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A GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE GREAT STATE OF LOUISIANA AND TO THE FANTASTIC CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.... |
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ONE MORE TIME FOR MITCH LANDRIEU. I TOLD YOU ABOUT A MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY WHO CANNOT BE HERE TODAY... |
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THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON. ALL OF US AT WAL-MART ARE VERY PLEASED AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THESE ARE YOURS. THANK YOU. |
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I AM SORRY. |
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WE THINK WAL-MART FOR SPONSORING THIS PROJECT, WHICH WILL TRAVEL -- WE THANK WAL-MART FOR SPONSORING... |
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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THIS IS A VERY EXCITING DAY FOR US. WE AT ARTS AND EXHIBITIONS INTERNATIONAL... |
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FINALLY, I WANT YOU TO MEET THE PERSON NOW -- THESE ARE THE PEOPLE HELPING TO BUILD THE THING AND... |
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THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I LOOKED AROUND AND WAS WONDERING WHO TAVIS WAS TALKING ABOUT FOR A WHILE.... |
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TO GIVE HIM SOME LOVE AND SOME INSPIRATION. GO GET TO WORK ON GETTING THIS WONDERFUL EXHIBIT TOGETHER.... |
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THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY. IT IS MY GREAT HONOR NOT JUST TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT ALSO TO HAVE THE... |
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PLEASE THANK JONATHAN DEMME FOR JOINING US TODAY. [APPLAUSE] FOR THOSE AT HOME, WE HAVE GIVEN COMPLIMENTARY... |
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THANK YOU, DR.OC. |
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HE WAS MAKING A PHILOSOPHICAL CLAIM, SAYING THE CONDITION OF TRUTH IS TO ALLOW SUFFERING TO SPEAK.... |
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DR. CORNELL WEST. [APPLAUSE] AND WE ARE OFF. WE'RE OFF AND RUNNING. I WILL GO TO MY FRIEND, REVEREND... |
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I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND YOU. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A MORE CONSISTENT AND COURAGEOUS PERSON TO BRING OUR... |
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE] ] |
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-- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] |
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WHEN WE LOOK AT W. LEE B. DUBOIS, HE DID NOT JUST MAKE AN ANALYSIS ABOUT -- W.E.B. DUBOIS, HE WAS... |
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ALL RIGHT. WHILE WE ARE RUN THIS PAST, WE WILL STAY ON IT. MANY OF US COMING THROUGH THE AIRPORT... |
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FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. AS YOU ALWAYS KNOW, I SAY I AM A COUNTRY... |
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I CALL THEM THE DYNAMIC DUO. HE STARTED OUT AS A STUDENT OF DR. WEST, NOW THEY TEACH TOGETHER. HE... |
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FIRST, I THANK AND PRAISE GOD THAT WE ARE HERE. I PRAISE YOU, BROTHER. I WILL FORGET THE INTELLECTUAL... |
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THAT'S ALL. NOW NOW, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW BAD THINGS ARE. WHEN YOU SAID CHOCOLATE... |
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SO BROTHERS, FINALLY LET ME SAY THIS. THANK YOU. THANK THIS MOVEMENT. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE ONES... |
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THEERT. [APPLAUSE] |
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LISTEN, I DON'T WANT NOBODY TO TELL ME AND TELL MY GRANDCHILDREN TO GO TO THE POLLS AND VOTE AGAINST... |
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DICK GREGORY. [APPLAUSE] I JUST WANT TO SAY SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL KNOW. I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING THAT... |
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HE IS THE ORIGINAL CONSCIOUS COMIC. CON SHE IS CONSCIOUSNESS IN THAT COMEDY. IF YOU CAN GET FOLKS... |
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LET'S STEP BACK FOR A MINUTE. ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO REMEMBER IS THE MULTIFACETED LEVEL LEVEL.... |
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ALL RIGHT. THAT RAISES THEN IN MY MIND THE NEXT STEP WE TAKE HERE IN FLUSHING OUT THIS FRAMEWORK FOR... |
