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COMMUNITY ORGANIZING IS AN AMERICAN TRADITION. >> IN THE 2000
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A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS OR MORE PROMINENT THAN EVER. >> IT WAS THE CANDIDATE. >> THIS IDEA OF COMMUNITY VALUES ARE
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NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE CAMPAIGN IS BECAUSE OF MY LIFE. >> EVEN MORE SO WAS THE WORK THE WE DID TOGETHER TO GET EVERY
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DAY AMERICANS ENGAGE. >> WE KNOCKED ON HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STORES. >> AND TURN OUT HUNDREDS OF VOTERS. >> WE
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ORGANIZED RALLIES, FORUMS. >> WE
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ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR VALUES AND ISSUES THAT
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MATTERED MOST. >> BECAUSE OF OUR BELIEFS IN FAITH AND DEMOCRACY
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AND OUR COMMUNITY VALUES. >>
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WE ORGANIZE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET OUR COUNTRY
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BACK ON TRACK. >> NOW IS OUR TIME. >> NOW IS
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OUR TIME. >> NOW IS OUR TIME. >> THE PROBLEMS WE FACE AS A NATION HAVE A BIG SOLUTIONS. >> GOING
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ALONG WITH POLITICS. >> WE KNOW THAT ONLY THROUGH OUR FAITH, AND
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BY WORKING TOGETHER. >> CAN WE MAKE AMERICA WORK FOR ALL
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OF US. >> NOW IT
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IS TIME TO HEAR
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FROM THE PEOPLE. >> BEFORE I EVEN
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GET INAUGURATED, DURING THE TRANSITION, WE ARE GOING TO BE CALLING ALL OF YOU IN TO HELP SHAPE
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THE EVENT. WE ARE GOING TO BE
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HAVING MEETINGS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH
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COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. SO YOU HAVE INPUT IN THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. >>
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IT IS TIME FOR
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PEOPLE TENTATIVE RECOVERY PLAN THE BILLS OUT EVERY DAY AMERICANS FROM THE SHARE PRICES WE ARE FACING STEEP WE SHARE SOLUTIONS THAT HELP ALL THIS. >>...
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US. >> ALL OF US. >> ALL OF US. [APPLAUSE] >>
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HELLO,
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EVERYBODY. HELLO EVERYONE ARE THERE
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ANY ORGANIZERS IN THE HOUSE? ANY AGITATORS IN THE HOUSE? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]. >> WE WILL COME TO THE PROMISE FORUM I AM THE REV. TIMOTHY MCDONALD...
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ARE ONE OF THE SPONSORING ORGANIZERS -- ORGANIZERS OF THIS EVENT AND WE WELCOME YOU TONIGHT TO RAISE UP FROM HEAVEN. >> AND I AND TREES THAT ANDERSON
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McDonald, Timothy - President
FROM THE NORTHWEST BRONX COALITION. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]. AND THIS EVENT IS A BIG DEAL. WE HAVE MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE FROM 32 STATES SITTING
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HERE WITH US TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE]
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LONG AGO, AMERICAN MADE US A PROMISE. THEY TOLD US THAT IF WE WORKED HARD, AND TO CARE OF OURSELVES, BUILT STRONG COMMUNITIES, WE WOULD TRY. WE WERE...
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TOLD US THAT WE WOULD HAVE A PLACE AT THE TABLE WITH DECISION THAT IN FACT ALL OF US AND IT WOULD BE MADE. TODAY, WE ARE HERE TO KEEP THAT PROMISE....
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LETS WELCOME THE REV. KEVIN AND SOON, DANIEL STEVENS. REV. JOHN WELCH AND BRAWL BY DAVID SHIRE. LET US WELCOME THEM AS THEY COME TO LEAVE US IN PRAYER....
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UNNECESSARY DEPORTATION THAT SEPARATED PARENTS FROM CHILDREN AND HUSBANDS FROM WIVES. AS WE PRAYED WE AGREE THAT THERE IS AN ENORMOUS NEED FOR CHANGE....
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STAND IDLY BY WITH THE BLOOD OF THEIR NEIGHBOR. ME THE SOURCE OF LIGHT AND LIBERATION CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN US AND MAKE US HOLY, POWERFUL PEOPLE....
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THE PROMISE OF JUSTICE REAL FOR ALL. >> FATHER IN HEAVEN WE FIGURE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY FOR YOUR PEOPLE. WE COME AS PEOPLE WHO LIFTED UP THE ARMS...
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NEW DIRECTION, WE PRAY THAT IN ALL OF THEIR WAYS, IT WOULD A KNOWLEDGE YOU. AND WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR DIRECTING THEIR PRAYER. I PRAY THIS IN THE...
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AND EMPOWERING US TO EXIT THIS DAY AND RUSH BY YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR GRACE. THE GRACE THAT WILL LEAVE PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA AND ALL OF US TO CLEARER...
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FROM THE FOUNDATION. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MRS. GARCIA. [APPLAUSE] I AM WITH THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY FOR CHANGE. >> ON OR ORGANIZATION...
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VALUES. TODAY COMMUNITY ORGANIZING HAS ARRIVED IN WASHINGTON D.C.. [CHEERS AND
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APPLAUSE]. WE ARE RIGHT ON TIME. A COUNTRY IS AN ECONOMIC CRISIS. -- IS AN ECONOMIC CRISIS. WITH A NEW LEADERSHIP WE HAVE A NEW 7-87 IN THE WHITE HOUSE....
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AND EXPANDING OUR DEMOCRACY. WE NEED A MASSIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM THE PUTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE BACK TO WORK. PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES. AND REDUCES...
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FEEL IT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]. I WANT TO INTRODUCE THE DOCTOR FROM THE EIGHTH ACTION FOR COMMUNITY EQUITY AND APRIL PAGE, THE ALLIANCE TO DEVELOP POWER...
