Election Purpose Quotes
Trump had an extraordinary sensutuvuty to anything that might seem to diminish his popularity, capability or effectiveness--especially if it nimplied that sny one lese might have ben better at something. While his inaguration was a major event in America with his supporters celebrating his elkection, the crowd was smaller than those of the teo previous inaguartions but nine-the-less very imopressive in size and enthusiasm. Then the nes media reported this fact, Trump publicly accused them oif faking the news. He even took a portion if his speech to ther CIA staff to rail about the size of the crowd. When several news organziations released arial photos of of his and earlier inaguration that clearly showed the contrast, we went on the next day. Many were puzzled as to why he would spend a significant proportion of his publioc and press exposure to this trivisl issue in his firdt days as president. Esperienced political hands gave him very pointed advice like this from the former White House Chief if Staff snd thern mayor of Chicago.
In 1970, 3 years before Row v. Wade, abortion was illegal throughout the United State. New York State was debating the legalization of abortion within the state. The bill had narrowly passed the state Senate but passage was one vote short on the House. In one of the most dramatic moments in political history, Michael rose to the floor and changed his vote thereby allowing passage. Governor Rockefeller signed the bill and abortion was not only legal in New York, but women came to New York from the country over for abortions until Roe v. Wade made abortion legal in the rest of the country. As Michael knew, the anti-abortionists, targeted him in the next election and he was defeated in his own primary.
