MargaretHoover
@MargaretHoover
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Host @FiringLineShow, @thirteenwnet, @pbs, @AmericanUnity Prez, @CNN, @randomhouse, @herberthoover31 fan, @JohnAvlon wife, Jack & Toula Lou's mom, Insta: m_hoov
Joined September 2008
Here’s what @ChrisChristie, who prosecuted Charles Kushner as US Attorney in NJ, said about his crime on @FiringLineShow #Pardons.
"It's one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes that I prosecuted. and I was the U.S. attorney in New Jersey.".@ChrisChristie talks about prosecuting Charles Kushner for tax evasion, illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering. #FiringLineShowPBS
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O'Reilly denies settlements while the women involved remain silenced by NDAs. I don’t believe in platforming without asking real questions about the impact on those silenced and how to change culture. O'Reilly accuses me of 'virtue signaling.' It’s called accountability.
Why should @BillOReilly have a platform when the women who accused him of sexual harassment don't have that opportunity?. "I don't know anything about what opportunities anybody has," he says. "All I know is that I deliver an honest program and I write books people want to read."
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Thank you @Ocasio2018 for your honesty, authenticity & willingness to engage in a respectful exchange of ideas. But we have to get you some new sneakers before you head to Congress! @FiringLineShow @ThirteenWNET 8:30 pm tonight; 10 am Sat @PBS check local listings
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His responsibility-as an elected GOP gov with national aspirations-is to help us understand the difference between Biden and Trump’s classified document handling— NOT use his platform to confuse, deflect or equate dramatically different conduct that further confuses us.
NH Gov. Chris Sununu heavily criticizing DOJ in the Trump documents case, saying: "They saw boxes behind Biden's corvette. And the average American is going, what's the difference?"
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O’Reilly also accuses me of an “ambush” and says in the next breath, “I knew you were going to do this.” He also says “I didn’t make any settlements.” Court filings show otherwise.
Why should @BillOReilly have a platform when the women who accused him of sexual harassment don't have that opportunity?. "I don't know anything about what opportunities anybody has," he says. "All I know is that I deliver an honest program and I write books people want to read."
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“Our best presidents have handled the press with wit, grace, charm, candor and even humor. ” #ronchernow #WHCD2019
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Republican Jewish Coalition PAC endorses Marjorie Taylor Greene opponent Jennifer Strahan
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“He wasn’t perfect and never pretended to be. He was principled but unpretentious—acerbic, honest, and often very funny. He cracked jokes when the going got tough, because @SenJohnMcCain was always tougher than the times. ” @JohnAvlon
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What we need, right now, is more men & women like @SenJohnMcCain in American politics. Principled & courageous, w/ servants heart & warriors determination to defend American ideals. As we reflect on his legacy, may his example inspire a new generation of leadership. #McCain.
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Ecstatic to be returning the #FiringLine tradition - a rigorous contest of ideas - to @PBS @ThirteenWNET.
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150 con law scholars including founder of @FedSoc write: ". our carefully considered views of the law lead all of us to agree that the Constitution permits the impeachment, conviction, and disqualification of former officers, including presidents."
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The embattled Women's March co-President fails to affirm Israel's right to exist, AFTER refuting charges of anti-Semitism on @FiringLineShow tonight. 8:30 pm EST on @ThirteenWNET @PBS.
The co-president of the @womensmarch refuses to affirm Israel’s right to exist— saying “everyone has a right to exist. I just don’t feel that everyone has a right to exist at the disposal of another group."
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Can you imagine Germany revoking US Ambassador @RichardGrenell’s partner’s visa? This is an entirely gratuitous & punitive action to score cheap political points amongst a narrow group of bigoted Trump supporters. How shameful. @AmericanUnity
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Bush US solicitor general & conservative stalwart Theodore Olson said the US Senate has overwhelming evidence to convict former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on the charge of inciting a deadly insurrection at the US Capitol last month.
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Well, @AmbassadorRice is all in! Here’s to an emerging trend of “leaning in” to the VP nomination by the top female candidates on @JoeBiden’s short list.
