Friends spoke at her memorial today. Many preaching peace and forgiveness. There was no doubt President Trumps new charged comments hung over this gathering, as civic, business, and political leaders around the nation condemned the president s argument. President trumps divisive approach has united many people today. But lets be clear. That is cold comfort at a time like this. We are witnessing the unity of horror and outrage, not unity born of a president apparently capable of looking at this moment beyond himself. So we want to begin tonight not with the politics or the optics, we begin with a moral premise. Authorities say a man killed activist, Heather Heyer, without cause. She went to that rally for peaceful protests and gave up her life for it. Her parents mourning that sacrifice today. No father should have to do this. But i love my daughter. And as i look out on you guys, you loved her too. She wanted to put down hate. They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well, guess wha
People exercising their free speech. This is an ideology. And this is a country that wants a expect who should say this is not okay. There is no moral e k equivalency between the kkk and anyone else. President trump was forced to disband his two Advisory Councils of ceos after executives started fleeing in droves. Today mike pence stood by the president s word thats stunned his staff and reignited anger. But no one else from the administration has spoken out or stepped down, including chief of staff, john kelly, whose body language in that press conference yesterday spoke volumes. Who has spoken out at least on paper, Republican Leaders who repudiated the president in words if not by name, Mitch Mcconnell whose wife stood next to the president yesterday issued this statement earlier. There are no good neonazis. George Herbert Walker bush and George Walker bush said they must always reject bigotry, antisemitism, and hatred in all forms. Heather heyers mother said it will not extinguish
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