Posted on 12/29/2021 5:55:43 PM PST by nickcarraway
Nice recollection, Leni!
As always, great story, Leni!
She very well could be a Democrat and a "leftie" today (especially since she's living in California !)....but when I had the pleasure of having tea with her decades ago, she said she was a Republican.
Now, remember, we were at my friend Ruth's house and the three of us had a lengthy and really great "chat" at the tea table.
At that time, both Ruth and I were elected GOP County Commissioners in Republican Du Page County, Illinois. You can bet we talked a little politics of the day, and you can bet we wormed out of Betty that she was a Republican, LOL.
Could be she WAS one at that time, or she just told us she was one to be polite to her host and myself.
Irregardless of her politics, Betty White was and still is one heck of a lady.....and her legacy will be her dedicated activism and financial support for animal anti-cruelty causes (cruelty and vile experiments on animals being rife and uncontrolled in our country during the time period of our little tea party).
Leni
She is amazing. And an excellent Comedy actress. She is more versatile than most actresses in the industry today.
That’s why it’s hard to reconsile her choice, which, indeed, may have changed, as so many did.
Well, I'm glad to know that she doesn't eat boogers.
Betty White would have been a GREAT Maxine, if a movie would have been made about her.
Betty White has literally appeared on television since the very beginning of television. In 1939, three months after her high school graduation, when she and a classmate sang songs from The Merry Widow on an experimental television show. Her performance took place on one of the upper floors of the Packard Building in Los Angeles, and was broadcast all the way down to a receiver in the lobby of the building.
“But, don’t take her for anything more than a Democrat.\
Which diminishes my opinion of her.
Good Woman, and a Leftie.”
Not sure how you know that. How do you know that, or are you guessing? I think she’s a Republican. Being an animal lover doesn’t make you a Democrat. I’m an animal lover. They aren’t mutually exclusive as to politics.
Well, I have looked her up using several search engines and found the information. I know the news is unpleasant, but perhaps if you have some information that what I saw was incorrect, I would be enthusiastic about an apology.
I’m sorry if I upset you and if you find something more accurate, please let me know. I would appreciate it.
I have a feeling that when she was married to Alan Ludden she was a conservative, but when he died, she started leaning left. Now, that’s just my feeling.
Just for the record, our family are great lovers of animals.
One relative loves them so much that she contributes to about three different animal rescues. That is what is saving Betty, in our family, from not disliking her.
She didn't.
Are you serious?
She also talked about wood burning cats ;)
Those are some amazing memories about Betty White!
Wishing you and yours a very Happy and Wonderful New Year.
Oh no :(
Don’t need vodka to live long. Because alcohol kills several braincells with every shot, not to mention create fatty liver.
Regular aerobic exercise produces a different and better kind of high and keeps heart, brain, liver and kidneys working better.
What a lovely story.
Leni
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