WEBVTT - Reclaiming Our Patriotism

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, peeps, and welcome to OOKF Daily with me

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<v Speaker 1>your girl, Daniel Moody recording from the Home Bunker. Folks, folks, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>What a time I had? What a time I had

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<v Speaker 1>in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention that took place

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<v Speaker 1>last week. First of all, if y'all were following me

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<v Speaker 1>on social media, you know that the journey to Chicago

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<v Speaker 1>was not an easy one, as my flight was canceled

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<v Speaker 1>because of weather, and then I was had like a

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<v Speaker 1>five hour delay the next day when my flight was

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to take off. But nonetheless, I landed in Chicago

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<v Speaker 1>just in time to hear AOC's speech, to hear President

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Biden speak on the first night of convention. I

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<v Speaker 1>obviously did not get to go to the United Center

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<v Speaker 1>that day because I think i'd landed. Man. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that it was probably after ten thirty, because I know

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<v Speaker 1>that for the East Coast, Joe Biden didn't go on

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<v Speaker 1>till fucking midnight, which was crazy. But you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to provide for you. If you're following me, and

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<v Speaker 1>if you have yet to subscribe to my new YouTube channel,

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<v Speaker 1>I really do encourage you to. I'm really excited about

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<v Speaker 1>for folks, you know, I know that people are like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you go to so many different places. You're

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<v Speaker 1>on this platform, you're on that platform, and the fact

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<v Speaker 1>is that, you know, I go where the people are.

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<v Speaker 1>And what I'm being told a lot is that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the fact of the matter is that a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people aren't abandoning mainstream media for a number of reasons, right,

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<v Speaker 1>the reasons that I talk about on this show all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. And so a lot of folks are getting

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<v Speaker 1>their information from hosts and from channels that are available

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<v Speaker 1>on YouTube or you know, podcasts. So I like to

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<v Speaker 1>go where the people are and see what I can

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<v Speaker 1>do in those spaces. So, if you were following along

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<v Speaker 1>with me, you were following me on the Brokedown site

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<v Speaker 1>Twitter as well as on my YouTube channel at Daniel

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<v Speaker 1>Moody Underscore, which is my same handle on TikTok. It

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<v Speaker 1>was God, how do I even encapsulated? I posted a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of pictures and reels over on Instagram as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's what I will say. It was so well done,

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<v Speaker 1>from the major speeches that you saw during prime time

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<v Speaker 1>to the role call of theleg which was done to

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<v Speaker 1>a DJ and each state having a song and Little

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<v Speaker 1>John coming out and the musical performances. The energy in

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<v Speaker 1>the building was just electric, intoxicating, beautiful, joyful. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I just feel like convention took you through all your

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<v Speaker 1>emotions every day, all day, just up and down the stories. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've said this for a while now, I seated

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<v Speaker 1>my patriotism, and I think a lot of us did

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<v Speaker 1>to the right wing, you know, with their Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>hugging fucking flags and they're, oh, we're the real America,

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<v Speaker 1>and all of their rhetoric has kind of corroded my

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<v Speaker 1>sensibility and my sense of where my place is, what

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<v Speaker 1>my place is inside of this country that has had

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<v Speaker 1>a really complex, violent, negative relationship with black people and

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<v Speaker 1>people of color, and women and queer people, right and

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<v Speaker 1>people of varying religions. If you're from a marginalized community,

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<v Speaker 1>your relationship to America has been one that has been

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<v Speaker 1>very layered, right and at times incredibly adversarial. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>Colin Kaepernick was pushed out and blacklisted from his job

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<v Speaker 1>for doing nothing more than taking a knee during the

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<v Speaker 1>national anthem to draw attention to the unrelenting attacks on

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<v Speaker 1>black bodies and the killings of black men, women, and

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<v Speaker 1>children by police. The man is still blacklisted. Meanwhile, Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump has turned those that invaded Capital Building into patriots.

