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obamachangetheworld

(121 posts)
Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:08 AM Jan 2018

John and Bobby Kennedy's Grandson filled me with hope tonight!

I never really paid much attention to Joseph Kennedy III before, and I listened in the car as our "President" mocked American values and worked to divide the country from the world's biggest bully pulpit. I was saddened, is this what our country has become? But then when I got home, it was Joseph Kennedy III's turn to respond. And instead of the false platitudes of the SOTU, we heard from a young, hopeful progressive from Massachusetts that doesn't speak with venom in his voice, but with hope and dignity. Unlike 45, he is a decent man. He encourages us to be better versions of ourselves, not to tear down anybody who disagrees with us. I think he is exactly what this country needs, and tonight JFK and RFK's grandson kicked some serious ass.

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John and Bobby Kennedy's Grandson filled me with hope tonight! (Original Post) obamachangetheworld Jan 2018 OP
Me, too! pnwmom Jan 2018 #1
You said it very well RandomAccess Jan 2018 #2
Me too Clarity2 Jan 2018 #3
Bobby's grandson, John Kennedy's great nephew nt karynnj Jan 2018 #4
Me too. TomSlick Jan 2018 #5
Same here Lotusflower70 Jan 2018 #6
Thanks for this, octw.. Cha Jan 2018 #7
He made me cry with hope and you reinforced it, TY. arthritisR_US Jan 2018 #8

Clarity2

(1,009 posts)
3. Me too
Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:27 AM
Jan 2018

It felt like an obama moment. Really, thats what a president is suppose to do. Rally the country. Make us feel like our lives are safe in their hands.

I would vote for him in a second. I have a ginger son named Joe too, so I’m a little biased.

Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts)
6. Same here
Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:46 AM
Jan 2018

He is a great example of what makes America special and unique. He is a fighter for the people. And when he spoke in Spanish, my mom and I started to cry. He is a healing balm in the midst of the agony of this shit show administration.

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