.@AmbassadorRice is “humbled and honored” she’s reportedly a Biden VP contender. @MargaretHoover: Would you say yes if he asked you? .Rice: I certainly would say yes. Hoover: Wow. Rice: . if that were the role in which he felt I could best serve, then I'm not going to say no.
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@jaketapper If you are vigorously defending allegations of anti-semitism, seems like affirming Israel’s right to exist would be a no-brainer. Unfortunately, that’s not what happened.
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Dear friend-- your beautiful words, delivered with grace through grief, did your dad @senjohnmccain and a grateful nation proud today. Thank you @meghanmccain for showing them how tough you are. ❤️❤️
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You can say that again @JohnAvlon 😘.
“That We are all created equal, endowed with certain inalienable rights, that we don’t have to always agree with each other to live with each other.” .- Barack Obama #DNC2024.
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#Trump told biographer that he's the same guy he was when he was 6 yrs old. Yeah, we know. http://t.co/G1tOpdm6rC
http://t.co/yIFdvQiEk1.
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Well, here’s some good news to start your day. “New poll shows Marjorie Taylor Greene is vulnerable in primary matchup”.
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Pa. Sen. Toomey congratulates President-elect Joe Biden, calls on Trump to begin transition -
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Support #TeamBeans! Today would have been Francesca Kaczynski’s 1st birthday. Every beanie sold supports the Atypical Teratiod Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT) Fund @panmass @danafarber. Lots of love and prayers for Rachel & Andrew today.
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Thanks Yale Law School.
The question of whether Trump should have kept those documents is fundamentally a political question. Criticize it, attack it, vote against it. But prosecuting a president over his own government’s documents is turning a political issue into a legal one.
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#Repost @firinglineshow ・・・.Congressman @repswalwell defends calling the President an agent of Russia and outlines a possible new area inquiry for Congressional investigators this week on #FiringLineShowPBS
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Happy Birthday to the love of my life @johnavlon. Thank you for your smile, for making me and our children laugh, and for dancing with reckless abandon. #loml #grateful 🎂🍾🎈🎉
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You know what makes America great? Noble citizens repeatedly willing to give their lives for America: @GeorgeHWBush & @SenJohnMcCain, not the thankless soul who occupies the highest office & seems incapable of appreciating the profound responsibility his job warrants.
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“Members of the GOP leadership are making a huge error in how they are responding to the committee… They should be quietly trying to push away from the disaster by leaving it on Mr. Trump & his White House, not their party.”
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This. Is. Incredible. 👇👇💪💪.
A well-deserved THANK YOU to the workers @NorthwellHealth outside North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. Video courtesy of Lauren Sosulski BSN, RN-BC. She works very hard. @News12LI @Northwell_Life #COVID19Heroes
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That’s what we call a win-win.
GAETZ: If Democrats join up to elect a moderate Republican, I will resign from the House of Representatives.
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Bravo @MiaBLove on @jaketapper @CNNSotu. I hope your colleagues in the House see the good that can come from this kind of honesty in our civic discourse. How refreshing. Thank you.
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Joe Manchin: Congress Should 'Consider' Ousting Cruz, Hawley
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Yes @brianstelter!@GretchenCarlson is the HERO of this story-She's the woman who had the courage of her conviction & stood up for all women.
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And so it begins.
Per source: collection of prominent conservative movement figures — incl Heritage President Kevin Roberts — will be releasing a letter calling for delay to House and Senate leadership elections.
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A a useful primer on anti-Semitism from @bariweiss, in this moment when the FBI reports a spike in hate crimes against Jews & as we are witnessing a disturbing increase in tolerance for anti-Israel rhetoric in the public square.
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Mark down this date- 7/28/17- this is the beginning of the GOP unraveling of reluctant support for @realDonaldTrump.
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.@davidfrum's Churchillian defense of liberal democracy to #Bannon in The Rise of Populism @munkdebate is a MUST see: 'Populism's joy of destruction, wrecking things it could never build. always begins by dividing the country btwn those people & us.'
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When you see your cute husband on @cnn @erinburnettoutfront from 35,000 feet it makes me just want to say thank you to @delta & life for being so good to me. #grateful @johnavlon
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Congrats @brianstelter & @JamieStelter! Sunny is a lucky girl with you as her mom & dad. Relish these early moments!
