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36. Thank you! The writer is a state senator in NC.

Reply to Paper Roses (Reply #35)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 04:45 PM

Feb 2026

I was impressed with his thoughts.

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The best take I've seen on Bad Bunny's halftime show [View all] yardwork Feb 2026 OP

Yes! VGuerra276 Feb 2026 #1

Someone North Carolina can be proud of Easterncedar Feb 2026 #2

I believe this is the same guy barbtries Feb 2026 #40

Yes, that's him! yardwork Feb 2026 #42

"Poverty of the soul". His entire post is wonderful. livetohike Feb 2026 #3

See the problem is D_Master81 Feb 2026 #39

Best take I've seen, too! Thanks for posting it! highplainsdem Feb 2026 #4

A beautiful and very well said statement from the heart Deuxcents Feb 2026 #5

I've told my kids Conjuay Feb 2026 #32

That was awesome, thanks for sharing Pluvious Feb 2026 #6

Very nice. I have watched it several times too having missed some of the symbolism earlier hlthe2b Feb 2026 #7

Super Bowl halftime shows often puzzle and perplex many people. yardwork Feb 2026 #13

The NFL wants to sell their product to the world SomedayKindaLove Feb 2026 #55

Good art makes people think dickthegrouch Feb 2026 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author hlthe2b Feb 2026 #59

K & R Thanks for posting! FakeNoose Feb 2026 #8

I am pleased to give you a DU heart for this post. NNadir Feb 2026 #9

Thank you very much! yardwork Feb 2026 #10

My pleasure. NNadir Feb 2026 #12

Thank you for posting that beautiful piece. niyad Feb 2026 #11

Definitely the best! crazylikafox Feb 2026 #14

Beautiful, inspirational and uplifting Grim Chieftain Feb 2026 #15

Thank you for posting this yardwork. HappyH Feb 2026 #16

Beautifully said flamingdem Feb 2026 #17

This is excellent malaise Feb 2026 #18

Beautiful Cirsium Feb 2026 #19

I felt the same way. yardwork Feb 2026 #20

This. All of it. Every single word. TygrBright Feb 2026 #21

Every. Single. Word. StarryNite Feb 2026 #23

Wow! He put into words what so many of us were thinking StarryNite Feb 2026 #22

This is a politician to watch. yardwork Feb 2026 #24

I think you're right because he gets it! StarryNite Feb 2026 #30

So beautifully written democrank Feb 2026 #25

Brilliant kwolf68 Feb 2026 #26

What a beautiful post. Thanks for sharing 🙂 Luciferous Feb 2026 #27

Thank you for posting this. people Feb 2026 #28

"That is the American story, not the sanitized, gated, English-only version Maru Kitteh Feb 2026 #29

;-{)...... Goonch Feb 2026 #31

NICE write-up! Sharing in multiple places. CousinIT Feb 2026 #33

Certainly popsdenver Feb 2026 #34

Thank you for this wonderful comment. Paper Roses Feb 2026 #35

Thank you! The writer is a state senator in NC. yardwork Feb 2026 #36

Mahalo So Much for Michael Garrett's Cha Feb 2026 #37

Wow. Beautiful. dem4decades Feb 2026 #38

Missed in all of this is the elephant in the room Bluetus Feb 2026 #41

Reading this touched my heart. sheshe2 Feb 2026 #43

Beautiful! Standing ovation. Alice B. Feb 2026 #44

❤️ melts 🥶 Clouds Passing Feb 2026 #45

So beautiful! Thanks, yardwork, for sharing. HeartsCanHope Feb 2026 #46

:) Solly Mack Feb 2026 #47

Beautiful Jean Genie Feb 2026 #48

Thank you. I read it today and knew it would be appreciated here. yardwork Feb 2026 #49

the onion has a great take too. pansypoo53219 Feb 2026 #50

I saw someone somewhere else about someone so offended by the performance that they said they turned it off tulipsandroses Feb 2026 #51

Disappointed stillspkg Feb 2026 #52

EXCELLENT Faux pas Feb 2026 #53

"Nobody understands a word this guy is saying..." thucythucy Feb 2026 #54

The ignorant are always proud of their ignorance. murielm99 Feb 2026 #57

It's all they have to be proud of. yardwork Feb 2026 #62

Now that's what I call a patriot struggle4progress Feb 2026 #56

Yes, well done. I saw him on Stephen Colbert and I liked him. TommieMommy Feb 2026 #60

Thanks for posting this yardwork! K & R Emile Feb 2026 #61

Holy crap, that was a perfect take! n/t SpankMe Feb 2026 #63

Oh,how this gentleman uses words so poignantly .. BattleRow Feb 2026 #64