"And
here, in my view, is what is true: The maga (maggot repuglycons)
republicans do not respect the Constitution. They do not believe in the
rule of law; they do not recognize the will of the people. They refuse
to accept the results of a free election. And working right now, as I
speak in state after state to get power to decide elections in America
according to their cronies; empowering election denyers, and to
undermine democracy itself. Maggot forces are determined to take this
country backwards - backwards to an America where you have: No right to
choose;
No right to privacy
No right to contraception
No right to marry who you love
They
promote authoritarian leaders and they fan the flames of political
violence that are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of
justice; to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country.
"They
look
at the mob that stormed the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021
brutally attacking law enforcement, not as insurrectionists who placed a
dagger at the throat of our democracy, but as 'patriots! And they see
their MAGA/maggot failure to stop the peaceful transfer of power, after the
2020 election, as preparation for the 2022 and 2024
elections. They tried everything last time to nullify the votes of 81
million people. This time they're determined to succeed in thwarting
the will of
the people. That's why respected conservatives, like federal circuit
court judge Michael Luttig, has called T-rump an extreme maggot
repuglycons - 'a clear and present danger to our democracy.'
"While
the threat to American Democracy is real, I want to say as clearly as
we can:
WE ARE NOT POWERLESS IN THE FACE OF THESE THREATS.
WE ARE NOT
BYSTANDERS IN THIS ONGOING ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY.
THERE ARE FAR MORE
AMERICANS - FAR MORE AMERICANS!!! - FROM EVERY BACKGROUND AND BELIEF
WHO REJECT THE EXTREME MAGGOT/MAGA IDEOLOGY, THAN THOSE WHO ACCEPT
IT!!!
And folks!
It's in our power, it's in our hands - yours and mine - to STOP THE
ASSAULT ON AMERICAN DEMOCRACY! I believe America is at an inflection
point. One of those moments that determine the shape of everything
that's to come after it. And now AMERICA MUST CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD or
TO MOVE BACKWARDS. To build a future or to obsess about the past. To
be a NATION OF HOPE AND UNITY AND OPTIMISM, or a nation of fear,
division, and of darkness. The maggot repuglycons have made
their choice - they embrace anger, they thrive on chaos, they live not in
the light of truth, but in the shadow of lies.
But
together, together we can choose a different path. WE CAN CHOOSE A
BETTER PATH - FORWARD TO THE FUTURE - FUTURE OF POSSIBILITY; A FUTURE TO
BUILD AND DREAM AND HOPE. AND WE'RE ON THAT PATH MOVING AHEAD.
I
know this nation. I know you, the American People. I KNOW YOUR
COURAGE; I KNOW YOUR HEARTS, AND I KNOW OUR HISTORY. This is a nation
that HONORS OUR CONSTITUTION. We do not reject it. This
is a nation that believes in the rule of law. We do not repudiate it.
This is a nation that RESPECTS FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS. WE HONOR THE
WILL OF THE PEOPLE. WE DO NOT DENY IT!!
This is a nation
that REJECTS VIOLENCE AS A POLITICAL TOOL. We do not encourage
violence. WE are still an America that believes in HONESTY, DECENCY, AND
RESPECT FOR OTHERS.
Patriotism, liberty and justice for all - hope!! These are still possibilities - WE'RE STILL AT OUR CORE A DEMOCRACY.
And yet, history
tells us that blind loyalty to a single "leader," and the willingness
to engage in political violence is fatal to a democracy. For a long time
we told ourselves that our American Democracy is guaranteed. But it's
NOT. WE HAVE TO DEFEND IT!!! PROTECT IT!!! STAND UP FOR IT!!! EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF US.
That's why tonight, I'm asking
our nation to COME TOGETHER UNITE BEHIND THE SINGLE PURPOSE OF DEFENDING
OUR DEMOCRACY, REGARDLESS OF YOUR IDEOLOGY.
DEMOCRATS,
REPUBLICANS, MAINSTREAM AMERICANS MUST BE DEPENDED UPON ABOVE ALL ELSE
TO STAND UP FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. WE'RE ALL CALLED BY DUTY AND CONSCIOUSNESS TO STAND UP TO EXTREMISTS WHO PUT THEIR OWN PURSUIT OF POWER ABOVE ALL ELSE.
Democrats, Independents, Mainstream Republicans we must be stronger,
more determined and more committed to saving American Democracy, than
maggot repuglycons are bent on
destroying American Democracy.
WE, THE
PEOPLE WILL NOT LET ANYONE, OR ANYTHING TEAR US APART. Today there are
dangers around us. WE CANNOT ALLOW THEM TO PREVAIL. We hear, you've heard
it - more and more talk about violence as an acceptable political tool in
this country. IT'S NOT!! IT CAN NEVER BE AN ACCEPTABLE TOOL!!!
