Trump Arlington cemetery incident pretty sad,' Harris campaign says
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... Key Points

- - - A reported physical confrontation between former President Donald Trump's campaign aides and an official at Arlington National Cemetery is "pretty sad" but "it's not surprising coming from the Trump team," says a spokesman for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.

- - - NPR reported that two members of the Republican nominee's campaign team had a verbal and physical altercation with an Arlington cemetery official when Trump arrived with cameras and an entourage at a wreath-laying ceremony in a section where recent U.S. military casualties are buried.

- - - Trump's campaign staff posted images of his visit to the military cemetery, and released a video attacking Harris that used clips from the visit.

- - - Arlington confirmed "there was an incident" and noted that "federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries, to include photographers, content creators or any other persons attending for purposes." ...

So, Sen Vance seems to be continuing to acknowledge that fmr Pres Trump broke the law (again!) with his political campaign visit to the Cemetery.

Decoding 'Minnesota nice': A culture of kindness gives weight to words like 'weird' (August 9, 2024)
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been all over the news, as has the term "Minnesota nice." It's a stereotype born from a culture of kindness and politeness and gives words like "weird" extra weight.

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

As Governor Tim Walz continues to hit the campaign trail, there is a certain phrase you may be hearing a lot - Minnesota nice. It's a term that's deeply familiar to residents of the state. On one hand, it's kind of a stereotype that's exactly what it sounds like, says Rachel Hutton, a culture reporter for the Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis.

RACHEL HUTTON: People in Minnesota are literally nice, meaning they're kind. They're polite. They will help you push your car out of a snowbank if you get stuck in the winter.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

On the other hand, she says, Minnesotans have a habit of understatement and a certain way of, well, avoiding confrontation.

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CHANG: Hutton says, Tim Walz is a master of the understated insult. At a rally earlier this week, Walz said this about Donald Trump and JD Vance.

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TIM WALZ: These guys are creepy and, yes, just weird as hell. That's what you see.

HUTTON: Walz is going to use really harsh language that - in Minnesota speak, calling someone weird is - that's sort of going for the jugular. That's, like, a very harsh statement. ...