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FIRST OF ALL, IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO BE HERE WITH YOU AND I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP... |
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SO I SAY THIS, I FEEL I GOT A LOT IN MY HEART. I CAN RUN THE NEXT CAMPAIGN. I GOT SOME MO AND SOME... |
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DONNA, YOU'RE TOO KIND. DAD IN A BRA DONNA BRAZIL FROM LOUISIANA. [APPLAUSE] |
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CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE? LET ME JUMP NOW DOWN TO THE OTHER END TO DR. ROBERT FLANK LYNN -- DR. ROBERT... |
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THANK YOU TAV IS.IS. I'M HONORED TO OCCUPY THIS SEAT AND OCCUPY THE SEAT AS THE 10th PRESIDENT OF... |
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HE ALSO USES A WONDERFUL PHRASE, WE NEED TO REHABILITATE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY BECAUSE AMERICA WAS SICK... |
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DR. ROBERT FRANKLIN. I THINK WHEN I LISTEN TO DR. FRANKLIN OF THAT WONDERFUL PHRASE THE KING USED.... |
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FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BRINGING US ALL TOGETHER. SPECIFICALLY I WANT TO... |
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WHEN WE LOOK AT LATIN AMERICA OUR CHILDREN IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE BEEN ROBBED OF THEIR HISTORY. THEY... |
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PLEASE WELCOME MICHAEL STEEL HERE TODAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR OUR EFFORT EFFORTS OF HELPING US... |
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I THINK FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH A LOT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. I LOVE... |
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I WAS GOING TO SAY, THE REPUBLICAN STARTED SPEAKING, CUT THE MIC. LET ME GET AS MUCH CORD AS I CAN... |
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THE FIRST FEW WEEKS THAT I WAS THERE. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, THE OFFICE IN THE STATE CAPITOL IS THE... |
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PRO FOUND. DEEP. THOSE WORDS WERE UTTERED BY JOHN F. KENNEDY ON JUNE 11TH, 1963. LADIES AN JEGENTLEMEN... |
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WHEN DO WE GET ANGRY ENOUGH TO MAKE THIS PERSONAL? WE HAVE EXCUSED OURSELVES, WE MADE MORE EXCUSES... |
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THAT'S WHERE I SEE IT. THE STATE OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IS STRONG, LIVE, VIBRANT, BUT IT NEEDS SOME... |
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FORMER LOUIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. LET ME GO TO SHEILA JACKSON LEE |
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. HELP ME ENVISION HOW, WHEN, WHERE, THAT COME TO JESUS MEETING WILL HAPPEN. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO... |
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FIRST OF ALL, LET ME APOLOGIZE FOR MY VOICE. IT WILL CARRY ON AS LONG AS IT WILL. I AM AT THE POINT,... |
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CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE, I THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I WANT TO PROTECT YOUR VOICE A LITTLE BIT... |
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THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS PANEL OF INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK... |
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THANK YOU, STEPHANIE. [APPLAUSE] LET ME ASK STEPHANIE A QUICK FOLLOW-UP BEFORE I GO TO MISS HARRISON.... |
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WE KEEP FROM BEING CRUSHED BY STAYING ENGAGED, BY NOT LOSING FOCUS OF OUR VISION, BY NOT LOSING FOCUS... |
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THERE IS FOR ME THIS CONVERSATION EVERY YEAR, AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF WHAT WE DO TO... |
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I WISH I COULD BRING YOU ALL WONDERFUL TIDINGS OF HOW THINGS HAVE GONE. I WANT TO REALLY SET THE ... |
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YOU TALKED ABOUT YOUR WORK AND I THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. LET ME ASK -- YOU ARE PART OF THAT WONDERFUL... |
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I AM STILL LIVING IN A FORMALDEHYDE-LADEN TRAILER. I HAVE HAD THREE CONTRACTOR FRAUD SITUATIONS. ... |
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IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE A ROLE MODEL TO THE CHILDREN THAT, TO THE GUARDIANS INSTITUTE, TO TEACH... |
