Presidential Medal Of Freedom List, WOW!!!!

[Dinger]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/30/sixteen-to-get-presidential-medal-of-freedom/

Nancy Goodman Brinker

Pedro Jose Greer Jr.

Stephen Hawking

Jack Kemp

Sen. Edward Kennedy

Billie Jean King

Rev. Joseph Lowery

Joe Medicine Crow

Harvey Milk

Sandra Day O'Connor

Sidney Poitier

Chita Rivera

Mary Robinson

Janet Davison Rowley i

Desmond Tutu

Muhammad Yunus

The award ceremony is set for August 12.

[Flying Dream Blues]

1. Tearing up about Teddy...nt

[Dinger]

3. Me Too : (

But I do have his autograph (twice), once on his children's book (Splash) and one 8 X 10 that he sent when my students sent him get well cards.
Very special keepsakes of mine:)

[applegrove]

7. I thought of Ted immediately. Glad he is on the list.

[Diane R]

2. Sandra Day O' Connor? The woman who single-handedly made GWB the pResident? Just. NO.

[Dinger]

4. Yeah, That One Is More Than Questionable nt

[Jennicut]

9. First woman on the bench of the Supreme Court, though she does make me want to puke

Only good thing she has done lately is support Sotomayor.

[Richardo]

5. Thank Billie Jean in large part for Title IX women's collegiate sports

:applause:

[Dinger]

6. Yup : )

:thumbsup: :hi:

[FrenchieCat]

8. Sandra Day O'Connor is the only black mark on that otherwise

very well done list....but she was the first woman justice, so I guess it had to happen. At least she didn't overthrow Rowe v. Wade. :shrug: