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Title: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Grassroots on June 13, 2019, 03:24:16 PM Includes U.S Congresspeople, Senators, Governors, Cabinet officials, and other major political people.
Me (people I've actually talked to and shook hands with): Fmr Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) In D.C while walking around the Capital building. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) At a congressional debate. Fmr Gov. Bruce Rauner (R-IL) At a fundraiser. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: John Dule on June 13, 2019, 03:30:10 PM I met Newt Gingrich at the Denver airport once. Told him I supported his plan to make the moon a state.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: FEMA Camp Administrator on June 13, 2019, 05:55:30 PM T-Paw, if he still counts. I have seen Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, and Ron Paul in person, but haven't met them. Not that this is eligible, but I've also shaken hands and briefly chatted with the then-Deputy Mayor/former police chief of Detroit.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Some of My Best Friends Are Gay on June 13, 2019, 05:56:30 PM I've seen Bernie Sanders in person at a rally, if that counts.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Progressive Pessimist on June 13, 2019, 07:14:17 PM Supposedly when I was an infant me and my parents were in Wildwood on vacation and ran into Senator Bill Bradley. I was like two or three years old though, so I don't remember, but my parents recall this. he used to walk around the New Jersey shore coastline every Labor Day weekend, so it's definitely plausible. That is really the only example I can think of.
I've met several mayors of my town and state legislature members though, and other local elected officials. In fact, my Grandma used to be a relatively powerful councilwoman. But none of those are really major politicians. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: ON Progressive on June 13, 2019, 07:16:39 PM I've never met any major politicians. The closest thing would be my town's mayor, but that doesn't count.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: GM Team Member and Senator WB on June 13, 2019, 07:41:37 PM Town Hall in Clemson, I was maybe 100 feet away from Lindsay Graham
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: The world will shine with light in our nightmare on June 13, 2019, 07:52:10 PM 1. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) (shook hands, got a selfie with)
2. Former Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) (watched him speak at a political conference) 3. Former Governor Jodi Rell (R-CT) (met once in her office during a school field trip and saw her speak at my high school) 4. Former Governor James Martin (R-NC) (gave a lecture at my college) Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: LoneStarDem on June 13, 2019, 08:38:15 PM Todd Staples
Lee Brown Rick Perry Wallace Jefferson Morris Overstreet Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Thunder98 🇮🇱 🤝 🇵🇸 on June 13, 2019, 08:56:07 PM I saw former Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado at the supermarket one time.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Esteemed Jimmy on June 13, 2019, 09:15:20 PM I've met my local state senators/representatives.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: John Dule on June 13, 2019, 09:38:59 PM Also, I managed to work for Jared Huffman (D-CA) for three months without once meeting him face-to-face.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Arturo Belano on June 13, 2019, 11:08:39 PM Only NE politicians, really. Dave Heineman, Pete Ricketts, Deb Fischer, Ben Sasse, and Adrian Smith.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Co-Chair Bagel23 on June 13, 2019, 11:42:10 PM I've met my local state senators/representatives. This, plus my congressman, DA, and a couple judges. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Wazza [INACTIVE] on June 14, 2019, 02:13:33 AM John Howard.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Skunk on June 14, 2019, 04:36:11 AM Martin O'Malley.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: afleitch on June 14, 2019, 05:59:49 AM Too many to list but in terms of the two highest profiles:
First Minister Donald Dewar First Minister Alex Salmond Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: DaWN on June 14, 2019, 06:12:24 AM The newest Liberal Democrat MP
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: 💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his) on June 14, 2019, 09:17:12 AM I got a picture with Tim Kaine in 2011 and hung out a little bit with him at a parade in 2012. He was super nice and genuine. Gerry Connolly was also at the parade but when he was not friendly.
I saw Terry McAuliffe in a bar once. He shook my hand and I told him to "have a good one." Once I was at a Washington Capitals game and I saw Tom Davis desperately looking around trying to find a napkin to wipe some sauce off his fingers. Met four or five state reps and state senators. Once I ate dinner in the house of a MN state rep and when I was a little kid I was friends with the son of member of leadership in the VA HoD. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: President of the great nation of 🏳️⚧️ on June 14, 2019, 09:31:39 AM In order of significance:
Fmr. Gov. Jim Hunt (D-NC) (campaigning for his daughter at the early voting place where my mom and sibling voted) Mayor of Worcester Joseph Petty or Fmr. Mayor Joseph O'Brien (both D-MA) (I was at town hall for some reason I forgot. Was around Christmastime but I forgot if it was 2011 or 2012) Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: HillGoose on June 14, 2019, 12:23:52 PM None lmao.
