Every year, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation bestows an award meant to honor acts of political courage. The criteria include strength of character, sound judgment, decisiveness ("particularly during periods of crisis") and determination "in the face of adversity." David Hume Kennerly, a member of the foundation board, had in mind the perfect candidate: Liz Cheney. The former Wyoming lawmaker sacrificed her political career and was effectively excommunicated from the Republican Party...
Ford’s White House photographer resigns from board, alleging it refused to honor Republican over fear of retributionGerald Ford’s White House photographer resigned from the board of the 38th president’s eponymous foundation and alleged it refused to honor Liz Cheney, the anti-Trump former Republican congresswoman, for fear of reprisal should Donald Trump return to power next year.The honor in question was the Gerald R Ford Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Recent recipients include the...
By now the cowardice of the hollow men of the GOP is an old story, from the flip-flopping of Lindsey Graham to the opportunism of Kevin McCarthy. But what happened this week with the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation is still worthy of note, because of what it tells us about the politics of retribution and intimidation. David Hume Kennerly, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Ford’s White House photographer, resigned from the foundation’s board of trustees on Tuesday with a scathing...
Liz Cheney unleashed an attack Friday against Marjorie Taylor Greene for what she suggested was parroting Kremlin propaganda.In an interview with the far-right streaming station "Real American Voices," Greene claimed there was no genuine concern that Russia's President Vladimir Putin had plans to invade the rest of Europe if he took over Ukraine.She used the interview to repeat her criticism of U.S. funding for Putin's war.Read Also: Mention ‘Liz Cheney 2024’ and things get very, very awkward on...
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Another day, another set of milestone accomplishments from Major League Baseball’s rookie class of Jacksons. San Diego’s Jackson Merrill went 3 for 5 and drove in two runs and Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio hit a two-run homer and scored twice in the Padres’ 7-3 victory over the
Angel Jackson is the second Jackson State player to be drafted by the WNBA
Angel Jackson is the second JSU player selected in the WNBA in three years.
Both top prospects went hitless in the series opener Friday