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There was Idi Amin . . . but we only have the pictures of Forrest Whitaker's movie . . .
[B]Barnett[/B] (House, no clan) -- Motto [i]Virescit Vulnere Virtus[/i] (Courage Flourishes at a Wound)
[B]Livingston(e)[/B] (Ancestral family allied with) -- Motto [i]Se je puis[/i] (If I can)
[B]Anderson[/B] (married into) -- Motto [i]Stand Sure
[/i][b]Frame[/b] Lanarkshire in the fifteenth century
[url="http://www.xmarksthescot.com/photoplog/index.php?u=3478"]escher-Photoplog[/url]
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Not a president or world leader...but a Quebec Senator, David Angus,
was named Scotsman of the Year this year by the Quebec Thistle Council.
His acceptance speech is a hoot and a classic. Enjoy.
http://www.sen.parl.gc.ca/wdangus/Wh...TheYearEng.htm
Ron
Last edited by Riverkilt; 8th July 08 at 07:15 AM.
Reason: Still laughing
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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Ron
I just read through the guy's speech. A hoot indeed! 
Cheers
Bruce
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You asked and you shall receive!!!
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Teddy...
FDR's 5th cousin, Theodore Roosevelt, writes about a kilt at a state dinner in Puerto Rico during a Presidential visit in 1906:
He [Laurance Grahame]perfectly delighted the Porto Ricans and also immensely puzzled them by coming in his Scotch kilt to a Government ball. Accordingly, at my special request, I had him wear his kilt at the state dinner and reception the night we were at the palace. You know he is a descendant of Montrose, and although born in Canada, his parents were Scotch and he was educated in Scotland. Do tell Mr. Bob Fergie about him and his kilts when you next write him.
Regards,
Todd
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wow, i didn't know that. sweet, my favortie president wore a kilt!
Gillmore of Clan Morrison
"Long Live the Long Shirts!"- Ryan Ross
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Thanks for that tidbit!  I especially appreciate it after having worn a kilt in Puerto Rico a few months ago. I wonder if any illustrations of that evening exist.
That still, however, doesn't clear up the Roosevelt-kilt connection. 
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4th August 09, 09:12 PM
#8
 Originally Posted by Nick the DSM
wow, i didn't know that. sweet, my favortie president wore a kilt!
Unless I am reading that wrong Teddy is writing about someone else wearing a kilt not him. I think Teddy was great but I'm not sure he himself wore a kilt.
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"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
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8th July 08, 07:59 AM
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Well, There was a president that did wear kilts. FDR wore kilt when he was a child he wore them up to the age of seven or eight.
His Noble Excellency Ryan the Innocent of Waldenshire under Throcket
Free Your Legs!
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