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Tim Walz: “You can easily prove that grass doesn't grow. Take a chair, go out into your yard, and sit for several hours watching…”

On the recordMay 19, 2014
You can easily prove that grass doesn't grow. Take a chair, go out into your yard, and sit for several hours watching the grass.
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Tim Walz
Democratic · Minnesota

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Walz uses a metaphor about grass growth to illustrate gradual change.

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