"Miss Jean Louise. Stand up. Your father's passing."

[EffieBlack]

This OP from 2008 moved me so much and I think about it often. It particularly resonates today in light of our President's gracious and dignified response to the hateful, race-mongering birther crowd.

excerpt:
That is the mark of greatness. The man who stood there without being acknowledged, unflinching and without a spark of bitterness in his heart, is the next President of the United States.

It’s about Respect. It’s about Hope and the Future of a nation. It’s about the struggle for Human Dignity throughout the ages.

It is, most of all, about Equality.

“Miss Jean Louise, stand up, your father’s passin’.”
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7226200

[yellerpup]

1. "To Kill a Mockingbird"

It IS about equality, EffieBlack. :kick: & recommend

[elleng]

2. Thanks again, Effie.

:thumbsup:

[my2sense]

3. +1

Thanks! Just bookmarked for future reference when things get difficult again. I felt a lump in my stomach this morning over the way our POTUS is being disrespected. I always thought his journey would be difficult, but it's tougher to watch than I expected.

[Davis_X_Machina]

4. Confession time...

...when AFT was having its balloting for the 100 greatest lines from American movies, I kept deleting my cookie from them, and voting for this line again....

[BlancheSplanchnik]

5. Hope...Respect...and the Future....

Yes.

Where is that "teary eyes" emotie?



Also, To Kill A Mockingbird, one of my all time favorites. OMG how I love that film. Getting teared up again just thinking about it!


Kick + Rec

[nolabear]

6. "If you can keep your head when all about you men are losing theirs and blaming it on you"

Barack Obama is a mensch. I've never had more respect for him than I did today, and that's saying a lot.

I worry about all those kids who think they might want to serve their country as president someday, though. We're surely losing them with this horror show.

[cilla4progress]

7. Absolutely ...

I wept today for this gentle man who stands head and shoulders above almost all in this country - of every race, color or ethnicity. I am embarrassed and ashamed for our country. We must be the laughingstock of the world...except it is no longer funny.

[AtomicKitten]

8. Poignant and powerful.

k&r