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TELL US ABOUT THE POWER. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]. >> IN HAWAII, WHERE I COME FROM, WE GREET ONE ANOTHER WITH ALOHA. I TRAVELED SEVEN DOZEN MILES FROM A...
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THIS ROOM, THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII ARE SUFFERING FROM JOBLESSNESS, HOMELESSNESS, AND A FAILED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. HAWAII IS ALSO THE PLACE WHERE THE 44th...
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WE ARE A DIVERSE SET OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OF THE NATION. BUT WE CAME HERE TODAY SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE. SO WHO ARE WE AND WHAT BRINGS US TOGETHER?...
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THIS ROOM.
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PLEASE, SIT
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DOWN. [LAUGHTER]
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TOGETHER, WE CAN DO SO MUCH AND
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THAT IS WHAT TODAY IS ALL ABOUT, IT IS ABOUT
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US AND WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER, THE
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GOVERNMENT IS FINALLY OF THE PEOPLE,
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BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]. >> WE DID IT AND WE...
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NATIONAL COUNCIL. THE LARGEST NATIONAL HISPANIC CIVIL-RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TEE AND THEN AND THEN WE WILL...
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NEW ADMINISTRATION. OUR SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT WAS THE FIRST LATINO A AND TO SERVE IN THIS NEXT ADMINISTRATION. SHE HAS SERVED ADMIRABLY. WE ARE SO...
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AFTERNOON: >> WE LOOK THROUGH THAT SAME LEVEL OF FAITH TO SEE OVER 37 MILLION PEOPLE WHO LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE IN UNITED STATES TODAY. LOOK...
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SAME LENS OF FAITH THROUGH THE MILLIONS OF POOR PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES TO FIND THEMSELVES WORKING AND WORKING IN STILL DESPERATELY TRYING NOT...
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THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MIGUEL DIAZ AND I AM AN IMMIGRANT FROM EL SALVADOR. AND THE REALLY WANT TO THINK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU THE...
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WAS TRYING TO LEGALIZE MY WIFE STATUS AND IMMIGRATION AGENTS CAME TO MY HOUSE, THEY RAIDED MY HOUSE, AND TOLD HER,-- THEY TOOK HER INTO CUSTODY. IT...
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STATES. TONIGHT, IT'S A PLEASURE FOR ME TO INTRODUCE A FIGHTER COMMAND MAN WHO FIGHTS, A CHAMPION WHO BUYS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILIES, FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE,...
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AND APPLAUSE] >> THAT WAS A HISTORIC DAY. WE ALL KNOW AND AS BARACK OBAMA HIMSELF HAS SAID, NOW IS THE TIME THAT THE REAL WORK BEGINS. NOW IS THE TIME...
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IS OVER, THE MOVEMENT AND THE CAMPAIGN MUST CONTINUE DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY UNTIL WE MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE CHANGE AND REALIZE THAT PROMISE. [CHEERS...
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THAT UP WITH THE LAST FOUR YEARS, SAID, WE HAVE A BETTER VISION OF AMERICA, BOTH IN TERMS OF WHAT WE DO HERE AT HOME AND WHAT WE DO AROUND THE WORLD....
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AMERICA AND MOVE TO A NEW AMERICA. LET US WELCOME NOW SOME GRASS ROOT LEADERS TO THE STAGE. ANDRLE BIRON SHELL, MARIA, DNI CANUTE'S IN. CADEL LOVE--...
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BLACK MAN, IS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. HIS STORY IS A COMMON STORY. A WHITE MOTHER, A BLACK FATHER, RAISED BY HIS GRANDMOTHER, BUT...
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OF LOST THEIR HOMES AND THEIR JOBS BECAUSE WE WERE LEFT ON
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OUR OWN TO DEFEND AGAINST THE PRIVATE INSURERS AND THE CORPORATIONS. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> I HEAR YOU, I HEAR YOU, JEANETTE, THAT IN THE NEW AMERICA,...
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THE POLICIES OF THE OLD AMERICA. THOSE POLICIES THAT MURDERED MY PEOPLE. THE SAME OLD AMERICA THAT LABELED OUR MUSLIM COMMUNITY TERRORISTS. OF THOSE...
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A CRIM [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> LET'S TALK ABOUT POLICIES. I HAVE LOST MANY YEARS WAITING TO BE REUNITED WITH MY FATHER, TEN YEARS TO BE EXACT PAIR...
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HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FROM THEIR MOTHERS AND THEIR FATHERS. IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN PREVENTED TO BE FOLLY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SOCIETY. [CHEERS...
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CONNECT MIDST BETWEEN US, AMONG US, NOT THE DIVISIONS THAT SEPARATE US. WE WILL BE EVER MINDFUL THAT THE NEEDS OF GOD'S PEOPLE ARE WHOLLY THE NEW AMERICA...
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AND APPLAUSE] CAIN-- , HEY, WE ARE READY. WE ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO BUILD A NEW AMERICA. TODAY, TO RESET, WE MOVE FROM THAT ALL-AMERICA, TODAY WE MOVE...
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HAVE SUCCESS. THERE WAS A GRANDMOTHER ONES WHO TOOK HER GRANDSON TO THE BEACH. AND A WAVE CAME IN AND IT SWEPT THAT LITTLE CHILD RIDE OUT INTO THE...
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BACK. AND THE NEXT WAVE BROUGHT THAT CHILD BACK TO SHORE. AND SHE PICKED HIM UP AND CLUTCHED HIM TO HER CHEST AND SAID, THANK YOU, GOD, BUT YOU KNOW...
