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For the ages. (Original Post) sheshe2 Sep 2016 OP
OMG! One powerful image. longship Sep 2016 #1
I am with you there longship. n/t sheshe2 Sep 2016 #4
I can't see a picture of John Lewis without my heart swelling with love, respect, and admiration. NBachers Sep 2016 #2
You can't take away their dignity. sheshe2 Sep 2016 #3
As a white man awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #5
I think PBO awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #6
Wow. This is so beautiful, wonderful. montana_hazeleyes Sep 2016 #7

longship

(40,416 posts)
1. OMG! One powerful image.
Sat Sep 24, 2016, 11:45 PM
Sep 2016

Somehow my allergies are kicking up again. Anybody have a Kleenex?

NBachers

(18,169 posts)
2. I can't see a picture of John Lewis without my heart swelling with love, respect, and admiration.
Sat Sep 24, 2016, 11:48 PM
Sep 2016

Pretty much with that other guy, too.

And, some day, President Obama will be an elder with the weight of history on his shoulders. I thank him now for what he represents now, and what he will represent then.

sheshe2

(87,896 posts)
3. You can't take away their dignity.
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 12:02 AM
Sep 2016

Nor their love of this country. Two powerful men that have changed the course of this country.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
5. As a white man
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 12:38 AM
Sep 2016

the sense of pride I felt at the polls in 08 almost brought me to tears. I can't begin to understand what these two men feel here.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
6. I think PBO
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 12:42 AM
Sep 2016

is going to be our best ex-president. Jimmy is currently in that role, I think Obama will exceed him.

montana_hazeleyes

(3,424 posts)
7. Wow. This is so beautiful, wonderful.
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 02:08 AM
Sep 2016

Two great and brave men. There is so much meaning in this picture. How can anyone not see it, feel it, know it.

How hard are the hearts of those who deny it?

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