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#IDedicateThisWeekTo Elliot Richardson, among the greatest American heroes, ever. Famously remembered as The AG who stood up to Nixon & resigned, prompting The Saturday Night Massacre. He held 4 Cabinet positions &was an astonishingly accomplished WW2 hero. (The real Clark Kent.)
Elliot Richardson
To appreciate Elliot Richardson’s remarkable life, I recommend review of two items. Read his obituary and listen to Episode 6 of Rachel Maddow’s Podcast, “Bagman”.
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I am a moderate – a radical moderate. I believe profoundly in the ultimate value of human dignity and equality. I therefore believe as well in such essential contributions to these ends as fairness, tolerance, and mutual respect.

Elliot Richardson
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#IDedicateThisWeekTo George C. Marshall, American statesman and soldier, who rose through the U.S. Army to become Chief of Staff under presidents Roosevelt &Truman, then served as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under Truman.
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#IDedicateThisWeekTo Larry Doby, who broke The American League’s baseball color barrier the same year Jackie Robinson was the first black player in The National League, 1947.
when he signed a contract to play with Bill Veeck's Cleveland Indians.
Larry Doby
A seven-time All-Star center fielder, Doby and teammate Satchel Paige were the first African-American players to win a World Series championship when the Indians took the crown in 1948. He helped the Indians win a franchise-record 111 games and the AL pennant in 1954.
We were barred from organized ball because we were black. We knew it. We didn’t talk about it. We didn’t think about it [while a member of Newark Eagles Of Negro National League].
But then a great man named Bill Veeck bought my contract and made me a Cleveland Indian.

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The Grand Jury Can And Must Indict Donald Trump /1
The Constitution creates an independent Grand Jury entitled to make its own “Presentments” with or without the approval of a Prosecutor.
IF IT'S NOT A RUNAWAY, IT'S NOT A REAL GRAND JURY
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Indict Trump /2
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Nixon, Watergate and Partisan Opinion. This topic comes up often enough these days that I think it worthwhile to lay out the facts in some detail in hopes of clarifying how partisans and the public at large reacted and when. /1
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We've had this discussion before.
That's from a June 1974 article in the Washington Post:
This photo and caption of former Attorney General Elliot Richardson -- the man who famously resigned in the Saturday Night Massacre rather than fire the special prosecutor at Nixon's orders -- might be the single best combo of all the Watergate coverage.
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