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A TIME FOR UNDERSTANDING, HOWLETT IS, THAT WE CAN TO THIS MOMENT AS WELL AS HOW TO BE EFFECTIVE IN TERMS OF ACHIEVING REAL CHANGE. AND THAT IS WHAT...
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| 00:51:10 |
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AN ECONOMIST'S POINT OF VIEW, INJURE AN ECONOMIST, HOW WE GOT TO THIS MOMENT, IN TERMS OF UNEMPLOYMENT, POVERTY, IN COME, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE IT?...
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THERE WAS NOT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, GROWTH IN HOURS, HOURLY WAGES AND BENEFITS OF PEOPLE, WHETHER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE OR COLLEGE GRADUATE, DID NOT GROW...
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| 00:53:11 |
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HEALTH CARE. WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT. AND EVEN IF WE HAD ACCESS TO IT, IT'S NOT AFFORDABLE. PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE JOBS IN OUR FAMILIES, AND WE NEED...
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GRASSROOTS LEVEL, WHAT HAVE YOU BEAT-- DANCING AS YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE DEAL WITH HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS, JUST ONE SPECIFIC AREA WHERE...
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| 00:55:11 |
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PAYING FOR LESS BENEFITS, LESS COVERAGE, MORE DEDUCTIBLES, AND HIGHER PREMIUMS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THAT. MEANWHILE, HEALTH INSURANCE IS...
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| 00:57:22 |
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PEOPLE WHO DON'T NEED ANY HELP? [LAUGHTER] >> INSTEAD OF-- A. [APPLAUSE] >> -- AND THAT'S HOW YOU START YOUR DAY AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OR POLICYMAKER,...
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YOU MAY NOT GET IT RIGHT ALL THE
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TIME, THAT YOU WILL MAKE GOOD, SOUND PUBLIC POLICY MOST OF THE TIME. AND WHAT I ASK ALL OF YOU TO DO IS TO CHALLENGE YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ASSESS...
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THE AUDIENCE BECAUSE HE IS PRESIDENT OF MOSES IN AFFILIATE IN DETROIT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]. REVEREND, YOU HAVE HEARD YOUR PANELISTS INCLUDING MEMBERS...
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| 01:01:44 |
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IS FATHERS, HUSBANDS, BROTHERS, SONS. THIS HAS A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. THIS DOES IS START EIGHT YEARS...
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CONGRESSMAN GUTIERREZ. >> FIRST IT IS SIMPLE TO BLAME OTHERS IT IS USUALLY THE EASIEST WAY TO BOOK ABOUT A PROBLEM. POLITICIANS HAVE TO AVENUES. NUMBER...
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THE PROBLEM. LOOK, WE NEED COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM SO THAT WE STOP. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]. SO WE STOP PITY ENTRY-LEVEL WORKERS AGAINST ONE...
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| 01:05:37 |
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ALL KINDS AND CATEGORIES AND CONSTITUENCIES
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ARE BEING BEATEN UP. SO, PART OF THE PROBLEM HERE IS THAT WE
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TURNED THEM INTO THE BOGYMAN. WE KEEP THINGS ON THEM BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIGHT BACK. BUT WHEN WE DON'T FIGHT BACK ON THEIR BEHALF, WE DON'T EMPOWER THEM...
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| 01:06:34 |
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THE ONE THING THE -- THE WOULD RECOMMEND TO YOU TO MAKE A PRIORITY AS YOU TRY TO DO WITH
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| 01:06:41 |
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THE FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT IS SWEEPING THE COUNTRY LARRY, LET ME START WITH YOU. >> WHAT WE REALLY NEED IN THIS COUNTRY IS GOOD JOBS. WE NEED JOBS THAT...
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| 01:07:08 |
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THAT NEED IT AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED IT. THE THING AS AN ECONOMY -- ECONOMIST THE BOTHERS ME THE MOST IS ALL THE PROBLEMS WE'RE SEEING OVER THE...
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| 01:08:01 |
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NOT WORRY ABOUT THE DEFICIT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PUT MONEY INTO AN ECONOMY THAT WILL CREATE JOBS. IF WE DON'T WE'RE GOING TO SEE 10% UNEMPLOYMENT IN A...
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WILL BE 20% BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT, 20% UNEMPLOYMENT, VERY HIGH IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY PROBABLY LIVE IN A RECESSION THAT THERE WILL BE SUNK INTO...
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| 01:08:54 |
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MAKE SURE WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH-CARE PLAN THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE THAT HAS SET UP ACCORDING TO GUIDELINES THAT ARE IN HEALTHCARE FOR AMERICAN...
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| 01:09:06 |
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GOOD GUIDELINES, SHOULD THEM WITH YOUR CONGRESS PEOPLE AND STAY
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| 01:09:10 |
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BEHIND THEM. AND ANOTHER THING I HAVE TO SAY ANTI ONTO LARRY. EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT WHERE JOBS WILL COME FROM AND IT IS TOP DOWN. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO...
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| 01:09:59 |
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THINGS DON'T GO RIGHT. AS [APPLAUSE] BUT THE SECOND THING, AT THE
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| 01:10:04 |
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SECOND THING IS, I THINK WE NEED A MARSHALL PLAN FOR OUR PEOPLE AND OUR
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| 01:10:10 |
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NEIGHBORHOOD. THE BELOVED COMMUNITY THAT DR. KING SPOKE OF SO OFTEN REQUIRES OF US THAT WE INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT WE INVEST IN THE BUILDING...
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| 01:11:51 |
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TO THE ELECTION ARMENIANS BUT WE STILL NEED TO HAVE. WE NEED TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO THOSE MEETINGS TO HEAR CLEARLY...
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| 01:12:04 |
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SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> ARLENE BAKER, IS THERE ONE THING THAT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND TO THESE PEOPLE, THESE CARING, POLITICALLY CONSCIOUS FOLKS BETTER...
