okay so what has culminated in a long
okay so what has culminated in a long and tiring election season I had to say
and tiring election season I had to say
and tiring election season I had to say after it’s all said and done and I think
after it’s all said and done and I think
after it’s all said and done and I think most of us are relieved that it’s all
most of us are relieved that it’s all
most of us are relieved that it’s all said and done I have to say one thing
said and done I have to say one thing
said and done I have to say one thing that stands out to me is just how proud
that stands out to me is just how proud
that stands out to me is just how proud I am to be an American
I am to be an American
I am to be an American make no mistake of it this election
make no mistake of it this election
make no mistake of it this election reflected a popular revolt this is a
reflected a popular revolt this is a
reflected a popular revolt this is a populist revolt and in any other nation
populist revolt and in any other nation
populist revolt and in any other nation in the world it would not have gone like
in the world it would not have gone like
in the world it would not have gone like this there were no bullets fired
this there were no bullets fired
this there were no bullets fired there’s no rioting there’s no cities
there’s no rioting there’s no cities
there’s no rioting there’s no cities burning down the way that our people
burning down the way that our people
burning down the way that our people express their opinions is they go to the
express their opinions is they go to the
express their opinions is they go to the polls and they vote and for an entire
polls and they vote and for an entire
polls and they vote and for an entire group of people that for far too long
group of people that for far too long
group of people that for far too long have felt ignored and left behind some
have felt ignored and left behind some
have felt ignored and left behind some of whom were labeled the undereducated
of whom were labeled the undereducated
of whom were labeled the undereducated they’re human beings trying to make a
they’re human beings trying to make a
they’re human beings trying to make a living raise their kids working two or
living raise their kids working two or
living raise their kids working two or three jobs and they felt ignored by a
three jobs and they felt ignored by a
three jobs and they felt ignored by a system and they get to express their
system and they get to express their
system and they get to express their opinions by voting is open the next day
opinions by voting is open the next day
opinions by voting is open the next day whether your candidate won or your
whether your candidate won or your
whether your candidate won or your candidate lost
candidate lost
candidate lost there’s no rights there’s no cities
there’s no rights there’s no cities
there’s no rights there’s no cities burning to the ground in England when
burning to the ground in England when
burning to the ground in England when they had brexit the leaders gloated in
they had brexit the leaders gloated in
they had brexit the leaders gloated in France sometimes when things go the
France sometimes when things go the
France sometimes when things go the wrong way they riot we are not doing
wrong way they riot we are not doing
wrong way they riot we are not doing that and those are other democracies I
that and those are other democracies I
that and those are other democracies I am so proud to be an American now we
am so proud to be an American now we
am so proud to be an American now we still have to go back and we still have
still have to go back and we still have
still have to go back and we still have to take some accountability for this
to take some accountability for this
to take some accountability for this insane election cycle that we had I
insane election cycle that we had I
insane election cycle that we had I believe we get the leaders we deserve I
believe we get the leaders we deserve I
believe we get the leaders we deserve I think they are a mirror reflection of us
think they are a mirror reflection of us
think they are a mirror reflection of us and it’s not just them who are divided
and it’s not just them who are divided
and it’s not just them who are divided and divisive and narcissistic and want
and divisive and narcissistic and want
and divisive and narcissistic and want to put their self-interest ahead of the
to put their self-interest ahead of the
to put their self-interest ahead of the greater good who are short term estates
greater good who are short term estates
greater good who are short term estates us that’s how we’re running our
us that’s how we’re running our
us that’s how we’re running our businesses we are short terms we’re the
businesses we are short terms we’re the
businesses we are short terms we’re the narcissists we’re the divisive ones
narcissists we’re the divisive ones
narcissists we’re the divisive ones we’re the ones who aren’t listening I
we’re the ones who aren’t listening I
we’re the ones who aren’t listening I think we need to be the leaders we wish
think we need to be the leaders we wish
think we need to be the leaders we wish we had we have to practice good
we had we have to practice good
we had we have to practice good leadership we cannot all be victims of a
leadership we cannot all be victims of a
leadership we cannot all be victims of a system we have to be the leaders we wish
system we have to be the leaders we wish
system we have to be the leaders we wish we had we have
we had we have
we had we have to be more inclusive we have to try and
to be more inclusive we have to try and
to be more inclusive we have to try and understand everyone’s fears and
understand everyone’s fears and
understand everyone’s fears and insecurities not just one group or
insecurities not just one group or
insecurities not just one group or another if someone expresses anger
another if someone expresses anger
another if someone expresses anger instead of reacting to the symptoms we
instead of reacting to the symptoms we
instead of reacting to the symptoms we have to say are you okay tell me what
have to say are you okay tell me what
have to say are you okay tell me what you’re feeling we need to be the ones
you’re feeling we need to be the ones
you’re feeling we need to be the ones who need to improve our listening skills
who need to improve our listening skills
