Inspired speech by the new House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — Democrats will stand up for the entire country.
It’s worth watching [HERE on YouTube] … It’s oratory we haven't seen in a long while. Not defensive — it’s out there reminding us that the last Congress did a great deal for the American people (which he enumerates) and now we’re at a fork in the road, in a Transition …
Here’s a sample, A to Z … Liberty over limitation… Maturity over Mar-a-Lago…Normalcy over negativity. Opportunity over obstruction ...
“We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put American values over autocracy. Benevolence over bigotry. The Constitution over the cult. Democracy over demagogues. Economic opportunity over extremism. Freedom over fascism, Governing over gaslighting. Hopefulness over hatred. Inclusion over isolation, Justice over judicial overreach. Knowledge over kangaroo courts, Liberty over limitation. Maturity over Mar-a-Lago. Normalcy over negativity. Opportunity over obstruction, People over politics. Quality of life issues over QAnon. Reason over racism. Substance over slander. Triumph over tyranny. Understanding over ugliness. Voting rights over voter suppression. Working families over the well connected. Xenia* over xenophobia. Yes, we can over you can’t do it, and zealous representation over zero sum confrontation.”
[TRANSCRIPT from New York Theater]
Here’s another DailyKos diary on this awesome speech.