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Boomerproud

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26. Bill Clinton.

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 12:30 AM

Dec 22

Hillary too. I would just shut my mouth and suck in all the knowledge. They wouldn't have any memory of the evening, but I'd be writing in my diary. I would ask him some pointed questions about how he really felt how Gingrich et al treated him. Wouldn't accept bs answer.

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If you could have dinner for 3 hours with anyone alive... [View all] Pototan Dec 21 OP

Abraham Lincoln. yourout Dec 21 #1

On edit, I added alive. Pototan Dec 21 #2

In that case. Thom Hartman yourout Dec 22 #17

Barack Obama, second choice, Kamala Harris. Enter stage left Dec 21 #3

Kamala would probably also avebury Dec 21 #5

Hillary and Kamala Trueblue1968 Dec 22 #40

General Wesley Clark BOSSHOG Dec 21 #4

YES!!!!! elleng Dec 21 #8

Mel Brooks maveric Dec 21 #6

I came here to say Mel Brooks too! JoseBalow Dec 21 #14

He's pure comedic genius. Pushing 100. Was at the Battle of the Bulge... maveric Dec 22 #20

Bernie. jalan48 Dec 21 #7

Lawrence O'Donnell. Or, if he's not available, Jasmine Crockett. Nt spooky3 Dec 21 #9

Pete Buttigieg avebury Dec 21 #10

GREAT one!!! elleng Dec 22 #28

David Gergen underpants Dec 21 #11

No one really Meowmee Dec 21 #12

... SheltieLover Dec 22 #18

I used to talk politics with my Dad when I came home from university and was living at home. applegrove Dec 22 #25

Oh same! MontanaMama Dec 22 #41

So sorry for your loss Meowmee Dec 22 #46

Donald Trump... 3 hours of wasting his time. And he cannot text or talk on the phone or interact with others. keithbvadu2 Dec 21 #13

How would you keep your dinner down? Nt spooky3 Dec 22 #22

It would only work if the SS The Madcap Dec 22 #60

Angela Merkel. Aristus Dec 21 #15

OMG, me too. I love her and find her intelligence and political savvy sooooo interesting. Would love to discuss the new SheilaAnn Dec 22 #57

A couple of things that people unfortunately overlook about the Germans: Aristus Dec 22 #67

Me too, especially as a child. My dad used to love going to a German owned tavern and would take me along. The bar SheilaAnn Dec 22 #68

Nancy or Rachel SheltieLover Dec 22 #16

Under those terms I would volunteer to endure a 4+ hour dinner with a certain RockRaven Dec 22 #19

Obama LeftInTX Dec 22 #21

Barrack Obama Pisces Dec 22 #23

Do I have only a few months to live? (might influence my decision) harumph Dec 22 #24

Bill Clinton. Boomerproud Dec 22 #26

Depends qazplm135 Dec 22 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 22 #29

OP specified "alive"... but I agree with you WarGamer Dec 22 #31

Bill Clinton... 110% WarGamer Dec 22 #30

Gary Snyder Brother Buzz Dec 22 #32

Paul Krugman DBoon Dec 22 #33

Weird Al Yankovic. Sneederbunk Dec 22 #34

Senator Murkowski Buddyzbuddy Dec 22 #35

Hillary Clinton chowder66 Dec 22 #36

+1 oasis Dec 22 #37

Bella Abzug Solly Mack Dec 22 #38

George Carlin fantase56 Dec 22 #39

The person must be alive to answer my OP Pototan Dec 22 #43

The fat orange blobfather. A nice private dinner. Lunabell Dec 22 #42

Rachel Maddow. Morbius Dec 22 #44

My mother Ex Lurker Dec 22 #45

Biden. Akacia Dec 22 #47

Timothy Snyder arthritisR_US Dec 22 #48

Good call. Morbius Dec 22 #52

Timothy Snyder would be my choice ribrepin Dec 22 #54

Al Franken. Or Gretchen Whitmer. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 22 #49

Hillary, Kamala, Barack, or Lawrence electric_blue68 Dec 22 #50

JD Vance exboyfil Dec 22 #51

AOC Emile Dec 22 #53

Joe and Jill Biden, I'm sure they would make me feel comfortable. And there's a lot of things Joe would probably like to Walleye Dec 22 #55

Depends. What's on the menu? nt intrepidity Dec 22 #56

Meryl Streep CTyankee Dec 22 #58

Billy Connolly leftyladyfrommo Dec 22 #59

Or Neil deGrasse Tyson. I have a crush on leftyladyfrommo Dec 22 #63

Eloon. The Madcap Dec 22 #61

Noam Chomsky berniesandersmittens Dec 22 #62

Ryan Gosling. tavernier Dec 22 #64

I would choose someone I haven't yet had the pleasure of talking with, so my choice would be DFW Dec 22 #65

AOC. ratchiweenie Dec 22 #66

Leon Musk--but I cook the dinner. Mushrooms are a classic. Timeflyer Dec 22 #69

VP Harris JustAnotherGen Dec 22 #70

King Charles -- he's an avid environmentalist and equestrian, both of which are allegorical oracle Dec 22 #71

Greta Thunberg. It would be nice to talk to a young person with promise. JanMichael Dec 22 #72

I don't usually reply to threads like this... Hugin Dec 23 #73

Nicole Wallace would be on my shortlist, and Paul Krugman, and Barack Obama. lostnfound Dec 23 #74

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