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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.", ">\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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a 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”", ">\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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker 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.", ">\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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was 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.", ">\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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under 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.", ">\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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is 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.", ">\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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's 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.", ">\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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that 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!\"", ">\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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at 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.", ">\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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about 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.", ">\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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At 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.", ">\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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole.", ">\n\nYank the zebra." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole.", ">\n\nYank the zebra.", ">\n\nCan't believe someone actually got it ha fair fucks!" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole.", ">\n\nYank the zebra.", ">\n\nCan't believe someone actually got it ha fair fucks!", ">\n\nThat man just might be president someday." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole.", ">\n\nYank the zebra.", ">\n\nCan't believe someone actually got it ha fair fucks!", ">\n\nThat man just might be president someday.", ">\n\nLeft out corporations over constituents" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole.", ">\n\nYank the zebra.", ">\n\nCan't believe someone actually got it ha fair fucks!", ">\n\nThat man just might be president someday.", ">\n\nLeft out corporations over constituents", ">\n\nReverse that my dood." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole.", ">\n\nYank the zebra.", ">\n\nCan't believe someone actually got it ha fair fucks!", ">\n\nThat man just might be president someday.", ">\n\nLeft out corporations over constituents", ">\n\nReverse that my dood.", ">\n\nWrong. Jeffries is exactly the type." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole.", ">\n\nYank the zebra.", ">\n\nCan't believe someone actually got it ha fair fucks!", ">\n\nThat man just might be president someday.", ">\n\nLeft out corporations over constituents", ">\n\nReverse that my dood.", ">\n\nWrong. Jeffries is exactly the type.", ">\n\nIt was so 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.", ">\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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole.", ">\n\nYank the zebra.", ">\n\nCan't believe someone actually got it ha fair fucks!", ">\n\nThat man just might be president someday.", ">\n\nLeft out corporations over constituents", ">\n\nReverse that my dood.", ">\n\nWrong. Jeffries is exactly the type.", ">\n\nIt was so good!", ">\n\ni just noticed the big ass god bless you all and god bless america or something at the end but D's will still get called to shit for being \"anti-god\"" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole.", ">\n\nYank the zebra.", ">\n\nCan't believe someone actually got it ha fair fucks!", ">\n\nThat man just might be president someday.", ">\n\nLeft out corporations over constituents", ">\n\nReverse that my dood.", ">\n\nWrong. Jeffries is exactly the type.", ">\n\nIt was so good!", ">\n\ni just noticed the big ass god bless you all and god bless america or something at the end but D's will still get called to shit for being \"anti-god\"", ">\n\nI’ll take Catharsis over Cat-in-the-Hat any day." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole.", ">\n\nYank the zebra.", ">\n\nCan't believe someone actually got it ha fair fucks!", ">\n\nThat man just might be president someday.", ">\n\nLeft out corporations over constituents", ">\n\nReverse that my dood.", ">\n\nWrong. Jeffries is exactly the type.", ">\n\nIt was so good!", ">\n\ni just noticed the big ass god bless you all and god bless america or something at the end but D's will still get called to shit for being \"anti-god\"", ">\n\nI’ll take Catharsis over Cat-in-the-Hat any day.", ">\n\nIt reminds me to much of Frank Underwood's vowel faux pas 😂" ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole.", ">\n\nYank the zebra.", ">\n\nCan't believe someone actually got it ha fair fucks!", ">\n\nThat man just might be president someday.", ">\n\nLeft out corporations over constituents", ">\n\nReverse that my dood.", ">\n\nWrong. Jeffries is exactly the type.", ">\n\nIt was so good!", ">\n\ni just noticed the big ass god bless you all and god bless america or something at the end but D's will still get called to shit for being \"anti-god\"", ">\n\nI’ll take Catharsis over Cat-in-the-Hat any day.", ">\n\nIt reminds me to much of Frank Underwood's vowel faux pas 😂", ">\n\nThis is so cringe. Democrats are the biggest dorks around." ]