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Here’s a big idea for Team Biden: commit to vaccinating 75% of Americans (herd immunity levels) by July 4th so the country can celebrate independence from COVID-19, families and Americans can travel, be together and see fireworks 🎆 in crowds w/out fear
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“Heroes are an endangered species in American politics. Profiles in courage are in short supply. And honor seems like a word found only the dictionary. But John McCain was an American hero who.
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I couldn’t be more proud of @johnavlon’s leadership of @thedailybeast over the last 4.5 years. Congratulations my love. Lucky lucky @cnn @cnnpolitics #independent #irreverent #intelligent
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.@McCainInstitute to 4 journalist who would know, @jaketapper asks “What’s changed in international press freedoms”? @amberinzaman answers: “The lack of moral leadership emanating from the USA is palpable.” @carlaangola @jrezaian @Emilashi #InTheArena
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Sunlight streamed into the nave as both @georgewbush & @barackobama eulogized @senjohnmccain @wncathedral
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Wise words from @senatororrinhatch’s farewell today on pluralism and balancing religious freedom with full protections to LGBT Americans. Here’s looking at @mittromney to carry forth this torch 🏳️🌈 🇺🇸🏳️🌈
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.@GeorgeHWBush’s 1000 points of light speech: “The old ideas are new again because they are not old, they are timeless: duty, sacrifice, commitment, & a patriotism that finds its expression in taking part & pitching in.” No wonder Trump doesnt “get it”. These are not his values.
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Dear friend: your beautiful words, delivered with grace through grief, did your dad @senjohnmccain & a grateful nation proud today. Thank you @meghanmccain for showing them how tough you are. #McCainsFuneral
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I finally just read my hubby's piece on hyper-polarization in media and it's REALLY good. Hate it when you're right @JohnAvlon, but you're right about this. Excellent piece.
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Merry Christmas from @hoovalons to you and yours! (After one zillion failed attempts at synchronized smiles, I remembered the “upside down tickle” trick 🎄🎅❤️💯🥰🎄🎉🎁 @johnavlon
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When lying to the American people becomes a sign of loyalty to Trump, we're in deep water. @JohnAvlon @OutFrontCNN.
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Thank you @ocasio2018 for your honesty, authenticity, & willingness to engage in a respectful exchange of ideas. But we have to get you some new sneakers before you head to Congress! @firinglineshow @thirteenwnet 8:30 pm tonight; 10 am Sat @pbs check loc…
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@benshapiro Thanks, Ben. You’d be interested in the part of his memoir where @aiww writes about politically correct extremism. Pretty eye-popping to see a child of the Cultural Revolution compare PC culture here to totalitarian regimes. Here’s more of his answer:
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Flag officers, including Generals Dunford, McKiernan, McChrystal, Myers, Admirals McRaven, Mullen, .Stavridis, and many more implore Congress to pass Afghan Adjustment Act. H/t @jaketapper
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.@johnavlon & I both recall being awoken for the wedding of Harry’s parents. Now we make those memories for our children. Congratulations to the #royalfamily from @hoovalons. #royalwedding
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If Madison Cawthorn loses, it’ll be, in large part, because Thom Tillis endorsed —and financially backed—his opponent. In other words, Tillis stepped up and demonstrated LEADERSHIP. If we’re gonna take back the Republican Party it’s going to take more leaders like that.
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My daughter is so fierce she only wants to be a boy superhero. She’s Incredible. #happyhalloween🎃
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Remarkable to hear one of the most prominent critics of the Chinese Communist Party — @aiww — likening the conformity of political correctness in the United States to the Cultural Revolution’s ideological cleansing. 1/3.
“You want to go deeper?” asks artist & former political prisoner Ai Weiwei. Yes!. @aiww then explains how "ideological cleansing" and politically correct extremism in the US make him conclude, "In many ways, you are already in the authoritarian state. You just don't know it."
