Let’s play a little game.
As you probably heard, venerable NPR political correspondent Cokie Roberts died this week from complications due to breast cancer.
Following are several quotes from past and present politicians on Roberts’ passing.
Your task? Guess which one came from President Trump:
1. She was “a role model to young women at a time when the profession was still dominated by men; a constant over forty years of a shifting media landscape and changing world, informing voters about the issues of our time and mentoring young journalists every step of the way.”
2. Roberts was “A pioneer. Relentless in her pursuit of the truth and steadfast in her commitment to breaking down barriers for women in journalism—our country is better because of it.”
3. She was “a talented, tough, and fair reporter. We respected her drive and appreciated her humor. She became a friend.”
4. “I never met her. She never treated me nicely. But I would like to wish her family well. She was a professional, and I respect professionals. Never treated me well, but I certainly respect her as a professional.”
So here we go: No.1 was from former President Barack Obama; No. 2 came from former Vice President Joe Biden; No. 3 was from former President George W. Bush; and No. 4 was from (WAIT FOR IT) President Trump.
Nothing but class — at least from three of them.
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Ominous and disturbing news broke this week when the 华盛顿邮报 reported that a whistleblower complaint about President Trump made by an intelligence official centers on Ukraine.
The complaint involves communications with a foreign leader and a “promise” that Trump made, which was so alarming that a U.S. intelligence official who had worked at the White House went to the inspector general of the intelligence community.
进入 绅士的查尔斯·皮尔斯（Charles Pierce） who opines on the skulduggery of the current administration better than anyone.
“One hesitates to say enough is enough but, this time, seriously, enough is truly enough. The president* — who knows nothing about anything and whose word is worthless — is promising god alone knows what to god alone knows who, but whatever it happened to be was scary enough to spook the spooks, and damaging enough to risk corrupting the usual oversight process. How much of this perilous nonsense are we willing to tolerate? When corruption and incompetence collide, there’s a lot that hits the fan.”
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There was 一些 good news coming out of Washington D.C. this week, when officials unveiled a towering bronze statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall.
这 Omaha World-Herald noted that “the peaceful Ponca were forced to leave Nebraska and Chief Standing Bear later pledged to his dying son that he would return to bury his body in their homeland.
Standing Bear was arrested while fulfilling that deathbed promise and was called upon to prove in court that he should be considered a person under the law. The chief argued that while his hand might be a different color, it still bled when pierced. His next words are inscribed on the black granite of the statue’s base.
“The blood that will flow from mine will be the same color as yours. The same God made us both. I am a man.”
That speech resulted in a landmark court decision recognizing equal rights for Native Americans.
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The Morrison Exon fundraising event is scheduled for Oct. 27, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Hilton hotel (1001 Cass Street, Omaha). At the event, we present awards to hard-working volunteers and hear from state and national speakers.
你必须直到 9 月 20 日 到 提名一名志愿者获奖。
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10 月 6 日，科尔尼将特别放映电影“清醒的印度人，危险的印度人”。
收益将捐给布法罗县民主党和 NDP Frank LaMere 研究员计划。
欢迎大家。建议捐赠 $10。
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提醒：
我们将举办一场 VendorFest和候选人简介 9 月 29 日在林肯。这是针对候选人和竞选人员的培训，但欢迎所有人。供应商将参加由 NDP 工作人员和官员协助的最佳实践小组。我们还将审查候选人谅解备忘录、VAN、协调活动以及开展强有力活动所需的其他信息。
我们还有一个 蓝色大周末：SCC会议，蓝色长凳培训，黑色核心小组活动 10 月 25 日至 27 日在奥马哈举行。全国民主培训委员会的蓝板凳培训为候选人、竞选人员和地方政党领导人/草根活动家提供了三个轨道。所有三个轨道都接受了筹款、数字组织、通信和现场方面的培训。按照上面的链接预订您的酒店房间。
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We leave you this week with a rendering from the New York Daily News’ 比尔·布拉姆霍尔 about news reports that Trump indicated that Iran was behind the recent attack on Saudi oil facilities and that the United States would respond after hearing from the Saudi government “under what terms we would proceed.”
–作者：Kevin O'Hanlon / NDP传播总监
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重要的日子
9 月 29 日: NDP VendorFest 和候选人简报会
10月6日： “清醒的印度人，危险的印度人”特别放映
10月15日： 第四次民主党总统辩论
10 月 25-27 日： Big Blue Weekend：SCC 会议、Blue Bench Training、Black Caucus 活动和 Morrison Exon 活动