[ "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!", ">\n\nMcCarthy has two years of being second fiddle to Jeffries hahaha, can anyone remember any memorable thing McCarthy has said that didn't make him sounds like an idiot?", ">\n\nWatching him speaking really reminds me of Obama speaking.", ">\n\n\"Alphabet stunt\" is a weird way to word the title. Does the author of the article not know what alliteration is?", ">\n\nBrilliant Hakeem", ">\n\nr/unexpectedLetterkenny \nYou were pissing off insurrectionists the other dayyyy…", ">\n\nMc Carthy all Bugged Eyed could be heard once he had the gavel in his “They cursed us . Murderer they called us . They cursed us , and drove us to away. And we wept, My Precious , we wept to be so alone.”", ">\n\nWell done!! Bravo H. Jeffries!", ">\n\nI want this list on a tshirt.", ">\n\nNow thats a SPEAKER", ">\n\nHis speech was perfect, great speaker too", ">\n\nHe seems like a cool cat", ">\n\nSad this man won 14 times and has to pass it off to a 1 time winner", ">\n\nI listened to that twice. It was amazing.", ">\n\nDude is coming off as an absolute star thus far. Very\nimpressed with the democrat in the house under him.", ">\n\nThe man put on a masterclass", ">\n\nThis should be ads they run everywhere. It’s brilliant.Alphabet of the day …. Ads", ">\n\nOk holy crap thank you so much for this link. Is this maybe the best speech given in many years? What charisma! I watched every minute of these proceedings up until midnight last night, and man were there a lot of loud, uninteresting and uninspired speeches (not all of course, loved Pete Aguilar..) and then this! President Jeffries, anyone?", ">\n\nNo problem, I saw it in my twitter feed when I woke up this morning and figured r/politics might appreciate it. \nPractically I value leadership and good policies above charisma, but there's no doubt you have to be able to get people to want to listen to your ideas.", ">\n\nI didn’t really have an idea who this guy was prior to this whole fiasco but wow. He’s like Barack Obama’s more charismatic twin.", ">\n\nHe's literally worse than Pelosi and will fight against progressive and what people actually want in favor for corporate interests. Do your research, don't be fooled by nice speeches.", ">\n\nMy district’s congressman represent!!!", ">\n\nRepublicans, standing there, not clapping or even smiling, has got to be the most childish display since the Pistons got beat by Jordan's Bulls in 1991, and they walked off the court not shaking hands.", ">\n\nAww, sore winners.", ">\n\nAnyone have the full list?", ">\n\nWill a poster do? Though I think it should be xenial (hospitable) vs xennials (\"generation\" between gen-x and millinials)\nedit: derp, forgot the link", ">\n\nHere’s a word “stunt” for you - after the dysfunction the Republicans have shown and the insane concessions McCarthy gave to right wing terrorists in his party - he is a S.I.N.O. Speaker In Name Only. Not a leader.", ">\n\nStill not as bad as 15 voting sessions and whatever the hell you call the GQP. I actually think it's a good playbook to use because none of it was wrong.", ">\n\nHow long does McCarthy last?", ">\n\nWhat time is it? :)", ">\n\nI didn’t realize he did the whole alphabet I thought he was just doing a lot of alliteration, lmao", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Ds baby", ">\n\nI wonder what new hell is in store for us from him wheeling and dealing to get those present votes?", ">\n\nHoly crap way to nail that speech and seize that moment! Great presence at the mic.", ">\n\nMy Fellow Americans \nWe the People just gave the gavel and leadership to a traitor and leaders of the treason movement, subpoenas? Try it\nThe justice department is coming after the speaker and the other conspirators in the People's House", ">\n\nHe had a lot of time with all the votes to come up with that. Probably enough for a few revisions.", ">\n\nThe number 1 question every Democrat should ask on TV for the next 2 years is \" How Does this issue/fight/BS help average Americans?