Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after debate with Donald Trump: A reflection on the abiding significance of 9/11
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🗓️ 11 September 2024
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Last night was the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. In an Instagram post to her 283 million followers after the debate, Taylor Swift endorsed Ms. Harris for president. The Democrat’s campaign has announced their desire for a second meeting with Mr. Trump. Last night’s presidential debate illustrated democracy at work. On this 9/11 anniversary, how can we defend our democracy in the face of global attacks?
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings. It's Wednesday, September the 11th, 2024. Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast. |
| 0:08.5 | I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's article written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:16.6 | Last night's presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump began with a handshake, |
| 0:24.1 | quote, but descended into acrimony as the candidates traded Barbes, reports the Wall Street Journal. |
| 0:30.6 | In an Instagram post to her 283 million followers after the debate, Taylor Swift endorsed Ms. Harris for president. After the debate, |
| 0:39.5 | the Democrats' campaign announced their desire for a second meeting with Mr. Trump. |
| 0:44.3 | Whatever your thoughts on the debate in Philadelphia, we can agree that it demonstrated democracy at |
| 0:49.6 | work. By contrast, the Supreme Leader of Iran, the, quote, world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, |
| 0:57.0 | is unaccountable to the nation he supposedly serves, and no such debates occur in Saudi Arabia, |
| 1:03.2 | where 15 of the 9-11 terrorists originated. |
| 1:06.9 | September 11th is appropriately known as Patriot Day in memory of those who were killed on 9-11. |
| 1:13.9 | Flags will fly at half-staffed today at the White House and all U.S. government buildings and establishments throughout the world. |
| 1:20.9 | We are encouraged to display flags inside and outside our homes today as well. |
| 1:26.0 | And a moment of silence will be observed beginning at |
| 1:29.0 | 8.45 a.m. Eastern daylight time, the time the first plane struck the North Tower of the World |
| 1:35.2 | Trade Center. On this very somber anniversary, as we remember the 2,97 innocent victims of the |
| 1:44.0 | deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history, we're reminded that our nation |
| 1:48.3 | still faces enemies at war with democracy. From jihadists who would attack us at home and abroad, |
| 1:54.7 | to cyber terrorists who would imperil our national infrastructures to autocratic nuclear powers that would threaten our very future, |
| 2:03.5 | none of us can be certain that there will never be another 9-11. |
| 2:07.4 | In this light, I'd like to share some observations about a recent experience that left a deep |
| 2:12.8 | impression on me. I have visited many veteran memorials over the years, since my father served in World War |
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