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And i have one more request. Today is march 24th, march for our lives, but it is also the birthday of nick duart who was senselessly murdered in front of me and i would like to sing together happy birthday. One, two, three. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you happy birthday dear nick happy birthday to you thank you. Thank you. Okay. Have been watching there one of the students from Marjory Stoneman douglas who was overcome, brooke, there for a moment in the middle of the speech, because it is so emotional and obviously, you not only see the physical scars. When we last interviewed her, just a couple of weeks ago. Yeah. She had a black eye still, and she had the scars of shrap nell in her face and on the legs, and she has been going to carry some of them, because they are not remove the shrapnel in her face, and she gave one of the most pash nal and emotional speeches that we have heard today the amid so many, because of ....
People, and keep in mind that this change, and this fight is led by the young people in our kun tri, but of course, we listen to teachers as well. and so dianne gallagher is with me not far away, one of the teachers from stoneman douglas high school. diane? yes, and brooke, before we get to mr. lavine, from marjory stoneman douglas, and i wanted to speak to vick who performed on the stage earlier, and talk to me about doing that and what it is like to perform for this cause and these kids? well, it felt like raging against the machine at the capitol building in its own way. this is a powerful event and powererful moment in time, and i believe that this won t stop here, and that it is going to continue and go where it needs to go, and make the politicians after raid, and make them afraid to put the pocketbooks and put the summer homes and their lam bor gee nis and whatever the nra must be giving them on the backend above our lives. so i think that it is a ....
Galvanizing moment, and the major, major event. were you politically active before stuff like this or they spoke to you and you wanted to be a part of it, or did you feel like you are politically active anyway? i have been politically active since i was 16 years old when i read malcolm x s a autobiography and huey newton and once i was introduced to the black panther party, i have been politically active since. what do you think of the representation here? i the it is important to represent from all sides of the issue. it is american thing that it takes white victims for people to really listen about gun violence, but that is what is interesting about the gun violence is that it doesn t discriminate, you know, white, black, brown, yell low, everybody bleeds red. thank you, vic mensa. i appreciate your time. and darren lavine is speak ing ....