Words To Remember ~ Impeachment Edition

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Gordon Sondland, Impeachment Inquiry, Words To Remember

Mr. Giuliani’s requests were a quid pro quo for arranging a White House visit for President Zelensky. Mr. Giuliani demanded that Ukraine make a public statement announcing investigations into the 2016 election/DNC server and Burisma. Mr. Giuliani was expressing the desires of the President of the United States, and we knew that these investigations were important to the president.

~ US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, during testimony at the impeachment hearing on November 20th ~

And please forgive me a moment of snarkiness, but as Ambassador Sondland blamed his numerous memory lapses on the fact that he’s not a note taker, perhaps Mr. Trump, who apparently is quite skilled, could give him some pointers.

Words To Remember ~ Impeachment Edition

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Impeachment Hearing, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, Words To Remember

Dad, my sitting here today in the U.S. Capital talking to our elected officials, is proof that you made the right decision forty years ago to leave the Soviet Union and come here to the United States in search of a better life for our family. Do not worry—I’ll be fine for telling the truth.

~ Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindeman during his opening statement at the November 19th public impeachment hearing  ~

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George Kent, Words To Remember

I do not believe the United States should ask other countries to engage in selective, politically associated investigations or prosecutions against opponents of those in power, because such selective actions undermine the rule of law, regardless of the country.

~ George Kent, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs ~

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Fuad Alakbarov, Whistleblowers, Words To Remember

Every country needs its whistleblowers. They are crucial to a healthy society. The employee, who in the public interest, has the independence of judgement and the personal courage to challenge malpractice or illegality is a kind of public hero.

~ Fuad Alakbarov ~

*Update* 11/06 – Donald Trump Jr. has retweeted a Breitbart article naming the whistleblower whose report prompted the Ukraine inquiry. This reaffirms what a POS chip off of Daddy Dearest’s block junior is. 

 

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Elijah Cummings, Words To Remember

Every time something bad happens to me, I don’t ask the question, ‘Why did it happen to me?’ The question I ask is, ‘Why did it happen for me?’

 

🌈Words to Remember ~ Pride Month Edition🌈

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James Baldwin, Pride Month, Words To Remember

Words To Remember ~ The Mueller Report Edition

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Government Transparency, Patrick Henry, The Mueller Report, Words To Remember

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

~ Patrick Henry ~

Words To Remember ~ Black History Month

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Alicia Keys, Black History Month, Hazel Scott, Words To Remember

At the Grammy Awards a few weeks ago, Alicia Keys dazzled everyone away not only by hitting the perfect notes as a host, but also by playing a medley of hit songs spanning five decades on TWO pianos! 

This was in tribute to Hazel Scott (1920 – 1981). Hazel was a jazz and classical pianist, singer, and actress. In addition to Lena Horne, Trinidadian-born Scott was one of the first Afro-Caribbean women to be given major film roles. She also was a courageous advocate for civil rights and was blacklisted during the McCarthy witch-hunt. 

To find out more about this talented and courageous woman, please visit: 

https://narratively.com/this-black-woman-was-once-the-biggest-star-in-jazz-here

And check out this amazing performance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Black History Month, Matthew Alexander Henson, Words To Remember

1866 – 1955

Matthew Alexander Henson was the first African-American Arctic explorer. He accompanied Robert Peary on eight Arctic voyages, where his technical skills and ability to communicate with the Eskimo were indispensable. While Peary received worldwide fame and recognition for their famous 1909 discovery expedition to the North Pole, Mr. Henson was largely ignored for years by the white-dominated society. 

His account of the famous expedition, “ A Negro Explorer at the North Pole”, was published in 1912. He later became a member of the distinguished Explorers Club and received honorary degrees from Howard University and Morgan College. In 1988 Mr. Henson’s remains were moved to Arlington Cemetary where so many American heroes and soldiers are buried. In 1996, the Navy ship, the USNS Henson, was named for him. And the National Geographic Society, in 2000 awarded him its highest honor: the Hubbard Medal, for distinction in exploration, discovery, and research. 

There can be no conquest to the man who dwells in the narrow and small environment of a groveling life, and there can be no vision to the man the horizon of whose vision is limited by the bounds of self. But the great things of the world, the great accomplishments of the world, have been achieved by men who had high ideals and who have received great visions. The path is not easy, the climbing is rugged and hard, but the glory at the end is worthwhile.

 

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Election Day 2018, Inspirational quotes, Roald Dahl, Words To Remember

Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.

~ Roald Dahl ~