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| Latest Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners | |
| 2013-11-21 | |
| This year's honorees include: Former President Bill Clinton, Television icon Oprah Winfrey, Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, Hall of Fame college basketball coach Dean Smith, Country music legend Loretta Lynn, Late astronaut Sally Ride. It's the 50th anniversary of the medal created by President Kennedy, and President Obama included a tribute to JFK in his remarks. The award is "presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors," says the White House.
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| Posted by:Pappy |
| #6 We Just Plain Joes demand more sprockets from duh gummint! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-11-21 19:50 |
| #5 ...Jerry Springer was busy...? |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-11-21 12:39 |
| #4 Sorta like those "Hero of the Soviet Union" medals all of the old Premiers of the CSSR wore on their expensive baggie suits? |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-11-21 11:46 |
| #3 Viva el regimen. Sprockets for everyone ! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-11-21 09:40 |
| #2 Apparently the Presidential Medal of Freedom has become a trophy you get for just showing up. Perhaps we'll see Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty honored in 2017. *That* should leave a mark. But it won't. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-11-21 00:52 |
| #1 Loretta Lynn's coal mining father must be tossing in his grave. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-11-21 00:37 |