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| 01:12:25 |
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I WOULD SAY THAT WE MUST ENSURE THAT WE SHARE IN
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| 01:12:29 |
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THIS PROSPERITY AND THE WAY THAT WE CAN DO THAT IS WORKERS IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO FREELY FORM AND JOIN UNIONS. AND I WOULD ASK YOU...
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| 01:12:43 |
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EMPLOYEE THREE JURIES ACT. -- EMPLOYEE FREE TRADE ACT BECAUSE WHAT WE KNOW, IS THERE IS, AT AN ADVANTAGE TO BEING IN A UNION PARTICULARLY FOR WOMEN...
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| 01:14:04 |
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THESE SUGGESTIONS ARE YOU WILLING TO ENGAGE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE REALIZING THE PROMISE, A CONGRESSMAN. >> I AM WILLING TO ENGAGE ON EVERY ONE OF THEM...
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A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER ON NOVEMBER 4 AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. WHICH YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. AND I WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT...
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| 01:16:15 |
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SUCH A GREAT PANEL AND SUCH A GREAT AUDIENCE OF PEOPLE. IT SPEAKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT. AND BECAUSE TIME IS SHORT, THE...
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| 01:16:30 |
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AND 1860'S, IN THIS COUNTRY, PEOPLE CAME AND THEY CALLED THEM DIRTY AND IGNORANCE AND AN AMERICAN AND CATHOLIC AND THERE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE IRISH...
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| 01:18:30 |
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MOVES BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE CHURCH WHERE THE WALLS OF THE SYNAGOGUE OR THE WALLS OF THE MOSQUE. IT IS EASY TO BE WHOLLY IN RIGHT WITH GOD AS LONG AS...
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| 01:18:44 |
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THE WORLD OUTSIDE THE WALLS IS WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE FAITH REAL FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. [APPLAUSE] >> LET ME ASK YOU TO SET THINK YOU TO THESE WONDERFUL...
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| 01:19:17 |
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CONVERSATIONS]. >> AS WE GATHER HERE THIS AFTERNOON FOR REALIZING THE PROMISE, I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE A SENSE OF THE VALUE THAT IS PUT ON A BELIEF, A SENSE...
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| 01:20:00 |
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ALL OF YOUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF POWER IN THIS AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. AND THE QUESTION FOR YOU IT IS, HOW WE CAN MAKE REAL CHANGE...
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| 01:21:38 |
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HAPPEN IS ON THE GROUND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING THE 1-1 REGELATION SHIPBUILDING THAT HAS MADE THIS MOVEMENT POWERFUL. YOU KNOW IT IS THE KIND OF RACE TO...
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| 01:23:31 |
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THIS YEAR, I LOOK TO WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITHOUT A DAY IN MINNESOTA AND I SEE YOUR AD DURING GATHERINGS DRAW
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| 01:23:39 |
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THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, POLITICAL LEADERS ATTEND AND LISTEN. >> HUNDREDS. >> HOW DO YOU DO IT? >> FIRST OF ALL WE KNOW WHAT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS ABOUT...
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| 01:24:04 |
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YOU ARE
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| 01:24:07 |
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OKAY. >> I JUST DON'T
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| 01:24:09 |
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FORGET IS ON. >> I WILL ASK THEM TO TURN IT ON THE POLITICIANS TINSLEY TURNED OUT TO EVERYONE TO BE HUMAN BEINGS. AND WE CAN ENGAGE THEM ON THAT LEVEL...
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| 01:24:26 |
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AND SOMETIMES THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN IN POLITICS WHERE YOU GET AT THE
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| 01:24:30 |
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DEEPEST LEVELS. THANK YOU. OF WHAT IT IS A PERSON
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| 01:24:35 |
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BELIEVES. WHEN WE ENGAGE ONE ANOTHER AT OUR DEEPEST VALUES, WE CAN GET AT SOME THINGS THAT SOMETIMES WE DON'T GET IN THE POLITICAL DISCOURSE: >>...
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| 01:25:49 |
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APPLAUSE] >>. >> LET ME INTRODUCE YOU NOW TO MARIA FOR ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE RIGHTS THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON. >>...
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| 01:26:07 |
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PEOPLE POWER TO THE
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TABLE AND TO HAVE POLITICIANS RESPOND TO PEOPLE POWER AND
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| 01:26:14 |
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OFTENTIMES PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE A VOICE THAT POLITICIANS MIGHT RESPOND TO BECAUSE THEY WERE RECENT IMMIGRANTS OR EVEN HERE ILLEGALLY....
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| 01:26:24 |
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RIGHT. >> HOW DO YOU GET PEOPLE IN ACTION AND THOSE
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| 01:26:28 |
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POLITICIANS TO LISTEN AND RESPOND GIVEN THAT THIS COMING YEAR CREATES SUCH AN PUNT -- AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THESE FOLKS IN THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY? >>...
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| 01:26:44 |
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US HAVE A
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| 01:26:46 |
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VOICE DOCUMENTED, NOT DOCUMENTED, WE ALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY SO. WE HAVE BEEN THERE. TWO YEARS AGO WE MARCHED. ON NOVEMBER 4TH, ALMOST 70% OF LATINOS
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| 01:26:59 |
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VOTED FOR OBAMA. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> WHAT HAPPENED? SO EVERY FOUR YEARS ANOTHER ONE MILLION LATINOS WILL BE READY TO VOTE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]...
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| 01:27:27 |
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VOTE. WHETHER IT WAS PEOPLE BECOMING NATURALIZED CITIZENS. EVERYBODY HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED. WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OR WHAT PEOPLE...
