on my way to vote in the primary election yesterday
in the midst of many signs
one stood out.
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“in an election, one needs both hope and audacity.”
francois hollande
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It’s a great quote if said by a Kennedy and Reagan, a Roosevelt or a Churchill. Sadly though the real Hollande did not fulfill his offer of hope to the French people who elected him and he was about as audacious as a moped-riding adulterer socialist who, according to his ex-partner in reality hated the poor, could be. France is doomed to elect leaders whose PR spin is greater than their spine — in the face of protesting farmers who block the roads, fishermen who block the ports and factory workers who kidnap their bosses IMHO.
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yes, unfortunately, he was not good for the country or the people in the end, but i liked the spirit of the quote.
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Perhaps an audacious hope?
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ah, yes )
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Hard to have hope when you see what can happen. But ridiculous not to have your say. Hope you get who you want.
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i think it’s always worth it, even when it turns out not in your favor –
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Gosh, I’m not sure if we had one, the news didn’t mention any. May and November are out big ones. . . oops.
Happy mid-west to you! Hendrix has his #2 bday tomorrow but the weekend we will have the party. Every time I think ahead, something’s going on. Miss ya and still figuring out when to meet. 🚁🚀🚜
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Mid-week!! Silly phone! 😊
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i’ll take happy mid-west too )
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depends on what is going on in your city/county – here it was for city council members –
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Right on!
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yes –
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There’s strong truth in this, maybe even enough to right the great many many many wrongs thus far :-\
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there is, and i hope so too, andy –
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If you squint, that license plate could belong to the Road Runner’s nemesis…
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ha!
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I miss going to polling stations. We vote by mail now. It does not have the feel of community participation anymore.
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yes, i do like that part of the process –
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At the right place and right time!
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serendipity.
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I remember Hollande being deliberately promoted as a rather ordinary or “normal” candidate after the flamboyant Sarkozy and then they were disappointed when that’s the sort of president he was! However, he was revealed to be having an affair at one point but I don’t think that the French thought that was much of a big deal!
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a disappointment to many for a variety of reasons but i liked the idea behind his quote –
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How appropriate…… Now, for everyone to use it!
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that would be great –
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Are you familiar with what Danton said about audacity?
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Georges_Danton
Unfortunately for Danton, the audacity of the tyrants who instigated the Reign of Terror did him in.
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so interesting, this is new to me. thank you for sharing it, steve –
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Rather appropriate.
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it fits, doesn’t it?
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