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several Scandinavian languages it’s a

several Scandinavian languages it’s a very revolutionary negative two three I

very revolutionary negative two three I

very revolutionary negative two three I was the 2016 Democratic Party the Green

was the 2016 Democratic Party the Green

was the 2016 Democratic Party the Green Party candidate comes here in South

Party candidate comes here in South

Party candidate comes here in South Carolina second congressional district

Carolina second congressional district

Carolina second congressional district run that a little bit the back mining

run that a little bit the back mining

run that a little bit the back mining it’s a Nathan not to coming down here in

it’s a Nathan not to coming down here in

it’s a Nathan not to coming down here in the southern part a lot of people have

the southern part a lot of people have

the southern part a lot of people have trouble crossing so we’re going to do

trouble crossing so we’re going to do

trouble crossing so we’re going to do that together

that together

that together so we’re gonna say three times all right

all right but you’re not lives for

all right but you’re not lives for everyone and if I was here today so you

everyone and if I was here today so you

everyone and if I was here today so you a product like a hair gel or a robotic

a product like a hair gel or a robotic

a product like a hair gel or a robotic vacuum thing

vacuum thing

vacuum thing instead I’m here to try to convince you

instead I’m here to try to convince you

instead I’m here to try to convince you to devote the rest of your life to

to devote the rest of your life to

to devote the rest of your life to building and maintaining civilization to

building and maintaining civilization to

building and maintaining civilization to be revolutionary or not to be

be revolutionary or not to be

be revolutionary or not to be revolutionary that’s the theme of

revolutionary that’s the theme of

revolutionary that’s the theme of today’s talk about ten days ago I got a

today’s talk about ten days ago I got a

today’s talk about ten days ago I got a Facebook message it said another blue

Facebook message it said another blue

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energy like to come instead X bar its

energy like to come instead X bar its intent are Technology Entertainment

intent are Technology Entertainment

intent are Technology Entertainment Design absolutely what’s the theme to be

Design absolutely what’s the theme to be

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your evolutionary listener haha I woke

your evolutionary listener haha I woke up a minister barely tight dream come

up a minister barely tight dream come

up a minister barely tight dream come true

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they said there’s just one thing number

they said there’s just one thing number no partisan politics

no partisan politics

no partisan politics you can’t down top other political

you can’t down top other political

you can’t down top other political figures and you can’t state opinions of

figures and you can’t state opinions of

figures and you can’t state opinions of any political controversy that’s the way

any political controversy that’s the way

any political controversy that’s the way using but an actual politician I ran for

using but an actual politician I ran for

using but an actual politician I ran for United States Congress and perhaps the

United States Congress and perhaps the

United States Congress and perhaps the most partisan election we have in the US

most partisan election we have in the US

most partisan election we have in the US history this together doesn’t that’s all

history this together doesn’t that’s all

history this together doesn’t that’s all right

okay so they say you want a revolution

okay so they say you want a revolution well you know right here what’s there

well you know right here what’s there

well you know right here what’s there he’s on to be told you were expected to

be revolutionary or not to be

be revolutionary or not to be revolutionary that is the question our

revolutionary that is the question our

revolutionary that is the question our last order are not elected officials of

last order are not elected officials of

last order are not elected officials of such Infinite Jest of most excellent

such Infinite Jest of most excellent

such Infinite Jest of most excellent fantasy those who oppose build

fantasy those who oppose build

fantasy those who oppose build civilization that cross their

civilization that cross their

civilization that cross their legislative death easy right

legislative death easy right

legislative death easy right okay look like a pair of beer I got an F

okay look like a pair of beer I got an F

okay look like a pair of beer I got an F remark about all the bikes my Moses

never Gary the resistance right let’s

never Gary the resistance right let’s consider today a quote that captures the

consider today a quote that captures the

consider today a quote that captures the quintessence of revolution okay the

quintessence of revolution okay the

quintessence of revolution okay the people’s community must not be a mere

people’s community must not be a mere

people’s community must not be a mere phrase but a revolutionary team and

phrase but a revolutionary team and

phrase but a revolutionary team and follow from a radical area of the basic

follow from a radical area of the basic

follow from a radical area of the basic life

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and so I was like versus in the district of 705 individuals not one person step

