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catbyte

(34,393 posts) Sun Sep 18, 2016, 11:13 AM Sep 2016

I'm listening to President Obama's speech last night at the CBC Foundation on MSNBC

I loved the line about voter ID laws vs. gun registration laws: "They're more afraid of the ballot than they are of the bullet." He's really holding their feet to the fire, too, about getting out the vote if his legacy is important to them.

Damn, I'm going to miss him.

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I'm listening to President Obama's speech last night at the CBC Foundation on MSNBC (Original Post) catbyte Sep 2016 OP

Obama has such a powerful way ... Sunny05 Sep 2016 #1

Sunny05

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1. Obama has such a powerful way ...

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Sun Sep 18, 2016, 12:13 PM

Sep 2016

of pointing out what should be obvious, what really is obvious, but usually gets dismissed in a twisted way. His statements don't fit under the rug.

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