I was reading in USA Today earlier. There was an article about ‘Trump voters’ and their ‘high’ expectations for him. I thought I could write about that for tonight’s Top Comments diary. But … you guys already know what those voters want, what they expect. You already know how ‘reasonable’ their expectations are, how ‘well’ thought-out. There is nothing I could tell you that you don’t already know, that you haven’t thought of. So I decided to go in a different direction.Here at Top Comments we welcome everyone. This is a community diary. Kick off your shoes, find a chair and be comfortable. We’re here every evening (yes, every evening) at 10 pm Eastern.
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Last week Reverend William Barber came to town. In the afternoon, he did a workshop on local organizing. In the evening he gave a speech to a very nice audience in the big auditorium at Furman University (the workshop was also on campus, just in a more intimate venue).
He spoke to us very eloquently in the workshop, even more eloquently in the evening. I have not found a video upload of the entire speech. One person has uploaded seven shorter segments of it, I will link to just one. Of course, any encounter with Reverend Barber is a fine one. He shares a terrific energy, never panic, never give up. Positive, uplifting, and he met those high standards once again. I left much more optimistic than I arrived, much more motivated.
Here is the excerpt I want to share. The other six videos may be located most easily by clicking on the name of the uploader, they comprise the first seven videos in his YouTube ‘channel.’
Bless you, Reverend Barber. I’m proud to stand with you anytime!
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From elfling:
This comment by LamontCranston is the setup for bridgetc57’s zinger of a reply. From Brainwrap’s I guess the other 40% are being posted by me??
From ZenTrainer:
From Brainwrap’s I guess the other 40% are being posted by me?? comes this comment from LeftLeaner- I especially liked this part: "I think we are supposed to count sage brush as people."
From brillig:
From Hunter’s Across the heartland, Trump voters are a bit confused as to what the hell they voted for comes this response to inclusiveheart, in which Vega defines a difference between Democrats and Republicans, .
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