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KT2000

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26. Both hands up!!

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 03:54 PM

Jul 2016

"I wake up every morning in a house built by slaves."

That is what I wish for - a recognition of the building of this country by people of color - all be it against their will. We have lived too long with the myth that only white Anglo-Saxons built this country and it has to be corrected. POC of been made to feel ashamed for their slave history but the fact is their roots in this country go farther back than most whites. And the white slave owners bought humans to do their work.

She went there and it was a breath of fresh air - and truth. Great respect for the first Lady!!

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Simple show of hands: Who was emotionally moved by Michelle Obama's speech? [View all] Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 OP

Very much so. n/t demmiblue Jul 2016 #1

I am pissed today that my SF Chronicle did not mention this wonderful speech kimbutgar Jul 2016 #2

"I wake up every morning in a house built by slaves" lapucelle Jul 2016 #3

Yes; I'm watching it now. librarylu Jul 2016 #4

Absolutely and completely. floriduck Jul 2016 #5

Yes, it was a great speech. CentralMass Jul 2016 #6

I was very much touched by her speech. I reached for the Kleenex more than once. Arkansas Granny Jul 2016 #7

It was her drop the mic moment for sure! lunatica Jul 2016 #8

I understand what you're saying, but it seemed to me so very much more lofty. Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 #9

I wasn't making light of it lunatica Jul 2016 #10

Yeah, it does make sense. Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 #11

Thanks lunatica Jul 2016 #13

i cried obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #12

I was Happyhippychick Jul 2016 #14

I was. How could anyone not be moved by that speech? lunamagica Jul 2016 #15

Absolutely!! rury Jul 2016 #16

K & R SunSeeker Jul 2016 #17

Which one? Eleanors38 Jul 2016 #18

Not so simple... SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2016 #19

... Aristus Jul 2016 #20

Moved to tears relayerbob Jul 2016 #21

I was Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2016 #22

Let's see Malania rip this one off OxQQme Jul 2016 #23

Verklempt OxQQme Jul 2016 #24

I wonder how it will sound when trumps wife delivers it? frankieallen Jul 2016 #25

Both hands up!! KT2000 Jul 2016 #26

I had over a thousand people see a post about her speech on a page I manage. LiberalFighter Jul 2016 #27

I cried. calimary Jul 2016 #28

Cried. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #29

Yes sir, I was. rurallib Jul 2016 #30

Both hands up . . . Very high! I love this First Lady . . . Michelle thy name is CLASS! What she and Liberal In Red State Jul 2016 #31

I got chills. NT Adrahil Jul 2016 #32

I watched it first thing LittleGirl Jul 2016 #33

Present! yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #34

Hear hear! redstateblues Jul 2016 #35

Very much so... ButSeeYa Jul 2016 #36

Remember the video of the little girl who had a meltdown after hearing GoCubsGo Jul 2016 #37

Made me sad MFM008 Jul 2016 #38

Brought me to tears. Photographer Jul 2016 #39

Standing Ovation BLACK4EVER Jul 2016 #40

Melania had zero personal anecdotes to back up her descriptions of DT. Ilsa Jul 2016 #42

Totally. "When they go low, we go high." NT Ilsa Jul 2016 #41

She was brilliant! Greybnk48 Jul 2016 #43

I did not have tears in my eyes. That's my username and I'm sticking to it!!!! nt msanthrope Jul 2016 #44

Her younger daughter is my daughter's age AwakeAtLast Jul 2016 #45

anyone with a heart and brain Skittles Jul 2016 #46