That is, IF we have free elections then..... I kind of doubt it. I have a feeling the purveyor's of free speech and diverse view points on the left will send our Constitution to the shredder before 2012.
Also, you may notice.... this list takes on a little different appearence. I have included 1 or 2 international figures to the list. First off, if they could vote in our elections, there is no doubtwho they would vote for, but most importantly.... the lead singer for Coldplay, Chris Martin espoused that "our elections (here in the US) are far too important and have too much of bearing on the rest of the world, THUS, all citizens of the world should be allowed to vote in our elections."
I am sure that will be law by 2012.... just stand by.
1) Abraham WoodsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Longtime Birmingham civil rights leader Abraham Woods, who stood behind Martin Luther King Jr. during his "I Have a Dream" speech, died Friday. He was 80.
2) John TrudeauMEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - John Trudeau, who founded the first outdoor summer music festival in the Pacific Northwest in 1963, died Monday. He was 81.
3) Arthur ShawcrossROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Serial killer Arthur Shawcross, who was serving life in prison for strangling 11 women in the Rochester area, has died at 63.
4) Ronald DavisCHICAGO (AP) - Dr. Ronald Davis, a longtime public health and anti-tobacco advocate who served as president of the American Medical Association, died Thursday. He was 52.
5) Heather PickCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Heather Pick, a Columbus TV news anchor who waged a long and public fight with breast cancer, died Friday. She was 38.
6) Ray EllisLOS ANGELES (AP) - Ray Ellis, a musical arranger who worked on such 1950s pop hits as Bobby Darin's peppy "Splish Splash" and the Four Lads' dreamy "Moments to Remember," died, He was 85.
7) Jheryl BusbyLOS ANGELES (AP) - Jheryl Busby, the former president and chief executive of Motown Records who helped foster the careers of Boyz II Men and Johnny Gill, has died. He was 59.
8) Ken JohnsonDALLAS (AP) - Former Dallas Times Herald Executive Editor Ken Johnson, who transformed the newspaper into a Pulitzer Prize winner, has died at the age of 74.
9) George GrantHELENA, Mont. (AP) — George Grant, a celebrated fly fisherman and Montana conservationist who cherished the Big Hole River and successfully fought construction of a dam there, has died. He was 102.
10) Joe HyamsLOS ANGELES (AP) - Joe Hyams, a former Hollywood columnist and bestselling author of books ranging from biographies of Humphrey Bogart and James Dean to a popular tome on Eastern philosophy, has died. He was 85.
11) Rosella HightowerNew York (AP) — a prominent American Indian ballet dancer who rose to an illustrious career in the 1940s and 1950s and later started one of the premier dance schools in Europe, died at her home in Cannes, in the south of France. She was 88 and had had several strokes
12) James C. WarfLOS ANGELES (AP) - James C. Warf, a retired USC chemistry professor who became a peace activist after studying nuclear energy and the effects of radiation, died Friday at his home in Silver Lake. He was 91.
13) Mieczyslaw RakowskiNew York (AP) — Mieczyslaw Rakowski, the last leader of the Polish Communist Party and the last Communist prime minister of Poland, who deftly — inscrutably, some said — juggled his reputation as a reformist with what became open antipathy toward the Solidarity movement, died Friday in Warsaw. He was 81.
14) Miriam MakebaNew York (AP) — Miriam Makeba, the South African singer & activist whose voice stirred hopes of freedom among millions in her country with music that was banned by the apartheid authorities she struggled against, died overnight after performing at a concert in Italy on Sunday. She was 76.
15) Michael HigginsNew York (AP) — Michael Higgins, an Obie-winning actor who was for decades a familiar presence on New York stages, died on Nov. 5 in Manhattan. He was 88 and lived in Manhattan.
16) Thomas DunnNew York (AP) —Thomas Dunn, a prominent conductor whose work helped animate the early music revival that took place in the mid-20th century and afterward, died in Bloomington, Ind. He was 82 and lived in Bloomington.
17) Tom SpinosaSan Francisco (AP) — Tom Spinosa, a San Francisco bandleader, actor, composer and legendary political figure, has died after a long illness at St. Joseph's hospital in Burbank. He was 93.
18) John LeonardSan Francisco (AP) — John Leonard, a critic, editor and novelist of learned and witty style known for his early championing of future Nobel laureates Toni Morrison and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, died Nov. 5 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He was 69 and had lung cancer.
19) Roberta "Bert" WeeksSeattle (AP) — West Seattle's Roberta "Bert" Weeks, a longtime advocate for children and social services operated at the Pike Place Market, died of cancer at her home in Horizon House.
20) John LeonardNEW YORK (AP) - Literary and cultural critic John Leonard, an early champion of Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and many other authors, and so consumed and informed by books that Kurt Vonnegut once praised him as "the smartest man who ever lived," died at age 69.
A former union activist and community organizer, Leonard was an emphatic liberal whose career began in the 1960s at The New York Times, The New Republic, The Nation and The Atlantic Monthly. He was also a TV critic for New York magazine, a columnist for Newsday and a commentator for "CBS Sunday Morning."
U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan, right, and boyfriend Sam Ronson pose for photographers as they arrive at the VIP Room night club in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2008.
