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Bush Awards Presidential Citizen Medal To Watergate Crook Chuck Colson
Think Progress —
... and Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp. Also included in that mix was Chuck Colson, “the first member of the Nixon administration to ...
Citizens Medal
The Corner on National Review Online —
... the Citizens Medal from President Bush at the White House today. Congratulations to him and the other worthy recipients on a well-deserved honor. ...
Happy Human Rights Day
Political Animal —
Happy Human Rights Day Via Undiplomatic , I see that Bush decided to celebrate Human Rights Day by awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to, among other, Chuck Colson. Here's what the Presidential Citizens Medal is supposed to be: "The Presidential Citizens Medal was established in November 13, 1969, to recognize U.S. citizens who have performed exemplary deeds of service for the nation. It is one of the highest honors the President can confer upon a civilian, second only to the Presidential Medal of Freedom." And here, from ThinkProgress , ...
Happy Human Rights Day
Obsidian Wings —
... by hilzoy
Via Undiplomatic, I see that Bush decided to celebrate Human Rights Day by awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to, among other, Chuck Colson. Here's what the Presidential Citizens Medal is supposed to be:
"The Presidential Citizens Medal was established in November 13, 1969, to recognize U.S. citizens who have performed exemplary deeds of service for the nation. It is one of the highest honors the President can confer upon a civilian, second only to the Presidential Medal of Freedom." ...
Bush Medal for Nixon Felon
The Moderate Voice —
... In one of his last presidential acts, the Compassionate Conservative pinned a medal yesterday on Richard Nixon’s Watergate hatchet man, Chuck Colson, for “sharing the message of God’s boundless love and mercy with prisoners, former prisoners, and their families.” ...
Gary Sinise: Patriot
Pundit Review —
... once told me about Gary Sinese and how much time, energy and money he gives back to the troops. Unlike most in his profession, Sinese does these things away from the camera and behind the scenes. Yesterday he was recognized for his enormous contributions to those in uniform. From the White House , Gary Sinise is a humanitarian and a patriot. Working alongside our military and reaching out a compassionate hand to Iraqi children, he is helping a society once brutalized by a tyrant to rebuild and realize the great blessings of liberty. He has also travelled the world to show ...
Stuff you need to know today…
The Anchoress —
... O’ Connor was from the Irish working-class but equally at ease with “paupers and princes” as the cliche’ goes. Both great men. Fr. James Martin re-posts a thoughtful interview with Dulles. More on Dulles here, here, here, here and, comprehensively, here. Yet more here. Read about Cardinal Dulles. He’s one of those quiet hero-types.
Speaking of Jesuits, President Bush honored one of them the other day, along with many others including actor Gary Sinese, who seems ...