The only politicians I've met are Ben West Jr. and Karl Dean. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Ilhan Apologist on June 14, 2019, 12:26:20 PM Rep. Raul Grijalva, who I worked for one summer. Also saw Chrissy Houlahan and Susan Wild give speeches up close, but never "met" them.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: RINO Tom on June 14, 2019, 12:59:32 PM I'm trying to think, but all I am coming up with is Chris Christie. I was about 30 feet from Bob Dole in Chicago one time, but I did not meet him. My dad met George W. Bush when he was younger in Peoria one time, too.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Joe Biden 2024 on June 14, 2019, 02:43:00 PM Chrissy Houlahan, when she spoke at the College Democrats at my school.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: DPKdebator on June 14, 2019, 03:12:45 PM Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: MASHED POTATOES. VOTE! on June 14, 2019, 07:30:55 PM Romney at his Utah Senate debate, Sanders at the Henderson Nevada rally, and Yang at Nevada SEIU. Meet or just saw? Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Rookie Yinzer on June 14, 2019, 08:17:17 PM Lucy McBath
Elizabeth Warren Hank Johnson John Lewis Sonny Perdue Nathan Deal Stacey Abrams Maybe some others at Dem events here and there.... Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Atlas Has Shrugged on June 14, 2019, 10:59:11 PM Donald Trump
Gary Johnson Ron Paul Allen West Marco Rubio Lindsey Graham Tim Pawlenty Roger Stone Bill McCollum Matt Gaetz Ben Carson Rudy Giuliani Adam Putnam Claude Kirk Ken Cuccinelli Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: RussFeingoldWasRobbed on June 15, 2019, 12:18:59 AM Deborah Ross
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: YE on June 15, 2019, 01:14:58 PM No one (don’t engage in politics aside from Atlas).
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Rules for me, but not for thee on June 15, 2019, 02:35:31 PM Met briefly with a few, I guess:
Harry Browne (if you count that he was at least semi-famous as an author) Paul Wellstone Jesse Ventura Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: NOVA Green on June 16, 2019, 02:09:48 AM Don't hang out in the same social circles as many of y'all being a small-town kid from Downstate Oregon.
These are folks I met in small close environments, no campaign rallies, just in groups of 20-50 people having conversations with political figures about a wide variety of issues (Real Town Halls).... Fred Oerther (1990 Libertarian GE OR-GOV Candidate): https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/12/us/lines-are-drawn-in-oregon-battle-on-marijuana-referendum.html http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19900812&slug=1087414 Randy Prince (1990 Republican Primary OR-SEN Candidate): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_United_States_Senate_election_in_Oregon https://theworldlink.com/news/local/court-strikes-down-lng-project-appeal/article_567199a8-98d5-5967-98a6-ed10380bc883.html Harry Lonsdale (1990 Democratic GE OR-SEN Candidate): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Lonsdale https://www.bendbulletin.com/obituaries/2651241-151/harry-lonsdale https://www.amazon.com/Running-Politics-Power-Harry-Lonsdale/dp/0759676267 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-22-mn-2249-story.html Mike DeWine: (OH- US REP SEN, OH-REP AG, OH-REP GOV): Not sure how much introduction Mike needs on Atlas, compared to the others, but yes have drunk iced tea and ate cookies on his old home front porch with his wife back in the early '90s in SW Ohio just down the road from where I was living at the time.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_DeWine Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Gustaf on June 16, 2019, 05:16:04 AM US politicians:
Rand Paul Pete Stauber Tim Waltz Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Former President tack50 on June 16, 2019, 06:19:28 AM The highest ranking politician I have met has been Jose Manuel Soria, who at the time was Minister of Industry; and also a former mayor of my town and former president of the island council.
I have also met Juan Fernando López Aguilar, who at the time was just a backbench MEP, but who had been Minister of Justice in the first Zapatero cabinet. In a summer camp I did I also met a PP politician who was the mayor of the small Castillian town the summer camp was in. He is now a Senator, so I guess he did pretty well. He certainly seemed like a nice guy. Finally I have also met a handful of EU politicians when I went to the EU parliament, but can't remember who they were; and 1 local politician who again I can't remember well. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: TDAS04 on June 16, 2019, 04:58:07 PM Only counting those I've interacted with:
Dennis Daugaard Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Dusty Johnson Tim Johnson I've also seen John Thune, George McGovern, Tom Daschle, Bill Janklow, and Jim Abourezk in person. Bill and Hillary Clinton too, at a campaign rally. Can't think of any others who were at least a US representative. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: MASHED POTATOES. VOTE! on June 16, 2019, 07:49:58 PM Romney at his Utah Senate debate, Sanders at the Henderson Nevada rally, and Yang at Nevada SEIU. Meet or just saw? Met all of them. Talked with Yang the most. But Romney was the nicest out of them by far. Nice. I've asked because I noticed many people tend to present simply seeing a public figure from up close as "meeting". Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: NOVA Green on June 16, 2019, 10:35:05 PM Don't hang out in the same social circles as many of y'all being a small-town kid from Downstate Oregon. These are folks I met in small close environments, no campaign rallies, just in groups of 20-50 people having conversations with political figures about a wide variety of issues (Real Town Halls).... Fred Oerther (1990 Libertarian GE OR-GOV Candidate): https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/12/us/lines-are-drawn-in-oregon-battle-on-marijuana-referendum.html http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19900812&slug=1087414 Randy Prince (1990 Republican Primary OR-SEN Candidate): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_United_States_Senate_election_in_Oregon https://theworldlink.com/news/local/court-strikes-down-lng-project-appeal/article_567199a8-98d5-5967-98a6-ed10380bc883.html Harry Lonsdale (1990 Democratic GE OR-SEN Candidate): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Lonsdale https://www.bendbulletin.com/obituaries/2651241-151/harry-lonsdale https://www.amazon.com/Running-Politics-Power-Harry-Lonsdale/dp/0759676267 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-22-mn-2249-story.html Mike DeWine: (OH- US REP SEN, OH-REP AG, OH-REP GOV): Not sure how much introduction Mike needs on Atlas, compared to the others, but yes have drunk iced tea and ate cookies on his old home front porch with his wife back in the early '90s in SW Ohio just down the road from where I was living at the time.