On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Charles Durning was among the thousands of Americans who stormed the beaches of Normandy. Today, we honor his legacy by sharing the Purple Heart recipient’s powerful firsthand account from the 2004 National Memorial Day Concert.
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Things for which he has cut funding
1. Cancer research
2. National Parks
3. Dept of Education
4. Public Broadcasting
5. Research grants
6. Centers for Disease Control
7. National Institute of Health
8. Housing and Urban Development
9. USAID
10. Medicare, Medicaid, SS
11. FEMA/EPA/NOAA
12. Everything that helps people
Things that cost more:
1. Everything
Things that are better:
1. Nothing
Women: I want to go for a run.
Society: You can't go alone. You'll get raped.
Women: I want to walk to my car in the parking garage.
Society: Alone? You better get someone to escort you, or you'll get raped.
Women: I want to live alone.
Society: You need a gun, an alarm system, a dog and probably a gun for the dog too.
Women: What about going to the park?
Society: Dangerous.
Women: Okay, I'll just go out for a drink then.
Society: Don't take your eyes off your drink. Watch out for predators spiking your drinks. Stay alert at all times.
Women: I was raped.
Society: Are you sure? That just seems impossible.
Yes I sold paintings. About $225,000 a year over four years. The whole of my business while my father was President. Congress investigated it.
If you’re outraged about that, where is all your outrage now?
Kushner's Affinity Partners holds roughly $5 to $6 billion. Close to 99% of it comes from foreign sovereign wealth funds. Saudi Arabia. The UAE. Qatar. Over $90M in fees annually.
Trump says he goes to the doctor whenever he wants because he likes the results.
Millions of Americans skip the doctor because they can’t afford the results.
Scott Pelley was fired tonight from Trump propaganda network @CBS for the unforgivable crime of telling the truth.
@ScottPelley is a hero.
This only happens under fascist authoritarian regimes which is what the United States now is.
The slush fund: FAIL
The Kennedy Center: FAIL
The $250 bill: FAIL
The 250th anniversary show: FAIL
Epstein accountability: FAIL
Healthcare plan: FAIL
The economy: FAIL
The Iran war/negotiations: FAIL
He’s just a total failure and fraud…
Jesse Watters attacks James Talarico for being "37 and not married" but watters has nothing to say about Lindsey Graham being an unmarried 70-year-old!.