| | '''Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne “Cokie” Roberts''' (December 27, 1943 – September 17, 2019) was a longtime [[left-wing]] [[propagandist]] for [[National Public Radio]] and [[ABC News]]. She was the daughter of high-ranking [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist [[Hale Boggs]] and [[Lindy Boggs]], both of whom served in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. | | '''Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne “Cokie” Roberts''' (December 27, 1943 – September 17, 2019) was a longtime [[left-wing]] [[propagandist]] for [[National Public Radio]] and [[ABC News]]. She was the daughter of high-ranking [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist [[Hale Boggs]] and [[Lindy Boggs]], both of whom served in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. |
| − | Roberts has characterized Trump supporters as "morally tainted".<ref>Dicker, Ron (August 17, 2016). [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cokie-roberts-donald-trump_n_57b45b9fe4b0edfa80da567c Cokie Roberts Calls Trump Supporters ‘Morally Tainted’]. ''Huffington Post''. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref> Unlike her strongly [[pro-life]] mother who supported the [[Hyde Amendment]], she is [[pro-abortion]] and a [[Catholic in name only]].<ref>Brown, Judie (February 6, 2009). [https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/judie-brown/pro-abortion-cokie-roberts-merits-no-award-catholic-college ‘Pro-Abortion’ Cokie Roberts Merits No Award from Catholic College]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref><ref>Barillas, Martin M. and Chretien, Claire (September 17, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/dc-archbishop-offers-funeral-mass-for-pro-abortion-cokie-roberts-pelosi-gives-eulogy DC archbishop offers funeral Mass for pro-abortion Cokie Roberts; Pelosi gives eulogy]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref> | + | Roberts has characterized Trump supporters as "morally tainted".<ref>Dicker, Ron (August 17, 2016). [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cokie-roberts-donald-trump_n_57b45b9fe4b0edfa80da567c Cokie Roberts Calls Trump Supporters ‘Morally Tainted’]. ''Huffington Post''. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref> Unlike her strongly [[pro-life]] mother who supported and voted in favor of the [[Hyde Amendment]],<ref>Foster, Serrin (August 1, 2013). [https://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/01/ambassador-lindy-boggs-passes-away-remembered-as-a-pro-life-heroine/ Ambassador Lindy Boggs Passes Away, Remembered as a Pro-Life Heroine]. ''LifeNews.com''. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref> she is [[pro-abortion]] and a [[Catholic in name only]].<ref>Brown, Judie (February 6, 2009). [https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/judie-brown/pro-abortion-cokie-roberts-merits-no-award-catholic-college ‘Pro-Abortion’ Cokie Roberts Merits No Award from Catholic College]. ''CNS News''. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref><ref>Barillas, Martin M. and Chretien, Claire (September 17, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/dc-archbishop-offers-funeral-mass-for-pro-abortion-cokie-roberts-pelosi-gives-eulogy DC archbishop offers funeral Mass for pro-abortion Cokie Roberts; Pelosi gives eulogy]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref> |