Long after you most likely went to bed, either disgusted or disinterested in Donald Trump’s state, another speech was being delivered with a decidedly different point of view.  It was the Democratic response with a familiar name in American politics, Joe Kennedy III, grandson of Robert F. Kennedy.

Joe Kennedy is a Stanford and Harvard Law grad.  He’s served in the Peace Corps and this is his third term in Congress from, you guessed it, Massachusetts.  He’s 37-years-old.

The speech was quite the contrast from the earlier one delivered in Washington.  We’ve made it available here.  It’s worth your time.

Operative quote:

“This administration isn’t just targeting the laws that protect us, they are targeting the very idea that we are all worthy of protection.

For them, dignity isn’t something you are born with, but something you measure by your net worth, your celebrity, your headlines, your crowd size. Not to mention, the gender of your spouse, the country of your birth, the color of your skin, the God of your prayers.”