So
I want to say this, plain and simple: THERE'S NO PLACE FOR POLITICAL
VIOLENCE IN AMERICA - PERIOD!!! NONE!!! EVER!!! (thunderous applause - and I
heard myself shout AMEN!!)
You saw law
enforcement brutally attacked on January 6th. You've seen elected
officials, poll workers - many of them volunteers from both parties - subjected to
intimidation and death threats. And, can you believe it? FBI agents -
just doing their jobs as directed, facing threats to their own lives
from their own fellow citizens. On top of that, there are public
figures today - yesterday, and the day before, predicting, and all but calling for
mass violence and rioting in the streets (Lindsay Graham springs to mind/GDW). THIS is INFLAMMATORY!! IT'S DANGEROUS!!
It's against the rule of law.
And WE THE PEOPLE MUST SAY THIS IS NOT
WHO WE ARE!!!
Ladies and gentlemen, YOU CAN'T BE PRO-INSURRECTIONISTS AND PRO AMERICAN!! THEY'RE INCOMPATIBLE.
WE
CAN'T ALLOW VIOLENCE TO BE NORMALIZED IN THIS COUNTRY!!! IT'S WRONG!!!
We each have to reject political violence with all the moral clarity and
conviction this nation can muster. NOW!!
WE CAN'T LET THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTIONS BE UNDERMINED; FOR THAT IS AN PATH TO CHAOS.
Look,
I know politics can be fierce, mean and nasty in America. I
get it!! I believe in the give and take of politics; in disagreement
and debate and descent. We're a big, complicated country. BUT
DEMOCRACY ENDURES ONLY IF WE, THE PEOPLE RESPECT THE GUARDRAILS OF THE
REPUBLIC. ONLY IF WE, THE PEOPLE ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF FREE AND FAIR
ELECTIONS; ONLY IF WE, THE PEOPLE SEE POLITICS - NOT AS TOTAL WAR, BUT
THE MEDIATION OF OUR DIFFERENCES - DEMOCRACY CANNOT SURVIVE WHEN ONE
SIDE BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE ONLY TWO OUTCOMES TO AN ELECTION: EITHER
THEY WIN, OR THEY WERE CHEATED!! That's where the maggot repuglycons are today. They don't understand what every patriotic American knows: YOU CAN'T
LOVE YOUR COUNTRY ONLY WHEN YOU WIN! IT'S FUNDAMENTAL!
American
Democracy only works, only if we choose to respect the rule of law, and
the institutions that were set up in this Chamber behind me. Only if
we respect our legitimate political differences.
NOTE: The entire time the President was speaking, there were hecklers
with loud truck horns and megaphones trying to taunt him and disrupt his
speech. In the back of my mind I wished the police would have gone out
and stopped them - but then, we all know that would have been a T-rump
maggot/maga move.
.I
WILL NOT STAND BY AND WATCH - I WILL NOT ALLOW THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE
BE OVERTURNED BY WILD CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND BASELESS EVIDENCE
RECLAIMING EVIDENCE OF FRAUD. I WILL NOT STAND BY AND WATCH ELECTIONS
IN THIS COUNTRY STOLEN BY PEOPLE WHO SIMPLY REFUSE TO ACCEPT THAT THEY
LOST!
I WILL NOT STAND BY AND WATCH THE
MOST FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOM IN THIS COUNTRY DEFEATED - THE FREEDOM TO VOTE! AND
HAVING YOUR VOTE COUNTED BE TAKEN FROM YOU - AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE! (at
this moment, I feel it my duty to reiterate this is the time for
President Biden to sign an EXECUTIVE PROCLAMATION RESTORING AND
PROTECTING THE VOTING RIGHTS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND TO VACATE ALL
STATE LAWS THAT WOULD SERVE TO BLOCK OUR FRANCHISE - immediately, if not
sooner - GD-W).
AS YOUR PRESIDENT, I WILL DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING AND I'M ASKING EVERY AMERICAN TO JOIN ME!!!
Throughout
our history, Americans have often made the greatest progress coming out
of
some of our darkest moments like you're hearing on that bull horn
(hecklers on the outside were becoming louder and louder). I believe
we can and must do that again - and we are. Maggot repuglycons look at
America and see carnage and darkness, and despair. They spread fear and
lies - lies told for profit and power.
But,
I see a different America. AN
AMERICA WITH AN UNLIMITED FUTURE. AN AMERICA THAT'S ABOUT TO TAKE
OFF. I hope you see it as well. Just look around. I believe we can
lift America from the depths of Covid, so WE PASSED THE LARGEST ECONOMIC
RECOVERY PACKAGE SINCE FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, AND TODAY AMERICA'S
ECONOMY IS FASTER, STRONGER THAN ANY OTHER ADVANCED NATION. AND WE
HAVE MORE TO GO!!
