National Agenda 2019: Direction Democracy featuring Jamelle Bouie
“Oh my God, he admit it!” Jamelle Bouie, the third speaker in “Direction Democracy,” National Agenda Speaker Series, tweeted a gif from Netflix’s I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson to describe the release of the phone call transcript that began President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry. The transcript between President Trump and Ukraine President Zelenskyy, released that day, was on the minds of much of the audience on the evening of September 25, 2019.
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National Agenda 2019: Direction Democracy featuring Dan Pfeiffer
Dan Pfeiffer, a Delaware native and former Obama campaign communications director, emphasized activism over civility when he spoke at the first event of University of Delaware’s National Agenda 2019 series.
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National Agenda 2019: Direction Democracy featuring Rob Rogers
“Even the founding fathers were into political cartooning,” said Rob Rogers. The tradition goes all the way back to the mid-1700s when famous figures in history such as Benjamin Franklin and Paul Revere used cartoons to rally support for colonial independence. The University of Delaware welcomed Rogers to its second event in the National Agenda speaker series, “Direction Democracy,” which took place on September 11.
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