Political Quotes

“And still I rise. And I rise today at this moment to call attention to a news story reported by CNN. I have a news article that has been printed, and the style of the article reads: ``Seattle police officer under investigation as footage shows him saying woman's life had `limited value' after she was fatally hit by police car.'' Madam Speaker, this lack of empathy and sympathy, this is what I would call, as has been called by others, shockingly insensitive commentary. It is something that cannot go unnoticed. I do believe that there must be a thorough investigation. For those who have not had an opportunity to see what I am calling to your attention, it is available to you on the internet. This officer made a comment that concerns me, and I believe it would concern many others. {time} 1630 One of the comments made is the person is ``. . . a regular person.'' A regular person. I believe that all people merit the same amount of respect. I don't know what a regular person is, but in this dialogue with another person, he is known to have said, ``Yeah, just write a check,'' and then he laughs. Then he goes on to make the comment that I called to your attention earlier, ``she had limited value.'' Limited value.…”