09 Friday Aug 2024
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Pete Buttigieg (D) [2019 file photo].
Yep.
Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg
Come to think of it, denigrating the worth of a soldier’s service based on whether he deployed to a war zone is…kind of like denigrating the worth of a woman’s citizenship based on whether she happens to have children.
9:28 PM · Aug 7, 2024
06 Tuesday Aug 2024
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From the Harris/Walz campaign:
Sometimes life is as much about the lessons you learn as the lessons you teach. When I grew up Community was a way of life. My high school class was twenty-four people. I was related to half of them. I learned to be generous towards my neighbors, compromised without compromising my values, and work for the common good.
My dad was in the Army and with his encouragement I joined the Army National Guard when I was seventeen. I served for twenty-four years. I used my GI benefits to go to college and become a public school teacher. I coached football and taught social studies for twenty years and I tried to teach my students what smalltown Nebraska taught me, respect, compromise, service to country.
And so, when I went into government that’s what I carried with me. I worked with Republicans to pass an infrastructure Bill, cut taxes for working families, signed paid leave into law. I codified abortion rights after Roe got overturned because I go to work for the common good.
But enough about me, let’s talk about you because that’s what the election is about. It’s about your future, it’s about your family. And vice president Harris knows that. She, too, grew up in a middle class family. She, too, goes to work every day making sure families cannot just get by, but get ahead. We believe in the promise of America, in those values I learned in Nebraska, and we’re ready to fight for them. Because as Kamala Harris says, when we fight, we win.
This is going to be fun.
06 Tuesday Aug 2024
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This going to be fun.
Kamala Harris (D) [2019 file photo].
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) has been selected by Vice-President Kamala Harris to be her nominee for Vice President.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
[….]Attorney General Ellison statement on the Harris-Walz ticket
August 6, 2024 (SAINT PAUL) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released the following statement in response to Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her nominee for Vice President of the United States:
“Tim Walz and I were elected to Congress together in 2006 and statewide office together in 2018. We have worked alongside one another for almost 20 years, so I can say with confidence that there is no better choice for Vice President of the United States of America. Tim has the courage of a veteran, the compassion of a school teacher, the grit of a football coach, and the experience of both a congressman and governor.
“If you want to understand who Tim Walz is, look no further than what he has done for Minnesota. Under Tim’s leadership, Minnesota is banishing hunger from our classrooms by providing free school meals to every student. Under Tim’s leadership, our state passed paid leave to ensure no worker has to choose between earning a living and caring for an ill family member. And under Tim’s leadership, Minnesota enacted universal background checks and a red flag law to protect people from gun violence. Tim Walz built a record of putting people first because that’s just the kind of person he is.
“Tim Walz .nd Kamala Harris are true public servants who have spent their lives working tirelessly on behalf of the American people. Plus, they are both big-hearted, jovial people with great senses of humor and boundless optimism. I look forward to campaigning vigorously for the Harris-Walz ticket, and I cannot wait to see what Kamala and Tim accomplish on behalf of America.”
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There is a difference:
Rob Israel @robisraelart
Democratic Governor Tim Walz signing a bill guaranteeing all children get to eat. Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders signing a bill forcing children to work at the Hog De-Knuckler factory. Both parties are not the same.
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10:05 PM · Aug 5, 2024
Yep.
You all know what to do:
Make it so.