CNN Kfile: on Principles & Values
Cindy Hyde-Smith:
Promoted resolution celebrating Confederacy
Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith once promoted a measure that praised a Confederate soldier's effort to "defend his homeland" and pushed a revisionist view of the Civil War. As a state senator in 2007, Hyde-Smith cosponsored a resolution that honored
then-92-year-old Effie Lucille Nicholson Pharr, calling her "the last known living 'Real Daughter' of the Confederacy living in Mississippi."
Pharr's father had been a Confederate soldier in Robert E. Lee's army in the Civil War. The resolution refers to the Civil War as "The War Between the States." It says her father "fought to defend his homeland and contributed to the rebuilding of the
country." It says that with "great pride," Mississippi lawmakers "join the Sons of Confederate Veterans" to honor Pharr. The concurrent resolution was approved by Mississippi's House and Senate.
Source: CNN KFile on 2018 Mississippi Senate race
Nov 26, 2018
John Delaney:
Independently wealthy but grew up in a blue collar family
Delaney, who is independently wealthy after starting two separate companies, opened up when he discussed his own roots in a working class neighborhood in New Jersey, something he has not done much on the campaign trail, a decision he admitted to
CNN earlier this year was a mistake."I grew up in a time when we had institutions in our society that really supported people.
And I don't think we see that here today," he said. "I mean, I grew up in a blue collar family. My dad was an electrician. Neither of my parents went to college.
I needed scholarships from my dad's union to give me the opportunity to get the education that I have received. And I had this amazing kind of American dream-type life where I worked hard and played by the rules."
Source: CNN KFile on 2019 SXSW conference in Austin
Mar 11, 2019
Marjorie Taylor Greene:
To remove Pelosi: "Bullet to the head would be quicker"
Greene repeatedly indicated support for executing prominent Democratic politicians in 2018 and 2019 before being elected to Congress. In one post, from January 2019, Greene liked a comment that said "a bullet to the head would be quicker" to remove
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In other posts, Greene liked comments about executing FBI agents who, in her eyes, were part of the "deep state" working against Trump.
Source: CNN K-File on 2021 Georgia House incumbent
Jan 26, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene:
2018: Pelosi should be executed for treason
[In 2018, Greene said]: "She's a traitor to our country, she's guilty of treason," Greene says in the video, which she posted on Facebook at the time. "She took an oath to protect American citizens and uphold our laws.
And she gives aid and comfort to our enemies who illegally invade our land. That's what treason is. And it's a crime punishable by death is what treason is. Nancy Pelosi is guilty of treason."
Source: CNN K-File on 2021 Georgia House incumbent
Jan 26, 2021
Pete Buttigieg:
Yes, young, but more government experience than Pres. Trump
Buttigieg rebutted questions about his age by saying he has the experience to be president. Buttigieg appeared at the town hall without a jacket, the decision that made him look even younger than he does, a fact he often jokes about on the campaign
trail.When asked why he thinks, at 37 years old, he is qualified to be President, Buttigieg replied he had the experience, another answer that hit the
Trump administration. "I have more years of government experience under my belt than the President. That's a low bar. I know that.
I also have had more years of executive government experience than the vice president," he said.
"I get I'm the young guy in the conversation, but experience is what qualifies me to have a seat at this table," he concluded.
Source: CNN KFile on 2019 SXSW conference in Austin
Mar 11, 2019
Mark Robinson:
I didn't comment on porn sites & I'm not dropping out
Despite a recent history of anti-transgender rhetoric, Robinson said he enjoyed watching transgender pornography, a review of archived messages found. The comments, which Robinson denies making, predate his entry into politics and current stint as North
Carolina's lieutenant governor. They were made under a username that CNN was able to identify as Robinson by matching a litany of biographical details and a shared email address between the two.In an interview with CNN, Robinson repeatedly denied
that he made the comments on Nude Africa. CNN first reached out to Robinson Tuesday morning with evidence connecting him to the comments on Nude Africa. It took his campaign two days to respond and issue a denial. During his interview with CNN,
Robinson repeatedly said the issues that faced North Carolinians were more important than what he called "tabloid trash."
"We are not getting out of this race. There are people who are counting on us to win this race," Robinson said.
Source: CNN K-File on 2024 North
Sep 19, 2024
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