Before You Tell Me What You Teach

There Is Too Much Disagreement For Disagreement's Sake. In A Time Of Persistent Challenges That Still Call Into Question Our Most Sacred Aspirations As A Country, We Cannot Afford Shallow Callous Divisiveness In Our Public Debate.

What I Don't Want To See My Democratic Party Do Is To Begin To Talk Down Towards White Men, As If Their Concerns Are Not Legitimate And That We Shouldn't Be Listening To A Lot Of Their Aspirations And Hopes As Well.

I Still Remember How Upset I Was In The Aftermath Of President Obama's Election, Where People In Republican Leadership Didn't Say That, "hey, I Want To Focus On The Issues And Values Of Our Country," But, "my Number One Goal Is To See That Barack Obama Is Not A Two Term President." That To Me Is Outrageous. I Would Never Do That. My Number One Goal Is To Fight To Protect Poor People, Ethnic And Religious Minorities, Working Class Folks.

I Still Have That New Senator Smell.

First Class In Life Has Nothing To Do With The Clothes You Wear, The Car You Drive Or The House You Live In. First Class Is And Always Will Be About The Content Of Your Character, The Quality Of Your Ideas And The Kindness In Your Heart.