of 705 individuals not one person step

of 705 individuals not one person step forward to run for the Democratic Party

forward to run for the Democratic Party

forward to run for the Democratic Party but those troublesome long-standing

Democrats are eternities to listen you

Democrats are eternities to listen you mean takedown right that’s exactly by

mean takedown right that’s exactly by

mean takedown right that’s exactly by the time my right listen to the Quran

the time my right listen to the Quran

the time my right listen to the Quran against me in the South Carolina

against me in the South Carolina

against me in the South Carolina Democratic Party was so tired of this

Democratic Party was so tired of this

Democratic Party was so tired of this person shenanigans not our typical party

person shenanigans not our typical party

person shenanigans not our typical party that they ignore speak before the prime

that they ignore speak before the prime

that they ignore speak before the prime which is only the second time that mr.

which is only the second time that mr.

which is only the second time that mr. dennit ever heard and I still can’t tell

dennit ever heard and I still can’t tell

dennit ever heard and I still can’t tell what the first I didn’t know big event

what the first I didn’t know big event

what the first I didn’t know big event or having an individual does not

or having an individual does not

or having an individual does not correctly represent the very top all

correctly represent the very top all

correctly represent the very top all this is max the revolutions over right

let’s go back my daughter ever since she

let’s go back my daughter ever since she was free on every Martin Luther King jr.

was free on every Martin Luther King jr.

was free on every Martin Luther King jr. the kinda stuff the South Carolina State

the kinda stuff the South Carolina State

the kinda stuff the South Carolina State a little picnic crackers and cheese we

a little picnic crackers and cheese we

a little picnic crackers and cheese we talk about history and similar

talk about history and similar

talk about history and similar conversation

this was a seat of action vitamin and

this was a seat of action vitamin and the father’s heart so that at March 24th

the father’s heart so that at March 24th

the father’s heart so that at March 24th 2016 just hours before the filing

2016 just hours before the filing

2016 just hours before the filing deadline run for office I make aware

deadline run for office I make aware

deadline run for office I make aware that no real Democrat they get around to

that no real Democrat they get around to

that no real Democrat they get around to represent my district and declare myself

represent my district and declare myself

represent my district and declare myself the Democratic Party came several months

the Democratic Party came several months

the Democratic Party came several months later after they won the primary by 1045

