Comments on: Grandma – The Steel Lady who Cast a Vote http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/ the couch is occupied... meow! Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:21:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dr.filomena http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-535 dr.filomena Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:36:02 +0000 http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/#comment-535 @all... Thanks for the comments. Malka is one tough lady ;-) and (with no bias, obviously), I must confirm Luka's words... she does indeed have a very sane political conviction. Two of the phrases I've heard most often from her over the years: Tujega nočemo, svojega ne damo. Delu čast in oblast. Rough translation: We will not claim what is not ours and we will not surrender what does belong to us. Honour and power to work. @all… Thanks for the comments. Malka is one tough lady ;-) and (with no bias, obviously), I must confirm Luka’s words… she does indeed have a very sane political conviction.

Two of the phrases I’ve heard most often from her over the years:

Tujega nočemo, svojega ne damo.
Delu čast in oblast.

Rough translation:
We will not claim what is not ours and we will not surrender what does belong to us.
Honour and power to work.

]]> By: Quintino http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Quintino Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:28:56 +0000 http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/#comment-502 Tell that lady I pay my respects to her! Tell that lady I pay my respects to her!

]]> By: Luka http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Luka Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:56:34 +0000 http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/#comment-501 Lisa, well, they had obviously disabled enough grannies to prevent the twins to win. Good thing Polish grannies aren't as sturdy as dr. Filomena's grandma who, I'm sure, has a more sane political conviction. Lisa, well, they had obviously disabled enough grannies to prevent the twins to win. Good thing Polish grannies aren’t as sturdy as dr. Filomena’s grandma who, I’m sure, has a more sane political conviction.

]]> By: david mcmahon http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-493 david mcmahon Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:47:27 +0000 http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/#comment-493 God bless her and all of her generation. Hope you're going to tell us some of her stories .... God bless her and all of her generation. Hope you’re going to tell us some of her stories ….

]]> By: lisa http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-491 lisa Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:22:48 +0000 http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/#comment-491 What an inspiring Grandma! I just hope I have that kind of fortitude when I am elderly. Interestingly, the elderly vote issue came up in another European election this month. I just finished reading an article about a campaign in Poland. Apparently millions of people got a text message asking people to take away their granny's id card so that they couldn't vote. The idea being that it would be elderly ladies who would re-elect the crazy twins, Jaroslaw and Lech Kaczynski. What an inspiring Grandma! I just hope I have that kind of fortitude when I am elderly.

Interestingly, the elderly vote issue came up in another European election this month. I just finished reading an article about a campaign in Poland. Apparently millions of people got a text message asking people to take away their granny’s id card so that they couldn’t vote. The idea being that it would be elderly ladies who would re-elect the crazy twins, Jaroslaw and Lech Kaczynski.

]]> By: jules http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-490 jules Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:00:43 +0000 http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/#comment-490 What a great post - I love reading about wonderful people like your Grandmother. All very interesting!!! I can see where you get your talent from. What a great post – I love reading about wonderful people like your Grandmother. All very interesting!!! I can see where you get your talent from.

]]> By: Binula http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Binula Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:30:50 +0000 http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/#comment-489 Your grandmother is really precious! She's coming from 'good old guard', stubborn as you Dr. Filomena. Your grandmother is really precious! She’s coming from ‘good old guard’, stubborn as you Dr. Filomena.

]]> By: buba švabe http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-488 buba švabe Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:15:51 +0000 http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/#comment-488 Go grandma! :) Go grandma! :)

]]> By: Dr. ARF http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Dr. ARF Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:43:53 +0000 http://www.drfilomena.com/2007/10/grandma-the-steel-lady-who-cast-a-vote/#comment-487 Concerning Grandma : they don't make 'em like they used to. And if the Italian and German military forces couldn't stop this woman, it goes without saying that she's not going to let herself be immobilized by the Sunday Electricians. :D Grandma rocks the vote! Concerning Grandma : they don’t make ‘em like they used to. And if the Italian and German military forces couldn’t stop this woman, it goes without saying that she’s not going to let herself be immobilized by the Sunday Electricians. :D Grandma rocks the vote!

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