For about the first 30 minutes it was chaotic with everybody raising their hands and speaking. Then we got on track. |
I think that this is a contagion that can't be stopped. It is growing by leaps and bounds. |
It was one thing to march. Now we're going to hit 'em where it hurts — in the pocketbooks. |
Marches will only get you so far. There has to be an electoral component to get the Republicans out of the majority. |
Our credibility as a community is on the line. We've shown our power politically, but if we can't show it economically we are going to lose it. |
People respond to fear. They respond when their self-interests are going to be impacted. |
The only ones who moved on it aggressively was Chicago. They took it, they ran with it and produced a political miracle. ... When I saw what happened in Chicago, I said, 'My God, we're on track. |
Timing is everything in politics, and the timing is with us right now. |
We need to take this critical mass and organize it. Marching is not enough. We need to harness this power. |