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<v Speaker 1>So you can't take a knee and do so in

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<v Speaker 1>a peaceful manner to utilize your platform to protest, but

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<v Speaker 1>you can absolutely storm the Capitol and defecate in the

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<v Speaker 1>halls of power so long as you're white, because that

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<v Speaker 1>is your rightful position as an heir to what it

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<v Speaker 1>means to be an American. And so when I tell

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<v Speaker 1>you that I'd never waved a flag so emphatically, that

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<v Speaker 1>I'd never with such joy chanted usay, usay outside of

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<v Speaker 1>an Olympics, and so many other Democrats that I was

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<v Speaker 1>sharing space with said the same exact thing. When was

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<v Speaker 1>the last time you went to a political event and

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<v Speaker 1>you were chanting usay and waving American flags and saying

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<v Speaker 1>the pledge of allegiance with pride. There is something about

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<v Speaker 1>the energy that the Harris Walls ticket has conjured in

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<v Speaker 1>Democrats that has finally said to us, it's time to

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<v Speaker 1>reclaim your patriotism. And I did a full video that

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<v Speaker 1>is up at YouTube saying that very thing. It is

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<v Speaker 1>something powerful in reclaiming what is rightfully ours. No one

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<v Speaker 1>understands and is more patriotic than those that have had

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<v Speaker 1>to fight with blood, sweat and tears for the ability

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<v Speaker 1>to be full seen as full citizens in this country.

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<v Speaker 1>No one understands the value that America offers more than

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<v Speaker 1>an immigrant to this country that comes here for no

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<v Speaker 1>other reason than to make a better life. Kamala Harris's

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<v Speaker 1>story of a Jamai father and an Indian mother traveling

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<v Speaker 1>across oceans to find each other in the United States,

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<v Speaker 1>in the midst of enhancing their education and in the

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<v Speaker 1>midst of protest to find each other is a story

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<v Speaker 1>that is uniquely American. And you heard it over and

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<v Speaker 1>over again from her family members, to her colleagues, to

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<v Speaker 1>the former First Lady and President Obama Secretary of State

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<v Speaker 1>Hillary Clinton, Like you heard this over and over again.

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<v Speaker 1>And the four days of convention were an absolute reminder

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<v Speaker 1>of the beauty that this country does hold. But all

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<v Speaker 1>we've been fed over eight and nine years is everything

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<v Speaker 1>that is fucking wrong with this place, Oh, Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>and MAGA has offered over the last eight years, is

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<v Speaker 1>how broken America is, how there's carnage in the streets.

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<v Speaker 1>What a shitthold this place is blop up up, up,

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<v Speaker 1>up up up, None of it inducing a sense of

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<v Speaker 1>pride and commitment and responsibility in wanting to make this

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<v Speaker 1>country any better than it is. It's like when you

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<v Speaker 1>keep hearing that you're worthless over and over again every

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<v Speaker 1>single day. Guess what, you start to believe it, and

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<v Speaker 1>you start to believe, well, I guess that's just the

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<v Speaker 1>way that it is. And there is no getting out,

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<v Speaker 1>There is no pivoting, there is no moving forward, there

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<v Speaker 1>is no future. That has been the major weapon of

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<v Speaker 1>the MAGA movement is convincing Americans that their way is

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<v Speaker 1>the only way, and unless you align with white supremacy

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<v Speaker 1>and white Christian nationalism, you in fact have no future.

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<v Speaker 1>And not only do you have no future here, you

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<v Speaker 1>should get the fuck out. And so the last week

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<v Speaker 1>of hearing the stories of union workers, hearing the stories

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<v Speaker 1>of survivors of gun violence, of sexual assault, even through

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<v Speaker 1>their pain and tragedy, their commitment to ensuring that other

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<v Speaker 1>people don't go through the pains in which they have experienced,

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<v Speaker 1>and their commitment to working with A. Harris Wall's administration

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<v Speaker 1>to strengthen this country and policy measures, around gun reform,

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<v Speaker 1>around economic viability, around sexual assault and violence against women.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, inspiring is not even the right word, because

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<v Speaker 1>it's tears that came down my eyes as I'm listening

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<v Speaker 1>to brave women talk about the loss of their children,

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<v Speaker 1>the young woman who spoke about carrying her father's child

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<v Speaker 1>and how having an abortion gave her her life back.

