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[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers)." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?", ">\n\nYeah and that's got me sus. Obama talked a big progressive game but was corporate to his core. Jeffries feels like more the same. Fool me once." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?", ">\n\nYeah and that's got me sus. Obama talked a big progressive game but was corporate to his core. Jeffries feels like more the same. Fool me once.", ">\n\nJeffries is an even bigger corporate guy" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?", ">\n\nYeah and that's got me sus. Obama talked a big progressive game but was corporate to his core. Jeffries feels like more the same. Fool me once.", ">\n\nJeffries is an even bigger corporate guy", ">\n\nAll these gormless Democrats in here falling all over themselves to fawn on this guy without knowing a DAMN THING about him is making me sick. It's the same BS over and over: \n\"this person said a nice thing I agreed with once and appears the way I think a leader should, I'm going to leave all knowledge of them right there, project my own beliefs onto them whether they share them or not, and become rabidly upset when anyone tries to argue with me about it!\"\nHow many times does our \"anti-war\" party need to pass massive Pentagon budgets by unanimous consent before you all start to realize these corporate drones are LYING to us?? Or keep shoveling money into militarizing our police that murder us in the streets?? Or say how much they OH SO WISH they could do universal healthcare but ask us to ignore the millions they collect from insurance lobbies???\nFucking christ." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?", ">\n\nYeah and that's got me sus. Obama talked a big progressive game but was corporate to his core. Jeffries feels like more the same. Fool me once.", ">\n\nJeffries is an even bigger corporate guy", ">\n\nAll these gormless Democrats in here falling all over themselves to fawn on this guy without knowing a DAMN THING about him is making me sick. It's the same BS over and over: \n\"this person said a nice thing I agreed with once and appears the way I think a leader should, I'm going to leave all knowledge of them right there, project my own beliefs onto them whether they share them or not, and become rabidly upset when anyone tries to argue with me about it!\"\nHow many times does our \"anti-war\" party need to pass massive Pentagon budgets by unanimous consent before you all start to realize these corporate drones are LYING to us?? Or keep shoveling money into militarizing our police that murder us in the streets?? Or say how much they OH SO WISH they could do universal healthcare but ask us to ignore the millions they collect from insurance lobbies???\nFucking christ.", ">\n\nGormless(adjective). Lacking gorm, deficient in sense" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?", ">\n\nYeah and that's got me sus. Obama talked a big progressive game but was corporate to his core. Jeffries feels like more the same. Fool me once.", ">\n\nJeffries is an even bigger corporate guy", ">\n\nAll these gormless Democrats in here falling all over themselves to fawn on this guy without knowing a DAMN THING about him is making me sick. It's the same BS over and over: \n\"this person said a nice thing I agreed with once and appears the way I think a leader should, I'm going to leave all knowledge of them right there, project my own beliefs onto them whether they share them or not, and become rabidly upset when anyone tries to argue with me about it!\"\nHow many times does our \"anti-war\" party need to pass massive Pentagon budgets by unanimous consent before you all start to realize these corporate drones are LYING to us?? Or keep shoveling money into militarizing our police that murder us in the streets?? Or say how much they OH SO WISH they could do universal healthcare but ask us to ignore the millions they collect from insurance lobbies???\nFucking christ.", ">\n\nGormless(adjective). Lacking gorm, deficient in sense", ">\n\nLoved it." