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sheshe2

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122. Selma!

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 08:18 PM

Mar 2015

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by Jacqueline
The Bridge to Everywhere

This day, many hadn’t come
But all that was for naught
Because no one really noticed.
Those who came could have
Closed their eyes and still felt
The singular beauty of the place.
Could have still heard the silenced voices
Of the old warriors, and could have
Heard the sound the old bridge made
With the wind softly moving through it
And the shoes passionately walking over it
All voices still silent.
See and hear the beauty of the place
Look out into the rivers of time
Touch each other in
Warm embrace
And feel the beauty of the day.
The remarkable memories it brought
Were enough. I wouldn’t change a thing.
No need to change the name of the bridge, either
That bridge belongs to everyone and no one, anyway.

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http://theobamadiary.com/2015/03/07/the-presidents-selma-speech/

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I'd never, ever thought I'd see the day...Selma.... [View all] msanthrope Mar 2015 OP

That day sadly has come and gone. Skidmore Mar 2015 #1

Selma. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #3

I'm of a certain age: I never, ever thought I'd see a Black President Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #2

Selma. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #6

The irony is that is being used to justify the disrespect, and yes racism leveled against President still_one Mar 2015 #29

After his term is done, he will become the long lost buddy of many Republicans Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #34

So glad you (like many here) have a crystal ball to tell the future. n/t Ineeda Mar 2015 #75

This is the same party that tried to impeach Bill Clinton Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #106

We have universal health care? Scuba Mar 2015 #4

Yes. Selma. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #5

No. Scuba Mar 2015 #12

Selma. Proceed, Scuba. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #22

Typing "Selma" does not correct your inaccurate claims. Scuba Mar 2015 #23

Selma. I'll type it a few times today. You just proceed, and when people msanthrope Mar 2015 #26

Dropping like a stone is good, but it ain't 'universal healthcare'. Scuba Mar 2015 #27

Yeah...it is. I appreciate your walkback. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #32

Bwahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Walkback! Bwahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Scuba Mar 2015 #39

Scuba....have you considered your comportment on this thread? nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #42

Have you considered your own? nt a2liberal Mar 2015 #47

I am open to all compliments and critiques. Have at it. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #50

No, you are not open to all critiques. Hissyspit Mar 2015 #100

You seem to be concerned that I am not honoring Selma msanthrope Mar 2015 #103

. Hissyspit Mar 2015 #108

And yet you could not refrain.....nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #109

That's all you have, hunh? Hissyspit Mar 2015 #110

Selma is more important than you. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #113

Duh. Hissyspit Mar 2015 #115

Keep proving my point Hissyspit, in your own way...nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #116

Keep proving my point, in your own way. nt Hissyspit Mar 2015 #117

"SELMA": How can you even argue with the progress of Obama's Health Care for all? misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #41

^^^ this^^^ BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #78

Exactly, then to really firm up their bona fide make sure they dont vote for Hillary NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #86

yep. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #88

Just imagine. A 2008 "March across the bridge" for Medicare for All. Or one tomorrow! It's doable. grahamhgreen Mar 2015 #144

We have a universal health care program. George II Mar 2015 #135

No we don't. Selma. nt Hissyspit Mar 2015 #76

Me either... Spazito Mar 2015 #7

Indeed.....on this day, who has hands up, and who attacks. Note well. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #9

I find myself very sad today... Spazito Mar 2015 #21

Yes indeed, Spazito, and we're all Together on this~ Cha Mar 2015 #146

Boo for divisiveness! Hissyspit Mar 2015 #67

k&r... spanone Mar 2015 #8

Selma. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #10

For Selma. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #11

Selma. I would hope to have the courage to have walked. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #13

Me too. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #16

We walk in mighty footsteps....humbly remembered. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #17

And will never forget. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #19

For Selma. HappyMe Mar 2015 #14

For those beaten and jailed. I wish for their courage. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #15

I wish for that kind of courage also. HappyMe Mar 2015 #18

Selma sheshe2 Mar 2015 #129

It's been going on since the day he was first elected. cbayer Mar 2015 #20

S'truth. riqster Mar 2015 #127

Yep you can bash liberals, democratic presidents, entire countries on DU! Rex Mar 2015 #24

I wasn't taking down our President. Skidmore Mar 2015 #25

Legitimate critique should always have a voice. msanthrope Mar 2015 #31

No House Republican leaders are going to Selma this weekend. still_one Mar 2015 #28

You never thought you would see the day AgingAmerican Mar 2015 #30

I'm not a political virgin.....but I did think Selma would occupy msanthrope Mar 2015 #35

Unlike Republicans AgingAmerican Mar 2015 #65

Some days are for walking the walk, and parking your bubblegum behind your ear... Hekate Mar 2015 #93

Sadly, the Miss Violet Beauregards of the world are seldom aware of such moments. riqster Mar 2015 #128

Just walk today. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #130

hands up. mopinko Mar 2015 #33

Selma! I was there. MineralMan Mar 2015 #36

Selma mainstreetonce Mar 2015 #40

I was just a 19 year old white kid from California. MineralMan Mar 2015 #45

You lived history MM mcar Mar 2015 #72

I haven't seen it yet, but will. MineralMan Mar 2015 #74

Lovely reflection on your experience mcar Mar 2015 #79

It's a complex set of things I took from it. MineralMan Mar 2015 #85

Thank you for sharing that. n/t DebJ Mar 2015 #147

To paraphrase one S. Colbert... SCVDem Mar 2015 #37

+ 100000 misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #49

"Would have voted against the Iraq war?" LWolf Mar 2015 #38

Proceed, please. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #44

With what? nt LWolf Mar 2015 #46

With your thoughts on this day. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #48