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<v Speaker 1>These are real people, and what the DNC was able

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<v Speaker 1>to do was to make the statistics into real people

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<v Speaker 1>with real stories, matching the headlines that are nameless and faceless,

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<v Speaker 1>with the spirit of persistence and thriving that these people embodied.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we just came off of the amazing two

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<v Speaker 1>weeks that were the Olympics, which really, again was another jolt,

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<v Speaker 1>another shot of patriotism, recognizing that we as a nation

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<v Speaker 1>have needed desperately something to unite around, and that's what

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<v Speaker 1>these extraordinary athletes gave us. Common cause, common language, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>let us applaud and lift up and share the exceptionalism

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<v Speaker 1>that we all got to witness together. Because MAGA doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>offer community, it doesn't offer connectivity, because it can only

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<v Speaker 1>thrive and gather strength if, in fact, we are separated

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<v Speaker 1>and see each other as enemies. The DNC offered the

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<v Speaker 1>American people another story. We don't have to succumb to

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<v Speaker 1>the darkness, that we can in fact be joyful warriors.

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<v Speaker 1>Dancing is in fact a part of the revolution, that

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<v Speaker 1>we do not have to succumb to the darkness, to

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<v Speaker 1>the anger, to the hate, and acquiesce to an American

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<v Speaker 1>fascist takeover. But that by moving people from a place

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<v Speaker 1>of joy, from a place of possibility, is actually how

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<v Speaker 1>you win. Because I've been sitting here, folks, for how

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<v Speaker 1>long now talking about Project twenty twenty five, talking about

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<v Speaker 1>the evils of Donald Trump, trying to wring the alarm

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<v Speaker 1>of this emergency, and guess what, I've gotten more feedback

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<v Speaker 1>over the last month in terms of a joyful focus

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<v Speaker 1>and one that has led through a place of promise

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<v Speaker 1>that I have over the last year plus from a

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<v Speaker 1>place of fear and rage. This has been an eye

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<v Speaker 1>opening experience for me the last month of the Harris

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<v Speaker 1>Walls ticket. It's only been a month, by the way.

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<v Speaker 1>That was the thing that was blowing my mind in

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago is that all of us who have spent our

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<v Speaker 1>lives and dedicated our lives in some form of fashion

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<v Speaker 1>to public service to advocating and whether it is on

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<v Speaker 1>Capitol Hill as a lobbyist in nonprofit organizations, as a

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<v Speaker 1>media personality advancing the cause of America and democracy. Where like,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a month and it has felt like both

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<v Speaker 1>a month and a decade all in one, because time

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<v Speaker 1>is both moving super fast with just ten weeks until

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<v Speaker 1>the election, and super slow, because I feel like we've

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<v Speaker 1>been living under the knee of trump Ism for it's

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<v Speaker 1>been almost a decade, but it's felt like two. This

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<v Speaker 1>campaign and this time in Chicago renewed for me this

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<v Speaker 1>belief that I don't have to move through rage in

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<v Speaker 1>order to be and be seen as committed to our democracy.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't express to you how exhausting it has been,

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<v Speaker 1>folks that on a day to day basis, on a

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<v Speaker 1>weekly basis, that I have wanted so many times to

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<v Speaker 1>come on this microphone and quit and be like I'm done.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have it in me anymore. And I know

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of you would be supportive of that. You'd

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<v Speaker 1>be disappointed, but you would get it, And so you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I will tell you that my standout speech, aside from

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<v Speaker 1>the Vice President's acceptance speech, was Michelle Obama as so

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<v Speaker 1>many people had said, Michelle Obama took do Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>to fucking school and drag that motherfucker in a way

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<v Speaker 1>that I believe she had been waiting for since twenty seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>The hell that that man and this movement put her

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<v Speaker 1>and her family through, the questioning of Barack Obama's legitimacy

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<v Speaker 1>as this nation's first black president, the disgusting, fucking slurs

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<v Speaker 1>that she was called, But the elegance and the razor

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<v Speaker 1>sharp wit that I'm like, that is my role model.

