Political Quotes

“And still I rise. I rise to call to the attention of our Nation a symbol of national shame. And I rise to give commentary as I read a letter that I intend to send to certain colleagues. This is not a letter that I enjoyed producing, that I enjoyed writing, but it is necessary, in my opinion, to call to the attention of my colleagues a symbol of national shame, the Russell Senate Office Building. This building is right here on the campus in Washington, D.C. It is a building with the name of a person who should not be honored in such a way. It reads--and for our purposes today, I will simply say, ``Dear Colleague.'' It is with love of country above politics that I send this request to remove the name of the racist Democrat--commentary: I will be saying some things about Democrats today because this involves Democrats-- remove the name of the racist Democrat, Richard Russell, from the Senate office building named in his honor and revert to using the building's original name, the Old Senate Office Building until the Senate selects another nominee who will be honored. The letter goes on to say: In 1972, the Old Senate Office was renamed the Russell Senate Office Building, hence for 49 years, the Old Senate Office Building has been a symbol of national shame bearing the name of an unapologetic white supremacist.…”