DailyKos: Less Than 24 Hours After Dallas, Hillary Delivers One of the Most Important Speeches of the Election

My Take: If this is who Hillary Clinton really is, give us more of it.

From DailyKos:

Arriving less than 24 hours after the horrific events in Dallas, yesterday’s powerful speech in Philadelphia was one of the best and most important of this entire election season, both in terms of substance and delivery. Everyone in America should watch it.

via Less Than 24 Hours After Dallas, Hillary Delivers One of the Most Important Speeches of the Election

The speech was remarkable in its willingness to take a strong position, and to inspire action. My thoughts this week keep returning to how we build unity and peace in this climate — Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton are leading the way right now.

Do yourself a favor and check out her email to supporters on the Dallas shooting, too — it’s moving in a way many might not suspect from Hillary Clinton. Here’s a taste, also posted on Daily Kos:

White Americans need to do a better job of listening when African Americans talk about seen and unseen barriers faced daily. We need to try, as best we can, to walk in one another’s shoes. To imagine what it would be like if people followed us around stores, or locked their car doors when we walked past, or if every time our children went to play in the park, or just to the store to buy iced tea and Skittles, we said a prayer: “Please God, don’t let anything happen to my baby.”

Oh, and she ends by quoting the Bible. If this is Hillary being Hillary, give us some more.

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Originally published at firesideblog.org on July 11, 2016.