\" And if it doesn't, tear them a new asshole over it every fucking time!!!!", ">\n\nThose are excellent principles and nicely illustrated GOP non-compliance", ">\n\nThat was sick", ">\n\nThe ABCs of Hakeem Jeffries", ">\n\nThis is a great, relatively easy to digest attack. GOP voters take the long, eloquent speeches as condescending, this is far more their speed. \nWas this his Obama moment? Jeffries/Abrams/Newsom/Unknown 24?", ">\n\nthis was a great eye catching speech and im sure many will notice it. I see a new contender for the democratic presidential nomination in the near future. Call it Obama 2.0", ">\n\nWhat a boss, and way to ring in the new session.", ">\n\nAnyone know if Jeffries wrote this speech himself, or did he have a speechwriter / team? \nRegardless, I thought it was very good and he delivered it quite well.", ">\n\nStunt?", ">\n\nI wonder if his speech was inspired by the song Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious. I know them and McCarthy are both from California so I thought it might be a dig at McCarthy in that way.", ">\n\nThis is a good look", ">\n\nWell done sir! Thank you for adding a positive emphasis on this debacle. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼", ">\n\nNow I know who they're going to run", ">\n\nJust you wait for Phys Ed.", ">\n\nStunt? Really? Save that word for the upcoming hearings.", ">\n\nIf it's true, it isn't a stunt. The Dems need to stand together because we're in for a nightmarish repug congress.", ">\n\nVery powerful speech that will be go down as one of the greatest American political speeches of all time based on his approach.", ">\n\nLike Obama’s Chicago convention speech, maybe a little bit.", ">\n\nThat was very good. Not a stunt at all.", ">\n\n\"Knowledge over Kangaroo Courts\" and \"People over Politics\" are big words coming from a man who is openly anti-teacher's union. Because nothing says \"we care about people over politics\" like... not funding public schools and education, the least controversial progressive policy ever.", ">\n\nBiggest lol from the posters here that want Hakeem Jeffries to run for president because they like the word game he played in a speech, despite not knowing anything else about him.", ">\n\nHe's a centrist Democrat, could be a candidate, but it'd be a tough road.\nHe'd be labeled as an Obama knock-off.", ">\n\nI like Jeffries but he’s quite Progressive and a hard sell as a centrist to say the least.", ">\n\nHe's not progressive. At all.", ">\n\nHe should be president in 2024.\nBiden has been very good when it comes to steering the country back to the right course, especially at the foreign level.\nBut he is so fucking old, and very vulnerable to bad faith propaganda because of his stuttering.", ">\n\nDisagree. Biden's done a great job, and he can continue in 2024.\nJeffries can go for 2028.", ">\n\nDisagree. A non trump candidate will destroy Biden. Needs a fresh candidate", ">\n\nAll right, it looks like we don't see things the same. I guess we'll find out what happens in 2024 :-)", ">\n\nHe only just topped trump with all of the moderate vote. De Santis if chosen will suck in way more of that vote and there will no longer be any never trumpers both on the red and blue sides. \nDemocrats suck at voting. They really suck at voting and many will have been voting against trump and not necessarily for Biden.", ">\n\nNo, he solidly beat Trump at Trump's strongest as an incumbent. While the GOP pulled out all the stops.\nAnd even if the DeSantis-thing pulls in more conservatives than Trump, which I doubt, his record in Florida makes him even more toxic with the independents and moderates he would need to win in swing and blue states.\nWhich means his ceiling is Trump's states in 2020, when Trump lost. :-)\nIf you disagree, what additional states do you think DeSantis could get that Trump didn't?", ">\n\nTrump at his best? Out of the back of a 1 in 100 year pandemic? He rolls that election if covid doesn’t happen.\nI wouldn’t be surprised at all if Arizona Michigan Penn And Wisconsin all flipped back if having to vote for Biden again. Again, no matter how deep you dig, on the surface level (which is all that really matters) de Santis is the much less controversial candidate that isn’t going to attract the same level of hate as trump to motivate the dems.", ">\n\nTrump got hit like Hoover. He had (funded) the vaccinations well before he left office but it was too little. The way he initially balked at it verbally didn’t help him remotely.", ">\n\nThe GOP lost the house this time because they were too extreme, the democrats made them pick shitty extremist candidates. A rare move that paid off.\nBut the republicans will not back down. They will not get less extreme. And people like Hakeem Jeffries will say cutesy things to get approval, but nothing substantial will happen to make the GOP pay for Jan 6, their extremism, et all.\nBecause democratic leadership sabotages the left all the time, because party unity is weak, especially in New York to the point where we lost ground and enabled republicans to take the house anyway, we are in peril. They will not raise the debt ceiling. Look at how mad in the bone they are. They will potentially make us default on our debts. The economy is in jeopardy for no reason, no logical purpose. The US democratic system is under siege because democrats squandered years of controlling the house, the senate, and the presidency, because they chose corporatism over unions. Because they still do. And they can continue to say these cutesy things all they want, but the lack of seriousness paid to the republican party for the last two decades has enabled them to get this bad.