13. Sibel Edmonds n/t

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Blue Diadem

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:49 AM
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7. His announcement of his illness earlier this year,

http://www.lantos.org/index.php

Snip from website:

Washington, DC, January 2, 2008 — Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) today released the following statement:

"Routine medical tests have revealed that I have cancer of the esophagus. In view of this development and the treatment it will require, I will not seek re-election.

"It is only in the United States that a penniless survivor of the Holocaust and a fighter in the anti-Nazi underground could have received an education, raised a family, and had the privilege of serving the last three decades of his life as a Member of Congress. I will never be able to express fully my profoundly felt gratitude to this great country.

more at above link
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RIP Mr. Lantos

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MADem

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:50 AM
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8. He had cancer of the esophagus. Hopefully we won't see any kicking of the guy now that he's dead

here, like we did awhile back when he announced his retirement.

Lantos was a fascinating fellow. He wasn't perfect, but he did more good than ill, and not everyone can say that in life.

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Oilwellian

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Mon Feb-11-08 10:17 AM
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14. Really?

Who was kicking him and why?

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MADem

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Mon Feb-11-08 10:38 AM
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16. See here. The poor old man was "insufficiently liberal" to suit some.

Which is the Crime of the Century in some quarters:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2669180

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=3121755

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KharmaTrain

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:53 AM
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9. A Fascinating Life...A Holocoust Survivor

Rest peacfully, Congressman Lantos...you lived some very interesting and exciting times.

The man was an example of how to survive and thrive. While I didn't always agree with his positions, I always did respect the battles he fought to grow up in a world of hate and fear in World War II Hungary to the halls of power in Washington DC.

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gaiilonfong

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:55 AM
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10. Just awful

Wow.....my prayers and thoughts to his family.

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Jeanette in FL

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:56 AM
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11. Oh how sad

Thoughts and prayers to his family.

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AlCzervik

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Mon Feb-11-08 09:58 AM
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12. thats so sad, i had heard only about 2 months or so ago that he was sick.

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TahitiNut

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Mon Feb-11-08 10:26 AM
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15. Barukh Ah-ta Adonai Elohaynu Melekh HaOlam Dayan HaEmet

Edited on Mon Feb-11-08 10:29 AM by TahitiNut

:cry:

Ha-Makom yenachem etchem betoch sh’ar aveilei Tziyon V’Yerushalayim.

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rockymountaindem

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Mon Feb-11-08 10:43 AM
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17. Amen n/t

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