I Think The Nation As A Whole

We Are In A Very Critical And Sensitive Time In This Nation. We Need Our President To Sit Down With Folks Who Have A Personal Experience, A Deep Connection To The Horror And The Pain Of This Country`s Provocative Racial History. If The President Wants To Have A Better Understanding And Appreciation For What He Should Do Next, He Needs To Hear Something From Folks Who Have Gone Through This Painful History. Without That Personal Connection To The Painful Past, It Will Be Hard For Him To Regain That Moral Authority From My Perspective.

One Of The Things That Perhaps We Can Learn Through The Political Process About Bringing People Together Is To Remember South Carolina, Remember The Families Of The Nine Victims, How They Brought A Community Together During The Worst Atrocity In Our State's History, I Am Thankful That I Live In A Country Where Forgiveness Can Be Seen In The Worst Of Conditions.

I Have Campaigned All Over The State Of South Carolina. It Is The Friendliest State In The Country. And Truly Here People Judge You By The Content Of Your Character Not The Color Of Your Skin.

I Know That My Grandfather Is 92 Years Old. And He Has Seen This Country Evolve In Amazing Ways. He Looks At South Carolina And He Says, Wow, What An Amazing State That We Have The Blessing To Live Within Because Of The Evolution.

The Fact Of The Matter Is That Hope Comes From Many Sources. I Think Depending On The Federal Government To Be Some Sort Of A Savior Is False Hope.