Heartened to see my alma mater make this change, and even prouder of the students who’ve been advocating for this k… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) June 29, 2020
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Heartened to see my alma mater make this change, and even prouder of the students who’ve been advocating for this k… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) June 29, 2020
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I’ve always been so inspired by the military caregivers who give so much to care for our nation’s wounded warriors.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) October 24, 2019
The gangs all here. Tonight, we’re thrilled to honor @MichelleObama with the Tom Hanks #HiddenHeroes Champion award… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Elizabeth Dole Foundation (@DoleFoundation) October 23, 2019
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama became teary as she accepted the Tom Hanks Caregiver Champion award for service to military caregivers on Thursday night at the Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s Hidden Heroes gala.
Opening up during a speech at the Washington, D.C. event, the former first lady said she first became aware of the difficulties for spouses, parents, and children of wounded and ill vets while on the campaign trail when her husband was first running for president.
“You all changed me forever,” she said. “You have changed the way I see service, you’ve changed the way I see war, you’ve changed the way I see this entire country. Whether we simply talk about the values we like to pride ourselves on, values like duty and honor and patriotism, or if we actually live them out.”
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.@savannahguthrie emceed the second annual Hidden Heroes Gala with the @DoleFoundation on Wednesday night, and some… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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TODAY (@TODAYshow) October 24, 2019
Find @MichelleObama's powerful remarks here👇 business.facebook.com/ElizabethDoleF… https://t.co/SCzclzunX1
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Elizabeth Dole Foundation (@DoleFoundation) October 24, 2019
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Eight years ago First Lady @michelleobama started Joining Forces to activate support for service members, veterans,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Elizabeth Dole Foundation (@DoleFoundation) October 24, 2019
Thank you to everyone who supported #CollegeSigningDay. I’m so proud of each and every one of these students! https://t.co/wzP1WUNmJI
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 02, 2018
Congrats, Destiny! College will open so many doors for you. Keep reaching higher and never give up! #BetterMakeRoom… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 02, 2018
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So excited for you! twitter.com/bresamone/stat…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 02, 2018
Happy #CollegeSigningDay! So excited to be in Philly to celebrate all the young people making the commitment to hig… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 02, 2018
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Just hugged my auntie in my head @MichelleObama ...I'm in a very good place right now.
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(@Zendaya) May 02, 2018
Was an honor to join @MichelleObama along with other star athletes and entertainers to celebrate graduating seniors… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Malcolm Jenkins (@MalcolmJenkins) May 03, 2018
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Going to Wesleyan changed my life.
I'm proud of all of you making that commitment to college.
Show me your pride,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) May 02, 2018
Here's a special #CollegeSigningDay message from @MichelleObama! #BetterMakeRoom 🎓 https://t.co/W6GHf3dST2
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Better Make Room 🎓 (@BetterMakeRoom) May 02, 2018
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Dancing and Celebrating #CollegeSigningDay With @MichelleObama. Forever My First Lady! ❤️#ReachHigher… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Ciara (@ciara) May 02, 2018
so excited to be performing for such an amazing cause today 💞💞@michelleobama is doing great work recognizing studen… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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camila (@Camila_Cabello) May 02, 2018
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Can't stop dancing and celebrating YOU!!!!! Congratulations to those who have committed to furthering their educati… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Bailee Madison (@BaileeMadison) May 02, 2018
Dance Party! Michelle Obama, Karlie Kloss, Bradley Cooper and Other Celebs Celebrate #CollegeSigningDay peoplem.ag/oQXIVRp
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People (@people) May 02, 2018
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Loved being a part of #CollegeSigningDay with this inspiring group of people! https://t.co/eAeKTKMrSG
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) May 02, 2018
I think I can speak for all of Philadelphia when I say that we are very grateful that @MichelleObama is here for… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Jim Kenney (@PhillyMayor) May 02, 2018
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Hanging out with Anthony Mackie backstage at @MichelleObama’s @ReachHigher #CollegeSigningDay event! Casual. No bi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Anne Munition (@AnneMunition) May 02, 2018
Wishing a happy #CollegeSigningDay to the class of 2022! I'm proud to be a @Penn graduate, where I learned skills t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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John Legend (@johnlegend) May 02, 2018
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Backstage with the band (& @kellyrowland 😜) #collegesigningday #bettermakeroom https://t.co/CXrQMyiJES
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Karlie Kloss (@karliekloss) May 02, 2018
Thanks everyone for supporting #CollegeSigningDay! We’re so proud to celebrate all of the young people making a com… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Better Make Room 🎓 (@BetterMakeRoom) May 02, 2018
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Forever My First Lady ❤️. @MichelleObama https://t.co/qGNACM6ulm
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Ciara (@ciara) May 02, 2018
Thank you @MichelleObama and @BetterMakeRoom for having me! #CollegeSigningDay https://t.co/fOmyAtWOdD
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Twitter was waxing lyrical about him.
Why? Mainly because he described what he was witnessing.
It struck me that when we start commending any member of today’s MSM for simply reporting what their eyes are seeing, it’s a hell of a sign of how little we expect from them.
In fairness, he editorialized too, which was the main reason for the praise:
“Nobody is threatening anything. Nobody is doing anything. None of the stores here that I can see are being looted. There is no violence.”
“These are armed police. With machine – not machine guns- semiautomatic rifles, with batons, with shields, many of them dressed for combat. Now why they’re doing this, I don’t know. Because there is no threat going on here. None that merits this.”
“There is nothing going on on this street right now that merits this scene out of Bagram. Nothing. So if people wonder why the people of Ferguson, Missouri are so upset, this is part of the reason. What is this? This doesn’t make any sense.”
Good.
Very good.
Yes, we’ve been hearing and reading reporting similar to – and often way more powerful than this – mainly of the citizen kind, since the day Michael Brown was murdered, but better late than never from someone in the MSM.
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Are you sensing a but?
It’s a big one, too.
CNN’s coverage from Ferguson all last night was intermingled with repeated references to Tapper’s Woodward and Bernstein-esque scoop: that a NEW version of events, that differed from that of the witnesses, had emerged!1!1!
(ie Darren Wilson’s version of events – Well, blow me down! – although they chose not to highlight that inconvenient snippet of info)
CNN kept reminding us, all through the night, of this ‘bombshell’:
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It wasn’t a scoop, of course. Tapper had simply picked up on a call by a ‘Josie’ to Dana Loesch’s show (that ‘Josie’ chose to call Loesch says it all, really) when she said she was a friend of Wilson and had his version of events.
But this is how Tapper hyped it on Twitter:
No mention of the caller being a friend of Wilson who was simply passing on his version of events.
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1. @RSherman_25
2. His Seahawk Sous-chefs
3. @FLOTUS
Inside the frozen tundra of the @WhiteHouse kitchen → youtu.be/3PhV9DzkV-s #LetsCook
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) May 29, 2014
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We premiered @FLOTUS' new PSA this morning on TODAY with the @Seahawks!
ICYMI check it out: on.today.com/1tTDyXj http://t.co/0y8Cpefvkc
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TODAY (@TODAYshow) May 29, 2014
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"We're the best chefs in the game!" —@RSherman_25 on why his salmon cakes and succotash are healthy—and delicious: youtu.be/3PhV9DzkV-s
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) May 29, 2014
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