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?", ">\n\nYeah and that's got me sus. Obama talked a big progressive game but was corporate to his core. Jeffries feels like more the same. Fool me once.", ">\n\nJeffries is an even bigger corporate guy", ">\n\nAll these gormless Democrats in here falling all over themselves to fawn on this guy without knowing a DAMN THING about him is making me sick. It's the same BS over and over: \n\"this person said a nice thing I agreed with once and appears the way I think a leader should, I'm going to leave all knowledge of them right there, project my own beliefs onto them whether they share them or not, and become rabidly upset when anyone tries to argue with me about it!\"\nHow many times does our \"anti-war\" party need to pass massive Pentagon budgets by unanimous consent before you all start to realize these corporate drones are LYING to us?? Or keep shoveling money into militarizing our police that murder us in the streets?? Or say how much they OH SO WISH they could do universal healthcare but ask us to ignore the millions they collect from insurance lobbies???\nFucking christ.", ">\n\nGormless(adjective). Lacking gorm, deficient in sense", ">\n\nLoved it.", ">\n\nLaughs from those feeling the guilt." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?", ">\n\nYeah and that's got me sus. Obama talked a big progressive game but was corporate to his core. Jeffries feels like more the same. Fool me once.", ">\n\nJeffries is an even bigger corporate guy", ">\n\nAll these gormless Democrats in here falling all over themselves to fawn on this guy without knowing a DAMN THING about him is making me sick. It's the same BS over and over: \n\"this person said a nice thing I agreed with once and appears the way I think a leader should, I'm going to leave all knowledge of them right there, project my own beliefs onto them whether they share them or not, and become rabidly upset when anyone tries to argue with me about it!\"\nHow many times does our \"anti-war\" party need to pass massive Pentagon budgets by unanimous consent before you all start to realize these corporate drones are LYING to us?? Or keep shoveling money into militarizing our police that murder us in the streets?? Or say how much they OH SO WISH they could do universal healthcare but ask us to ignore the millions they collect from insurance lobbies???\nFucking christ.", ">\n\nGormless(adjective). Lacking gorm, deficient in sense", ">\n\nLoved it.", ">\n\nLaughs from those feeling the guilt.", ">\n\nQueers over Qanon." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?", ">\n\nYeah and that's got me sus. Obama talked a big progressive game but was corporate to his core. Jeffries feels like more the same. Fool me once.", ">\n\nJeffries is an even bigger corporate guy", ">\n\nAll these gormless Democrats in here falling all over themselves to fawn on this guy without knowing a DAMN THING about him is making me sick. It's the same BS over and over: \n\"this person said a nice thing I agreed with once and appears the way I think a leader should, I'm going to leave all knowledge of them right there, project my own beliefs onto them whether they share them or not, and become rabidly upset when anyone tries to argue with me about it!\"\nHow many times does our \"anti-war\" party need to pass massive Pentagon budgets by unanimous consent before you all start to realize these corporate drones are LYING to us?? Or keep shoveling money into militarizing our police that murder us in the streets?? Or say how much they OH SO WISH they could do universal healthcare but ask us to ignore the millions they collect from insurance lobbies???\nFucking christ.", ">\n\nGormless(adjective). Lacking gorm, deficient in sense", ">\n\nLoved it.", ">\n\nLaughs from those feeling the guilt.", ">\n\nQueers over Qanon.", ">\n\nWhat's \"the code\"?" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?", ">\n\nYeah and that's got me sus. Obama talked a big progressive game but was corporate to his core. Jeffries feels like more the same. Fool me once.", ">\n\nJeffries is an even bigger corporate guy", ">\n\nAll these gormless Democrats in here falling all over themselves to fawn on this guy without knowing a DAMN THING about him is making me sick. It's the same BS over and over: \n\"this person said a nice thing I agreed with once and appears the way I think a leader should, I'm going to leave all knowledge of them right there, project my own beliefs onto them whether they share them or not, and become rabidly upset when anyone tries to argue with me about it!