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December 10th, 2013
08:41 PM ET
Rep. Schock: Mandela was an example of democratic change
It was a moving memorial and the largest gathering of world leaders in recent history. Presidents, Prime Ministers and royals joined tens of thousands of South Africans to honor, praise, and remember Nelson Mandela.
Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock led the congressional delegation from the United States and is one of two Republicans who attended the memorial.
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RT @CNN: Konstantin Yefremov, a Russian soldier who fled Russia after he was dismissed from the army for refusing to return to Ukraine, spe…
Part of our conversation: vimeo.com/795428219/6aec….
He says this to Ukrainians: “ I ask the Ukrainian people for forgiveness, that I came to their land with a gun in my hand”.
He is in Mexico now. He’s approached border guards and says he got nowhere. He is now seeking political asylum to ttwitter.com/i/web/status/1…rVHH
He fled Russia in early Jan. He shared his dismissal papers with us. In part “this serviceman refused to go to thetwitter.com/i/web/status/1…LXt9
The same Aaron Schrock who can't wrap his head around the inherent equality of this country's gay citizens? (http://www.towleroad.com/2012/08/rep-aaron-schock-speaks-his-mind-on-gay-marriage-doma.html)
I love this congressman, have him on more. Wish he was my representative.