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<v Speaker 1>That is how I want to learn how to slice

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<v Speaker 1>and dice. Sure, I love an F bomb and an

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<v Speaker 1>M and F bomb with the best of them, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, the ability to cause that kind of lethal

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<v Speaker 1>damage and not curse is a skill that I hope

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<v Speaker 1>to learn. Because, let me tell you something, Michelle Obama

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<v Speaker 1>called Donald Trump basically everything but a child of God.

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<v Speaker 1>Michelle Obama basically said that Donald Trump is a small, narrow,

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<v Speaker 1>thoughtless man who is not worthy of the office of

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<v Speaker 1>the presidency. He is not worthy of our time. Right

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<v Speaker 1>when she said, who going to tell him that the

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<v Speaker 1>job that he's going after is a black job? Let

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<v Speaker 1>me tell you that inside that arena we were gagging, like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh my god, I cannot believe that she just said that.

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<v Speaker 1>There were so many ways that she just laid bare

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<v Speaker 1>who like, you don't need to be afraid of these people.

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<v Speaker 1>These people are small, right, They're so beneath us. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't care about America. They care about themselves. The

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<v Speaker 1>only person Donald Trump has ever served as himself. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like the way that she read this man was

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<v Speaker 1>breath taking because there was not one lie, There was

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<v Speaker 1>not one even fabrication. She just opened up her bag,

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<v Speaker 1>took out a mirror and put it up to Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump and to Maga, and she said, go ahead and look,

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<v Speaker 1>tell me something different. They're playing the same old song,

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<v Speaker 1>the same old shit that they've been doing since twenty sixteen,

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<v Speaker 1>since before that when they were lying about my husband

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<v Speaker 1>and lying about me. And what she reminded us and

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<v Speaker 1>said was that you know the tricks that they are

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<v Speaker 1>going to pull, and so when they do that, don't

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<v Speaker 1>get into the Goldilock's sensibility of everything has to be

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<v Speaker 1>just right. Do something when you know that a lie

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<v Speaker 1>will take hold because it does, do something right, like

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<v Speaker 1>this energy of this is not an election where we

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<v Speaker 1>are going to sit on the sidelines where we are

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<v Speaker 1>just gonna hope our way there. No, we are going

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<v Speaker 1>to turn that hope into action because she said we

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<v Speaker 1>need numbers in this election that cannot be questioned, because

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<v Speaker 1>we know that they are not going to accept the

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<v Speaker 1>results of this election, because Donald Trump, Fox News and

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<v Speaker 1>MAGA are already planting the seeds that something must be awry, because,

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<v Speaker 1>as Joe Biden said in his speech, you cannot only

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<v Speaker 1>love America when you win. It does not work that way.

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<v Speaker 1>The DNC pose such a stark contrast to what the

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<v Speaker 1>art and see was. First of all, in the room

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<v Speaker 1>was America gay straight by trans, black, White, Asian, Indian

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<v Speaker 1>Latino Like. It was absolutely beautiful. You could see yourself everywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you can't manufacture the spirit and the joy

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<v Speaker 1>that was inside of the United Center. And so many

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<v Speaker 1>of my friends and family said that they were dancing

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<v Speaker 1>around their living rooms, that they literally felt the spirit.

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<v Speaker 1>And I say, I'm not a religious person, but a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people have said that it felt like a revival.