\"\nHow many times does our \"anti-war\" party need to pass massive Pentagon budgets by unanimous consent before you all start to realize these corporate drones are LYING to us?? Or keep shoveling money into militarizing our police that murder us in the streets?? Or say how much they OH SO WISH they could do universal healthcare but ask us to ignore the millions they collect from insurance lobbies???\nFucking christ.", ">\n\nGormless(adjective). Lacking gorm, deficient in sense", ">\n\nLoved it.", ">\n\nLaughs from those feeling the guilt.", ">\n\nQueers over Qanon.", ">\n\nWhat's \"the code\"?", ">\n\nI think he said cult." ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?", ">\n\nYeah and that's got me sus. Obama talked a big progressive game but was corporate to his core. Jeffries feels like more the same. Fool me once.", ">\n\nJeffries is an even bigger corporate guy", ">\n\nAll these gormless Democrats in here falling all over themselves to fawn on this guy without knowing a DAMN THING about him is making me sick. It's the same BS over and over: \n\"this person said a nice thing I agreed with once and appears the way I think a leader should, I'm going to leave all knowledge of them right there, project my own beliefs onto them whether they share them or not, and become rabidly upset when anyone tries to argue with me about it!\"\nHow many times does our \"anti-war\" party need to pass massive Pentagon budgets by unanimous consent before you all start to realize these corporate drones are LYING to us?? Or keep shoveling money into militarizing our police that murder us in the streets?? Or say how much they OH SO WISH they could do universal healthcare but ask us to ignore the millions they collect from insurance lobbies???\nFucking christ.", ">\n\nGormless(adjective). Lacking gorm, deficient in sense", ">\n\nLoved it.", ">\n\nLaughs from those feeling the guilt.", ">\n\nQueers over Qanon.", ">\n\nWhat's \"the code\"?", ">\n\nI think he said cult.", ">\n\nAh got it. The transcript in the link said \"code\"" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?", ">\n\nYeah and that's got me sus. Obama talked a big progressive game but was corporate to his core. Jeffries feels like more the same. Fool me once.", ">\n\nJeffries is an even bigger corporate guy", ">\n\nAll these gormless Democrats in here falling all over themselves to fawn on this guy without knowing a DAMN THING about him is making me sick. It's the same BS over and over: \n\"this person said a nice thing I agreed with once and appears the way I think a leader should, I'm going to leave all knowledge of them right there, project my own beliefs onto them whether they share them or not, and become rabidly upset when anyone tries to argue with me about it!\"\nHow many times does our \"anti-war\" party need to pass massive Pentagon budgets by unanimous consent before you all start to realize these corporate drones are LYING to us?? Or keep shoveling money into militarizing our police that murder us in the streets?? Or say how much they OH SO WISH they could do universal healthcare but ask us to ignore the millions they collect from insurance lobbies???\nFucking christ.", ">\n\nGormless(adjective). Lacking gorm, deficient in sense", ">\n\nLoved it.", ">\n\nLaughs from those feeling the guilt.", ">\n\nQueers over Qanon.", ">\n\nWhat's \"the code\"?", ">\n\nI think he said cult.", ">\n\nAh got it. The transcript in the link said \"code\"", ">\n\nBoom Roasted" ]

[ "I don’t think Kevin will survive up until summer. Plus if any House GOP get in trouble legally (7 are under investigation now). Then their majority disappears. If you get Greene or Bobo as Speaker it last barely a week before everyone would vote to remove her.", ">\n\nLet's be real they don't actually have a majority. It's Democrats, Republicans and the Maga party.", ">\n\nI've been saying since the Tea Party that the GoP is too stubborn to unite, too cowardly to splinter.", ">\n\n(Except for that supreme court.)", ">\n\nThat was the Senate though. Far more civilized on average.", ">\n\nTommy tuberville. Dude from Utah is older than Orville redden-backer", ">\n\nArlen Specter was ancient before he retired too. He was there forever 😂", ">\n\n\"We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put: \nAmerican Values over Autocracy\nBenevolence over Bigotry\nThe Constitution over the Cult\nDemocracy over Demagogues\nEconomic Opportunity over Extremism\nFreedom over Facism\nGoverning over Gaslighting\nHopefulness over Hatred\nInclusion over Isolation\nJustice over Judicial Over-reach\nKnowledge over Kangaroo