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| 01:27:39 |
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TO MAKE SURE IS THAT NOW WE ARE HEARD BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN MOVING AND NOW WE WANT TO BE HEARD. [APPLAUSE] >> WELL, HOW DID YOU GET YOUR VOICES HEARD BECAUSE...
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| 01:28:09 |
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AND YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A U.S. CITIZEN, GET OUT THERE AND APPLY TO BECOME A U.S. CITIZEN.
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| 01:28:14 |
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IF YOU CANNOT DO EITHER ONE OR THE OTHERS GET PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT YOU KNOW THAT CAN APPLY TO BE TO BECOME U.S. CITIZENS. GET PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT...
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| 01:28:53 |
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YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> LET ME NOW INTRODUCE YOU TO JOHAN SEN OF THE UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS. JOE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US US. >>. >> MY PLEASURE....
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| 01:29:12 |
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PRESIDENT THERE'S
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GOT TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A NEW RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LABOR,
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| 01:29:17 |
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CORPORATIONS AND GOVERNMENT. DO YOU SEE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE OR DO YOU JUST SEE A TRAIN
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| 01:29:23 |
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| 01:29:24 |
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CRASH? >> WE'VE
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| 01:29:26 |
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HAD THE TRAIN CRASH FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. BEFORE THAT. [APPLAUSE] NOW WE HAVE TO PUT THE TRAIN BACK ON THE TRACKS. WHAT HAPPENED NOVEMBER 4TH WAS...
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| 01:29:46 |
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PUT THE TRAIN BACK ON THE TRACKS. AND THAT GIVES US NOT ONLY AN OPPORTUNITY, IT GIVES US A CHALLENGE. ONCE THERE WAS A PARTNERSHIP IN THIS COUNTRY...
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| 01:30:37 |
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HEALTHCARE WE'LL GET A PARTNERSHIP WITH CORPORATIONS BECAUSE IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THEM AND GOOD FOR US. >> SO JOE, YOU SEE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR A...
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| 01:31:04 |
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ARE INTERESTING AND PEOPLE WHO ARE IN POWER. LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO MELODY BARNES WITH
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| 01:31:13 |
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THE OBAMA TRANSITION TEAM AND WILL BE IN CHARGE OF DOMESTIC POLICY. [APPLAUSE] >> AND LET ME
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| 01:31:20 |
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ALSO INTRODUCE YOU TO CONGRESSWOMAN DONNA EDWARDS OF MARYLAND. [APPLAUSE] >> DONNA EDWARDS, LET ME BEGIN WITH YOU, THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY RIPE MOMENT...
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| 01:31:40 |
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WITH A PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA. WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE THEM TO DO TO TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS COMING YEAR WITH ONE OF THEIR OWN IN
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| 01:31:51 |
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OFFICE. >> WELL, THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE I THINK IS DON'T LET UP. IT'S AN AMAZING MOMENT BUT ALSO A MOMENT FOR US IN WHICH WE CAN ENGAGE IN A LITTLE BIT...
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| 01:32:12 |
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MELODY BARNES YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE WHITE HOUSE ADVISING PRESIDENT OBAMA ON DOMESTIC POLICY. AS YOU LOOK OUT ON THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE WHAT DO YOU...
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| 01:32:31 |
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WHAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP YOU DO YOUR JOB AND ACHIEVE SOME OF THE GOALS THAT THANK YOU HAVE IN MIND FOR THE PRESIDENT-ELECT? >>
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| 01:32:38 |
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THAT'S A WONDERFUL QUESTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH JUAN. WHAT I WANT EVERYONE TO REMEMBER IS THAT WE HAVE ELECTED A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRESIDENT. [APPLAUSE]...
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| 01:32:59 |
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DELIVER ON THE NEEDS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE DESIRE TO BE HEARD. THE WILLINGNESS TO BE HEARD AND TO CONTRIBUTE. WE'VE TALKED...
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| 01:33:13 |
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WE HAVE NOW IS IS A PRESIDENT-ELECT WHO UNDERSTANDS THAT, WHO UNDERSTANDS THAT WE ARE INTERCONNECTED THAT EACH OFFICE HAS A COMMON SET OF PROBLEMS...
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| 01:34:33 |
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BELIEVE IN TODAY. WE KNOW WE HAVE AN ECONOMIC CRISIS STARING US IN THE FACE RIGHT NOW AND WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. AND WE ARE PREPARING...
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| 01:34:45 |
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SAID A STIMULUS PACKAGE TO SHOCK THE ECONOMY BACK INTO BEING. BUT WHEN WE'RE DOING THAT, WE ARE NOT FORGETTING ABOUT OUR PROMISES ON HEALTHCARE. ACCESS...
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| 01:35:53 |
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DID -- MELLOW DID IS NOT -- MELODY IS NOT LIVING UP TO THAT KIND OF PROMISE IN THE FIRST YEAR, WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST THAT THESE FOLKS DO? >> YOU KNOW, PICK...
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| 01:36:22 |
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AND I THINK THAT YOU WERE SAYING IT IN TERMS OF DEALING WITH OUR POLITICIANS AS HUMAN BEING IS TO STAY IN DISCUSSION AS THIS YEAR ROLLS
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| 01:36:30 |
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FORWARD. TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DEMANDS ARE OUT THERE BUT
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| 01:36:33 |
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TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT JUST DEMANDING ECONOMIC JUSTICE BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING INTO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF WHAT THIS ECONOMIC GROWTH PACKAGE IS GOING...
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| 01:37:33 |
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CRISIS IN THIS COUNTRY IS NOT SIMPLY A PROBLEM OF BAD POLICY. THE CRISIS -- CRISES THAT WE FACE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE ALSO ABOUT A BAD BALANCE OF POWER....