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<v Speaker 1>You had testimonials, you had music, You had this sense

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<v Speaker 1>of possibility and this renewed sense of faith. I talk

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<v Speaker 1>about my mustard seed of hope, and how that blossomed

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<v Speaker 1>into a deep, rich, vibrant, fertile meadow in Chicago. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe now more than ever that we are going to

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<v Speaker 1>win because I believe in the power of people. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe in the power of hope. I believe that when

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<v Speaker 1>I'm seeing and hearing that there are hundreds of thousands

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<v Speaker 1>of volunteers around the country, that people are phone banking

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<v Speaker 1>and text banking, that people are organizing house parties, that

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<v Speaker 1>people are continuing to do zooms, that people are raising

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<v Speaker 1>money and raising awareness, that everyone is getting activated because

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<v Speaker 1>they are seeing what the future can possibly look like.

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<v Speaker 1>And maybe, just maybe America will once again do the

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<v Speaker 1>impossible and show the world what democracy looks like and

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<v Speaker 1>fight back this and beat back this white supremist fascist

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<v Speaker 1>once and for all. But the thing that we have

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<v Speaker 1>to understand is that the closer Donald Trump gets to losing,

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<v Speaker 1>the more dangerous hem and his ilk are going to become.

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<v Speaker 1>January sixth was a dress rehearsal, So we cannot also

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<v Speaker 1>pretend right that he is going to go quietly into

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<v Speaker 1>the cold, dark night. He is not. He is one

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<v Speaker 1>of those people that if he's gonna go out, he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to try and do cause as much damage as

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<v Speaker 1>possible on his way out. So we have to remain vigilant,

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<v Speaker 1>we have to remain conscious, we have to remain woke.

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<v Speaker 1>But I have never felt so possible. And this goes

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<v Speaker 1>well beyond two thousand and eight, it goes well beyond

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twelve. There is something, as Hillary Clinton said when

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<v Speaker 1>she was on the stage, something is happening, and you

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<v Speaker 1>cannot manufacture that. You cannot make this shit up, you

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<v Speaker 1>cannot focus group this shit. So while the poll numbers

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<v Speaker 1>are looking good in our direction right now, I say,

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<v Speaker 1>don't pay attention to the polls that they're showing you

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<v Speaker 1>on television. Pay attention to the only poll that matters,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the poll booth that you walk into on

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<v Speaker 1>November fifth, or the early voting that you do. Right

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<v Speaker 1>in New York, the deadline for voter registration is October

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six. Look up and see where the deadline to

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<v Speaker 1>register to vote is. Because I just learned most recently

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<v Speaker 1>that in New York State you can register a sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>and a seventeen year old to vote, so that by

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<v Speaker 1>the time that they're eighteen, they don't have to register.

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<v Speaker 1>Check your voter registration. Make sure, particularly if you're living

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<v Speaker 1>in a red state, that your name is still on

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<v Speaker 1>the rolls so that you are not surprised come election day.

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<v Speaker 1>So check now and make sure am I registered to vote?

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<v Speaker 1>If I'm not? Are my family members registered to vote?

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<v Speaker 1>Are the young people in my life registered to vote?

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<v Speaker 1>What is your voting plan? Are you early voting? Are

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<v Speaker 1>you voting on election day? Are you doing a mail lan?

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<v Speaker 1>What are the deadlines for these things? Because folks, we

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<v Speaker 1>have but ten weeks to go. We are coming to

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<v Speaker 1>the final lapse of this marathon and we need to

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<v Speaker 1>run through the fucking tape on this. So I encourage everyone,

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<v Speaker 1>it is not just about you. It is about bringing

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<v Speaker 1>five people with you to that voting booth. It is

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<v Speaker 1>about making sure that you and another five people in

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<v Speaker 1>your life are good to go, and then challenging them

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure that another five people are good to go.

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<v Speaker 1>That is how we are going to win. This is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna happen from the grass roots all the way to

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<v Speaker 1>the grass tops. But we have a responsibility, as Michelle

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<v Speaker 1>Obama said, to do some thing that is your call

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<v Speaker 1>to action. That is it for me today, dear friends

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<v Speaker 1>on woke A f as always power to the people

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<v Speaker 1>and to all the people. Power. Get woke and stay

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<v Speaker 1>woke as fuck.