I'm just agreeing with you. But I always prefered the "Bambi's Mom" formulation of "Take a piece of good advice, if you can't say something nice, then don't say anything else at all."
From "Slate"
Gossip, speculation, and scuttlebutt about politics. "Daschle is notoriously respectful of dissenters. He never, says a Democratic senator who voted against him on the tax bill, says a word when you go the other way. He doesn't question your motives or allow semi-official hazing sessions. The furthest he goes is when he hears that someone is off on an issue, and invites the wanderer to come and listen to the Daschle take on the subject."
--Washington Post columnist Mary McGrory, on May 27.
March 2003, she suffered a stroke-like event that prevented her from continuing to write.
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To: National Desk, Politics Reporter
Contact: Kathy Roeder of John Kerry for President, 202-712-3000, Web:
http://wwww.johnkerry.com WASHINGTON, April 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a transcript of remarks by John Kerry, 'A Contract with America's Middle Class,' as prepared for delivery:
Friday, April 23, 2004
American Society of Newspaper Editors 2004 Convention, Washington, D.C.
It is an honor to be with you today.
Before we begin, I would like to take time to remember somebody very special to your profession, to Washington, to the nation, and the world.
While the room is filled, I think you'll agree with me when I say that it feels a little empty knowing that Mary McGrory is gone.
33 years ago-during my first week in public life-she was one of the first journalists I met. I came to Washington with other Vietnam Veterans to protest the war. And for me, Mary wasn't just covering the story; she was part of the story. At the hearing, she was there. At the Mall, she was there. And in her 50's she walked with us across the Memorial Bridge to the locked gates at Arlington Cemetery.
A story wasn't just a story to Mary-it was personal. Personal to her and to her readers. Because getting the story right, getting the truth told, and getting her readers involved was her service to her country.
She had a Pulitzer, a loyal following, a loving family and friends, and a spot on Nixon's enemies list. It doesn't get any better than that. Everything that your business can be, Mary was. Everything was on the record. Every source had a name. And every story was a success because she went out and she got it. We will miss her and we are so very grateful that she graced our lives.
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