That’s the America I know
This reminds me of Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing"
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- Jan 2016
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voices of unarmed truth and unconditional love.
A beautiful sentiment.
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We’ve got to make voting easier, not harder
Politicians who don't stand for that are undemocratic.
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There’s no doubt a president with the gifts of Lincoln or Roosevelt might have better bridged the divide, and I guarantee I’ll keep trying to be better so long as I hold this office.
Wow.
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nor do we need to
He said instead, "and we sure don't need to." A folksier alternative that plays politically.
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allies.
We have to take them out. [Ad lib]
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dares to attack us
Really interesting that he softened that language to say 'attacks us directly.'
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Period
Mic drop.
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once and for all.
The look that Biden gave the President brought tears to my eyes.
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their workers
or their customers or their communities. The ad libs are fascinating!
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Providing two years of community college at no cost for every responsible student is one of the best ways to do that, and I’m going to keep fighting to get that started this year
Hoping to see this.
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bipartisan reform of No Child Left Behind
Uh, not sure about the promise of ESSA. My biggest disappointment of this presidency may be education policy.
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how can we make our politics reflect what’s best in us, and not what’s worst
EMPATHY!
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This is a crucial moment for civic dialogue. How do we speak through and past our fear to actually connect with people different from us?
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