\nIt is long overdue for new leadership in the democratic party. But it's also too late. These next two years will be absolute hell. And it will still be a nail-biter in 2024 that gain any sense of relief, because democrats have still not shown a serious commitment to democracy and removing all the loopholes republicans use to ruin our country.\n\nstack the courts; reduce the power of supreme court nominations\nget rid of the filibuster and pass real legislation\nabolish gerrymandering nationwide\nestablish a federal holiday for voting and establish minimum voting guidelines for states\nput in judge term limits, especially in the supreme court\nput in age limits for all elected offices\nincrease the wages for elected officials and clamp down on corruption and foreign influence\npunish the Jan 6 conspirators\nmake social media companies accountable for spreading legal slander via \"mysterious\" right wing biased algorithms\n\nThis and more should be the house agenda for 2024.", ">\n\nHakeem for Prez2024!", ">\n\nI will that say as a Brooklynite, it would be poetic to watch a Brooklyn man with a working class background kick the shit out of that real estate crook from the wealthy part of Queens.", ">\n\nAttack the biscuit, chuck the dog... undermine the vole.", ">\n\nYank the zebra.", ">\n\nCan't believe someone actually got it ha fair fucks!", ">\n\nThat man just might be president someday.", ">\n\nLeft out corporations over constituents", ">\n\nReverse that my dood.", ">\n\nWrong. Jeffries is exactly the type.", ">\n\nIt was so good!", ">\n\ni just noticed the big ass god bless you all and god bless america or something at the end but D's will still get called to shit for being \"anti-god\"", ">\n\nI’ll take Catharsis over Cat-in-the-Hat any day.", ">\n\nIt reminds me to much of Frank Underwood's vowel faux pas 😂", ">\n\nThis is so cringe. Democrats are the biggest dorks around.", ">\n\nDemocrats have a sense of humor and hope, Republicans are a depressing black cloud." ]

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[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?" ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else.", ">\n\nAlso don't forget Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew!" ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else.", ">\n\nAlso don't forget Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew!", ">\n\nWhat if they are the subject of the investigation (looking at you Jim Jordan)?\nAfter reading the article - this really gives me a very bad feeling. This sounds like a direct line of information being pulled from the DoJ straight to Trump. They will have the ability to give Trump anything he needs to evade justice. \nThis is wrong. This is very wrong." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else.", ">\n\nAlso don't forget Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew!", ">\n\nWhat if they are the subject of the investigation (looking at you Jim Jordan)?\nAfter reading the article - this really gives me a very bad feeling. This sounds like a direct line of information being pulled from the DoJ straight to Trump. They will have the ability to give Trump anything he needs to evade justice. \nThis is wrong. This is very wrong.", ">\n\nDon’t leave out pedo Gaetz." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else.", ">\n\nAlso don't forget Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew!", ">\n\nWhat if they are the subject of the investigation (looking at you Jim Jordan)?\nAfter reading the article - this really gives me a very bad feeling. This sounds like a direct line of information being pulled from the DoJ straight to Trump. They will have the ability to give Trump anything he needs to evade justice. \nThis is wrong. This is very wrong.", ">\n\nDon’t leave out pedo Gaetz.", ">\n\nDOJ already said they weren’t doing shit about Gaetz." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else.", ">\n\nAlso don't forget Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew!", ">\n\nWhat if they are the subject of the investigation (looking at you Jim Jordan)?\nAfter reading the article - this really gives me a very bad feeling. This sounds like a direct line of information being pulled from the DoJ straight to Trump. They will have the ability to give Trump anything he needs to evade justice. \nThis is wrong. This is very wrong.", ">\n\nDon’t leave out pedo Gaetz.", ">\n\nDOJ already said they weren’t doing shit about Gaetz.", ">\n\nThey can't. They have no witnesses to testify against him, so unless Gaetz himself confesses with details they have nothing but hearsay of an \"alleged\" crime." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else.", ">\n\nAlso don't forget Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew!", ">\n\nWhat if they are the subject of the investigation (looking at you Jim Jordan)?