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Related: About this forumIt's been a long time since we've heard a Democrat give a speech like this!
Published on May 31, 2014
Speech given 5/30/14 during 2014 Maine Democratic Party Convention in Bangor, ME
From Working Maine on facebook : "Hands down one of the best working class speeches in the history of our state. Troy Jackson's moving speech from the Democratic State Convention Saturday in Bangor is being described as "a speech for the ages.""
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It's been a long time since we've heard a Democrat give a speech like this! (Original Post)
canoeist52
Jun 2014
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wildbilln864
(13,382 posts)1. Thanks for posting and a big k & r! n/t
shebornik
(127 posts)2. Now that's what a democrat candidate should should sound like.
If he can live up to his words he will be a force to contend with.
gopiscrap
(23,766 posts)3. Excellent
mountain grammy
(26,663 posts)4. I love how his calls them out and calls them by name.
I'd vote for him.
mdm646
(19 posts)5. Sounds Democratic
Wow, he sure sounds like a Democrat! But come to think of so did President Obama, who I voted for both times and was let down both times. I hope SOMEONE will stand up to the Republicans and just say NO!!
ctsnowman
(1,903 posts)6. Nailed it.
beerandjesus
(1,301 posts)7. Well, he criticizes those trade deals....
....so he must be a racist with ODS.
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)8. SUPERB!
Now if we just had about 200 more like him...