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_DeWine Dave relaxed the rules so here I will post the official policy platform statements for a few candidates in Oregon, who I met live in person during a pivotal time in Oregon Politics.... Here is Fred Oerther's Oregon Voter pamphlet from the 1990 OR-GOV GE: () Here is Randy Prince's Oregon Voter pamphlet statement from the 1990 OR-SEN-PUB PRIM: () Here is Harry Lonsdale's Voter pamphlet statement from the 1990 OR-SEN-GE: () Thanks to Dave & Virginia for relaxing certain rules regarding posting of images that required an extensively long approval process, even for posters without priors and citing from public sourced domains.... Oregon was going through a dramatic transformation when the late '80s hit.... Our economy and unemployment rate were the hardest hit at the heights of the Reagan Recession of the early '80s.... Reagan's solution to deal with "stagflation" and associated monetary policies of the regime essentially stopped housing starts cold in the tracts. The economy of Oregon at that time was 40% dependent upon Timber and Mills throughout the state were shuttered and workers furloughed and Oregon experienced one if not the highest unemployment rate in the Nation. The bosses in the Mid '80s promised us the Tech would be the salvation, as Timber went from 40% of Oregon GDP t0 20% and Tech caught up.... Then the Bush Sr recession of the '80s hit, and once again Oregonians are suffering.... Bill Clinton comes in and Timber and "Old Growth" Wars heat up in Oregon with the false dichotomy of jobs vs envt and meanwhile the Rednecks & Hippy "downstate Oregonians" do what they do best during recessions... grow some Weed on the black market to support the family while stable jobs are not in large demand. Met these Oregonian figures during that time, and Mike DeWine when I was out in College in Ohio, literally a 25 Minute drive from his front porch. No voters pamphlet, but his wife has iced tea and cookies prepared as local environmentalists from a wide variety of backgrounds chatted with him on the front porch about the EPA loophole that allowed hazardous waste to be burnt in cement kilns, including one less than 30 miles away.... Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: America Needs R'hllor on June 17, 2019, 03:44:43 AM Had a substantial interaction with:
* Former MK Michal Biran (Labour) * MK Stav Shaffir (Labour) * Former MK Merav Michaeli (Labour) Have seen many others speak, but didn't have a really substantial interaction with them. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: DINGO Joe on June 18, 2019, 01:22:19 AM My involvement in politics was in the 1988-90 cycle thus the following
Future Prez Bill Clinton and again after his Prez Sen Robert Byrd Sen John Breaux Sen Quentin Burdick Sen Paul Simon Sen Frank Lautenberg Sen Lawton Chiles Former Sen Birch Bayh Gov Ann Richards Speaker of the House Jim Wright Congressman Buddy McKay La Politicians Edwin Edwards John Kennedy David Vitter Bill Jefferson John Bel Edwards Mary Landrieu Mitch Landrieu Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: nclib on June 20, 2019, 10:38:25 PM David Price
Bob Etheridge Brad Miller Deborah Ross Carolyn Maloney Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Devout Centrist on June 20, 2019, 10:40:04 PM David Price Bob Etheridge Brad Miller Deborah Ross Carolyn Maloney Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: brucejoel99 on June 25, 2019, 01:37:52 AM Listing individuals with the office they held or had last held when I met them, rather than whatever office they may hold today:
People I've actually interacted with: Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) (June 2007) Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) (January 2008, December 2013, April 2014) Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) (January 2008, October 2018) Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (January 2008) Fmr. Pres. Bill Clinton (D-AR) (December 2011) Mayor Greg Ross (I-FL) (September 2013) Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (January 2014) Fmr. State Rep. Dan Gelber (D-FL) (April 2014) Fmr. Mayor Joe Geller (D-FL) (April 2014) Fmr. Gov. Charlie Crist (D-FL) (April 2014) Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) (July 2016) Fmr. Dade Party Chair Annette Taddeo (D-FL) (July 2016) Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) (August 2016) Roger Stone (R-FL) (June 2017) Mayor Andrew Gillum (D-FL) (August 2018, September 2018) County Commissioner John Dailey (D-FL) (October 2018) Fmr. Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE) (October 2018) Fmr. State Sen. John Thrasher (R-FL) (April 2019) Mayor Lauren Poe (D-FL) (August 2019) Mayor Frank Ortis (D-FL) (August 2019) In addition to those above, I've also seen (but didn't meet) the following: Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) (June 2007) Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (June 2007) Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) (June 2007) Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) (June 2007) Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) (June 2007) Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) (June 2007) Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (June 2007) Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) (June 2007) Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) (June 2007) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (June 2007) Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (June 2007) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) (June 2007) Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) (June 2007) Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) (June 2007) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (June 2007) Sen. Bernie Sanders (ID-VT) (June 2007) Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) (June 2007) Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) (June 2007) Fmr. Secretary Donna Shalala (D-FL) (September 2007) Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (September 2007) Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) (November 2012) Fmr. Gov. Charlie Crist (I-FL) (November 2012) Pres. Barack Obama (D-IL) (November 2012) Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) (July 2016) Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) (July 2016) Fmr. Rep. Joe Garcia (D-FL) (July 2016) Fmr. Secretary Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (July 2016) Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) (July 2016) State Secretary Anne Holton (D-VA) (July 2016) Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) (February 2017) Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) (February 2017) Chief Justice Jorge Labarga (I-FL) (October 2017) Lt. Gov.