Courts\nLiberty over Limitation\nMaturity over Mar-a-Lago\nNormalcy over Negativity\nOpportunity over Obstruction\nPeople over Politics\nQuality of Life Issues over Q-Anon\nReason over Racism\nSubstance over Slander\nTriumph over Tyranny\nUnderstanding over Ugliness\nVoting Rights over Voter Suppression\nWorking Families over the Well Connected\nXenial over Xenophobia\n\"Yes We Can\" over \"You Can't Do It\"\nZealous Representation over Zero-Sum Confrontation\nWe will always do the right thing by the American people. So let us not grow weary of doing good. For the American people will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. \"", ">\n\nXenial is actually a word, TIL.\nxenial (comparative more xenial, superlative most xenial) Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.", ">\n\nI thought they misspelled xennial and I felt seen for a moment.", ">\n\nSame here, lol. Guess I'll go back to playing Oregon Trail.", ">\n\nCaulking over Cholera", ">\n\nNice caulk", ">\n\nYou killed too much and can only carry 200lbs of meat with you.", ">\n\n^ what the Apostle Paul will say to me at the Pearly Gates", ">\n\nScarlet letter much?", ">\n\nMaturity over Mar a Lago!", ">\n\nIt was there that I started to pay attention and realize what he was doing", ">\n\nI only realized at V", ">\n\nSheesh you guys! I was suspicious at b and onboard by d! Get some coffee!", ">\n\nCoffee over Covfefe", ">\n\nHumanity over hamberders", ">\n\nKindness throughout these halls over ketchup stained walls", ">\n\nSecuring classified documents over Stealing classified documents", ">\n\n\nHe acknowledged that the new Republican majority signaled the House was “at a fork in the road,” though his party would still work to “extend our hand of partnership” across the aisle.\n\nSo sad we only hear diplomatic labguage like that from one political side", ">\n\nSomebody has to maintain working structures within our government, because the goddamn morons on the other side sure as fuck won’t.", ">\n\nThey don't like government. They've been telling us for a long time they want to get rid of it. It was only recently that we realized that they meant literally to get rid of it.\nBack to the original topic - this is the first time I've heard Jeffries speak. He pushed all the buttons of America for the people and protecting the individual people that made me a Republican 40 years ago and that made me abandon that hollow brand name over a decade ago when I voted for Obama. The first time in my life that I voted for a Democrat for President. I will be watching Jeffries closely from now on with high hopes that he delivers on his declarations last night.", ">\n\n\nThey don't like government.\n\nIf this were the case, they'd be anarchists. Republicans love government. They love government that can suppress minorities and women, invade everyone's privacy, force theology down everyone's throats, etc... Don't ever let any of those ass clowns convince you otherwise.", ">\n\nthat speech was amazing and exactly what a speaker of the house should act like, not mccarthy…", ">\n\nHe might still get a chance this term. There are more than enough Republicans under criminal investigation that the House coup flip due to special elections partway through the term. Also when McCarthy starts pushing for default some moderate Republicans could make a motion to vacate the chair and let Jefferies replace McCarthy, or whichever right wing nut has replaced McCarthy by then.", ">\n\nYeah. Social Security is actually popular, government shutdowns are not, and defaulting on the debt in order to cut Social Security has about as much public appeal as it sounds like….\nAnd Republicans have lost every single time they’ve tried holding the Federal budget hostage over some bullshit demand.", ">\n\nIt's not as if they can unilaterally cut SS or medicare anyways. Both of them are independent laws separate from normal budget appropriations. It would take both the house and the senate passing a bill in order to make any changes. No way the senate allows the house to dictate that. The senate historically has been the \"grown up\" chamber, and it seems as though that has never been more true than it is now. The senate will spend the next two years holding the house in line.