I BELIEVE IN THE BUILD BETTER
AMERICA, SO WE PASSED THE BIGGEST INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT SINCE PRESIDENT
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER; AND WE NOW EMBARK ON A DECADE OF REBUILDING THE
NATION'S ROADS, BRIDGES, HIGHWAYS, PORTS, WATER SYSTEMS, HIGH SPEED
INTERNET, RAILROADS.
I BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE AMERICA SAFER, SO WE PASSED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GUN SAFETY LAWS SINCE PRESIDENT CLINTON.
I
BELIEVE WE CAN GO FROM BEING THE HIGHEST COST FOR PRESCRIPTIONS IN THE
WORLD, TO MAKING PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUGS AND HEALTHCARE MORE AFFORDABLE; SO
WE
PASSED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT HEALTH CARE REFORM SINCE PRESIDENT OBAMA
SIGNED THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
I
BELIEVE WE CAN CREATE A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE AND SAVE THE PLANET, SO WE
PASSED THE MOST IMPORTANT CLIMATE INITIATIVE - EVER! EVER! EVER!
The
cynics and the critics tell us nothing can get done. But
they're wrong! THERE'S NOT A SINGLE THING THAT AMERICA CANNOT DO! NOT A
SINGLE THING BEYOND OUR CAPACITY!!! IF WE DO IT TOGETHER!!
It's never easy. But we're proving in America NO MATTER HOW LONG THE ROAD, PROGRESS DOES COME!!
I
know the last few years have been tough. But today Covid no longer
controls our lives. MORE AMERICANS ARE WORKING THAN EVER.
BUSINESSES ARE GROWING, AND OUR SCHOOLS ARE OPEN. MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
HAVE BEEN LIFTED OUT OF POVERTY. MILLIONS OF
VETERANS, ONCE EXPOSED TO TOXIC BURN PITS WILL NOW GET WHAT THEY DESERVE
AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL GET DESIRED COMPENSATION.
America's
manufacturers have come alive across the heartland; and the future
will be MADE IN AMERICA. No matter what the white supremacists (Whites
with delusions of supremacy) and the extremists (racists)
say.
I
MADE A BET ON YOU, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AND THAT BET IS PAYING
OFF - PROVING THAT FROM DARKNESS - THE DARKNESS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, OF
COVID, OF GUN VIOLENCE AND INSURRECTION - WE CAN SEE THE LIGHT. LIGHT
IS NOW VISIBLE. LIGHT THAT WILL GUIDE US FORWARD. NOT ONLY WORDS,
BUT IN ACTION - ACTION FOR YOU! FOR YOUR CHILDREN! FOR YOUR
GRANDCHILDREN! FOR AMERICA!!
Even in this
moment, with all the challenges we face, I GIVE YOU MY WORD AS A BIDEN, I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE OPTIMISTIC THAN I EVER HAVE ABOUT AMERICA'S FUTURE. Not because of me, but because of who you are.
We're going to
end cancer as we know it!! Mark my words. We're going to create millions of new jobs in a clean energy economy.
WE'RE GOING TO THINK BIG! WE'RE GOING
TO MAKE THE 21st CENTURY ANOTHER AMERICAN CENTURY!!! BECAUSE THE WORLD NEEDS US TO. THAT'S WHERE WE
NEED TO FOCUS OUR ENERGY. NOT ON THE PAST; NOT ON DIVISIVE CULTURE
WARS; NOT ON THE POLITICS OF GRIEVANCE - BUT ON A FUTURE WE CAN BUILD
TOGETHER.
The maggot/maga repuglycons
believe that for them to succeed, everyone else has to fail. They
believe America - not like I believe about America -
I
BELIEVE THIS NATION IS BIG ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US TO SUCCEED - AND THAT IS
THE NATION WE'RE BUILDING: THE NATION WHERE NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND.
I
ran for President because I BELIEVE WE'RE IN A BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF
THIS NATION.
I STILL BELIEVE THAT TO BE TRUE. I BELIEVE THE SOUL IS
THE BREATH,THE LIFE, AND THE ESSENCE OF WHO WE ARE. THE SOUL IS WHAT
MAKES US US!! THE SOUL OF AMERICA IS DEFINED BY THE SACRED PROPOSITION
THAT ALL ARE CREATED EQUAL IN THE IMAGE OF GOD. THAT ALL ARE ENTITLED
TO BE TREATED WITH DECENCY, DIGNITY AND RESPECT. THAT ALL DESERVE
JUSTICE, AND A SHOT AT LIVES OF PROSPERITY AND CONSEQUENCE. AND THAT
DEMOCRACY MUST BE DEFENDED, FOR DEMOCRACY MAKES ALL THESE THINGS
POSSIBLE.