-nominee Chris King (D-FL) (September 2018) Fmr. Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) (January 2019) Fmr. First Lady Michelle Obama (D-IL) (May 2019) As you can tell, I'm a Floridian (as if my avatar doesn't give it away) who watched the proceedings of the Senate from the gallery in June 2007. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Del Tachi on June 25, 2019, 10:31:26 AM Only the big, big names:
Donald Trump (met at RNC headquarters, 2016) Barack Obama (attended SOTU, 2012 and met at the White House, 2013) Jimmy Carter (met at Plains Baptist Church, 2018) Joe Biden (met on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 2012) John Kerry (met on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 2011 and met as U.S. Secretary of State, 2013) John McCain (met on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 2011) Marco Rubio (met on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 2011) I've met with a lot of Mississippi politicians - but the only notable ones are Cochran, Wicker and Barbour. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: nclib on June 25, 2019, 06:57:45 PM David Price Bob Etheridge Brad Miller Deborah Ross Carolyn Maloney She was pleasant and friendly. I actually also met her before she was a politician and was the head of the ACLU-NC. I have always been impressed with her commitment to those issues. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: NOVA Green on June 25, 2019, 10:12:45 PM Only the big, big names: Donald Trump (met at RNC headquarters, 2016) Barack Obama (attended SOTU, 2012 and met at the White House, 2013) Jimmy Carter (met at Plains Baptist Church, 2018) Joe Biden (met on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 2012) John Kerry (met on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 2011 and met as U.S. Secretary of State, 2013) John McCain (met on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 2011) Marco Rubio (met on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 2011) I've met with a lot of Mississippi politicians - but the only notable ones are Cochran, Wicker and Barbour. Wow--- that's a pretty big list of some major known heavy hitters esp between '11 > '16 ! Looks like some pretty good resume material if you are an Op, Lobbyist, or directly involved in the world of Washington Politics.... The '11/'12 experience indicates a certain background.... Personally, the most impressive item on that list was meeting Jimmy Carter in '18 considering how many folks wait in line just for the opportunity to hear him speak.... https://www.ajc.com/news/what-takes-see-jimmy-carter-teach-sunday-school-plains/e5Tw1LDvnAspvr1fY2OCbL/ Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Del Tachi on June 26, 2019, 12:36:36 PM Only the big, big names: Donald Trump (met at RNC headquarters, 2016) Barack Obama (attended SOTU, 2012 and met at the White House, 2013) Jimmy Carter (met at Plains Baptist Church, 2018) Joe Biden (met on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 2012) John Kerry (met on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 2011 and met as U.S. Secretary of State, 2013) John McCain (met on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 2011) Marco Rubio (met on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 2011) I've met with a lot of Mississippi politicians - but the only notable ones are Cochran, Wicker and Barbour. Wow--- that's a pretty big list of some major known heavy hitters esp between '11 > '16 ! Looks like some pretty good resume material if you are an Op, Lobbyist, or directly involved in the world of Washington Politics.... The '11/'12 experience indicates a certain background.... Personally, the most impressive item on that list was meeting Jimmy Carter in '18 considering how many folks wait in line just for the opportunity to hear him speak.... https://www.ajc.com/news/what-takes-see-jimmy-carter-teach-sunday-school-plains/e5Tw1LDvnAspvr1fY2OCbL/ Attending Carter's Bible study was definitely the most intimate of these occasions. It was a short lesson (maybe only 20-25 minutes), but President and Mrs. Carter were extremely gracious with and chatted with all the guests afterwards. We arrived from Athens the night before and got to the church (with lots of coffee) at 4:00 a.m. The Trump meeting was interesting, but pretty uneventful. I was doing some low-level staffing for Republican Senator who was meeting with him and Republican leadership at the RNC that day. My job was to pretty much to carry briefing books and get coffee. I didn't even get to do the whole "[Shakes hands]Hi my name is..." thing with Trump, but I did get to see him interact with other politicians in a no-media type of environment, which I guess is a pretty rare insight. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: All Along The Watchtower on June 26, 2019, 02:24:03 PM Howard Dean
Gavin Newsom Jerry Brown Ro Khanna Mike Honda Ami Bera Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: SWE on June 26, 2019, 02:39:41 PM Bob Dole
Seen Obama in person but never met him Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: I spent the winter writing songs about getting better on June 26, 2019, 03:05:59 PM Tim Walz
Amy Klobuchar Keith Ellison Al Franken, including outside of a political event (sucks that anecdote is kind of ruined now) A lot more if including ones I saw in person but didn't speak to or shake hands. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: FairBol on June 26, 2019, 04:30:18 PM Not a lot of national names....but....
