Jack Kemp

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Jack Kemp, the former pro quarterback who turned fame on the gridiron into a career in national politics and a crusade for lower taxes, has died of cancer at age 73. Family spokeswoman Marci Robinson said Kemp died shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday, surrounded by his family and pastor. Kemp died at his home in Bethesda, Md., in the Washington suburbs, friends said. Kemp's office announced in January that he had been diagnosed with an unspecified type of cancer. By then, however, the cancer was in...Read Full Story

I have been out of town on vacation and was in London when I read in the Financial Times that Jack Kemp had died. It saddened me. Jack Kemp along with William F. Buckley, Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, Jean Kirkpatrick, Milton Friedman, Margaret Thatcher and a couple others, was on my short list of people whom I think had vision and passion and who I greatly admire and respect. When he ran for President against George H. Bush and then later against Bob Dole, I was pulling for Kemp. I was...Read Full Story

From the AP : WASHINGTON – Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative," died Saturday. He was 73. Kemp died after a lengthy illness, according to spokeswoman Bona Park and Edwin J. Feulner, a longtime friend and former campaign adviser. Park said Kemp died at his home in Bethesda, Md., in the Washington suburbs. (hat tip Gateway Pundit ) Related Posts Arlen Specter Becomes A Democrat My Beef With...Read Full Story

Jack Kemp last fall Jack Kemp a football Quarterback  hero with the Buffalo Bills died yesterda y. He announced in January 2009 that he had cancer and lost the battle. He was an innovative politician . He supported John McCain in the last election but showed great respect for Barack Obama. His legacy will be his compassion. He will be missed. Funeral information will be available on Sunday, May3rd. From Wikepedia- Jack French Kemp, (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American...Read Full Story