\nThe worst that happens is nothing, which means debt default, ruins our credit rating, ruins our future, but technically does nothing to SS and Medicare.", ">\n\nAs George Washington said to TJ, the Senate is the saucer into which we pour legislation to cool it.", ">\n\nExcept the \"heat\" in this analogy is anything that would benefit the middle class at the expense of the wealthy.", ">\n\nMaybe last session. Whatever this session comes up with has a good chance to be made of spoiled ingredients and traces of fecal matter.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech.", ">\n\nHoly shit that was incredible. Too notch speaker and a phenomenal speech. Guy definitely has a shot a the presidency with skills like that.", ">\n\nDid he have an earpiece listening to Obama in his ear? Like, holy shit. That wasn't just a speech, that was a presidential speech if I ever heard one.", ">\n\nThis was the first time I'd really heard him, and same, holy shit. Jeffries is who I want leading Democrats, and I think he's just emerged as a future presidential candidate for us too.", ">\n\nAs great as I’m sure he’d do running for President, his long term power in the house could be way more impactful.", ">\n\nThat's also true. In general, I'm just glad we have younger figures starting to really show up.", ">\n\nXenial over xenophobia. This is the way.", ">\n\nIf I had been doing this i would have gotten to x and been like \"xylophones over... Uh.... xylophones!\"", ">\n\nYou could use X-treme", ">\n\nThis was a very sneaky and clever way of drawing attention to and itemizing all the crazy qualities that embody the GOP. A literal laundry list read aloud on the national stage. \nCult and Mara-a-Lago were particularly noteworthy", ">\n\nHe said god bless the house and god bless the United States of America and not a single Republican cheered. Do republicans hate religion now too? Their hate knows no bounds. /s", ">\n\nStunt? Stunt?! With each letter he showed the difference between the fascists and the Democrats.\nGarbage aggregating website with garbage headline.", ">\n\nI don't disagree, just couldn't readily find another source that was on r/politic's approved list. I originally found it on Twitter, lord knows I wasn't up that late.", ">\n\nMy googling was weak I guess. I was searching \"hakeem jeffries alphabet speech\"", ">\n\nNah, google is shit now.", ">\n\nI mainly watched that too see what he did with X, but oh boy the whole thing was gold.", ">\n\nLearned a new word!\nIt’s Xenial for the lazy", ">\n\nSounds like the opposite of xenophobe which has similar roots.", ">\n\nFor those of you as nerdy as I am, xenos is the root word, and it means stranger/guest. I gave it a goog. \nXenial - showing hospitality to guests\nXenophobe - Fear of strangers", ">\n\nXenophobia - Fear of Xenomorphs", ">\n\nAnd xenocide is killing an alien race (used mostly in the Ender books, but also in Starship Troopers).", ">\n\n“The D in Democrat stands for Deliver!” This guy is great! He gave a great speech if you missed it.", ">\n\nIt was needed. I'm glad he gave a memorable and rousing speech. It was a reminder that the fight isn't over. That just because the nominal majority in the House will make a mockery of governing at every opportunity, that there still exists lawmakers who care about our nation and its citizens, others who are here and about our place in the world. \nThe Republican show was somewhat funny to watch this week, but mostly it was depressing. These people should not be in charge of anything. There is so much damage they can do that will last us for years to come. Jeffries tries to alleviate the feeling of helplessness I am sure many felt with the elevation of McCarthy to Speaker. He showed that a fight for democracy would go on.", ">\n\nDamn that was good!", ">\n\nit was good. I think Obama is a better speaker, but I'm biased as I'm pretty much a dedicated fan of that particular former guy.", ">\n\nThey are different. I actually think Hakeem has a better tone of voice. Obama has a slightly higher register. Hakeem is deeper and comes across easier without video. He has a great radio voice which is only enhanced with video.", ">\n\nObama could be choppy and staccato at times, but he was more passionate to me. Granted he got a bigger stage to improve on.", ">\n\nI agree, Jeffries cadence is slightly better, but Obama’s passion comes across stronger.", ">\n\nIt was a speech by the Minority Leader, not a \"stunt.