Connecticut House of Reps Minority Leader Themis Klarides Former (and maybe future) candidate for CT Governor Bob Stefanowski Col. (and former Congressman) Allen West Senator Marco Rubio (I think) ...not too many, but heh Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Figueira on June 26, 2019, 05:46:34 PM Deval Patrick, Ed Markey, Jim McGovern.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Kingpoleon on June 27, 2019, 12:07:13 AM Tom Cotton, once or twice. Not very impressive one-one-one, honestly.
My mother was friends with DNC Chair John Bailey’s son in the nineties. Not sure if that counts for much, but lots of interesting stories. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: TML on August 13, 2019, 12:11:08 AM Rudy Giuliani (shook hands)
Chuck Schumer (saw at a public event) Tung Chee Hwa (spoke to briefly) Eliot Spitzer (saw on street while driving) Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: anvi on August 13, 2019, 12:18:49 PM Hmmm, not too many.
--In person Walter Mondale Rudolph Scharping (former SPD candidate for German chancellor) Hans Blix (after his retirement) --if you include extended snail-mail or email correspondence: Kent Conrad, as ND Senator Barack Obama, as Senator of Illinois Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Badger on August 13, 2019, 01:48:18 PM If we include shaking hands, Geraldine Ferraro the day before the 1984 election. I told her oh, I know you've heard this a lot since the debate, but kick their ass! She gave a kind oh, but in retrospect obviously forced, laugh and said oh we will. Very brave of her since she knew what the numbers were.
Gary Hart during his incipient 1988 presidential campaign when he visited the rainbow kitchen, a famous Food Bank, serving Pittsburgh. Bill Clinton a few weeks before the 1992 election. While shaking his hand I told him that he had inspired me to use my law degree once I graduate to help Society. And I swear to God he gave the stereotypical Darrell Hammond impression of a thumbs up plus nodding his head while sticking his tongue out and biting it. He really does that! I met Dennis kucinich when he was running for president in 2008, when he came to host our small rural Ohio County Democratic Jefferson Jackson Day breakfast. Oh my goodness he is Tiny. And yes, his wife is that gorgeous. I met then Governor Ted Strickland when he came to our County Democratic dinner. Oh, and another year I similarly met then candidate for attorney general Richard cordray. Briefly met one-on-one then State AG, now Governor Mike dewine, at the small County prosecutor's office I was working at at the time. When he asked where I'd gone to undergraduate, I told him oh, and he shared that one of his daughters had attended that's small liberal arts colleges well. When I asked what she was doing with herself nowadays his face grew quite grim and he told me she had died. I could have shrunk into a hole at that point. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: 100% pro-life no matter what on August 14, 2019, 10:51:48 PM Only counting ones I have gotten a 1x1 or small group picture with:
Have run for president- Scott Walker Ted Cruz Marco Rubio Rick Santorum Rick Perry Rand Paul Ben Carson Carly Fiorina Jim Gilmore Newt Gingrich Austin Petersen (I guess, technically) Governors, Senators, Reps: Bill Lee Bill Haslam Marsha Blackburn Lamar Alexander Bob Corker Jim Jordan Mark Green Diane Black Jason Smith Allen West Joe Walsh Other Notable Figures: Ben Shapiro Reince Priebus John Bolton Kelli Ward David French Art Laffer Jesse Watters Ken Bone (a reference everyone got when I took the picture in early 2017, but one that will probably be forgotten by time) Katie Pavlich Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Atlas Has Shrugged on August 14, 2019, 11:50:09 PM If we include shaking hands, Geraldine Ferraro the day before the 1984 election. I told her oh, I know you've heard this a lot since the debate, but kick their ass! She gave a kind oh, but in retrospect obviously forced, laugh and said oh we will. Very brave of her since she knew what the numbers were. Gary Hart during his incipient 1988 presidential campaign when he visited the rainbow kitchen, a famous Food Bank, serving Pittsburgh. Bill Clinton a few weeks before the 1992 election. While shaking his hand I told him that he had inspired me to use my law degree once I graduate to help Society. And I swear to God he gave the stereotypical Darrell Hammond impression of a thumbs up plus nodding his head while sticking his tongue out and biting it. He really does that! I met Dennis kucinich when he was running for president in 2008, when he came to host our small rural Ohio County Democratic Jefferson Jackson Day breakfast. Oh my goodness he is Tiny. And yes, his wife is that gorgeous. I met then Governor Ted Strickland when he came to our County Democratic dinner. Oh, and another year I similarly met then candidate for attorney general Richard cordray. Briefly met one-on-one then State AG, now Governor Mike dewine, at the small County prosecutor's office I was working at at the time. When he asked where I'd gone to undergraduate, I told him oh, and he shared that one of his daughters had attended that's small liberal arts colleges well. When I asked what she was doing with herself nowadays his face grew quite grim and he told me she had died. I could have shrunk into a hole at that point. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: thumb21 on August 15, 2019, 09:10:36 AM In 2014, I saw Nick Clegg from 50 metres away. I was walking through a park and he was being interviewed there. He was Deputy Prime Minister at the time.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: MarkD on August 15, 2019, 10:03:23 AM I got to know former Senator Jim Talent so well that he calls me by my first name.