And
it's up to us. Democracy begins, and must be preserved. WE THE PEOPLE
CARRY IT IN THE HABITS OF OUR HEARTS, THROUGH OUR CHARACTER, OPTIMISM
THAT IS TESTED, YET ENDURES. COURAGE THAT DIGS DEEP WHEN WE NEED IT.
EMPATHY THAT FUELS DEMOCRACY. THE WILLINGNESS TO SEE EACH OTHER, NOT AS
ENEMIES, BUT AS FELLOW AMERICANS.
As
I mentioned hecklers tried to disrupt Biden's speech, with bullhorns
and loudspeakers, but the President appeared unmoved and noted they were
only able to have their freedom of expression,
which may differ from his/ours, because in a Democracy, Americans are
allowed freedom of speech and expression. Under a maggot/maga-led
situation, bullies probably would have gone out and tried to silence
them through physical intimidation.
Look,
our Democracy isn't perfect. It always has been -- notwithstanding
those folks you hear out there (referring to the hecklers with the
bullhorn trying to disrupt the event) - they're entitled to be
outrageous; this is a democracy (President Biden got a standing ovation
for this statement). But history and common sense and good manners is
something they've never suffered from (LOL). But history and common
sense tells us that opportunity, liberty and justice for all are most
likely to come to pass in a Democracy. We've never fully realized the
aspirations of our Founding - but every generation has opened those
doors a little bit wider, to include more people who were excluded
before.
"My
Fellow Americans, America is an Idea - the most powerful Idea in the
history of the world - and it beats in the hearts of the people of this
country. It beats in all our hearts. It unites America. It is the
American Creed - the idea that America guarantees that everyone be
treated with dignity. It gives hate no safe harbor.
IT INSTILLS IN EVERYONE THE BELIEF THAT NO MATTER WHERE YOU START IN
LIFE, THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN'T ACHIEVE!! THAT'S WHO WE ARE! THAT'S
WHAT WE STAND FOR! THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE! AND THAT'S PRECISELY WHAT
WE'RE DOING. OPENING DOORS! CREATING POSSIBILITIES! FOCUSING ON THE
FUTURE! AND WE'RE ONLY JUST BEGINNING!!
"Our
task is to make our nation free and fair; just and strong; noble and
whole! And this work is the work of Democracy. The work of this
generation. it's the work of our time - for all time! We can't afford
to leave anyone on the sidelines. We need everyone to do their part.
So speak up! Speak out! Get engaged!
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
AND
IF WE DO OUR DUTY IN 2022 AND BEYOND, THEN AGES STILL TO COME WILL SAY
WE - ALL OF US HERE - WE KEPT THE FAITH; WE PRESERVED DEMOCRACY; WE
HEEDED NOT OUR WORST ENEMIES, BUT OUR BETTER ANGELS.
WE
PROVED THAT, FOR ALL ITS IMPERFECTIONS, AMERICA IS STILL THE BEACON TO
THE WORLD; AN IDEAL TO BE REALIZED! A PROMISE TO BE KEPT! THERE'S
NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT; NOTHING MORE SACRED; NOTHING MORE AMERICAN.
THAT'S OUR SOUL; THAT'S WHO WE TRULY ARE. AND THAT'S WHO WE MUST ALWAYS
BE.
I
HAVE NO DOUBT - NONE - THAT THIS IS WHO WE WILL BE. AND THAT WE'LL
COME TOGETHER AS A NATION; AND WILL SECURE OUR DEMOCRACY THAT FOR THE
NEXT 200 YEARS WE'LL HAVE WHAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE PAST 200 YEARS, THE
GREATEST NATION ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
We
just need to remember who we are. WE ARE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! AND MAY GOD PROTECT OUR NATION; AND MAY
GOD PROTECT ALL THOSE WHO STAND WATCH OVER OUR DEMOCRACY. GOD BLESS YOU ALL! DEMOCRACY!
THANK YOU
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President
and First Lady Jill Biden after his speech at Independence Hall in
Philadelphia, Thursday, September 1, 2022 - Historical speech that will
go down in history. FASCISM HAS NO PLACE IN AMERICA
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As the President and First Lady exited the park, there was a buzz of excitement in the audience: "We have our marching orders!" and "What a powerful message."
As
I said before, at the beginning of this transcription, "The gloves are
off now!" President Biden's inspiring words should be repeated and
shared widely. I personally think several are powerful slogans,
worthy of being put on a button or T-shirt, or a poster!! Such as "We're in a BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THIS NATION!!"
NOW THAT YOU KNOW
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
And remember to
VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO
OUR BLACK MIDTERM VOTES MATTER IN 2022
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| Gloria DULAN-Wilson |
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