To outsiders, you are seen as a shining light. You are seen as a beacon. |
Today is a giant step forward, ... The president heard us and responded. |
Turning back the clock is a powerful message, ... These folks don't have to be convinced who to vote for. |
We applaud Tyson for their compassion towards so many who have suffered through the Hurricane Katrina disaster, |
We can't close the great divides in this country in a day, just like we can't end poverty in a night. But we're going to start by speaking truth to power. America is not America when millions of our citizens are still viewed as a fraction of a person. |
We have got to be producers and not just consumers. |
We have to remember that Dr. King was not an idle dreamer. Dr. King was a man of action. If Dr. King were here, he would challenge us and exhort us. So Denver, as you gather . . . ask yourself and debate the question, what would Dr. King say? |
We must continue to have voting rights in the state, not to politicize this, but they must have a voice in the rebuilding effort in the community from which they have been displaced, |
We stand ready to work together, where possible, in helping rebuild not only homes and businesses, but most importantly, lives of those who so desperately need our help. |
We want the public to know that there's been unprecedented, multi-agency response to this collision, ... This cooperation was speedy and efficient. And at this point there are no confirmed fatalities. |
We'll rebuild, of course, ... But what made New Orleans is the polyglot, the tapestry, the mosaic, the gumbo. So the French Quarter gets most of the attention, but the Quarter feeds from the arteries of the neighborhoods. |
We've lost our city. I fear it's potentially like Pompeii. |
You are demonstrating here in Houston that you are willing to be your brothers and sisters' keepers in a time of need, |