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GIVES SOME LOVE TO HERREAST HARRISON. MISS HARRISON. [APPLAUSE] LET ME START NOW A FINAL QUICK ROUND.... |
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I THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS. THE FIRST WHICH IS VOTING BEGAN THE FIRST WAY IS VOTING FOR OR... |
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THAT IS TRUE. |
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THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS THAT THERE IS RAISE LANGUAGE. HUCKABEE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE. BARACK OBAMA... |
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THANK YOU, REVEREND AL. [APPLAUSE] THAT IS PRECISELY WHY WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION EVERY YEAR. NO... |
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I THINK MEMBERS HAVE TO EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO DISCONTENTS AND TO -- DISCONTENT AND TO DISAGREE WITH... |
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DR. WEST, A QUESTION FOR YOU. IN YOUR OPINION, IS THE FOCUS ON RACE ISSUES IN THIS CAMPAIGN DISTRACTING... |
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I WAS GLAD TO SEE JOHN EDWARDS AND HIS WIFE HIGHLIGHTING POVERTY. THE HISTORY OF BLACK PEOPLE IS ... |
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THAT WAS A BRILLIANT ADDRESS HERE. ARE WE NAIVE TO BELIEVE THAT IN THIS TYPE OF PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE... |
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I DO NOT KNOW IF WE NOTNAIVE -- I DO NOT KNOW IF WE ARE NAIVE, BUT WE HAVE TO. WE HAVE KENYA, WHICH... |
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CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE, HOW WE BRIDGE THE ECONOMIC DISPARITY BETWEEN THE HAVES AND THE HAVE-NOTS... |
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IT IS AGENDA, AGENDA, AGENDA. WE NEED TO BRING OUR TROOPS HOME AND TAKE AWAY THE $120 BILLION THAT... |
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THAT IS RIGHT. |
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I DO BELIEVE IN JUSTICE AS IT RELATES TO THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THIS PARTICULAR CITY. MY DEAR... |
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THANK YOU, CONGRESSWOMAN. I KNOW YOU WILL GET WHAT IS AT THE HEART OF THIS QUESTION. WE HAVE BEEN... |
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I THINK THAT IS AN INTERESTING QUESTION. [LAUGHTER] |
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YOU KNOW WHAT IS AT THE HEART OF IT. |
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WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN FIRST. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY OF BLACK... |
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THIS QUESTION IS FOR MICHAEL STEELE. CAN YOU ADMIT, DO YOU LIMIT THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE DEMOCRATIC... |
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I GOT A MICROPHONE THIS TIME. |
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WE KEEP HEARING RUMORS THAT JOHN MCCAIN WILL PICK CONDI TO RUN WITH HIM. |
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THERE IS STILL A LOT TO UNFOLD. I CAN TELL YOU VERY HONESTLY THAT I AM VERY PROUD TO SEE BARACK OBAMA... |
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DICK GREGORY. THEY LAUGHING ALREADY. YOU AIN'T SAID NOTHING YET. THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOOD,... |
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LET ME JUST SAY THIS FIRST. I NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR YOU GIVING ME CREDIT THEY DON'T DESERVE AS AN... |
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TELL IT, BROTHER GREGORY. THAT'S WHAT WE TALKING ABOUT. WHOO! |
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AND THEN -- AND THEN WHEN YOU LEAVE -- WHEN YOU LEAVE WITH ALL THE HASSLE, CAN YOU HAVE THAT LOVE?... |
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LOVE! |
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I'M SO TIRED OF YOU BLACK FOLKS LOOKING ALL EVIL LIKE THAT GOING TO CHANGE SOMETHING, LOOKING ALL... |
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HERE IT IS. |
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SIT BACK DOWN. DON'T LOSE THE MIC. |
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THAT DOWN IS LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM A MANGANESE PLANT. HOW CAN A NINE-YEAR-OLD CHILD FIND... |
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LET ME GO DOWN. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW THAT. MICHAEL STEELE SAID YOU DON'T. LET... |
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ALL I CAN SAY IS IT HAS BEEN SAID. THE REALITY IS THAT -- AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THEY ALWAYS... |
