Former Sen. Bob Kerrey took a deserved swipe this week on CNN at President Trump for his repeated attacks on the late Sen. John McCain, who was held captive for five years during the Vietnam War and died of brain cancer in August.
Kerrey, a former Navy SEAL who lost part of his right leg during the war, noted that Trump was able to wiggle out of serving in the war because he allegedly has bone spurs in his feet.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” Kerrey said:
“While John McCain was flying combat operations in Vietnam, you were, I think, falsifying that you had bone spurs in order not to go to Vietnam. Now, I know lots of people who avoided the draft, but this isn’t what he’s saying. He said ‘I physically couldn’t go.’ Well, Mr. President, get your feet X-rayed and let’s see those bone spurs. I don’t think he has them.”
Perhaps Trump will produce the x-rays along with his tax returns.
Don’t hold your breath.
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In case you missed it, NDP Chair Jane Kleeb, DNC Chair Tom Perez and DNC Vice Chair Rep. Grace Meng 发表联合声明 Wednesday in solidarity with the thousands of Nebraskans being impacted by the widespread, devastating flooding.
如果您想为那些因历史性洪水而受伤的内布拉斯加州人提供帮助的团体做志愿者或向其中一个团体捐款， 《奥马哈世界先驱报》编制了一份完整的方法清单。
这 内布拉斯加州的庞卡部落 也在寻求帮助。
The NDP will collect items at our Lincoln and Omaha offices for residents we know need some help. Water, canned food and basic pantry items as well as coats, clothes for kids and adults, shoes of all sizes, cleaning supplies, disinfectants and blankets. We will also collect items at our State Central Committee meeting at the end of the month.
林肯办公室： 201 N 8th St #210 |林肯，NE 68508
奥马哈办事处： 北24街2505号，内布拉斯加州奥马哈216号套房，邮编68110
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只是提醒一下，新民主党对州参议员的敬礼将于 4 月 8 日举行。
活动包括晚餐、饮品和现场音乐表演 瓶盖的Mike和Kerry Semrad. 摇滚明星主题“对于那些写法案的人，我们向你致敬”，庆祝我们的摇滚明星州参议员！
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The SCC March Meeting in March 29-31 in Lincoln.
你可以看到 Agenda Packet online (scroll to bottom of the blog to get 30-day and 10-day packets):
记得领取你的 周五晚上晚餐和周六午餐的餐票 — 周六早上的早餐由我们来做！
We have lots of great meetings and trainings scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday Please consider staying on Sunday to help canvass for all the strong Dems running in the Lincoln city elections.
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This week, the NDP released a draft of its proposed 2020 Delegate Selection Plan (DSP) to send delegates to the 2020 年 7 月 13 日至 16 日在密尔沃基举行的民主党全国代表大会.
We’re working with partners across the state and from every community to create a process where every Nebraskan has a chance to be heard as we gear up for 2020. To ensure fairness and inclusivity in the process of finalizing the DSP, the NDP is opening up the draft for public comment during the 30-day comment period, which ends April 19.
After a review of the public comments, the plan will then be revised and approved by the NDP State Executive Committee and submitted to the Democratic National Committee for review and approval.
“This is a critical first step as we present our plan to the public and we move towards the 2020 election cycle to take back the White House and build our numbers in Congress,” said NDP Executive Director Jim Rogers “The hard work started by the committee — to have the most inclusive convention to date — is well underway and we eagerly look forward to receiving public input.”
Read and comment on the plan here.
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We finish this week with a political cartoon from Steve Sack of the Minneapolis Star Tribune after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern led the way to swifly enact a ban on all military-style semi-automatic weapons, assault rifles and high-capacity magazines following the mass shootings at two Christchurch mosques that killed 50 people.
–作者：Kevin O'Hanlon / NDP传播总监
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重要的日子
3月29日至31日： 中央委员会会议，培训和核心小组会议
4月8日： NDP向州参议员致敬
4月9日： 林肯市初选
5月7日： 林肯市大选
