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    Mark Z. Barabak: Presidential foundation was too scared to honor Liz Cheney, so he quit in disgust

    by Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times Apr 12, 2024 3 minutes
    Producer David Hume Kennerly speak onstage at the "The Presidents' Gatekeepers" panel discussion during the Discovery Channel portion of the 2013 Winter TCA Tour- Day 2 at Langham Hotel on Jan. 5, 2013, in Pasadena, California.

    Every year, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation bestows an award meant to honor acts of political courage. The criteria include strength of character, sound judgment, decisiveness ("particularly during periods of crisis") and determination "in the face of adversity."

    David Hume Kennerly, a member of the foundation board, had in mind the perfect candidate: Liz Cheney.

    The former Wyoming lawmaker sacrificed her political career and was effectively excommunicated from the Republican Party for defying President Trump and overseeing the congressional probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, as well as Trump's treacherous attempts to

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