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Chris Hayes had a young man on last night that has ALS (Original Post) Motley13 Dec 2017 OP
I Watched It Too. Makes You Want To Just Savage These GOP Bastards. TheMastersNemesis Dec 2017 #1
He was wonderful. femmocrat Dec 2017 #2
I watched him too. He was a very impassioned speaker for tens of thousands procon Dec 2017 #3
My favorite aunt succumbed to ALS Madam Mossfern Dec 2017 #4
I saw it Clarity2 Dec 2017 #5
Didn't he also take on Flake KT2000 Dec 2017 #6
It WS the last segment. arthritisR_US Dec 2017 #7
I saw it and was deeply moved by his steady courage, strength and passion. appalachiablue Dec 2017 #8
 

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
1. I Watched It Too. Makes You Want To Just Savage These GOP Bastards.
Fri Dec 15, 2017, 01:13 PM
Dec 2017

Too bad tar and feathers are no longer fashionable.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
2. He was wonderful.
Fri Dec 15, 2017, 01:16 PM
Dec 2017

So brave and so determined. God bless him. His name is Ady Barkan. He's also on Twitter.

procon

(15,805 posts)
3. I watched him too. He was a very impassioned speaker for tens of thousands
Fri Dec 15, 2017, 01:30 PM
Dec 2017

of people who face the same dire future. Republicans have no idea how barbaric and monstrous they appear to everyone else, although I doubt that public opinion means anything so long as they get their own demands met.

Clarity2

(1,009 posts)
5. I saw it
Fri Dec 15, 2017, 02:01 PM
Dec 2017

I was bawling. My little brother has MS. Different disease, and he's semi-stable, but I also worry about his future if safety nets are removed if he needs them. I also have an Aunt who is getting chemo for bc through medicare. Sick people aren't lazy. They need those safety nets to stay ALIVE. And damnit, we paid for those safety nets!

KT2000

(20,597 posts)
6. Didn't he also take on Flake
Fri Dec 15, 2017, 02:32 PM
Dec 2017

on the plane? It can't be easy for him physically to do what he is doing.
He is so young and has a son - heartbreaking.

appalachiablue

(41,184 posts)
8. I saw it and was deeply moved by his steady courage, strength and passion.
Fri Dec 15, 2017, 04:40 PM
Dec 2017

The despicable efforts to further damage and abandon disabled people and the most vulnerable were clear in the piece.

Thanks for posting the MSNBC segment to help spread Ady's site and info.



Ady Barkan's site: The Center for Popular Democracy, https://populardemocracy.org/ady-barkan

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