Political Quotes

“I wanted to take a moment to recognize Mr. Rogers, who is being celebrated with the release of a new movie starring Tom Hanks and a new album recorded largely in Nashville that features new renditions of the songs we loved hearing Mr. Rogers sing. Fred Rogers learned to play piano when he was very young. He studied music composition in college, and he actually wrote the wonderful songs we came to know so well, including ``Won't You Be My Neighbor,'' ``It's Such a Good Feeling,'' and ``Many Ways to Say I Love You.'' Rogers taught us about kindness and love, but his lessons were never trite and they were not in isolation from the world or reality. He talked to our children about assassination with a hand puppet after Robert Kennedy was killed. He talked about racism and about divorce. When teaching children how to deal with scary news on TV, he told the story that as a young boy his ``mother would say to me, `Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.' '' Inevitably with today's media and internet, after any disaster or emergency you will see people comfort one another with that quote from Mr. Rogers and thanking our brave police, firefighters, and first responders. And that belief in the importance of ``helpers'' has inspired countless people to take on the role of being a helper, learning the skills and taking on the important role of saving lives, protecting our community, and rushing in when others are rushing out. Mr.…”