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DR. NA' IM AKBAR. LET'S START OUR CLOSING ARGUMENTS. LET'S GIVE THE PANELISTS THE FLEXIBILITY THEY... |
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I THINK THE MOST SUCK SINKET WAY TO PUT THAT IS THAT YES, OUR VOTE IS ONE EXPRESSION OF OUR VOICE.... |
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PLEASE THANK DR. AKBAR FROM BEING HERE TODAY. NOW TO STEPHANIE WOODARD, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO YOUNG PEOPLE... |
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VOTING YOUR CONSCIENCE. I HOPE THAT'S SOMETHING WE ALL PLAN ON DOING, THAT WE HAVE ALL DONE AS WE... |
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PLEASE THANK STEPHANIE WOODARD OF DILLARD UNIVERSITY FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. PLEASE MICHAEL STEELE,... |
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FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO THANK FOR BEING HERE. VOTE REPUBLICAN THIS FALL. I HAD TO GO THERE. WE... |
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IT IS A PROFOUND QUESTION, BROTHER TAVES. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR MAKING THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. ... |
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WHAT IS THE PRIZE? |
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THE PRIZE IS REAL DEMOCRACY, AND REAL DEMOCRACY IS WHERE WE ARE THE LEADERS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR.... |
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WHAT IS THE PRIZE? DR. GLAUDE FROM PRINCETON. POWERFUL. SHE'LL LA JACKSON LEE? |
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YOUR VOTE EQUALS ACCOUNTABILITY. I STARTED OUT SAYING I WAS FULL. AND I REMAIN SO. HOPEFUL AND FULL.... |
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PLEASE THANK CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I BASE THIS IN PART BASED ON ... |
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I THINK WE CAN LEARN SOMETHING FROM THE GREAT MUSICIANS, ESPECIALLY BEING HERE IN NEW ORLEANS. LUSE... |
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PLEASE THANK DR. CORNELL WEST FOR BEING HERE TODAY. |
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DONNA BRAZILE, WHAT SAY EWE IN THIS CRITICAL MOMENT IN BLACK HISTORY? |
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WELL, TAVES LET ME EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE TO YOU, THE SPONSORS, THE STAFF AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS... |
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GOD I LOVE YOU. PLEASE THANK DONNA BRAZILE FOR BEING HOME TODAY. RUNNING TIGHT ON TIME. FINAL THOUGHT,... |
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LET ME SAY THIS, BROTHER, I KNOW IF YOU GAVE NEG ROW TOO MUCH TIME LIKE WE GAVE YOU, YOU WILL MESS... |
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THAT'S RIGHT. |
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IF ALL OF YOU ALL SITTING IN HERE TONIGHT WAS THE RICHEST, MOST POWERFUL, SCIENTISTS, COMPANIES IN... |
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Y'ALL GOT TO THANK DICK GREGORY FOR COMING OUT TODAY. THANK YOU, DICK GREGORY. I THANK YOU. TRYING... |
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WE TALK ABOUT HOPE AND HOPE IS THE ACCEPT ANSWER AND UNDERSTANDING THERE WILL BE STRUGGLE. YOU SEE... |
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THANK YOU, NICOLE. PLEASE THANK NICOLE LEE. THANKS, NICOLE. DR. ROBERT FRANKLIN. |
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REVEREND JESSIE AND AL HAVE BEEN TELLING US THERE ARE ENOUGH UNREGISTERED BLACK AND BROWN VOTERS TO... |
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PLEASE THANK DR. ROBERT FRANKLIN. [APPLAUSE] AND I'M SURE MOREHOUSE SISTERS WILL TAKE YOUR CHECK ONLINE... |
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MOREHOUSE.EDU. |
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ALL RIGHT. REVEREND AL SHARPTON. FINAL THOUGHTS. |
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LET ME SAY THIS. YOU SAID WHEN YOU OPENED ON APRIL 4 OF THIS YEAR WILL BE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF... |
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THE REVEREND AL SHARPTON. [APPLAUSE] WE CLOSE THIS CONVERSATION, A QUICK HOUSEKEEPING NOTE. WE GIVE... |
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FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR CONVENING ALL OF THESE GREAT MINDS. I FEEL SO HONORED TO... |
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THANK YOU, THE ENTIRE PHOTO. LET'S TAKE A QUICK PHOTO, LET YOU OUT OF HERE. IF YOU CAN ALL TAKE YOUR... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.