I also met Mel Carnahan in person once, spoke with him, and I unfortunately got him confused with a similar-looking Republican politician (named Wendell Bailey). Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: morgankingsley on August 15, 2019, 04:07:04 PM I "met" Ron Wyden at a school event on my senior year
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: 100% pro-life no matter what on August 15, 2019, 05:44:56 PM If we include shaking hands, Geraldine Ferraro the day before the 1984 election. I told her oh, I know you've heard this a lot since the debate, but kick their ass! She gave a kind oh, but in retrospect obviously forced, laugh and said oh we will. Very brave of her since she knew what the numbers were. Gary Hart during his incipient 1988 presidential campaign when he visited the rainbow kitchen, a famous Food Bank, serving Pittsburgh. Bill Clinton a few weeks before the 1992 election. While shaking his hand I told him that he had inspired me to use my law degree once I graduate to help Society. And I swear to God he gave the stereotypical Darrell Hammond impression of a thumbs up plus nodding his head while sticking his tongue out and biting it. He really does that! I met Dennis kucinich when he was running for president in 2008, when he came to host our small rural Ohio County Democratic Jefferson Jackson Day breakfast. Oh my goodness he is Tiny. And yes, his wife is that gorgeous. I met then Governor Ted Strickland when he came to our County Democratic dinner. Oh, and another year I similarly met then candidate for attorney general Richard cordray. Briefly met one-on-one then State AG, now Governor Mike dewine, at the small County prosecutor's office I was working at at the time. When he asked where I'd gone to undergraduate, I told him oh, and he shared that one of his daughters had attended that's small liberal arts colleges well. When I asked what she was doing with herself nowadays his face grew quite grim and he told me she had died. I could have shrunk into a hole at that point. Most of mine are pretty boring photo lines at conferences/fundraisers and the like. The only really cool story was with Rick Santorum. I met him in college when we hosted him on campus. This was during the 2016 primaries, right after Cruz had trounced Trump in Wisconsin. The College Republicans executive board went out to dinner with Santorum before the event. Someone asked him what he thought should happen in the event no one got to 1237 delegates to secure the nomination (which was something that was being very widely discussed at the time). Without flinching, he said that they should give it to "the guy who came in second last time". A couple others on the list, I've had brief conversations with apart from a handshake, and Mark Green randomly commented on a Facebook post of mine once, but the only story at all like Badger's was my Santorum one. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: UnselfconsciousTeff on August 18, 2019, 08:17:43 PM Dutch Politicians
Since i used to be a candidate ive met a lot of local politicians but will mention the most notable Hilbrand Nawijn (independent): former Minister for Integration and Asylum Affairs,, we drank with each other and he is a chill guy altough he takes politics too seriously and he makes sexist jokes Charlie Aptroot (VVD): My cities mayor nice guy but kinda a bureaucrat BONUS King: Wilem Alexander (monarchy) visited my school once Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: UnselfconsciousTeff on August 18, 2019, 08:19:30 PM Dutch Politicians Since i used to be a candidate ive met a lot of local politicians but will mention the most notable Hilbrand Nawijn (independent): former Minister for Integration and Asylum Affairs,, we drank with each other and he is a chill guy altough he takes politics too seriously and he makes sexist jokes Charlie Aptroot (VVD): My cities mayor nice guy but kinda a bureaucrat Micheal Dukakis (D), via email i told him that he should run in 2020 as a joke... was shocked that he responded BONUS King: Wilem Alexander (monarchy) visited my school once Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: lLamamano777 on September 24, 2019, 11:31:46 AM I haven't met many, but the one I did was big. I met President George W. Bush at an air force base following the Iraqi invasion. I don't remember much of it because I was young, but I do have a picture lying around somewhere.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자) on September 24, 2019, 07:34:39 PM I spent a week in Washington as a senior in high school as one of my state's two participants in the United States Senate Youth Program. I got to meet Thurmond then, but not Hollings as he was on the campaign trail in Iowa and New Hampshire. The hotel we were boarded at that week (the Mayflower) was where Reagan/Bush kicked off their reelection campaign.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: morgankingsley on September 24, 2019, 07:38:05 PM I haven't met many, but the one I did was big. I met President George W. Bush at an air force base following the Iraqi invasion. I don't remember much of it because I was young, but I do have a picture lying around somewhere. That sounds awesome Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Theodore on September 25, 2019, 11:44:19 AM Presidents-