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| 01:37:49 |
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ROOM WANT TO BE, NEED TO BE IN FACT DESERVE TO BE AT THE TABLE OF POWER DECISIONS AS THEY'RE MADE. SO WE HAVE HAD ALWAYS TABLES OF POWER INDECISION...
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| 01:38:48 |
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WHO IS IT THAT KNOWS HOW TO DO THAT? IT'S THE VERY PEOPLE IN OUR ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE CONNECTED LIKE THE
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| 01:38:55 |
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MUSCLES OF THEIR COMMUNITIES WHO KNOW WHAT THEIR COMMUNITIES NEED. WHO HAS TO HAPPEN IN YOUNGSTOWN OHIO IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN IN ST....
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| 01:39:39 |
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PEOPLE. WHEN YOU DO THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THE WORKERS POWER. ONE OF THE WAYS YOU DO THAT IS CHANGE THE LABOR
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| 01:39:46 |
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LAWS SO PEOPLE CAN ORGANIZE THE UNION, BARGAIN BETTER WAGES, BARGAIN BETTER BENEFITS AND I HAVE FAITH WITH THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION THEN WE WILL LIFT...
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| 01:40:26 |
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AS STRENGTH NOT A WEAKNESS IN THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE TO START BY REMEMBERING WE STILL HAVE FAMILIES LIVING IN FEAR. WE STILL HAVE FAMILIES WHO NOW HAVE...
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| 01:40:43 |
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RAIDS SAYING THAT, WE NEED TO FULLY INTEGRATE, FULLY INTEGRATE IMMIGRANTS INTO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY. NOW, WE HAVE IN FOUR STATES ACROSS THIS COUNTRY...
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| 01:41:36 |
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POLITICALLY CONSCIOUS PEOPLE IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE
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| 01:41:39 |
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THAT THEIR VOICES GET HEARD HERE IN WASHINGTON. >> YOU KNOW, I'VE LONG BELIEVED THAT PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA IS GOING TO BE AS SUCCESSFUL PRESIDENT...
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| 01:42:03 |
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TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU IN EVERY SINGLE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ORGANIZED AROUND ISSUES. MAKING YOUR VOICES HEARD AND THEN WE CAN BE ASSURED A PRESIDENT-ELECT...
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| 01:43:40 |
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VOICES LOUD AND CLEAR? >> WELL, -- IS THIS ON? >> TRY IT AGAIN. >> WE RECOGNIZE. >> TRY THIS. >> WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE...
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| 01:44:05 |
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CAM --
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| 01:44:06 |
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CAMPAIGN WE HAD OVER 1600 HOUSE
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| 01:44:08 |
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PARTIES AROUND THE
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| 01:44:09 |
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PLATFORM. WE HONESTLY TOOK THOSE IDEAS AND MADE THEM PART OF OUR
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| 01:44:13 |
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PLATFORM. YOU SEE SENATOR TOM DASCHLE FORMER SENATOR DASCHLE OUT THERE TAKING THE BEST IDEAS THAT ARE COMING OFF OF THE INTERNET AS WE SOLICITED THEM...
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| 01:45:23 |
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COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS? >> THANK YOU JUAN. I THINK IT'S CLEAR TO EVERYONE WHO'S GATHERED IN A ROOM LIKE
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| 01:45:31 |
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THIS THAT THIS IS A HOPEFUL TIME, BUT THE SOUL OF OUR COUNTRY IS AT STAKE IN THE DECISIONS THAT WE ARE MAKING RIGHT NOW.
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| 01:45:45 |
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AND WHO WILL BE AT THAT TABLE IS A PART OF HOW THAT WILL COME OUT. EVEN IN THIS CONVERSATION WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO LISTING THE GROUPS THAT WE'RE USED...
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| 01:46:30 |
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AND MELODY BARNES. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL SPEAKER COMING UP BUT I WANT TO
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| 01:46:46 |
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JUST SAY TO ALL OF YOU THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SENSE OF HISTORY ABOUT THIS MOMENT. ALL OF US HERE ON THE ROUNDTABLE IN A SENSE ARE IN AWE. I THINK...
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| 01:47:04 |
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EYES ON THE PRIZE PEOPLE SAID TO ME, THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE ALIVE BACK THEN. THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT HISTORY...
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| 01:48:05 |
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PASTOR MICHAEL HARRISON, PRESIDENT OF THE OHIO BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION AND THE OHIO
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| 01:48:11 |
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ORGANIZING COLLABORATIVE. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> AS PRESIDENT OF THE OHIO BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION WE ALREADY HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN REDEEMING...
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| 01:48:54 |
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DOORSTEP, WE ARE PREPARED TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES OF SACRIFICE AND COMMIT TO THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY THAT CANNOT BE LOST OR KWAN DORED THROUGH -- SQUANDERED...
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| 01:51:09 |
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MY GOODNESS. WOW. YES, WE CAN AND BOY DID WE. DID WE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> WHAT A PLEASURE. WOW. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. OH, COME ON NOW YOU CAN...
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| 01:51:25 |
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BETTER THAN THAT. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS A GOOD AFTERNOON.
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| 01:51:30 |
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I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS MOMENT. I HAVE TO TELL YOU YOU KNOW, I AM A SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO GIRL I GREW UP THERE
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| 01:51:38 |
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SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO AND I LOVE MY CITY. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME YOU KNOW I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT MOVING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. WHY?...
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| 01:52:19 |
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TODAY. IT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO BE AMONGST YOU SO AS YOU KNOW I AM HERE REPRESENTING SOMEBODY WHO BEGAN HIS CAREER AS ONE OF YOU A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER....
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| 01:52:34 |
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SO HE HAS RUN THIS CAMPAIGN WITH THE SPIRIT OF A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER, UNDERSTANDING THAT ORDINARY PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME TOGETHER AROUND A COMMON VISION...