My thoughts on this day? Okay. LWolf Mar 2015 #53

Sorry to hear that. As we get older, those "minor" injuries can take more of a toll. deurbano Mar 2015 #71

It was a great day, thanks. nt LWolf Mar 2015 #123

We were already IN that war! Like it or not, we were there and our troops needed to be... George II Mar 2015 #80

It's not "abandoning" troops LWolf Mar 2015 #124

I was 12 when the march in Selma took place. I think it was the moment when I got the big picture. pinto Mar 2015 #43

Some people are never satisfied MrScorpio Mar 2015 #51

They aren't paid to be. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #52

Watch it, msanthrope. randome Mar 2015 #66

I don't think some of them are even paid. Unless being "paid" means "a sad and desperate attempt Number23 Mar 2015 #118

I was a bit surprised to see HappyMe Mar 2015 #54

Never will an opportunity to bash Obama be given up. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #55

I used to be surprised by what some folks would take offense to... MrScorpio Mar 2015 #58

The OP is politics. Hissyspit Mar 2015 #101

they can't even let this glorious day in history go by.. Selma-50 years Later~ without Cha Mar 2015 #143

What man are you talking about? Doctor_J Mar 2015 #56

Why are you giving the man who ended hughee99 Mar 2015 #62

You may avoid it "like the plague," Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #63

Selma mountain grammy Mar 2015 #57

Selma... on this day... Hekate Mar 2015 #59

THIS is historic! Cooley Hurd Mar 2015 #60

K&R Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #61

That's everyday here. Regarding Selma: Black bodies on the line, again and again and again. freshwest Mar 2015 #64

heck, they're even criticizing Ben Carson! today! how DARE they! MisterP Mar 2015 #68

Do you know the President is in Selma today, 50 years later? Cha Mar 2015 #120

Thank you msanthrope mcar Mar 2015 #69

K&R! hrmjustin Mar 2015 #70

thank you, thank you, thank you. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #73

Thank you! George II Mar 2015 #77

Okay, somebody tell me this is a parody. U4ikLefty Mar 2015 #81

You are half way right. Rex Mar 2015 #94

Selma giftedgirl77 Mar 2015 #82

Best of luck to you, Mr. President. =) AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #83

Our first black president. Woohoooo. I'm loving it azmom Mar 2015 #84

Next to FDR fadedrose Mar 2015 #87

Selma! mfcorey1 Mar 2015 #89

My dad marched. one_voice Mar 2015 #90

"The March is not yet over" Hekate Mar 2015 #91

Kick Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #92

Selma Cha Mar 2015 #95

We are not done. We may never be. But we try..... msanthrope Mar 2015 #98

John Lewis.. "I saw the death.. I thought I was going to die" Cha Mar 2015 #107

The President at Selma.. Cha Mar 2015 #96

I love that artwork Gothmog Mar 2015 #102

Thank you for this.....nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #112

Ratfuckers abound... SidDithers Mar 2015 #97

We will never give up this board to them. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #99

Nope. Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #125

Never emulatorloo Mar 2015 #126

Not even Hekate Mar 2015 #137

+1, K & R. n/t FSogol Mar 2015 #150

I waited almost two hours to get John Lewis to sign a couple of his book March 2 Gothmog Mar 2015 #104

I had the pleasure of meeting Rep. Lewis in the 90s.... msanthrope Mar 2015 #105

I understand Gothmog Mar 2015 #111

Oh yes.. way worth it, G.. Cha Mar 2015 #114

I have signed copies of both March 1 and March 2 Gothmog Mar 2015 #152

Wonderful! Cha Mar 2015 #155

I wish I could meet him, but at least ... Hekate Mar 2015 #138

I don't blame you for not engaging the threadjackers, msanthrope Number23 Mar 2015 #119

I can't tell you what your approval means to me...... msanthrope Mar 2015 #121

You know I think you're the Bees Knees Number23 Mar 2015 #133

I am not popular on this board...but you, and a few others keep msanthrope Mar 2015 #136

I had no idea, msanthrope Number23 Mar 2015 #141

I am not well, and will not be anytime soon. That said, I'm msanthrope Mar 2015 #149

... greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #151

I will be praying for a full and speedy recovery. You are not only one of the most informed posters Number23 Mar 2015 #153

I've noticed that, too... it's really blatantly obvious. Cha Mar 2015 #142

It was clear to me... Hekate Mar 2015 #139

Selma! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #122

The bridge is still being built. .....brick and stone.....nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #131

Yes. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #132

Those footsteps are not loud enough here. But they msanthrope Mar 2015 #134

Kick for Selma KMOD Mar 2015 #140

Just imagine. A 2008 "March across the bridge" for Medicare for All. Or one tomorrow! It's doable. grahamhgreen Mar 2015 #145

. Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #148

K & R Scurrilous Mar 2015 #154

Keep on keeping on. Selma. Hekate Mar 2015 #156