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Sorry, But Hakeem Jeffries’ Viral Speech Was Lame.
We all know why he’s getting the praise.
We’ve certainly seen our share of theatre and optics on Capitol Hill this past week, haven’t we? Whether it be the 15 ballots it took to get Kevin McCarthy elected, GOP congressmen pretending they were going to vote for Kevin and then walking away smirking when they didn’t, or Katie Porter reading The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck on the floor of the House, suffice it to say they all certainly seized the opportunity to get some time in the spotlight.
Among them, of course, was Hakeem Jeffries during his speech following all of the drama where he said:
“We always put American values over autocracy. But never violence over bigotry, the constitution over the cult. Democracy over demagogues. Economic opportunity over extremism. Freedom over fascism, governing over gaslighting. Hopefulness over hatred. Inclusion over isolation. Justice over judicial overreach. Knowledge over kangaroo courts. Liberty over limitation, maturity over Mara Lago. Normalcy over negativity. Opportunity over obstruction. People over politics. Quality of life issues over Q Anon. Reason over racism. Substance over slander. Triumph over tyranny, understanding over ugliness, voting rights over voter suppression, working families over the well connected, xenial over…
