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Barack Obama

pinto

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Reply to Cha (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 02:46 AM

Jun 2015

Nations do not usually change course on a dime and one must be careful not to overstate what’s happened. But in the 10 days after a uniquely American tragedy, this diverse, rancorous, often conflicted nation became slightly freer, slightly more generous, slightly more cognizant of its past and slightly more progressive than it was before. To paraphrase vice-president Joe Biden, that’s a big deal.

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"Ten days that turned America into a better place" Michael Cohen~ The Guardian~ [View all] Cha Jun 2015 OP

K & R Iliyah Jun 2015 #1

Mahalo, Iliyah! Cha Jun 2015 #2

Love the author's finish - pinto Jun 2015 #3

Thank you for bringing that quote over, pinto! ".slightly more generous, slightly more cognizant of Cha Jun 2015 #5

Something changed. flamingdem Jun 2015 #6

It did, flamingdem.. Cha Jun 2015 #9

BIG BIG BIG KICK AND REC......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt MADem Jun 2015 #4

Thank you, MADem!!!! Beautiful snip from the link.. Cha Jun 2015 #7

I enjoyed his rendition, too!!! nt MADem Jun 2015 #10

k & r flamingdem Jun 2015 #8

I know the pic is poignantly heartbreaking, flamingdem~ Cha Jun 2015 #11

My hubby cried. He said the speech and then the singing of Amazing Grace Iliyah Jun 2015 #12

So did I, Iliyah~ So emotional.. mahalo. Cha Jun 2015 #13

What MLK, Jr. saw and it took Obama to do it: freshwest Jun 2015 #14

Beautiful paragraphs you brought over and highlighted, freshwest! Cha Jun 2015 #16

Beautiful photo KT2000 Jun 2015 #15

Such meaning in that photo.. Mahalo, KT Here's to more "fresh air"~ Cha Jun 2015 #17

That picture... brer cat Jun 2015 #18

"..that sweet baby reaching up for the arms of our comforter-in-chief is going to be seared in the Cha Jun 2015 #20

Thanks very much for this. MBS Jun 2015 #19

You're Welcome Very much, MBS! Pres Obama today visiting MLK Memorial with, Dilma Rousseff, Cha Jun 2015 #22

KnR my dear friends Hekate Jun 2015 #21

Mahalo mon ami! Cha Jun 2015 #23

KICK! Cha Jun 2015 #24

KICK! Cha Jul 2015 #25

KICK! Cha Jul 2015 #26