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Mother's Day: A Texas Magnolia Who Finally Faded
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyMy grandmother Grace Crawford Longino came into this world in 1901 and left it in 2002. In mid-century she seemed to be the most important woman in her town of Huntsville, Texas. By the time she died, she was almost forgotten except by family and the few friends still alive. When she was in her late 80s I'd end conversations with "I love you" because I never knew if it would be our last. In reply, she'd say thank you. One time I teased her about that. "You never say 'I love you' back to me. Maybe you don't love me." "Not love you? Why, the very idea!" she said. "I'd give my life for you." ...
Women in Uniform: Eight Who Fell, and One Who Steps Forward
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyIt started with a picture -- 2nd. Lt. Emily J.T. Perez. In her United States Military Academy photograph, she holds her feathered hat, grips her sword and smiles.Perez had a lot to smile about. She was the first minority female command sergeant in West Point history. And she was the first combat death from the class of 2005, also known as the class of 9/11. In 2006, a roadside bomb south of Baghdad killed her. ...
John McCain Terrified to Return to 'The View'?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyIf you're a politician, what television interview do you fear the most? Back in the 70's and 80's the specter of answering Dan Rather's lacerating (some would say "obnoxious") questions was enough to keep some politicos awake at night. Before he passed away, Tim Russert mastered the art of the "gotcha" by scouring his guest's entire recorded spoken record for inconsistencies. FOX's Sean Hannity and Chris Wallace often boast about how certain elected officials (mostly liberals) seem too afraid to appear on their respective shows. And everybody knows that you'd better not turn up on Jim Lehrer's ...
Here's the Outrage
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyDan Rather is getting mad. He writes, at The Daily Beast, that after interviewing Professor Elizabeth Warren about the current financial crisis, something boiled up in him:In the hours following the interview, a question that had been nagging at me for months now was growing in volume and insistence. That question, regarding the economy and our government, is: Where's the outrage? Where is the outrage from We The People? And where is the outrage-or sense of outrage-from the Treasury Department, from Congress, and, yes, from the White House and the new president himself.As I read Rather's ...
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