As I suspected, he was a coward and a weakling, and also wore more cologne than any man should wear. Mr Obama said it took "a man like Madiba not just to free the prisoner but the jailer as well". This interactive guide can help you ensure your vote is counted. Video, 00:09:55After Colston: Is Bristol united or divided? At the funeral for Representative John Lewis, former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, along with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, paid tribute to the civil rights icon. President Trump objected to the debate commission’s plan for a virtual debate. Many rules have changed during the pandemic, making it harder to figure out how to cast your ballot. Video, 00:01:56Prison guard: Mandela like father to me, 'Mr Vice-President, I am speaking' Video, 00:03:23'Mr Vice-President, I am speaking', Fly steals the show at vice-presidential debate. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. They too have family and friends, whom they care for deeply. 8 Dec 2018. That’s a good thing, he adds. Ma'am, you were just the victim of a New York City mugger. Video, 00:00:56, Fly steals the show at vice-presidential debate, Long queues as Americans vote early in US election. “There are some who might say, ‘You shouldn’t dwell on such things.’ But that’s why I’m talking about it. Words and deeds are a topic in Pericles' Funeral Oration and Speech-Acts dominate Lincoln's Gettysburg Address which is patterned off Pericles' work. “If all this takes eliminating the filibuster, another Jim Crow relic, in order to secure the God-given rights of every American, then that’s what we should do,” he declared. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan. One is that it provides a gateway to a growing collection of funeral speeches written by people from all over the world and who are, just like you. That we’re seeing circulate right now.”. Video, 00:09:55. The former president has sharp words for Trump — and an increased focus on 2020. You liked it when Emilio would change your socks. I'm on guitar/bass. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “George Wallace may be gone, but we can witness our federal government sending agents to use tear gas and batons against peaceful demonstrators.”. Who is Kamala Harris? ‘People with Down’s syndrome are people first’ Video, 00:01:40‘People with Down’s syndrome are people first’, NYC workers rescued after scaffolding collapse. Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery - The White House. ‘People with Down’s syndrome are people first’ Video, 00:01:40, ‘People with Down’s syndrome are people first’, NYC workers rescued after scaffolding collapse. Download our mobile app on iOS and Android and turn on Breaking News and Politics alerts, At Lewis Funeral, Obama Calls Filibuster a ‘Jim Crow Relic’. your own coalition of battleground states. In a 40-minute speech eulogizing Representative John Lewis, Mr. Obama drew parallels between the police violence that Mr. Lewis endured as a civil-rights leader in the 1960s and the recent wave of racial-justice protests and police clashes that have spread across the nation. Member of Congress representing the people of this state, and this district for 33 years, mentor to young people — including me at the time. You were wicked good at doing stocks. It was a deeply political speech in a rare public appearance from the former president during the ongoing pandemic. The F.B.I. Nelson Mandela funeral: President Obama's full speech, 'Madiba freed both prisoner and jailer' Video, 00:19:16, Up Next, Mandela memorial attracts thousands. But as the election nears, advisers to Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden know well that the former president represents one of the most powerful voices in the Democratic Party to mobilize voters, and Mr. Obama seems ready to engage more fully than he has since he left office. Mr. “Let’s honor him by revitalizing the law that he was willing to die for. John Lewis devoted his time on this earth to fighting the very attempts on democracy and what’s best in America.