later after they won the primary by 1045

later after they won the primary by 1045 every vote matters the stop Caroline a

every vote matters the stop Caroline a

every vote matters the stop Caroline a great party came up to me said I would

great party came up to me said I would

great party came up to me said I would like you to run for our money says I can

like you to run for our money says I can

like you to run for our money says I can do that me my think will be about not

do that me my think will be about not

do that me my think will be about not once but two times they said yes South

once but two times they said yes South

once but two times they said yes South Carolina remains one of nine states in

Carolina remains one of nine states in

Carolina remains one of nine states in the Union where you as a candidate to

the Union where you as a candidate to

the Union where you as a candidate to represent more than one political party

represent more than one political party

represent more than one political party at this time we call that fusion

at this time we call that fusion

at this time we call that fusion candidacy now guess what I wasn’t the

candidacy now guess what I wasn’t the

candidacy now guess what I wasn’t the only mineral fusion candidate in South

only mineral fusion candidate in South

only mineral fusion candidate in South Carolina in 2016 as it turns out there

Carolina in 2016 as it turns out there

Carolina in 2016 as it turns out there were three other individuals who did not

were three other individuals who did not

were three other individuals who did not stomach the fact that their own

stomach the fact that their own

stomach the fact that their own political world view was not even be

political world view was not even be

political world view was not even be represented on that Thomas Dixon ran for

represented on that Thomas Dixon ran for

represented on that Thomas Dixon ran for US Senate and to be fraternity and now

US Senate and to be fraternity and now

US Senate and to be fraternity and now I’m in record the first and seventh

I’m in record the first and seventh

I’m in record the first and seventh congressional district they weren’t just

congressional district they weren’t just

congressional district they weren’t just Democratic Party and Green Party

Democratic Party and Green Party

Democratic Party and Green Party candidates six of the Working Families

candidates six of the Working Families

candidates six of the Working Families Party as well they’re being one of them

Party as well they’re being one of them

Party as well they’re being one of them about two times but three times and what

about two times but three times and what

about two times but three times and what could be more revolutionary than for non

