Granny D Appreciation Thread

[SoxFan]

Campaign finance activist Doris Haddock, aka Granny D, died last night at her home in Dublin, NH at 100.

Granny walked across the country when she was 89 years old to draw attention to the need for campaign finance reform.

She was an inspiration to troublemakers, hellraisers, and fighters of the good fight everywhere. I'm going to miss her.

http://www.wmur.com/news/22792574/detail.html

[HughMoran]

1. Gra-nay! You're going to be missed!

Proud of what my fellow NH neighbor accomplished in her life.

[jobycom]

2. What a great life she lived. She will be missed.

I saw her speak in Austin about nine years ago. Inspired me to tears. I've always remembered one thing she said in particular. She was talking about always preparing, never giving up, and told how she had kept fighting for campaign finance reform even though no one was paying attention. Then after the Bush selection, the mood of the nation briefly changed, and the stuff she had been working on was suddenly popular, and some of it passed into law.

She said something like "Never quit fighting, even when your goals are unpopular or impossible, because one day the winds will change your way, and then you'll be the one ready to take advantage of it."

A beautiful soul. I've always been glad I got to see her in person. RIP, Doris. Your works and words were never in vain. :cry:

[G_j]

3. **

:loveya:

[G_j]

4. kick

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/03/10-9

Kucinich Remembers “Granny D”

WASHINGTON - March 10 - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement about Doris “Granny D” Haddock who died yesterday at the age of 100.

“Granny D was a great American. She had a powerful vision for an America in which every citizen has a voice in a government free of corporate control. She will be missed, but her powerful spirit will live on.”

[malaise]

5. Oh Yes

Rec

[bigwillq]

6. RIP

:(

[Wilms]

7. Awesome.

[handmade34]

8. love you Granny D

thanks for all you did

[Foo Fighter]

9. Granny D was incredible.

I donated to her campaign in 2004. She was a fantastic speaker and would have made a great Senator.

There will never be another Granny D. I can only hope that she will live on in all of us for whom she spoke. I think that's what she would have wanted.

[Wilms]

11. Big shoes to fill.

I got to meet her at a book store. I admired her vibe.

I want to remember, so "that she will live on".

[shireen]

10. A lovely lady.

thank you, Granny D.

[Swamp Rat]

12. Granny D!!

:patriot:

[democracy1st]

13. K & R