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Cha

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5. Excellent words of wisdom on Ferguson, MO, from Marquis Govan, she.. Precocious young lad..

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 12:32 AM

Sep 2014

Here's another gem of his from your link..

"When he's not at county council meetings, Marquis is a student at Loyola Academy in St. Louis. Between classes, the sixth-grade political junkie opines on national politics, deriding certain senators as "politicrats."

"I will call Mary Landrieu a politicrat," he says. "I will call Mark Pryor a politicrat. They will do anything to stay in Washington."

Michael Brown

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At 11, Marquis Govan Has Some Things To Say About Ferguson [View all] sheshe2 Sep 2014 OP

This fella knew just what he wanted to say. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #1

And it's just nauseating JimDandy Sep 2014 #2

When one speaks the truth, their spirit uplifts them and gives them the words. It doesn't need notes freshwest Sep 2014 #3

^^^^This^^^^ sheshe2 Sep 2014 #4

Excellent words of wisdom on Ferguson, MO, from Marquis Govan, she.. Precocious young lad.. Cha Sep 2014 #5

Out of the mouths of our children Cha. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #7

Marquis Govan is brilliant, she.. Kicking for him and Michael Brown~ Cha Sep 2014 #8

Whoa....impressive!!!! Stellar Sep 2014 #6

more about him on NPR. its his grandma or great-grandma who took him in after his 1st few years pansypoo53219 Sep 2014 #9