could be more revolutionary than for non

could be more revolutionary than for non career college this is showing up a

career college this is showing up a

career college this is showing up a passenger an entrepreneur a professor in

passenger an entrepreneur a professor in

passenger an entrepreneur a professor in a public library at the last second

a public library at the last second

a public library at the last second seemingly impossible Congressional

seemingly impossible Congressional

seemingly impossible Congressional Campaign except I tell them that I have

Campaign except I tell them that I have

Campaign except I tell them that I have a claim to be the most revolutionary

a claim to be the most revolutionary

a claim to be the most revolutionary because I gotta be I got in here we have

because I gotta be I got in here we have

because I gotta be I got in here we have to get to meet returning creditor he

to get to meet returning creditor he

to get to meet returning creditor he trekked across this entire district in

trekked across this entire district in

trekked across this entire district in an amphibious bike book and you watch a

an amphibious bike book and you watch a

an amphibious bike book and you watch a remote islands of the coast no

remote islands of the coast no

remote islands of the coast no congressional candidate had ever gone

congressional candidate had ever gone

congressional candidate had ever gone before

before

before still I got me this beard actually makes

still I got me this beard actually makes

still I got me this beard actually makes a lot of people and many people

a lot of people and many people

a lot of people and many people threatened not to vote for me because I

threatened not to vote for me because I

threatened not to vote for me because I have fiction it got to the point where I

have fiction it got to the point where I

have fiction it got to the point where I said fine I will create a committee to

said fine I will create a committee to

said fine I will create a committee to explore the net the man members of the

explore the net the man members of the

explore the net the man members of the community will be Socrates Abraham

community will be Socrates Abraham

community will be Socrates Abraham Lincoln Frederick Douglas Moses Jesus

Lincoln Frederick Douglas Moses Jesus

Lincoln Frederick Douglas Moses Jesus and yeah very well we did things is that

and yeah very well we did things is that

and yeah very well we did things is that we simply must oppose continue the

we simply must oppose continue the

we simply must oppose continue the campaign trail we can cry rape culture

campaign trail we can cry rape culture

campaign trail we can cry rape culture that were constant and I know I can’t

that were constant and I know I can’t

that were constant and I know I can’t give you specific stinking opinions

give you specific stinking opinions

give you specific stinking opinions today so this may or may not be how I

today so this may or may not be how I

today so this may or may not be how I feel about the lack of federal funding

feel about the lack of federal funding

feel about the lack of federal funding for tens of thousands backlog rape case

for tens of thousands backlog rape case

for tens of thousands backlog rape case in the United States we stood up only

in the United States we stood up only

in the United States we stood up only South Carolina for workers rights and

South Carolina for workers rights and

South Carolina for workers rights and labor use which is South Carolina’s

labor use which is South Carolina’s

labor use which is South Carolina’s hopefully I’ve got some things you’re

hopefully I’ve got some things you’re

hopefully I’ve got some things you’re not supposed to talk about the campaign

not supposed to talk about the campaign

not supposed to talk about the campaign trip LGBT humans as it was I was the

trip LGBT humans as it was I was the

trip LGBT humans as it was I was the first politician in South Carolina

first politician in South Carolina

first politician in South Carolina Everett was

Everett was

Everett was we know the first transgender making

we know the first transgender making

we know the first transgender making group the first person I asked to be a

group the first person I asked to be a

group the first person I asked to be a member of our advisory board was our

member of our advisory board was our

member of our advisory board was our state’s leading transgender actress

state’s leading transgender actress

state’s leading transgender actress who’s with us today we make women’s

who’s with us today we make women’s

who’s with us today we make women’s rights the core of our campaign not

rights the core of our campaign not

rights the core of our campaign not Marshall we never had the fact that

Marshall we never had the fact that

Marshall we never had the fact that South Carolina remakes the fifth most

South Carolina remakes the fifth most

South Carolina remakes the fifth most dangerous state evening for a woman to

dangerous state evening for a woman to

dangerous state evening for a woman to resign we embrace interfaith communities

resign we embrace interfaith communities

resign we embrace interfaith communities we went to Islamic centers into my dear

we went to Islamic centers into my dear

we went to Islamic centers into my dear the Sikh temples we think we’re the

the Sikh temples we think we’re the

the Sikh temples we think we’re the first congressional campaign maybe the

first congressional campaign maybe the

first congressional campaign maybe the stuff that all of our lives are

stuff that all of our lives are

stuff that all of our lives are translated into Spanish make some time

translated into Spanish make some time

translated into Spanish make some time we do that we embrace this Latino

we do that we embrace this Latino

we do that we embrace this Latino community and your communities you can

community and your communities you can

community and your communities you can shake a camera back and forth on there

shake a camera back and forth on there

shake a camera back and forth on there we even some of the founding fathers

we even some of the founding fathers

we even some of the founding fathers have done under the road trips it will

have done under the road trips it will

have done under the road trips it will feel very much out of Washington DC and

feel very much out of Washington DC and

feel very much out of Washington DC and my daughter I’ll personally get posted

my daughter I’ll personally get posted

my daughter I’ll personally get posted the whole week I make of this done

the whole week I make of this done

the whole week I make of this done perhaps art major

perhaps art major

perhaps art major most major accomplishment occurred in

most major accomplishment occurred in

most major accomplishment occurred in the Hylian Peter party for a prior to

the Hylian Peter party for a prior to

the Hylian Peter party for a prior to this there were members of the DNC of

this there were members of the DNC of

this there were members of the DNC of the DNC who told me to my face I was

the DNC who told me to my face I was

the DNC who told me to my face I was wasting my time I didn’t throw some one

