A L O H A !
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" Honored that the New York Times
used the closing lines
of my remarks
to explain this whole debate:
'In Hawaii we are all minorities,
and we all deserve
the same dignity
and respect.' "
Hawaii Rep, Chris Lee
"A small group of thoughtful people
could change the world.
Indeed, it's the only thing
that ever has."
Margaret Mead
"You can stand tall
without standing on someone.
You can be a victor
without having victims. "
Harriet Woods
"Well you walk into a restaurant,
Strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you
As you're shakin' off the cold
You pretend it doesn't bother you
But you just want to explode
Most times you can't hear 'em talk,
Other times you can
All the same old cliches,
"Is that a woman or a man?"
And you always seem outnumbered,
You don't dare make a stand."
Bob Seger
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Progressives
are used to being
outnumbered.
Abolition,
Public Health & Safety,
Worker Rights,
Women's Suffrage.
People were vilified,
lives were ruined
families divided
over these issues.
But much has changed.
A tide is turning,
a humane, pragmatic tide.
The Angry Right,
Angry Fundamentalists
and Corporate Interests
are all doing shocking stuff
for one reason:
The coming tsunami
scares them!
So stop feeling outnumbered.
Don't panic about GMO extortion.
Just keep going!
We need a new mentality
for this new day.
That does not emerge
overnight.
Stand Up Tall,
Share & Celebrate,
Include-
This is what we do,
and our outlandish dreams
become consensus
reality!
What say YOU?
fondly, cloudia