Hakeem Jeffries was ON FIRE last night.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

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At the Humphrey/Mondale Dinner in Minneapolis last night. He spoke in his fiery Obamaesque eloquence about WHO the Democrats are and WHAT we stand for versus the "Extremist MAGA Republicans ". Jeffries did not mince words as his speech came to a climax when he asked if we were "Fired up and Ready to WIN"!

Jeffries made it clear that the future of this country , its Democracy, lies with all of us.

Amy Klobuchar was also on fire last night as well. I pity the Republican challenger to her next year. For it was made clear she has NO patience or respect for the Republicans she serves on the Judiciary committee with.

I was so stoked for this evening and was NOT disappointed. All the speeches were AMAZING.

[Karadeniz]

1. Yay! Media should televise parts of it!

[jaxexpat]

2. The important thing here is that this is NOT hyperbole or campaign speak.

Indeed, "...the future of this country, its Democracy, lies with all of us."

Should we lose any ground in 2024, if the Republicans gain any ground in the face of their magical thinking fraud-charade and their mean-spirited blockheadedness, it will become ever more certain the country will become "something else" but not a democracy.

Thanks, electoral college, for making it damn nearly impossible to progress past the "Age of Enlightenment*."

* Also known as the Age of Reason, was an intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. Its presumptions were the go-to source of contemporary legitimacy for much of the original US constitution. It's worthwhile to note that most of the power which ran Europe's "empire nations" (and their colonies) in the 17th and 18th centuries was provided by human slavery and contract bondage.

[Grins]

3. "Extremist MAGA Republicans..." No.

Delete the word “MAGA.” It still works!

[Whatthe_Firetruck]

11. Using "Maga" associates Republicans with Trump...

... Who is unpopular with most of the Country.

[gulliver]

4. Super impressed with the guy

We need to do what it takes (win elections) to make him Speaker of the House

[usonian]

5. K&R.

Call out the cult.
Make it more shameful to belong than to tag along.

[KS Toronado]

6. Our platform for 2024 Country wide should be "Save Democracy"

from the FASCIST Extremists. Call them what they are, show plenty of Jan 6th stuff.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. DEMOCRACY was the MAIN topic last night.

EVERY speaker focused on that. No Republican was spared last night. Especially by Amy Klobuchar. Her disdain for the extremists on the Judiciary Committee was well noted. She tore Ted Cruz a new one.

Hakeem Jeffries invoked the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the response Benjamin Franklin gave to a Mrs. Powell about what was created. "A Republic. If you can keep it."

[Pluvious]

8. I'm grateful for these Dems' persistence and stamina

We are locked into battle for the very soul of our nation

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. That battle continues as long as we have air in out lungs.

Passion in our hearts.
Fire in our bellies.
Our eyes on the Prize.

AS John Lewis was so fond of saying..."GOOD TROUBLE".

[Pluvious]

10. Amen, friend !! (nt.)

[Upthevibe]

12. ProudMNDemocrat..........

Thank you for this update!

[riversedge]

13. I was there at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis when Amy K announced for

the presidency. We were all covered in snow-there was indeed a snowstorm--wind was howling and there was Amy up on the stage all covered in snow like the rest of us. We all had such high hopes. AK was always in my top 3. Delightful day and more to come.

[Blue Owl]

14. Time to kick some MAGA ass

These fucking cretins can go crawl under their rocks until they are extinct -- the stone age is over, MAGAts...

[bluboid]

15. THANK YOU for the report on the MN dinner last night -

glad we have the brilliance of Jeffries & Klobuchar, & the many other leaders stepping up right now.

[Cha]

16. Good to Know.. TY & Rep Jeffries!

[cilla4progress]

17. Anywhere we can watch it?

Two heroes of mine!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

18. I tried looking for it on the Minnesota DFL website.

Try looking in a few days. I sm sure it will be on in a few days. It was a barnburner of a speech.

[cilla4progress]

19. Thanks!

[calimary]

20. We NEED 'em to be fired up!

This is a big one, coming up next year.