wasting my time I didn’t throw some one

wasting my time I didn’t throw some one time and I did all of this while working

time and I did all of this while working

time and I did all of this while working full time so you say you want a

full time so you say you want a

full time so you say you want a revolution well then aren’t just with a

revolution well then aren’t just with a

revolution well then aren’t just with a 23% that apparently we build in 36% of

23% that apparently we build in 36% of

23% that apparently we build in 36% of the vote in a year when Republicans

the vote in a year when Republicans

the vote in a year when Republicans storm the ballots unlike anything before

storm the ballots unlike anything before

storm the ballots unlike anything before that goes on the back streets of

that goes on the back streets of

that goes on the back streets of Pamplona and we did it with 1/10 of the

Pamplona and we did it with 1/10 of the

Pamplona and we did it with 1/10 of the fundraiser

and Vice President Biden but with all

and Vice President Biden but with all due respect

due respect

due respect today’s topic being revolution there

today’s topic being revolution there

today’s topic being revolution there wasn’t one thing about our campaign at

wasn’t one thing about our campaign at

wasn’t one thing about our campaign at least now I’m sure George Washington to

least now I’m sure George Washington to

least now I’m sure George Washington to some literature

some literature

some literature Steve Jobs we’re very conscious of their

Steve Jobs we’re very conscious of their

Steve Jobs we’re very conscious of their revolutionary percentages I’m not

revolutionary percentages I’m not

revolutionary percentages I’m not revolutionary I’m not anything

revolutionary I’m not anything

revolutionary I’m not anything revolutionary instead our campaign from

revolutionary instead our campaign from

revolutionary instead our campaign from day one simply felt like who’s always

day one simply felt like who’s always

day one simply felt like who’s always doing things the way they should be done

doing things the way they should be done

doing things the way they should be done that is maintaining

that is maintaining

that is maintaining assisting and enhancing life as our

assisting and enhancing life as our

assisting and enhancing life as our Schweitzer 1 Henry Martin I don’t even

Schweitzer 1 Henry Martin I don’t even

Schweitzer 1 Henry Martin I don’t even dare to use a word like civilization our

dare to use a word like civilization our

dare to use a word like civilization our campaign the United States Congress was

campaign the United States Congress was

campaign the United States Congress was an effort to breathe political life and

an effort to breathe political life and

an effort to breathe political life and through a beautiful civilization for a

through a beautiful civilization for a

through a beautiful civilization for a quote by Martin Luther King jr. is 1964

quote by Martin Luther King jr. is 1964

quote by Martin Luther King jr. is 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance I have the

Nobel Peace Prize acceptance I have the

Nobel Peace Prize acceptance I have the audacity to believe that people

audacity to believe that people

audacity to believe that people everywhere have three meals a day for

everywhere have three meals a day for

everywhere have three meals a day for their body an education and culture for

their body an education and culture for

their body an education and culture for their mind in dignity equality free

their mind in dignity equality free

their mind in dignity equality free I believe that what self-centered men

I believe that what self-centered men

I believe that what self-centered men have tore down that other sentient

have tore down that other sentient

have tore down that other sentient kingdoms oh we don’t need revolution to

kingdoms oh we don’t need revolution to

kingdoms oh we don’t need revolution to achieve Martin Luther King’s but we do

achieve Martin Luther King’s but we do

achieve Martin Luther King’s but we do have to work together

have to work together

have to work together the Indianism to build Ament and

the Indianism to build Ament and

the Indianism to build Ament and civilization we don’t even teach porch

civilization we don’t even teach porch

civilization we don’t even teach porch and torches so much exit we need

and torches so much exit we need

and torches so much exit we need patience critical thinking and dogged

patience critical thinking and dogged

patience critical thinking and dogged perseverance if the question is to beat

perseverance if the question is to beat

perseverance if the question is to beat you in the dictionary not to be

you in the dictionary not to be

you in the dictionary not to be revolutionary and I think the answer is

revolutionary and I think the answer is

revolutionary and I think the answer is submit civilization in the sense that

submit civilization in the sense that

submit civilization in the sense that civilization requires the individual

civilization requires the individual

civilization requires the individual that collective actions of homes build

that collective actions of homes build

that collective actions of homes build and maintain main just institutions we

and maintain main just institutions we

and maintain main just institutions we are complaining building every act of

are complaining building every act of

are complaining building every act of kindness every general thought every

kindness every general thought every

kindness every general thought every advancement of human knowledge the step

advancement of human knowledge the step

advancement of human knowledge the step along the way and it’s going to take

along the way and it’s going to take

along the way and it’s going to take countless billions of such actions to

countless billions of such actions to

countless billions of such actions to lay that foundation is this revolution

lay that foundation is this revolution

lay that foundation is this revolution not the George Washington because even

not the George Washington because even

not the George Washington because even then the starting the dust so if you

then the starting the dust so if you

then the starting the dust so if you came to this presentation today

came to this presentation today

came to this presentation today expecting cannonball personally I really

expecting cannonball personally I really

expecting cannonball personally I really what I would like to do is encourage

what I would like to do is encourage

what I would like to do is encourage each and every one of you to become

each and every one of you to become

each and every one of you to become agents of goodness humanness peacenik

agents of goodness humanness peacenik

agents of goodness humanness peacenik civilization and all that we do even in

civilization and all that we do even in

civilization and all that we do even in our politics I know Frank Gehry the

our politics I know Frank Gehry the

our politics I know Frank Gehry the researchers thank you

researchers thank you

researchers thank you [Music]

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