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| 01:52:55 |
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RIGHT. EVEN THOUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS GOT KIND OF A BAD NAME DURING THE GENERAL ELECTION, WE KNOW AND WE KNOW BECAUSE WHAT DID WE DO? WE ELECTED...
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| 01:53:35 |
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GUY WHO GREW UP WITH A SINGLE MOM WHO SPENT SOME OF HIS EARLY YEARS ON FOOD STAMPS SO HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO STRUGGLE AM I RIGHT? [APPLAUSE]...
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| 01:54:06 |
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THROUGH EMPATHY AND VALUES AND INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER AND HAVING BEEN RAISED BY A MOTHER WHO TOLD HIM THAT WHO MUCH IS GIVEN MUCH IS EXPECTED. AND...
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| 01:54:26 |
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SUCH AS YOURS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO AND SEEING HOW IT HAS BEEN REPLICATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH OVER 30 STATES REPRESENTED HERE TODAY. PLEASE...
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| 01:55:08 |
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THAT THE JOURNEY ALTHOUGH IT WAS EXTRAORDINARY AND IT HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARY, THE JOURNEY HAS NOW JUST BEGUN. AND SO WE ARE HEARTENED THAT YOU ARE HERE...
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| 01:56:06 |
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LED YOUR LIFE. I WANT YOU INSIDE OF MY WHITE HOUSE AND SO THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT HIM THAT HE RECOGNIZES THE POTENTIAL OF SOMEONE LIKE CECELIA SO THANK...
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| 01:56:44 |
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TALK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE IN COMMON. LET'S TALK ABOUT EDUCATION FOR OUR YOUNG CHILDREN. >> AP [APPLAUSE] >> LET'S TALK ABOUT SOLVING ONCE AND FOR ALL...
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| 01:57:09 |
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GET THAT PASSED WITHOUT YOUR FULL SUPPORT AND THAT'S WHAT THIS VISION WAS ALL ABOUT.
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| 01:57:14 |
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IT WAS TO NOT JUST WIN A CAMPAIGN BUT TO CHANGE OUR COUNTRY FOR THE BETTER. A.M. P [APPLAUSE] .. >> OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT. THERE'S NOTHING WE CANNOT...
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| 01:58:17 |
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WALK WITH US AND I WANT YOU TO STAND UP WITH US AND LEAD US AND I WANT YOU TO WORK WITH US TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY ALL THAT THIS COUNTRY CAN BE. THANK...
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| 01:58:27 |
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VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
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| 01:58:29 |
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VERY MUCH. APPLAUSE. [CHEERS AND
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| 01:58:32 |
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| 01:58:36 |
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APPLAUSE] >> WOW! FIRED UP AND READY TO GO! FIRED UP AND READY TO GO! FIRED UP AND READY TO GO! COME ON. FIRED UP AND READY TO GO! COME ON. FIRED UP...
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| 01:59:08 |
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TO GO! >> COME ON. >> WE ARE FIRED UP AND READY TO GO! FIRED UP AND READY TO GO! >> ALL RIGHT. HAVE A SEAT. APPLAUSE. >> WE WANT TO THANK VALERIE. THAT...
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| 01:59:29 |
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WAS EXCITING, BUT IT'S NOT OVER. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND SO
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| 01:59:33 |
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NOW WE BRING BACK, TO BRING US SOME
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| 01:59:40 |
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REMARKS, TO HELP US TO FEEL EVEN MORE INTENSELY WHERE WE GO
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| 01:59:46 |
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FROM HERE. LET BACK ANNA BACK TO THE MIC. >> THIS DAY HAS PROVEN ONCE AGAIN THAT TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS COUNTRY. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY DAY, SO...
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| 02:00:18 |
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TO THE LOBBY OF THE UNITED STATES HEALTH CARE CORPORATION AND DEMAND REAL HEALTH CARE REFORM FOR FAMILIES. [APPLAUSE] >> AND OVER 500 LEADERS SITTING...
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| 02:00:53 |
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APPLAUSE] >> GUTIERREZ FROM ILLINOIS JOINS THEM AND COMMITTED IN THE FIRST DAY OF THIS ADMINISTRATION TO GET A MEETING -- TO GET TWO MEETINGS, A MEETING...
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| 02:01:15 |
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WITH OVER 700 PEOPLE SPREAD ACROSS THE CAPITOL AND HELD 178 LEGISLATIVE VISITS. [APPLAUSE] >> AND WHILE ALL OF YOU WERE KIND OF JUST DOING JUST THAT,...
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| 02:01:36 |
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BEING HELD WITH KEY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TRANSITION TEAM. YES. [APPLAUSE] >> AND I JUST LIKE TO SAY LAST, THIS WAS ALL DONE BEFORE 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON....
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| 02:01:52 |
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WAY ARE READY TO REALIZE THE PROMISE. BRING IT ON. >> SO WE ACTED BUT WE
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| 02:02:05 |
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ALSO LEARNED SOME IMPORTANT THINGS TODAY. WE LEARNED THAT THIS ECONOMIC CRISIS IN OUR COUNTRY IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO RACIAL
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| 02:02:16 |
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AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR 30 YEARS, AND WE'VE GOT TO ADDRESS THAT INEQUALITY. WE'VE HEARD THAT THE TIMES
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| 02:02:25 |
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CALL NOT FOR THE SMALL AND TIMID CHANGES BUT FOR BIG AND TRANSFORMATIVE AND BOLD CHANGES TO TURN OUR COUNTRY AROUND. [APPLAUSE] >> WE'VE HEARD THAT...
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| 02:02:57 |
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TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS AND WE NEED THEM NOW. [APPLAUSE] >> YES. >> WE'VE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE SOME VERY POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE NEW ADMINISTRATION...