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9/11 hit me when the school handed us a photo plaque innocently stating “First Day of Preschool” with the date. My eyes welled with tears. Here we hold both the thrill of my daughter’s new beginning together with today’s sadness from the memory of 17 ye…
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Let'sbe clear- this is a moment. Every GOP elected must choose whether 2 stand on the side of moral equivalence, racism, & the darkest (1/2).
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Dear @MoRocca: Thank you for the best short piece EVER on Herbert Hoover on @CBSSunday. You’ve enlightened millions and we’re all smarter and better for knowing his story. You are the best! 🙏👏👍🙏😍@HooverPresLib @HooverPresFndn @HooverInst.
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Margaret Hoover and John Avlon on their Post-Partisan Marriage.
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Thx 🙏.
This interview with @MikeBloomberg is from Sept 2019. He says:. 1. Xi Jinping is not a dictator. 2. "No government survives without the will of the majority of its people". A gift to the Communist Party of China. BTW, @MargaretHoover is one of the best TV interviewers
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Asked @McFaul on @FiringLineShow tonight whether the intel offensive against Putin by US has been effective… here’s a definitive take for the yes column.
It's pretty remarkable how far the US intel community has come in counter-active measures efforts in the last few years. The analysis paralysis of the past has been replaced by an intentional workstream declassifying intel to expose plans before they're set in motion. Kudos.
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My husband, @JohnAvlon: Did you write me in for Governor? Me: Huh? My husband: Seriously, I got one vote for Governor. Me: Sorry, it wasn’t me. I’ll do that next time. Can I do that for Mayor too???.
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"The party of Lincoln is acting like a subsidiary of Trump,Inc. And that's what you saw tonight.".Last night, I broke down President Trump's #SOTU with @Trevornoah on @TheDailyShow and shared my thoughts on Trump's best and worst moments of the night.
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Chris Wallace has just asked the pay to play question brilliantly.
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New reporting on Trump’s call w/ @GOPLeader during riots quotes profile-in-courage @HerreraBeutler who voted for impeachment & continues to go on the record. For more from her catch @FiringLineShow on @pbs tonight & this weekend💪🇺🇸
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I must have missed the sedition page in Hillbilly Elegy.
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A fully packed #BigTentBrunch of LGBT-freedom loving Republicans -straight & gay - hosted by American Unity Fund.
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Tallia's arrival has moved us to tears @kfile -- we're overjoyed for you. Congratulations! @JohnAvlon.
Anytime I think of Beans and look at Tallia, and I’m just filled with so much love for her and gratitude knowing how lucky I am and how precious but fleeting life can be.
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In light of Obama's Farewell, here's more on the original version from John Avlon.
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Hoovalon Alert! 🚨 @JohnAvlon & I will be on @Acosta in 12 minutes talking new GOP polling and I'll weigh in on the possibility that CA GOP's may strip opposition to marriage equality and abortion from state party platform. 👍
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.@MJGerson: American fascism needs to be aggressively marginalized. This won’t happen if responsible Republicans decline to engage the debate or leave the field entirely. Sen. Mitt Romney, Rep. Liz Cheney, & Rep. Adam Kinzinger need reinforcements.
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The only pro-impeachment GOP members to have survived their primaries are from states that have passed voting reform: CA’s top 2 system (@RepDavidValadao) and WA’s ranked-choice voting (@HerreraBeutler, @RepNewhouse). *That’s a loud PSA for voting reform protecting democracy.*.
Washington CD-03 House Open Primary Election Result. 57% Reported.#MariePerez (D) — 31.8% (34,229 votes).#JamieHerreraBeutler — 24.5% (26,373 votes).#JoeKent (Trump-Backed) — 20.1% (21,666 votes). Top 2 vote-getters, regardless of party affiliated will move on to general election.
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Trump’s charictarization of all unauthorized individuals in the US as potential murderers & vicious assailaints dangerously dehumanizes men/women/children/families who are economically & politically disempowered due to circumstances outside their control is sickeningly divisive.
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No one should have to defend their spouses divergent political views. But it would have been better if @KellyannePolls had said, “We’re not the 1st political couple to disagree & we won’t be the last.” Period. Her 5 min rant reveals a lot. @hoovalon
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