Can You Name One Public Figure With Integrity?

[The Whiskey Priest]

Do you know of any public figure that is of such high integrity that you admire them and hold their opinion in high regard?

Sadly, and I hope without too much cynicism, I find there is no one out there who is not, in my opinion, an opportunist and lacking the attribute of integrity.

[Cobalt Violet]

1. Ted Kennedy.

99.99%

[Hubert Flottz]

14. John Conyers

Robert Byrd

[Cobalt Violet]

27. Yes, them too.

[Benhurst]

2. John Conyers

[Jack Bone]

3. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

[CTD]

4. Bill Bradley

[MuseRider]

5. Dennis Kucinich. n/t

[Dudley_DUright]

6. Russ Feingold

I don't always agree with him, but he is true to his principles. I also admire Bernie Sanders.

[unrepuke]

7. Do you mean a living one? An American? Bwaaahahahahaha

:rofl:

[XanaDUer]

8. Dennis K.

All the way.

[flvegan]

9. The Dalai Lama

[ugarte]

10. Barbara Lee. Bernie Sanders, Barney Frank

[Kerrytravelers]

11. Barbara Boxer. Maxine Waters.

[Liberal Veteran]

12. Jim McDermott....

[Green Mountain Dem]

13. James Jeffords...he

talks the talk and walks the walk!! Gonna be missed here in Vt.

[charlie]

15. Kooch, Jim Hightower

Molly Ivins, and until recently (since sadly, they're gone), Paul Wellstone, Frank Zappa, Fred Rogers, and Bob Keesham. And no, I'm not joking about those last two.

[Auntie Bush]

16. Wesley Clark, Pat Lehey, Bernie Sanders

[G_j]

17. Conyers, McKinney, Lee, Kucinich, Sanders

and a few others (in terms of elected officials)

[unhappycamper]

18. John Conyers, Dennis Kucinich, Nancy Pelosi, Henry Waxman n/t

on edit: forgot Conyers - duh

[Kahuna]

19. Wesley Clark, Joe Wilson, Jon Corzine, Frank Lautenberg

Al Gore, Russ Feingold, Barbara Boxer and many other Democrats. Jim Jeffords has certainly proven to be the ONLY former republican with integrity. He's the only one to leave the republican cabal.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

20. Noam Chomsky. Arundhati Roy, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela.

The Dalai Lama, Howard Zinn, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Jane Fonda, and a few others.

[anarchy1999]

21. Bernie Sanders and Ron Paul.

with lots of love and no cynicism.

on edit:

I forgot Dennis Kucinich. and there is always the founder of Ben & Jerry's, what's his name? True Majority. His speech at the October rally was moving and then don't forget GRANNYD or Molly I either, and what about Jim Hightower?

[MrBenchley]

22. Funny question...

Ron Paul has "integrity" if you mean rigid and unwavering adherence to principles by "integrity"...of course, those principles are venal and a product of willful ignorance and Paul is as crazy and hate-filled as a shithouse rat....but he's sincerely crazy and hate-filled as a shithouse rat.

If you mean people who try to do the right thing for the sake of principles and ideals but occasionally slip and fail, yeah, I can think of some.

[in_cog_ni_to]

23. Maxine Waters, Sheila Jackson Lee, John Conyers, Bernie Sanders,

Wes Clark, Mike Malloy, Randi Rhodes, Dennis Kucinich, Barbara Boxer, Janeane Garafolo (sp?), Sam Seder, Thom Hartman, Russ Feingold, Jay Inslee, The Black Caucus. I'm sure there's a few more...I just can't think of them. Sadly, not many are our SENATORS! Isn't that pathetic?

[Art_from_Ark]

24. Henry Waxman, Congressman from California

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus

Senator Jeffords from Vermont

Jim McDermott, Bernie Sanders

Howard Dean

Al Gore

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

25. Howard Dean, what you see is what you get. He's working as hard as he can

to do the right thing. MKJ

[Hokie]

26. Paul Wellstone, Joe Conason

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

28. Sam Waterston

for his work with non-profits, his work in the aftermath of 9/11, and his kindness and generosity.

[Nigel_Tufnel]

29. i'm lucky to be represented by Frank Lautenberg

he has a set! also john conyers, cynthia mckinney, maxine waters. i like ted kennedy. he's tried to make up for his mistakes, i think...

[Individualist]

30. Helen Thomas

is the first name that came to my mind. There are others as well whom I won't list because I wouldn't want to leave anyone out.

[JNelson6563]

31. In my state alone

we've got Carl Levin, John Conyers, Sander Levin.

Julie

[emulatorloo]

32. Tom Harkin, Wes Clark, John Kerry, John Conyers, Barbara Boxter, Ted

Kennedy, Ann Richards, Howard Dean, etc etc etc

[BBradley]

33. Dennis Kucinich