CayceG Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Mike Gravel, former US senator for Alaska, dies at 91 APNEWS.COM SEASIDE, Calif. (AP) — Mike Gravel, a former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and confronted Barack Obama about nuclear weapons during a later presidential run, has died. He's tossing rocks into that big pond in the sky now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Rip in peace to a real one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Never went anywhere in his 2008 or 2020 runs, and came across as a crazy old dude in debates, but in his heart, he seemed like a very good man who was horrified at what was going on and wanted something better for people. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 RIP Gravel Gang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 5 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: So that's interesting: we know that obituaries are pre-written. Gravel's was written years ago by someone who died before him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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