\"\nMinority Leaders nearly always make speeches before turning over to the Speakers. Calling it a stunt slaps of delegitimizing someone. Considering that this is the 62nd House session with a Minority Leader & no one else's speech was called a stunt, it also adds a touch of racism.", ">\n\nIt was a great speech. Of course the Republicans gave him extra time to perfect it.", ">\n\nThat was dope", ">\n\nStunt??? That was one of the best speeches ever given on the House floor!!! Every word TRUE! Republicans need to get in touch with the Constitution!!!!", ">\n\nAn articulate, charismatic, classically handsome, well-read high achieving attorney man of colour with mild complexion? I think I've seen this episode before. Was pretty decent.", ">\n\nFrom that speech to Hunters d***pics. Amazing what we just lost in a House Speaker", ">\n\nCan’t wait for Bidens impeachment. “As you can see by our measurements his penis is only 6 1/2 inches not 7” like his fetlife profile says”… “we much impeach his father”", ">\n\n\nOpportunity over Obstructionism\n\nThis right here says it all.", ">\n\n\"Stunt\"?\nIt's called a \"speech\", and it used all the rhetorical tropes you would expect from someone raised in the Black Baptist tradition.", ">\n\nThis got a smile out of me. He managed to take a boring speech and impart a little bit of life into with his 'little stunt' - a stunt which is getting his speech talked about over Speaker McCarthy's.", ">\n\nIt was also 1 am and his energy was great. And he slowed down his cadence a bit when they started booing him. Gotta love a New Yorker. 😂", ">\n\nI guess one silver lining of all this is it gives Jeffries a chance to earn the support of the party and avoid any post-Pelosi succession fight the next time the Democrats take the House.", ">\n\nJeffries was brilliant and subtly snarky. “Maturity not Mar a Lago” or words to that effect, was a chestnut. There is not a single Republican who is even half as articulate and poetic as Jeffries. That speech is a classic.", ">\n\n18 years ago, I watched a speech and said, 'Who is this guy'? I loved what he said because he was so captivating. I wanted him to run for president. He ran for presideint the next time around and won. \nI had that same feeling watching this clip. I want to know a whole lot more about who is Hakeem Jeffries! The crowd standing and applauding him is overwhelming. I am starting to feel good about democrats again!", ">\n\nNot sure if he wrote this himself, but if not, his speech writer(s) deserve a bonus.", ">\n\nSomeone made a poster of it. Not sure the original creator.", ">\n\nI hope they fix the spelling of 'xenial' before they put it on any classroom walls.", ">\n\nWell both spellings could be correct, depending on what Jeffries meant.\nDid he mean the word xenial, meaning hospitable?\nOr did he mean the generation referred to xennials which some argue is a port-man-teau of Gen-X and Millennial?\nBut I do get your point.", ">\n\nXellenial is portmanteau of gen x and millennial. Xennial is portmanteau of gen z and millennial", ">\n\nNah Xennial is the gen x/millenial term, it's specifically meant to refer to the older millenials and younger gen x who had a transition from no internet in their younger years to having internet in their teens. Also referred to as the oregon trail generation. \nThat said, I think he meant xenial.", ">\n\nThat’s pretty good, seems like a good democratic candidate for president in The making", ">\n\nI’m going to make this into an alphabet book for my grandkids!", ">\n\nthank you, Mr Jeffries, for offering up a bit of hope", ">\n\nThe GOP just can’t keep up", ">\n\nNo, but they know what their voters want and it’s unabashed hatred of people that aren’t them.", ">\n\nAwesome speech!", ">\n\nI listened to the speech live last night, even going into 1am his speech gave me a total energy boost. After literally days of boring dry ass nomination speeches this blew everything out of the water. Jeffries was passionate, well spoken, and his speech flowed so naturally you could tell he earnestly believed every word he was saying. I hope to hear him speak more. And of course it was hilarious hearing McCarthy’s milquetoast speech after that", ">\n\nAnd not even looking at the script!! The guy is amazing.", ">\n\nI mean, he had plenty of time to memorize that speech.", ">\n\nHe had plenty of time to forget it again too, considering how many days it took for him to even get the opportunity to recite it.", ">\n\nI had no idea who this dude was before now, but he is very good at speeches and that was great. He gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate, and being able to give a serious speech but having some humour and a half smile while delivering it.", ">\n\n\nHe gives off Obama vibes with being well spoken and articulate,\n\nLeast racist liberal", ">\n\nThanks for saying that for me.", ">\n\nI loved it. It's well done.", ">\n\nHe should have gone through the alphabet 15 times.", ">\n\nIt was a fabulous speech. 