who need to improve our listening skills and I think this election proves it
and I think this election proves it
and I think this election proves it everybody was talking at each other and
everybody was talking at each other and
everybody was talking at each other and nobody was trying to understand the
nobody was trying to understand the
nobody was trying to understand the stresses and strains of their life and
stresses and strains of their life and
stresses and strains of their life and why they chose the candidate they chose
why they chose the candidate they chose
why they chose the candidate they chose I’m still proud to be an American and we
I’m still proud to be an American and we
I’m still proud to be an American and we have a tradition in America that the
have a tradition in America that the
have a tradition in America that the winner is gracious and the loser
winner is gracious and the loser
winner is gracious and the loser concedes graciously as well and we’ve
concedes graciously as well and we’ve
concedes graciously as well and we’ve done that we have a tradition in America
done that we have a tradition in America
done that we have a tradition in America that whether your candidate won or your
that whether your candidate won or your
that whether your candidate won or your candidate lost we band together as
candidate lost we band together as
candidate lost we band together as Americans and we say I will support our
Americans and we say I will support our
Americans and we say I will support our president until our president gives me a
president until our president gives me a
president until our president gives me a reason not to yes it was an embarrassing
reason not to yes it was an embarrassing
reason not to yes it was an embarrassing embarrassing election regardless of who
embarrassing election regardless of who
embarrassing election regardless of who won and yes there are things that we are
won and yes there are things that we are
won and yes there are things that we are all embarrassed and ashamed of but
all embarrassed and ashamed of but
all embarrassed and ashamed of but that’s it
that’s it
that’s it this is the system we have and this is
this is the system we have and this is
this is the system we have and this is the president we have and we must
the president we have and we must
the president we have and we must support our president when he’s your
support our president when he’s your
support our president when he’s your candidate or not whether he’s my
candidate or not whether he’s my
candidate or not whether he’s my candidate or not we are American we are
candidate or not we are American we are
candidate or not we are American we are optimists this is the reason I choose to
optimists this is the reason I choose to
optimists this is the reason I choose to live in America I don’t want to move to
live in America I don’t want to move to
live in America I don’t want to move to Canada I came here from another place I
Canada I came here from another place I
Canada I came here from another place I chose to become a citizen why because I
chose to become a citizen why because I
chose to become a citizen why because I love American optimism we can withstand
love American optimism we can withstand
love American optimism we can withstand everything and we can grow together let
everything and we can grow together let
everything and we can grow together let us prove to our candidates let us prove
us prove to our candidates let us prove
us prove to our candidates let us prove to future candidates what leadership
to future candidates what leadership
to future candidates what leadership looks like let us be the example and
looks like let us be the example and
looks like let us be the example and stop demanding that they be the sole
stop demanding that they be the sole
stop demanding that they be the sole example let us show them how we take
example let us show them how we take
example let us show them how we take care of each other how we listen how
care of each other how we listen how
care of each other how we listen how we’re inclusive of those with whom we
we’re inclusive of those with whom we
we’re inclusive of those with whom we disagree it makes for better companies
disagree it makes for better companies
disagree it makes for better companies it makes for a better families it makes
it makes for a better families it makes
it makes for a better families it makes for better schools it makes for better
for better schools it makes for better
for better schools it makes for better churches it makes for better communities
churches it makes for better communities
churches it makes for better communities I love this country I love that the
I love this country I love that the
I love this country I love that the system worked I love that there’s no
system worked I love that there’s no
system worked I love that there’s no violence in the streets and we will have
violence in the streets and we will have
violence in the streets and we will have a peaceful
a peaceful
a peaceful transfer of power for the 45th time
transfer of power for the 45th time
transfer of power for the 45th time that’s amazing and I think with your
that’s amazing and I think with your
that’s amazing and I think with your candidate one or your candidate lost we
candidate one or your candidate lost we
candidate one or your candidate lost we have to remember that this is our system
have to remember that this is our system
have to remember that this is our system and it works so let us stand together
and it works so let us stand together
and it works so let us stand together let us be the leaders we wish we had let
let us be the leaders we wish we had let
let us be the leaders we wish we had let us work hard ourselves to prove and to
us work hard ourselves to prove and to
us work hard ourselves to prove and to make sure that future elections are
make sure that future elections are
make sure that future elections are civilized in the open-minded and
civilized in the open-minded and
civilized in the open-minded and inclusive and there’s a listening that’s
inclusive and there’s a listening that’s
inclusive and there’s a listening that’s what I really hope that the future looks
what I really hope that the future looks
what I really hope that the future looks nothing like what we just went through
nothing like what we just went through
nothing like what we just went through we’re all exhausted
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