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Shirley Chisholm is another one [political hero]. She was a dynamic speaker, and the first black woman to run for President.

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Donna Brazile
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: December 15
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Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor. And perhaps they should understand the role of a community organizer is to help people in distress.
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There is a place in America for diversity of views and opinions. I may cook my gumbo differently from you, but that does not make mine better. I may just use different ingredients. Politics has gotten so spicy, and we need to cool it down some. We may find that your recipe for gumbo is just as good.
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If you're not out front defining your vision, your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you.
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[Hackers] did not stop. They - they came after us absolutely every day until the end of the election. They tried to hack into our system repeatedly.
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When I saw the president [Barack Obama], I was a little disappointed that, you know, we were under constant attack. We never felt comfortable.
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When I look around me, I can't help having faith.
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I think they [Hillary and Bill Clinton] have been - they have shown over and over again that they're willing to be transparent and that they have gone beyond the letter of the law, to show that they're trying to make sure there are bright red, green, purple lines that will separate them from any type of conflict.
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Just got off the phone with my health care provider asking them to explain why my premium jumped up. No good answer!
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While CNN has hired a fleet of new political reporters to beef up its coverage of these elections [2016], it also maintains a huge stable of paid pundits. [Donna] Brazile was on the air and the payroll at CNN while vice chairwoman of the party. She took an absence when she became chief.
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[Donna] Brazile had sent an email to a top [Hillary] Clinton aide the day before the town hall warning of just that question with almost the identical wording.
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Trent Lott saved my family. I needed three things from him personally, and he came through for me. He made sure that the ice that we desperately needed was delivered. He got us ice, insulin and water. The food came as well. He put politics aside and made sure my family was ok. I will always thank him for that.
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People are human beings.If you are nice to me, than I am nice to you. I live by my mother's advice, which is that the Golden Rule is the way to go.
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[Donna] Brazile was giving [Donald] Trump no quarter.
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There's no question that Donald Trump has had ample opportunity to distance himself from the kind of racist language that comes from some of his supporters.
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I think the president [Barack Obama] is right to call for a full investigation. Every federal agency involved should be - should put everything on the table, and the Democratic Party will put everything on the table.
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It's almost like a renaissance of racism we have.
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A campaign is about defining who you are - your vision and your opponent's vision.
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