New York Times紙への寄稿で、俳優のジョージ・クルーニー氏がバイデン大統領が大統領選の候補者から降りることを進言しているとのニュースに興味深いと思っていました。
彼は、長年大統領選の資金調達イベントを共催してきた人物だからです。
ブログ友さんが、長い記事を日本語訳付きで4回に渡ってUPしてくださいました↓
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By George Clooney
Mr. Clooney is an actor, director and film producer.
I’m a lifelong Democrat; I make no apologies for that. I’m proud of what my party represents and what it stands for. As part of my participation in the democratic process and in support of my chosen candidate, I have led some of the biggest fund-raisers in my party’s history. Barack Obama in 2012. Hillary Clinton in 2016. Joe Biden in 2020. Last month I co-hosted the single largest fund-raiser supporting any Democratic candidate ever, for President Biden’s re-election. I say all of this only to express how much I believe in this process and how profound I think this moment is.
Tonight, a natural annual phenomenon known as the Manhattanhenge is set to occur in the city at 8:21 p.m. During an occurrence such as this, the entirety of the sun will shine on our grid for about ten minutes, then on Saturday, it will continue to occur, but only half the sun will be visible.