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catbyte

(34,174 posts)
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 09:21 AM Oct 2019

"This is bigger than Trump. This is about the soul of our Democracy"



Simply devastated by news of the passing of @RepCummings -- a figure of enormous political and moral dignity and gravity. It's been a couple years since the last time we talked on camera. When it aired, this scene moved people hugely. Watching it now brings me to tears.

This is such a profound loss. He deserved to live long enough to see that stain wiped clean from the White House. RIP, sir, and thank you.
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"This is bigger than Trump. This is about the soul of our Democracy" (Original Post) catbyte Oct 2019 OP
Wow. A real American. True BLUE!!! LakeArenal Oct 2019 #1
"It makes me want to work night and day for the rest of my life." Mike 03 Oct 2019 #2
The wilderness just became a lot darker today...and the road ahead more daunting. Moostache Oct 2019 #3
Beautifully said. Zoonart Oct 2019 #5
Yes, a terrible loss, peacebuzzard Oct 2019 #7
"As I walk towards the evening of my life" God damn. I have tears. dem4decades Oct 2019 #4
K&R... spanone Oct 2019 #6
RIP, Representative Cummings. What a loss. brush Oct 2019 #8

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
3. The wilderness just became a lot darker today...and the road ahead more daunting.
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 09:28 AM
Oct 2019

A great man has left this world, and his void is going to be felt for a long time to come; but in our loss, there is an exemplary example of how to work to make it better eventually, how to strive for the best outcomes while stuck in a world of seemingly all bad choices.

I never was privileged enough to meet Elijah Cummings, but I have seen his example from afar and that alone was a gift.

Rest In Peace, Representative Cummings. Your journey was a light in the darkness for others to now draw strength from and renew the fight for justice.

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