On Tuesday, video of Michigan Democratic state Sen. Mallory McMorrow giving a powerhouse speech on the floor of the state Senate went viral. It was a breath of fresh air to watch a Democratic representative bring the hard-hitting dose of reality our political discourse sorely needs. Sen. McMorrow was responding to a fundraising email Republican sate Sen. Lana Theis had sent out days earlier that name-checked Sen. McMorrow as someone “grooming” children. It was the natural progression of the profound moral perversions that have been powering the conservative bigotry movement over these past many decades.
Sen. McMorrow’s speech was four minutes of calling Theis and other conservatives out for their bigotries as well as the ultimate hypocrisy: their “protection of children” by way of attacking marginalized children. Saying, “I want every child in this state to feel seen, heard, and supported, not marginalized and targeted because they are not straight, white, and Christian,” McMorrow repeatedly drove the point home that true “Christian values” are shown with action and service, not “performative nonsense, like being seen in the same pew every Sunday or writing Christian in your Twitter bio and using that as a shield to target and marginalize already marginalized people.”
McMorrow’s words have been seen and heard by millions and the reactions to her righteous indignation are coming in from all over.
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Markos Moulitsas and Kerry Eleveld spoke with Jennifer Fernandez Ancona from Way to Win about Democratic messaging and Sen. McMorrow’s speech on Daily Kos’ The Brief podcas
Let us first read a brief analysis.
Then let us give the proper congratulations.
Hear, hear.
Fellow Democrats in the Michigan legislature responded as well.
And some perspective on history and how it’s taught or not taught:
And then a visual representation.
Oh, snap!
And then a hometown favorite!
Daily Kos community! Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noticed, as well.
And finally:
If you can, please give a dollar or two to help Democrats hold the House this coming election.
Here’s the whole speech, if you want to experience it all over again.