\nAfter reading the article - this really gives me a very bad feeling. This sounds like a direct line of information being pulled from the DoJ straight to Trump. They will have the ability to give Trump anything he needs to evade justice. \nThis is wrong. This is very wrong.", ">\n\nDon’t leave out pedo Gaetz.", ">\n\nDOJ already said they weren’t doing shit about Gaetz.", ">\n\nThey can't. They have no witnesses to testify against him, so unless Gaetz himself confesses with details they have nothing but hearsay of an \"alleged\" crime.", ">\n\nExcept all the public Venmo transactions from gaetz to children." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else.", ">\n\nAlso don't forget Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew!", ">\n\nWhat if they are the subject of the investigation (looking at you Jim Jordan)?\nAfter reading the article - this really gives me a very bad feeling. This sounds like a direct line of information being pulled from the DoJ straight to Trump. They will have the ability to give Trump anything he needs to evade justice. \nThis is wrong. This is very wrong.", ">\n\nDon’t leave out pedo Gaetz.", ">\n\nDOJ already said they weren’t doing shit about Gaetz.", ">\n\nThey can't. They have no witnesses to testify against him, so unless Gaetz himself confesses with details they have nothing but hearsay of an \"alleged\" crime.", ">\n\nExcept all the public Venmo transactions from gaetz to children.", ">\n\nWhat for? I'm not defending Gaetz here, but a case against him unfortunately needs to be ironclad due to his profile. That means incontrovertible proof he paid minors for sex, instead of anything else, witnesses, etc. It's not enough to know a crime was committed, they have to be able to prove it. And I seriously doubt any prosecutor wants to take on such a high profile case unless the DOJ can give them a slam dunk. \nSpeculation, but since the DOJ knows a crime was committed by him, but they can't prove it in court, I bet they are watching him to catch him if he does it again." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else.", ">\n\nAlso don't forget Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew!", ">\n\nWhat if they are the subject of the investigation (looking at you Jim Jordan)?\nAfter reading the article - this really gives me a very bad feeling. This sounds like a direct line of information being pulled from the DoJ straight to Trump. They will have the ability to give Trump anything he needs to evade justice. \nThis is wrong. This is very wrong.", ">\n\nDon’t leave out pedo Gaetz.", ">\n\nDOJ already said they weren’t doing shit about Gaetz.", ">\n\nThey can't. They have no witnesses to testify against him, so unless Gaetz himself confesses with details they have nothing but hearsay of an \"alleged\" crime.", ">\n\nExcept all the public Venmo transactions from gaetz to children.", ">\n\nWhat for? I'm not defending Gaetz here, but a case against him unfortunately needs to be ironclad due to his profile. That means incontrovertible proof he paid minors for sex, instead of anything else, witnesses, etc. It's not enough to know a crime was committed, they have to be able to prove it. And I seriously doubt any prosecutor wants to take on such a high profile case unless the DOJ can give them a slam dunk. \nSpeculation, but since the DOJ knows a crime was committed by him, but they can't prove it in court, I bet they are watching him to catch him if he does it again.", ">\n\nThat panel being able to access what the house intelligence committee can access is most worrying." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else.", ">\n\nAlso don't forget Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew!", ">\n\nWhat if they are the subject of the investigation (looking at you Jim Jordan)?\nAfter reading the article - this really gives me a very bad feeling. This sounds like a direct line of information being pulled from the DoJ straight to Trump. They will have the ability to give Trump anything he needs to evade justice. \nThis is wrong. This is very wrong.", ">\n\nDon’t leave out pedo Gaetz.", ">\n\nDOJ already said they weren’t doing shit about Gaetz.", ">\n\nThey can't. They have no witnesses to testify against him, so unless Gaetz himself confesses with details they have nothing but hearsay of an \"alleged\" crime.", ">\n\nExcept all the public Venmo transactions from gaetz to children.", ">\n\nWhat for? I'm not defending Gaetz here, but a case against him unfortunately needs to be ironclad due to his profile. That means incontrovertible proof he paid minors for sex, instead of anything else, witnesses, etc. It's not enough to know a crime was committed, they have to be able to prove it. And I seriously doubt any prosecutor wants to take on such a high profile case unless the DOJ can give them a slam dunk. \nSpeculation, but since the DOJ knows a crime was committed by him, but they can't prove it in court, I bet they are watching him to catch him if he does it again.", ">\n\nThat panel being able to access what the house intelligence committee can access is most worrying.", ">\n\nThey'd still need the proper clearances if dealing with classified materials, but worrying nonetheless." