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15. may have been a 'trailblazer' but never seemed to me to have a clue what was going on.

Tue Sep 17, 2019, 05:39 PM

Sep 2019

sounded like she cribbed of the morning papers before her morning npr gig.

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I remember the early days of NPR 2naSalit Sep 2019 #1

Cokie's Law - about politics and media coverage... keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #2

RIP Cokie snowybirdie Sep 2019 #3

I, too, found her to be too much of a rightwing apologist ConnorMarc Sep 2019 #6

Her father was Democrat Thomas Hale Boggs malaise Sep 2019 #7

Oh my goodness. AllyCat Sep 2019 #5

she openly wept on air the night Bill Clinton defeated GHWB UpInArms Sep 2019 #8

And not tears of joy. Coventina Sep 2019 #10

I despised her UpInArms Sep 2019 #11

I did as well. And agree the world is better off without her. Coventina Sep 2019 #14

May her family find peace. riversedge Sep 2019 #9

I appreciate that she was a groundbreaker Ilsa Sep 2019 #13