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| 02:03:12 |
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US TO GET THAT AGENDA DONE. [APPLAUSE] >> AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'VE HEARD, WE'VE
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| 02:03:23 |
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LEARNED THAT ORGANIZED
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| 02:03:25 |
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COMMUNITIES ARE THE KEY INGREDIENT TO WINNING THE CHANGE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE. [APPLAUSE] >> SO, TO BRING US HOME TODAY, WE HAVE TWO REMARKABLE...
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| 02:03:41 |
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CLOSE IT OUT FOR US TODAY. FIRST WE'LL HEAVIERY HUDSON, THE INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION OR SE IRO, A...
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| 02:03:58 |
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THROUGHOUT AMERICA. SECOND, WE'LL HAVE WOMEN McNARY, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF U.S. ACTION, ONE OF THE LEADING ADVOCATES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE UNITED...
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| 02:04:42 |
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AND I'VE NEVER, EVER WORKED ON A CAMPAIGN LIKE THE ONE THAT I JUST SAW. AND IN FACT, MOST OF MY LIFE I'VE WORKED ON TRYING TO STOP BAD THINGS FROM...
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| 02:05:52 |
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PRODUCES MILLIONS OF NEW JOBS, AND WE CAN INSURE THAT FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THIS ECONOMY IS A PARTICIPANT IN THAT NEW GREEN ECONOMY. WE...
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| 02:06:10 |
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CAN FIX, FINALLY, FINALLY, A BROKEN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE CAN DO IT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> BUT I KNOW AND YOU KNOW THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN JUST...
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| 02:06:32 |
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I LOVE BARACK OBAMA. HE SAYS, WE, MORE THAN ANY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE I'VE EVER HEARD. IT'S AMAZING. HE DIDN'T SEA I WON, HE
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| 02:06:43 |
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SAID, WE WON. WELL, IN ORDER TO FULFILL THE PROMISE OF THIS MOMENT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF ALL OF US IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT...
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| 02:07:25 |
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IN HERE. THEY'VE BEEN A FRIEND TO US ON THE ISSUE OF HEALTH CARE REFORM. WE'VE WORKED HARD TOGETHER ON IT. CCC HAS BEEN A FRIEND TO US ON COMPREHENSIVE...
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| 02:08:51 |
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OF U.S. ACTION. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, PEOPLE THAT WATCH THINGS HAPPEN AND THEN THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING....
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| 02:10:42 |
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IN ON THE WHEELS OF INEVIDENTIBILITY. IT ABOUT BROUGHT IN KICKING AND SCREAMING ON THE SHOULDERS OF MANY OF YOU IN THIS ROOM AND THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE...
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| 02:13:12 |
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AND SAID SAY, LORD HAVE AMERICAY. GOD DIDN'T CREATE THIS MESS. ANOTHER MAN AND WOMAN DO AND WHAT ONE CAN DO THEY CAN UNDO. IF YOU DON'T REMEMBERING...
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| 02:14:57 |
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IMMIGRATION REFORM AND AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR ALL OF US. WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY. EVERY WEEK FOR THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF THE
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| 02:15:10 |
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NEW
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| 02:15:12 |
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ADMINISTRATION, GRASSROOTS LEADERS WILL MEET WITH THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS. THIS IS A NEW DAY IN AMERICA. WE ARE REALIZING THE PROMISE OF GRASS ROOTS...
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| 02:15:52 |
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TODAY. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I'M FIRED UP. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> I'M ENERGIZED. I'M READY TO GO BACK AND TAKE CARE OF SOME BUSINESS. [CHEERS...
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| 02:16:08 |
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PRAYER BECAUSE THE CENTER OF WHAT WE DO IS OUR FAITH IN EACH OTHER. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
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| 02:16:18 |
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NOW TO COME AND BEGUN OUR CLOSING PROCESS WITH CLOSING WORDS OF PRAYER. PASTOR
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| 02:16:28 |
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BUFFALO, PASTOR BROOKS, AND THE REVEREND BRENDA BARRY, LET US WELCOME THEM. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> LET'S ALL BOW OUR HEADS AND JOIN IN A FEW MOMENTS...
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| 02:17:04 |
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POSSIBILITIES, WE THANK YOU FOR THE MOVEMENT OF YOUR SPIRIT, EVIDENCED BY THE ELECTION OF AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZER TO THE HIGHEST OFFICE...
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| 02:18:16 |
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SIN OF INJUSTICE IS A REPROACH TO ANY PEOPLE. WE ARE STANDING ON THE PROMISE AND REALIZING THE DREAM. WE PRAY THAT HUMAN DIGNITY BE RESTORED, THAT THE...
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| 02:19:25 |
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HOPE TO THE HOPELESS,
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| 02:19:26 |
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HELP TO THE HELPLESS, HEALTH CARE TO THE UNINSURED, LIVING WAGE JOBS TO THE UNEMPLOYED, AND QUALITY EDUCATION TO ALL OUR CHILDREN. WE PRAY FOR OUR...
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| 02:20:30 |
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SO AFTER THIS GREAT SONG THAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO SHARE IN, WE WANT YOU TO REMAIN IN YOUR SEATS SO THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE
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| 02:20:39 |
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VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY THAT REGARDING YOUR BUSES. AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO DO THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. >> SO YOUR...
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| 02:21:09 |
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| 02:21:11 |
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HERE. (music) THIS (music)(music) (music) RING THIS THE HOLLOW (music) (music) OF LIBERTY (music) (music) LET OUR REJOICE BE. (music) AND BELIEVE. LET...
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| 02:23:35 |
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SHARING WITH YOU. NOW A LOT OF WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE AND NOW LET'S GO AND GET IT DID. LET'S GO AND GET IT DID. GOD BLESS YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ...
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