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MyWifeHatesTrain said:
Speakers at the RNC tonight include the following:
Hulk Hogan
Dana White
Kid Rock
Eric Trump

Is this even serious?
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They've come so far from this
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Twentytwo said:
Never wore an Obama shirt, never went to a rally, never had a bumper sticker, I could go on.
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I’ve never worn my politics on my sleeve but I’ve always been happy to share my views. My wife and I have talked a little bit, but if the democracy survives the next four years, I will want to be involved moving forward. I don’t want to run for office but want to help organize and get the message out for good people doing good work. I don’t know what that looks like but I’ll figure it out.
 
Honestly, my thoughts for the next 4 years if he wins is just to try to tune out the doom media cycle and help do things locally here in Dallas to make things better. I've tried to encourage my kids to think of more ways we can volunteer around town. We may not have lots of extra money to donate to make a difference but we can donate our time. I know if he takes over again, people are going to pushed more to the margins. We already have a massive housing crisis here in town. I'd like to do more with that. I also will see if we can help some of the non-profits that will help migrant families that will get squeezed. I have a lawyer friend who helped before when the Muslim ban took effect. I'll see if he needs help when that comes back. I'd also like my kids to get involved with some of the LGBTQ youth groups since those kids are going to feel even more marginalized in a red state that allows hatred to fester even more.

We all just have to try to do our part to make things better in our circles of influence.
 
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I should add, we're talking to our 16 year old about how she needs to look at out of state colleges, mostly in blue states. I'm thinking more long term for her because I worry with contraception and medical restrictions that she will either get pregnant when she doesn't intend to or will be in a position where medical services will not be allowed if she gets pregnant and there's a problem such as an ectopic pregnancy or something that threatens her life because her doctors are unable to do anything because of threats that they may go to jail. We're going to start doing some college trips next year. It's not going to be cheap but I really fear them remaining in Texas. It's only going to get worse. We keep adding all the red asses from blue states like Elon.
 
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