George W. Bush George H.W. Bush Barack Obama Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton (Met them when they came to my university) Governors- Rick Perry Numerous State politicians Mike Siegel (at a Democratic Fundraiser) Will be at a meet and greet with political commentators Lauren Ingraham and Steven Crowder next month. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: The Dowager Mod on September 25, 2019, 11:47:27 AM I literally ran into Hillary Clinton once in Milwaukee, I was late for something and running down some stairs and she and her posse were going up.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Lambsbread on September 25, 2019, 11:50:35 AM I shook John McCain's hand in 2008 and Bernie Sanders' hand in 2016. And I posed for a selfie with Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman earlier this year.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: PSOL on September 25, 2019, 12:17:54 PM I shook hands with Daniel Biss over the summer, so that was something.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Mr. Smith on March 23, 2021, 05:59:03 PM Presidents- George W. Bush George H.W. Bush Barack Obama Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton (Met them when they came to my university) Governors- Rick Perry Numerous State politicians Mike Siegel (at a Democratic Fundraiser) Will be at a meet and greet with political commentators Lauren Ingraham and Steven Crowder next month. Those b*&tards showed up for that concert thingy while I was still at work! Anyways: Will Hurd [Showed up at my grad school] Bob Goodlatte [Showed up at my undergrad] Mitt Romney [Did commencement at my undergrad] Kamala Harris [Her Presidential launch happened to be in the same neighborhood in Oakland where I was working a side gig] Stewart Udall [Met him at a book signing, turns he and my grandmother were cousins ...I was just a kid back then] Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: RI on March 23, 2021, 06:57:58 PM I haven't met any major politicians. I did meet former WA SoS Sam Reed back in about 2011 when he was visiting my university, and I asked him to get more precinct data on his website, which his office did start to do in the following years.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: If my soul was made of stone on March 23, 2021, 07:20:07 PM The most important politician I've properly met was a judge on the county circuit court when I went to vote for the first time in 2018. I've been in the same room as two representatives from my state before on separate occasions (Ruppersberger and Sarbanes), but never properly met them.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: 𝕭𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖆 𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖔𝖑𝖆 on March 23, 2021, 07:24:52 PM I think the most important politician I have met is Lorenzo Viviani, who is a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Lega. I think he hardly qualifies as major, however.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Astatine on March 23, 2021, 07:32:07 PM Well, some of the "major ones" I have actually interacted with (took selfies with several ones of them or talked for some time):
Charlotte Britz (SPD), then-Mayor of Saarbrücken Elke Ferner (SPD), then-Member of Parliament and former State Secretary for Family Affairs Ulrich Commercon (SPD), Member of the state legislature, then State Minister for Education Simone Peter (SPD), then-chairwoman of the Green Party Stefan B. Eck (Environment Protection Party), he was later elected to the European Parliament Jo Leinen (SPD), then-Member of the European Parliament Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU), then-Governor of Saarland, incumbent Secretary of Defense Oliver Luksic (FDP), Member of Parliament Christian Lindner (FDP), incumbent chairman and parliamentary leader of the FDP Isolde Ries (SPD), deputy speaker of the state legislature Jutta Schmitt-Lang (CDU), Member of the state legislature Dagmar Ensch-Engel (Left), Member of the state legislature Cem Özdemir (Greens), former chairman of the Green Party Svenja Hahn (FDP), she was later elected to the European Parliament Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: LAKISYLVANIA on March 23, 2021, 07:37:04 PM No foreign politicians
But... for Belgium Hilde Crevits (CD&V), who was at the time minister of education. I met her while I went to Brussel to finish some high school exams (some kind of education institution dedicated to just allow you to finish your exams, while not going to school). Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD), in terms of Twitter perhaps the closest to Donald Trump, because from all politicians here, he tweets the most. I don't think i've met him in person, but he once "recommended my twitter" to his followers, and also gave me his private phone number at some time, mostly related to the weather. Eventually i did nothing with it, due to my depression, but at least it counts for something. He was mayor of my city at the time, and is currently minister of justice. Because he recommended me, some other famous politicians & journalists also followed my Twitter at the time. I've also spended the night once with the candidate from my political party for my city and for my province, but she didn't get elected... But if polling is true, she will become a MP at the next election, or she might become one. I don't have Twitter anymore, but I do have Facebook, and for some reason I do have of course a lot of party members as friends, but in some occassions, some people have added me and i don't know why (like the chairman of another Belgian unity party that is a minor party), as well as the rector of Ghent University (and i didn't add him, he added me, and i don't know why, but for some reason he seems to have a lot of marxist-ideological friends). It's quite fun for a student that your rector adds you, and not vice versa (which I would never do, because of the rules of hierarchy). The irony of all of this, he was added while I didn't know who he was. I assumed he was just another average PVDA member, but he turns out to be my rector, which is weird. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Roll Roons on March 23, 2021, 11:43:56 PM I've seen Obama and Trump speak in person, but did not actually meet either.
