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83. Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trevor Noah

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 02:12 AM

Apr 25

I think I'd be in such awe that I'd freeze up, but they are interesting and genuine, so I'd just listen to anything they had to say.

I did meet Hillary Clinton once when she campaigned for Senator in NY. Had a very brief chat. She was warm and personable. Attentive listener.

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If you could meet up with any celebrity, or famous person ,who would you pick? EDIT [View all] debm55 Apr 21 OP

Well, I'm kind of over celebrities and such. Would it be too freaky if I said none of them? SWBTATTReg Apr 21 #1

I edited it to incude famous people. TY debm55 Apr 21 #7

If politicians fall in that category, then Joe Biden. If not, then Ringo Starr. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 21 #2

I edited to include famous people. TY debm55 Apr 21 #6

Thanks! Then Joe wins! LOL! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 21 #12

Thank you , I would like Joe , too. debm55 Apr 21 #26

I got to meet President Biden twice in 2019 at fundraisers LetMyPeopleVote Apr 22 #58

Very cool! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 22 #60

Russell Crowe ProudMNDemocrat Apr 21 #3

Thank you debm55 Apr 21 #4

Ty, ProudMNDemocrat debm55 Apr 21 #27

Richard Gere FalloutShelter Apr 21 #5

TY debm55 Apr 21 #8

I've met plenty. PJMcK Apr 21 #9

Thank you PJMcK debm55 Apr 21 #16

I've met a few, wasn't especially impressed. They're just people. Ocelot II Apr 21 #10

TY Ocelot II debm55 Apr 21 #17

Obama, hands down stopdiggin Apr 21 #11

Ty I agree with you, stopdiggin. debm55 Apr 21 #28

Lucky!!!!!! ailsagirl Apr 21 #48

debm55 ..... Upthevibe Apr 21 #13

Ty i agree. debm55 Apr 21 #15

Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, Jody Foster, Jane Fonda (yes) hlthe2b Apr 21 #14

Ty hlthe2b. You have a lot of choices. debm55 Apr 21 #29

Glad to see Meryl Streep's name! She's my #1 choice! CTyankee Apr 22 #56

Pope Francis Raven123 Apr 21 #18

Raven 123---thank you and I agree. debm55 Apr 21 #30

Jeff Lynne (of ELO fame) Mad_Dem_X Apr 21 #19

Thank you Mad_Dem_X debm55 Apr 21 #31

Hands down Jimmy Carter. gibraltar72 Apr 21 #20

Thank you gibraltar72, I totally agree. debm55 Apr 21 #32

Keith Richards Mr.Bill Apr 21 #21

TY Mr.Bill. debm55 Apr 21 #33

Donald Trump, so I could call him an asshole to his face. Doodley Apr 21 #22

Thank you Doodley. I would like to do that too. debm55 Apr 21 #25

You sure you aren't a Brit? Doodley Apr 21 #34

Oh no. From PA, with roots from once Russian territory.--Georgia(the country) and the Ukraine, debm55 Apr 21 #35

Robert Crumb Cartoonist Apr 21 #23

Thank you Cartoonist. debm55 Apr 21 #24

Ringo bif Apr 21 #36

TY bif. debm55 Apr 21 #38

I would pick Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Garner Emile Apr 21 #37

Thank you Emile. debm55 Apr 21 #39

I met Will Smith at a movie opening - Bulletproof Monk k55f5r Apr 21 #40

Thank you k55f5r debm55 Apr 21 #51

TY k55f5r debm55 Apr 22 #67

Harrison Ford Deep State Witch Apr 21 #41

Two thumbs up for two favorites Bayard Apr 24 #78

Alive- Neil DeGrasse Tyson - D or A - Carl Sagan rurallib Apr 21 #42

Alive, I think Pep Guardiola would be very interesting.... SKKY Apr 21 #43

i met lorne greene once . nice nice man. also met the man who played toto. AllaN01Bear Apr 21 #44

I'd love to meet Mel Brooks JoseBalow Apr 21 #45

Ken Burns lpbk2713 Apr 21 #46

Ray Davies Give Peace A Chance Apr 21 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Apr 21 #49

ty Give Peace A Chance. great mixture of musicians and politicians debm55 Apr 21 #50

Weird Al Yankovic. Sneederbunk Apr 21 #52

Such a clever guy. Nt spooky3 Apr 22 #69

President Obama. N/t Hope22 Apr 22 #53

Agree TY Hope22 debm55 Apr 22 #63

Dead: James Baldwin, Bayard Rustin, Bob Marley, Prince LoisB Apr 22 #54

TY LoisB debm55 Apr 22 #64

Brad Pitt. I'd ask him to do his Dr. Fauci impression. Nt spooky3 Apr 22 #55

HAHAHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAH Ty spooky3 debm55 Apr 22 #65

And we'd invite Matt Damon to do his Brett Kavanaugh. spooky3 Apr 24 #77

Matt Damon. JoseBalow Apr 24 #80

Here's SNL spooky3 Apr 24 #81

Rurallib and I are ready to sign up for lunch with Neil deGrasse Tyson Permanut Apr 22 #57

I would love to hear him speak. debm55 Apr 22 #66

Oh, Deb, nothing high-minded from me. Brad Pitt and Polly Hennessey Apr 22 #59

Living or dead? malthaussen Apr 22 #61

I've Met/Inown Several ProfessorGAC Apr 22 #62

Well BlueKota Apr 22 #68

Paul McCartney...(for the music and writing) and Jrose Apr 23 #70

I'd probably faint if I ever met Sir Paul! Mad_Dem_X Apr 24 #73

I would too...but hopefully, he'd catch me in his arms and Jrose Apr 24 #74

Ursula Leguin, if she was still alive nt Wicked Blue Apr 23 #71

Zahn McClarnon Niagara Apr 23 #72

The thing is, I'm so introverted I would be intimidated to meet any celebrity I admire. Laffy Kat Apr 24 #75

Joe, Jill and Hillary, of course. badhair77 Apr 24 #76

Alive: Robert DeNiro and Joe Biden. Elessar Zappa Apr 24 #79

If politicians count, President Biden mvd Apr 24 #82

Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trevor Noah wnylib Apr 25 #83