okay so you have to expect that a guy who writes a book called together is
who writes a book called together is
who writes a book called together is better is gonna say something about
better is gonna say something about
better is gonna say something about Thanksgiving I could talk about turkey
Thanksgiving I could talk about turkey
Thanksgiving I could talk about turkey and I go talk about stuffing and I could
and I go talk about stuffing and I could
and I go talk about stuffing and I could talk about my mom’s amazing carrot
talk about my mom’s amazing carrot
talk about my mom’s amazing carrot souffle
souffle
souffle we really should publish that recipe
we really should publish that recipe
we really should publish that recipe because it’s so good anyway
because it’s so good anyway
because it’s so good anyway Thanksgiving our country has a lot to
Thanksgiving our country has a lot to
Thanksgiving our country has a lot to give thanks for but also we were pretty
give thanks for but also we were pretty
give thanks for but also we were pretty divided right now and I keep reading
divided right now and I keep reading
divided right now and I keep reading articles and hearing people that are
articles and hearing people that are
articles and hearing people that are actually worried about going to
actually worried about going to
actually worried about going to Thanksgiving because they have a family
Thanksgiving because they have a family
Thanksgiving because they have a family member who voted for the opposite
member who voted for the opposite
member who voted for the opposite candidate that they voted for and people
candidate that they voted for and people
candidate that they voted for and people are worried about the tension that’s
are worried about the tension that’s
are worried about the tension that’s going to be in the room believe it or
going to be in the room believe it or
going to be in the room believe it or not in the newspaper there have even
not in the newspaper there have even
not in the newspaper there have even been articles about how to have that
been articles about how to have that
been articles about how to have that difficult conversation here’s the thing
difficult conversation here’s the thing
difficult conversation here’s the thing to remember and the thing that I think
to remember and the thing that I think
to remember and the thing that I think is amazing that everybody’s coming to
is amazing that everybody’s coming to
is amazing that everybody’s coming to Thanksgiving like you’re actually gonna
Thanksgiving like you’re actually gonna
Thanksgiving like you’re actually gonna all show up at the table I hope that
all show up at the table I hope that
all show up at the table I hope that most families are doing that and that
most families are doing that and that
most families are doing that and that people aren’t abandoning Thanksgiving
people aren’t abandoning Thanksgiving
people aren’t abandoning Thanksgiving because we have different political
because we have different political
because we have different political views
views
views as I said before maybe it’s just the
as I said before maybe it’s just the
as I said before maybe it’s just the optimist to me I love the fact that
optimist to me I love the fact that
optimist to me I love the fact that regardless of the fact lots of facts
regardless of the fact lots of facts
regardless of the fact lots of facts that we have different political views
that we have different political views
that we have different political views that we’re gonna come to the table as a
that we’re gonna come to the table as a
that we’re gonna come to the table as a family to give thanks for being a family
family to give thanks for being a family
family to give thanks for being a family and that’s really what comes first and I
and that’s really what comes first and I
and that’s really what comes first and I think we should let the Thanksgiving
think we should let the Thanksgiving
think we should let the Thanksgiving table be the metaphor for what we need
table be the metaphor for what we need
table be the metaphor for what we need to do for the future we are Americans
to do for the future we are Americans
to do for the future we are Americans we’re human beings
we’re human beings
we’re human beings we come to our country we come to the
we come to our country we come to the
we come to our country we come to the Thanksgiving table even when things are
Thanksgiving table even when things are
Thanksgiving table even when things are bad for us things are pretty good in
bad for us things are pretty good in
bad for us things are pretty good in America we’re relatively safe we’re
America we’re relatively safe we’re
America we’re relatively safe we’re relatively happy like things are
relatively happy like things are
relatively happy like things are relatively good and we have a lot to be
relatively good and we have a lot to be
relatively good and we have a lot to be grateful for and if we come together and
grateful for and if we come together and
grateful for and if we come together and instead of in dining each other and
instead of in dining each other and
instead of in dining each other and pointing fingers and blaming each other
pointing fingers and blaming each other
pointing fingers and blaming each other and say thanks to each other and maybe
and say thanks to each other and maybe
and say thanks to each other and maybe had some empathy for where people are
had some empathy for where people are
had some empathy for where people are coming from the stresses that they have
coming from the stresses that they have
coming from the stresses that they have in their lives then maybe we’ll all feel
in their lives then maybe we’ll all feel
in their lives then maybe we’ll all feel a little bit better about asking each
a little bit better about asking each
a little bit better about asking each other for help and here’s one
other for help and here’s one
other for help and here’s one I’ve learned together really is better
I’ve learned together really is better
I’ve learned together really is better and so now for me to say thank you to
and so now for me to say thank you to
and so now for me to say thank you to you I am fully aware that I get to do
you I am fully aware that I get to do
you I am fully aware that I get to do what I do and I get to do stuff like
what I do and I get to do stuff like
what I do and I get to do stuff like this because of all the wonderful people
this because of all the wonderful people
this because of all the wonderful people who stand shoulder-to-shoulder with me
who stand shoulder-to-shoulder with me
who stand shoulder-to-shoulder with me who believe in this brighter future this
who believe in this brighter future this
who believe in this brighter future this better world who believe in things like
better world who believe in things like
better world who believe in things like leaders eating last who believe in
leaders eating last who believe in
leaders eating last who believe in things like starting with Y who believe
things like starting with Y who believe
things like starting with Y who believe in things like together is better and
in things like together is better and
in things like together is better and I’m so grateful to all of you and I feel
I’m so grateful to all of you and I feel
I’m so grateful to all of you and I feel just immense gratitude that we actually
just immense gratitude that we actually
just immense gratitude that we actually are changing our world for the better
are changing our world for the better
are changing our world for the better because we stand arm and arm shoulder to
because we stand arm and arm shoulder to
because we stand arm and arm shoulder to shoulder regardless of who we voted for
shoulder regardless of who we voted for
shoulder regardless of who we voted for because we believe in the same vision of
because we believe in the same vision of
because we believe in the same vision of the world a world in which the vast
the world a world in which the vast
the world a world in which the vast majority of us wake up every single
majority of us wake up every single
majority of us wake up every single morning inspired to go to work feel safe
morning inspired to go to work feel safe
morning inspired to go to work feel safe when we’re there and returned home
when we’re there and returned home
when we’re there and returned home fulfilled at the end of the day wishing
fulfilled at the end of the day wishing
fulfilled at the end of the day wishing everyone a fantastic Thanksgiving
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