1/ I’ve been thinking a lot about the President’s “shithole” comments and how I feel about them. And how I feel is sad. Here’s why:
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6/ This makes me deeply, distressingly sad.
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7/ We find ourselves in a time and place where too many are comfortable ignoring the humanity of others who don’t look like them or come from the same place as them.
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8/ The President has chosen to elevate this point of view into the highest office in our country. He is aided by too many who refuse to call out his words and actions.
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9/ We cannot let this go unanswered.
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10/ At a recent Meet and Greet, a participant suggested that we need to change the culture. That we need to win over the hearts and minds of bigots and racists. And I agree.
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11/ But we don’t have time for that.
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12/ For the sake of these children, the amazing children of C. D. Fulkes Middle School, and every other child, we must do the work to vote these people out. NOW.
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13/ These children can not afford to wait until We effect cultural change. They need us to fight for them. NOW.
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14/ Please don’t wake up on November 7, 2018 wishing you had done more. The time to do the work is NOW.
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15/ Get out of your comfort zone. Get involved. We can flip Congress and halt the ugliness that has entered the halls of the White House in November. We can limit the damage. And we must.
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End/ The children of C. D. Fulkes Middle School are counting on us. Let’s not let them down.
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