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else.", ">\n\nAlso don't forget Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew!", ">\n\nWhat if they are the subject of the investigation (looking at you Jim Jordan)?\nAfter reading the article - this really gives me a very bad feeling. This sounds like a direct line of information being pulled from the DoJ straight to Trump. They will have the ability to give Trump anything he needs to evade justice. \nThis is wrong. This is very wrong.", ">\n\nDon’t leave out pedo Gaetz.", ">\n\nDOJ already said they weren’t doing shit about Gaetz.", ">\n\nThey can't. They have no witnesses to testify against him, so unless Gaetz himself confesses with details they have nothing but hearsay of an \"alleged\" crime.", ">\n\nExcept all the public Venmo transactions from gaetz to children.", ">\n\nWhat for? I'm not defending Gaetz here, but a case against him unfortunately needs to be ironclad due to his profile. That means incontrovertible proof he paid minors for sex, instead of anything else, witnesses, etc. It's not enough to know a crime was committed, they have to be able to prove it. And I seriously doubt any prosecutor wants to take on such a high profile case unless the DOJ can give them a slam dunk. \nSpeculation, but since the DOJ knows a crime was committed by him, but they can't prove it in court, I bet they are watching him to catch him if he does it again.", ">\n\nThat panel being able to access what the house intelligence committee can access is most worrying.", ">\n\nThey'd still need the proper clearances if dealing with classified materials, but worrying nonetheless.", ">\n\nNo they wouldn't. Clearance rules don't apply to elected reps." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else.", ">\n\nAlso don't forget Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew!", ">\n\nWhat if they are the subject of the investigation (looking at you Jim Jordan)?\nAfter reading the article - this really gives me a very bad feeling. This sounds like a direct line of information being pulled from the DoJ straight to Trump. They will have the ability to give Trump anything he needs to evade justice. \nThis is wrong. This is very wrong.", ">\n\nDon’t leave out pedo Gaetz.", ">\n\nDOJ already said they weren’t doing shit about Gaetz.", ">\n\nThey can't. They have no witnesses to testify against him, so unless Gaetz himself confesses with details they have nothing but hearsay of an \"alleged\" crime.", ">\n\nExcept all the public Venmo transactions from gaetz to children.", ">\n\nWhat for? I'm not defending Gaetz here, but a case against him unfortunately needs to be ironclad due to his profile. That means incontrovertible proof he paid minors for sex, instead of anything else, witnesses, etc. It's not enough to know a crime was committed, they have to be able to prove it. And I seriously doubt any prosecutor wants to take on such a high profile case unless the DOJ can give them a slam dunk. \nSpeculation, but since the DOJ knows a crime was committed by him, but they can't prove it in court, I bet they are watching him to catch him if he does it again.", ">\n\nThat panel being able to access what the house intelligence committee can access is most worrying.", ">\n\nThey'd still need the proper clearances if dealing with classified materials, but worrying nonetheless.", ">\n\nNo they wouldn't. Clearance rules don't apply to elected reps.", ">\n\nIt sorta does. \nIn that there is no immunity to breaking the rules similar to what TFG attempted to get away with. Security Clearances and rules for classified material are the governance of the Executive. The Legislative can request (and will often be given clearance due to obvious oversight needs) but some sort of special select committee will probably not get along well with the WH. But the Legislative needs to play entirely by the rules laid out by the executive, and will be punished if they try to leak and or abuse classified material." ]

[ "Trying to protect their criminal leader Trump.", ">\n\nI would say they are trying to protect themselves, since they belong in jail right next to trump, but Democrats and the justice department have shown little appetite for holding anyone accountable, let alone members of Congress. But if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why. It's clear a huge chunk want trump to just disappear because they see him as a liability, so why would they pass up an opportunity to make that happen?", ">\n\n\nBut if it is about protecting trump, I'm curious as to why.\n\nBecause if Trump is indicted, there's a good chance he'll throw everyone under the bus to save his own skin.", ">\n\nEveryone knows that no one in the republican party is going to jail.\nIt’s silly, to the point of stupidity, to think any of them are worried about some vaguely defined future prosecutions. Gaetz is about to be in charge of the DOJs budget - he is not going to be arrested.\nThat is even without considering that the only tangible evidence he trafficked underage vicitm(s) were photos CSPAN recorded him sharing with other members on the House floor.