Whew. Hakeem Jeffries took the GOP to school from A to Z. Literally.

It was a great speech!

Hakeem Jeffries Tells New Congress That Democrats Will Put ‘Maturity Over Mar-a-Lago’ in Rousing Speech as GOP Sits Quietly

“House Democrats will always put American values over autocracy, benevolence over bigotry, the Constitution over the cult, democracy over demagogues, economic opportunity over extremism, freedom over fascism, governing over gaslighting, hopefulness over hatred, inclusion over isolation, justice over judicial overreach, knowledge over kangaroo courts, liberty over limitation, maturity over Mar-a-Lago, normalcy over negativity, opportunity over obstruction, people over politics, quality of life issues over QAnon, reason over racism, substance over slander, triumph over tyranny, understanding over ugliness, voting rights over voter suppression, working families over the well-connected, xenial over xenophobia, “Yes we can” over “You can do it,” and zealous representation over zero-sum confrontation.

We will always do the right thing by the American people, so let us not grow weary of doing good for the American people who will reap the benefit of the harvest if we do not give up. God bless you, God Bless the house, and God bless the United States of America.”

I annotated it:

“American values over autocracy” – Donald Trump – I tried to warn my friends in 2016

“benevolence over bigotry”

“the Constitution over the cult” – Trump MAGA rallies

“democracy over demagogues”

I tried to warn my friends in 2016

“economic opportunity over extremism”

“freedom over fascism” – “fascism” you ask?

The GOP was sowing seeds of fascism and violence long before Trump

“Fascism” is a word we tend to throw around often, and often with little regard to its true definition. But in the case of President Donald Trump and for parts of the GOP, it applies not hyperbolically, but accurately.

The GOP now more closely resembles authoritarian ruling parties like Hungary’s Fidesz and Turkey’s AKP.

At its essence, fascism — while exhibiting other characteristics, such as attacking democratic institutions and stirring up anger — employs undemocratic methods, especially violence, to acquire and retain power. At the moment, an American fascist movement that uses violence to acquire and hold on to power is no longer a hypothetical; it is already underway.”

“governing over gaslighting” – the 87,000 new IRS agents lie is a great example

“hopefulness over hatred” – All of the current ugliness of Nativism can be traced back to one man, John Tanton. He is behind @FAIRImmigration , @wwwCISorg and @NumbersUSA.

Major Anti-Immigrant Organizations Have Ties To Racist Pseudoscience

Foxnews and others fan the flames of hatred

“inclusion over isolation” – Session’s and Trump’s Zero Tolerance Policy removing kids from their parents was a great example of this hatred.

All to repay donors

“justice over judicial overreach”

At the state level

“knowledge over kangaroo courts”

“liberty over limitation” – Child support at Conception? Pro-Life = Pro-Birth-to-Pander-For-Votes. The GOP and Evangelists love babies from -.75 to 0 years of age, but once they are born they could care less about their healthcare, nutrition, housing, safety or freedom.

“maturity over Mar-a-Lago” – McCarthy kissed the ring

“normalcy over negativity”

“opportunity over obstruction”

“people over politics” – voters over donors

“quality of life issues over QAnon”

“reason over racism” – There is never a lot of diversity at @GOP gatherings. I have spotted a pattern!

Count the minorities:

“substance over slander”

“triumph over tyranny”

“understanding over ugliness”

“voting rights over voter suppression”

“working families over the well-connected” – The 2016 GOP platform promised to balance the budget.

In 2017 – The GOP and Donald Trump gave Berkshire-Hathaway $29 Billion (with a B!)

“xenial over xenophobia”

““Yes we can” over “You can do it,””

“zealous representation over zero-sum confrontation”

Here is Representative Jeffries’s complete speech, must-watch TV!

Thank You for reading.