Senators: Mitt Romney, Mark Kirk, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Chuck Schumer, Joe Manchin, Shelley Moore Capito, Cory Gardner, John Hickenlooper, Susan Collins, Tim Kaine, Roy Blunt, Rick Scott, Richard Shelby, Cindy Hyde-Smith, John Cornyn, Todd Young, Mike Braun, Kelly Ayotte, Jeff Flake, Claire McCaskill Governors: Larry Hogan, Bruce Rauner, Haley Barbour, John Kasich, Tom Vilsack, Mark Sanford, apparently Christie Whitman when I was a baby House: Bob Dold, John Shimkus, Rodney Davis, Mike Bost, Darin LaHood, Adam Kinzinger, Peter Roskam, Jerry Weller, Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Dan Crenshaw, Will Hurd, Andy Kim, Matt Gaetz, John Katko, David Valadao, Jim Hagedorn, Brian Fitzpatrick, Van Hilleary, and many more. Others: Tom Kean Jr., Pete Buttigieg, Jason Kander, Tony Blinken. And he's not a politician, but Dave Wasserman. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: FrancoAgo on March 24, 2021, 01:26:35 PM I've always done my best to avoid them
the alone i can't avoid is one ex vice president of european parliament that has a house around 100 meters from mine Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: AncestralDemocrat. on March 25, 2021, 08:57:51 AM Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller, Joe Manchin, Evan Jenkins, Jim Justice, Carol Miller, Nick Rahall, Earl Ray Tomblin, Shelley Moore Capito.
Can't really be described as a major politician, but Richard Ojeda as well. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Fuzzy Bear on March 25, 2021, 10:53:32 PM Gov. Hugh Carey (D-NY)
Rep. Liz Holtzman (D-NY) Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY) Rep. Tom Downey (D-NY) Bess Meyerson (D), candidate for 1980 NY Senate Democratic nomination Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark (D) Mayor Ed. Koch (D-NY) Suffolk County Executive Patrick Halpin (D) Gov. Ed King (D-MA) Holyoke Mayor Martin Dunn (D) FL Senate President Mike Haridopolous (R-Merritt Island) Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) The best story I have was when I met Gov. King of MA. We were at a parade held there the Sunday after St. Patrick's Day every year; the event was a World Class Drinking Event and I was an active alcoholic at that time (early 1980s). Gov. King was a jerk because he raised the drinking age, which no active alcoholic could easily stomach. But I was drunk (in the early afternoon) and there he was, sticking his hand out saying (in a bit of an Irish brogue) "I'm Governor King!". I shook his hand and said "What's shakin', Gov?". The person whom I liked (who I didn't think I'd like) was Bella Abzug. She was, in some ways, the AOC of her day, but she was personable and a substantive human being in ways AOC can't even dream of. She was NOT the abrasive person of her media persona; she was friendly and cheerful, combative, but in a "Happy Warrior" way. Even then, as a pro-life Democrat, I disagreed with her, but I am sorry I did not vote for her in the primary. (I voted for Ramsey Clark, a vote that I deeply regret today.) She lost that primary, lost the Mayoral primary in 1977. and lost to a Republican for a Congressional seat on NY's Upper East Side; the negative media rep did her in. It's too bad; she would have been a better fighter for NY than the corporate hack S. William Green or the shallow Carolyn Maloney. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Never Made it to Graceland on March 25, 2021, 10:56:28 PM President Fetterman.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Geoffrey Howe on March 27, 2021, 09:15:00 AM I once saw George Osborne queueing at a restaurant.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: 🦀🎂🦀🎂 on March 27, 2021, 12:00:47 PM Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, Owen Jones, Dan Jarvis; when i was a small child I had my photo taken with Tony Blair at Hadrian's Wall for some reason (I have a very vague memory of being utterly terrified by the press)
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Clarko95 📚💰📈 on September 11, 2021, 04:10:48 PM Reviving this thread to brag about meeting Sweden's next prime minister in 2019:
() She is very short for a Swedish lady. We are actually part of a small club and we are both members of a closed Facebook group of ~180 people. So yes if you are wondering, I am indeed part of the (Swedish) deep state/establishment Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: President Johnson on September 11, 2021, 04:14:02 PM I will be attending a Olaf Scholz rally on September 20. Hope to directly meet my fellow Genosse.
Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Ferguson97 on September 11, 2021, 05:00:47 PM Saw: Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Tulsi Gabbard, Debbie Stabenow
Met: Chris Christie, Phil Murphy, Josh Gottheimer, Frank Pallone, Martin O'Malley, Jason Kander, Bob Menendez, Mikie Sherrill Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Drew on September 11, 2021, 05:24:23 PM I shook hands with Tony Evers once.
Other notables that I have seen in person but not met: Pete Buttigieg, Tammy Baldwin, Mark Pocan, Gwen Moore, Pat Quinn, Dick Durbin, Mark Kirk. Also Sarah Godlewski and Mandela Barnes, one of which hopefully will be our next Senator. Title: Re: ITT: What major politicians have you met? Post by: Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom on September 11, 2021, 05:30:38 PM George Miller (Former U.S. Representative, 1975-2015)
Mark DeSaulnier (U.S. Representative, 2015-Present) Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (State Assemblywoman, 2018-Present) |