\nMueller’s farce and trump’s pardons might have made it more obvious, but the FBI never has and never will allow white conservative millionaires to be prosecuted for political corruption. Protecting the right wing oligarchy is why the FBI and the newer Patriot Act police authorities exist.\nNone of this about trump running for President again either. That ship sailed in darkness months ago, for many reasons and on many foul winds.\ntrump brought the republican party a permanent atmospheric river of invisible campaign finance and maga swag sales revenue. We are talking a multi billion dollar annual industry.\nAll these politicians have to do is say something alarmingly fascist and vioent and the tap points to them for a few days. It is the only reason why the speaker dispute even happened.\nIt is the only reason any of this right wing radicalism even exists.\nThe proud boys founder, (protected as an FBI source), all but admitted that he created antifa, bragged that he is only interested is being a tshirt salesman, and that he makes almost as much money selling radical tshirts and signs to the left as the right. Alex jones doesn’t give a rat’s ass what he says, only what he makes more money saying. Tucker Carlson would put his tongue in Vlad Putin‘s unwashed rectum if it kept his oligarchy of the airwaves feeding him money. Elvis was a panhandler compared to these tent show preachers.\nSeriously, It just doesn’t process how much money the chsritian-o-republican leadership is making off this scam. But nothing will slow them down until everyone admits, deeply and truly admits, that this is the only thing involved. \nIf you are looking for a federal agency to bring cargo and rescue on this it is more likley to be the IRS then the FBI.\nThe previous policy platforms of American Conservatism have been entirely washed away by a tsunami of money and a plague of institutional hubris.\nThere is no policy for the GOP, no purpose, no end goal, no discourse, no patriotism and certainly no concern for any version of a rationally assessable future for America in any of their activities.\nThe republican party would, man and boy, screw dogs on live tv for money. And social media, reddit included, is just the puppy mill.\nAmerican political reality is money and only money flowing to celebrity politician-oligarchs, and the only arguments they are capable of having concern who controls the spigot.\nIt is basically un patriotic to talk about anything else.", ">\n\nAlso don't forget Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew!", ">\n\nWhat if they are the subject of the investigation (looking at you Jim Jordan)?\nAfter reading the article - this really gives me a very bad feeling. This sounds like a direct line of information being pulled from the DoJ straight to Trump. They will have the ability to give Trump anything he needs to evade justice. \nThis is wrong. This is very wrong.", ">\n\nDon’t leave out pedo Gaetz.", ">\n\nDOJ already said they weren’t doing shit about Gaetz.", ">\n\nThey can't. They have no witnesses to testify against him, so unless Gaetz himself confesses with details they have nothing but hearsay of an \"alleged\" crime.", ">\n\nExcept all the public Venmo transactions from gaetz to children.", ">\n\nWhat for? I'm not defending Gaetz here, but a case against him unfortunately needs to be ironclad due to his profile. That means incontrovertible proof he paid minors for sex, instead of anything else, witnesses, etc. It's not enough to know a crime was committed, they have to be able to prove it. And I seriously doubt any prosecutor wants to take on such a high profile case unless the DOJ can give them a slam dunk. \nSpeculation, but since the DOJ knows a crime was committed by him, but they can't prove it in court, I bet they are watching him to catch him if he does it again.", ">\n\nThat panel being able to access what the house intelligence committee can access is most worrying.", ">\n\nThey'd still need the proper clearances if dealing with classified materials, but worrying nonetheless.", ">\n\nNo they wouldn't. Clearance rules don't apply to elected reps.", ">\n\nIt sorta does. \nIn that there is no immunity to breaking the rules similar to what TFG attempted to get away with. Security Clearances and rules for classified material are the governance of the Executive. The Legislative can request (and will often be given clearance due to obvious oversight needs) but some sort of special select committee will probably not get along well with the WH. But the Legislative needs to play entirely by the rules laid out by the executive, and will be punished if they try to leak and or abuse classified material.", ">\n\nThis isn’t correct. Legislators do not go through background checks—they are authorized to access classified info by virtue of their positions. The Executive cannot deny access to classified material to the House Intelligence Committee or any of its members because the Executive doesn’t give one of them a security clearance. That’s not a thing. \nDisclosing or improperly handling classified material is still a crime, though, and the House itself has adopted rules governing handling of classified information. But reading classified info into the Congressional Record is not a crime." ]