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In reply to the discussion: Stacey Abrams Breaks State of the Union Curse [View all]BumRushDaShow
(131,004 posts)33. If you go back and look at Biden's old speeches
you see that "transformation" there. "Working people" and "middle class".
I recall some Poppy Bush cavalier utterance that essentially designated "middle class" as $200,000 or so and above which had been met with dropped jaws. A recent article came out about what the terminology actually means in the current era (which doesn't just include income).
And yes - I think her point was to say - "Hey, I've been there done that"!
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Agree, over all i thought Ms. Abrams speech was perfectly worded and perfectly toned
onetexan
Feb 2019
#2
She certainly did a better job than Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Shumer did at cheetos last little ..
marble falls
Feb 2019
#4
the premise of this article highlights the infuriating double standard that benefits donnie
unblock
Feb 2019
#6
It's really not so easy, you can't treat him normally.and you can't respond in kind
marylandblue
Feb 2019
#24
malignant narcissists are masters of manipulation, Trump specializes in media manipulation
marylandblue
Feb 2019
#43
I thought he had bubbled back up out of the LA swamps before the election
BumRushDaShow
Feb 2019
#29
Stacey Abrams: "The shutdown was a stunt engineered by the President of the United States, one that
Cha
Feb 2019
#37
Interesting. I had not realized that. I still refer to the working class as the working class.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#30
I think the fact that it was 100% pre-prepared played a significant role ...
mr_lebowski
Feb 2019
#28
Yes...she was well prepared. That's important. When she would meet with a foreign dignitary...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#31
Stacey Abrams talked about actual problems that the nation faces: voter suppression,
Cha
Feb 2019
#36
LOL. I thought the title of your OP was "Stacey Abrams Breaks State of the Union"
EffieBlack
Feb 2019
#38