🔥🔥", ">\n\nJefferies is the GQP’s worst nightmare.", ">\n\nStunt? It was a speech", ">\n\nthe GOP hated it 😂😅", ">\n\nThe republicans had no idea what Jeffries said. Simply because they don’t know the abc’s.", ">\n\nMy favorite part was when Jeffries starting talking about all the bills that were passed in the last 2 years and McCarthy's face went stone-cold dead as he thought about all the work ahead of him with his own caucus.", ">\n\nDid anyone hear just the slightest bit of Obama in that speech ?", ">\n\nWords have power. Truth has power. So good to hear coherent and rousing speech from the floor after watching the disgraceful shit show over the last week.", ">\n\nI loved it! The repubs are so thinned skinned. Woke little snowflakes.", ">\n\nNo no no, McCarthy said he was going to end “woke” in his acceptance speech /s (but he actually said it)", ">\n\nI love to call them woke little snowflakes. And drink their tears. It makes me laugh.", ">\n\nthe tear are an excellent brine for a nice lean brisket.", ">\n\nAfter all the lessons in counting the Republicans had to complete, it was nice to see a language arts lesson after the math ones.", ">\n\n\"Governing over Gaslighting\"", ">\n\nQuite a performance at 1AM", ">\n\nI assume all this could have been averted if Liz Cheney kept her seat; Then there’d be a new maverick in town", ">\n\nIt wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech", ">\n\nDear HuffPost: this wasn’t a “stunt” it was a speech. With substance. You probably didn’t recognize it since there wasn’t any yelling or vitriol.", ">\n\nThat was actually one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard. Obama was very well spoken, but Hakeem's delivery and wording where next level. He should 100% be the next Democratic Presidential ticket. Unbelievable. Where has this guy been?", ">\n\nRepublicans sell fear fear fear..when all we need is hope hope hope", ">\n\nThe GOP wishes that they had someone so cool.", ">\n\nAs I watched his speech I knew very little about Jeffries. He seemed timid and shy but with a preacher tone. And as just speech went on I understood why the DEMs picked him as their House Leader. His speech was extremely motivational. Made me smile and clap. Made me want to stand up and cheer from my couch at 1:30am. Not since Obama have I had a politician get me that hype. \nThen I thought \"Well Kevin, follow that.\" And he dropped the ball. Made a few light jokes but was negative, and uninspiring. Had no substance or fight in his words. Just felt like blah blah blah. \nThere's several reasons why the DEMs are betting the GOP. They know how to speak to us.", ">\n\nDoes anyone get Obama vibes from him?", ">\n\nYeah and that's got me sus. Obama talked a big progressive game but was corporate to his core. Jeffries feels like more the same. Fool me once.", ">\n\nJeffries is an even bigger corporate guy", ">\n\nAll these gormless Democrats in here falling all over themselves to fawn on this guy without knowing a DAMN THING about him is making me sick. It's the same BS over and over: \n\"this person said a nice thing I agreed with once and appears the way I think a leader should, I'm going to leave all knowledge of them right there, project my own beliefs onto them whether they share them or not, and become rabidly upset when anyone tries to argue with me about it!\"\nHow many times does our \"anti-war\" party need to pass massive Pentagon budgets by unanimous consent before you all start to realize these corporate drones are LYING to us?? Or keep shoveling money into militarizing our police that murder us in the streets?? Or say how much they OH SO WISH they could do universal healthcare but ask us to ignore the millions they collect from insurance lobbies???\nFucking christ.", ">\n\nGormless(adjective). Lacking gorm, deficient in sense", ">\n\nLoved it.", ">\n\nLaughs from those feeling the guilt.", ">\n\nQueers over Qanon.", ">\n\nWhat's \"the code\"?", ">\n\nI think he said cult.", ">\n\nAh got it. The transcript in the link said \"code\"", ">\n\nBoom Roasted", ">\n\nI love this guy!" ]