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PeaceWave

(1,197 posts)
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 01:31 PM Saturday

Biden is giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to some great individuals. Meanwhile, Trump...

may well give that same medal to some or all of the January 6 insurrectionists. It just goes to show how vastly different the two parties' priorities and ideals are at this time in history. Democrats value people who have contributed to humanity in the fields of science and medicine, the arts, charitable and relief aid, sports and politics. Meanwhile, Republicans value divisive people like Rush Limbaugh and criminals like those who would have ended our Democracy had they achieved their goal.

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Biden is giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to some great individuals. Meanwhile, Trump... (Original Post) PeaceWave Saturday OP
Trump cheapened the medal by awarding it to political cronies, Ocelot II Saturday #1
Hillary's face while Anna Wintour was being honored was hilarious... PeaceWave Saturday #2
Moving Ceremony DET Saturday #3
Dump stewing in his own filth, as always Blue Owl Saturday #4
The people receiving this award are all amazing LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #5

Ocelot II

(121,671 posts)
1. Trump cheapened the medal by awarding it to political cronies,
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 01:56 PM
Saturday

celebrities and a lot of sports figures. A few recipients arguably deserved it; some, like Miriam Adelson, Orrin Hatch, Edwin Meese, Rush Limbaugh, Devin Nunes and Jim Jordan, were a downright blot on the award.

PeaceWave

(1,197 posts)
2. Hillary's face while Anna Wintour was being honored was hilarious...
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 02:00 PM
Saturday

For anyone unaware, Anna Wintour is a notoriously stern individual. The antagonist (Miranda Priestly - played by Meryl Streep) in the Devil Wears Prada was loosely based on Wintour.

DET

(1,750 posts)
3. Moving Ceremony
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 02:09 PM
Saturday

Such an accomplished group of people, all of whom seemed thrilled to be there. Michael J. Fox was heartbreaking; he’s clearly having increasing problems with the Parkinson’s. I was surprised how bad Ralph Lauren looked, although he is 85. Hillary looked beautiful, with a quiet dignity. And Biden did a good job.

I’m still trying to get over the trauma of seeing Trump honor the despicable Rush Limbaugh with the medal.

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