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See? we did the right thing. but as far as i m concerned there absolutely was still voter suppression. we know that some of these crazy bills about how you can kick people off the rolls or challenge them, i went down to help warnock in his election, and so i was actually calling and telling people that their ballots had been rejected and teaching them how to cure those ballots. there were a lot of extra steps for people who had never been rejected before but all of a sudden they were rejected, most likely because somebody decided to challenge them because they were voting in, say, a black area or voting in a democratic area. those are the kind of challenges that we re dealing with. and the fact that georgia is organized enough to fight back doesn t mean that the fight isn t on. and we need to make sure that we re not fighting but we re providing accessibility. jason johnson, your thoughts on all of this. so yesterday we know that the president gives this big speech at ebenezer and ....
Hotel in washington, d.c., let s watch. president biden: well, it is hell turning 30, but you have to put up with it, and the biggest leader house speaker and american history. and the mover and shaker in politics, and great career, true champion for the day-to-day workers, everyone here from the civil rights community and congress is wonderful to be with you on this special day. yesterday morning what would have been dr. king s 94th birthday, i attended the sunday services at ebenezer, and i was deeply meaningful and moving for me, it was because we face another inflection point in our nations history. one that is going to determine what to this country looks like several decades from now. you know, this is a time for choosing. ....
Services at ebenezer. and i was deeply it was meaningful and moving for me. it was because we face another inflection point in our nation s history, one that s going to determine what this country looks like several decades from now. you know, this is a time for choosing-will we choose democracy over awe crazy or community over chaos, love or hate? these are questions of our time that i ran for president to try to help answer and that dr. king s life and legacy in my view show us the way forward. we just have to look back, we ve got to be prepared. with all of you here together, we made some important progress. two years ago our economy was on its back, flat on its back. people were hurting, particularly minority communities. black americans and other people of color were disproportionately hit, and kamala and i and our administration acted decisively with the help of people in this ....
Wee the most vibrant economy in the world right now, in the world. we re doing better than any other major nation in the world today. that s what that s what i thought about yesterday at ebenezer, and that inflection point in history we re at. the path is clear to go forward, we need to go together. let s be guided by dr. king s light and by the charges scripture which is let us never grow weary in doing what is right for if we do not give up we will reap our harvest in due time. we re going to reap the harvest. let s remember who we are. we re the united states of america, and there s nothing beyond our capacity, nothing, nothing, nothing if we do it together. so god bless you all, god bless the king family, and ladies and gentlemen, may god protect our troops. thank you so very much. [ applause ] president of the united states speaking little more than 30 minutes. you see the sign of the national ....
A standing ovation. the congress here this church. also remember georgia is friendly territory to for the president. this is the state that helped lead him to the white house two years ago. flipped blue and helped elect him to the white house two years ago. certainly fitting he is here any speaking and it s very clear that he wanted to tout some of his achievement so far but also made it clear that his speech there was still some ways to go. take a look. on us they of remembrance, as we gather here in this church to ebenezer. to commemorate what would have been dr. king s 94th birthday. we gather to contemplate his moral vision. and to commit ourselves to the his path to his path. the path that leads to the beloved community. to the sacred place that sacred our when justice rains down like waters of righteousness. ....