Rachel maddow high school speech (her own from 1990)--AMAZING

[wndycty]

Run time: 04:27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LjrmGJjxSw   Posted on YouTube: November 21, 2010 By YouTube Member: jfortuo Views on YouTube: 277   Posted on DU: November 23, 2010 By DU Member: wndycty Views on DU: 7101

 
This is a must see, a must kick and a must share.

[DeSwiss]

1. K&R!!! n/t

[bikesein]

5. Very Impressive

Loved it!

[DeSwiss]

13. And she looked so cute in her socks and sandals too!!!

[Merlot]

22. And big dangling earings and long blond hair!

she looks like a surfer girl.

Great speech. Wish I'd had one like that in my graduating class...

[happygoluckytoyou]

33. but nothing compared to SARAH PALIN'S high school speech --->

"wait a minute... i have it right here on the palm of my tongue, yes... hi, i'm sarah palin, and i'm not just another pretty face. i have a cute butt as well as a couple of knock out tittys. i look really hot in a bathing suit, and though i'm a reborn virgin, i think we shouldn't have sex until we are married or at least on a second date. enough about me, let's talk about all of you---- so, what do you think about me. winky winky. i have lots of plans for my future, beauty contests, getting married to some big lug, humping his business partner, you know, same old same old."

[Turborama]

35. Very funny but waaay too coherent, lol. n/t

[Chimichurri]

2. Bravo!

Her impeccable speech gave me goosebumps.

[MineralMan]

3. Good on you, Rachel!

[chervilant]

45. Hey!!

Is that Fat Freddie's cat?!?!

[MineralMan]

53. It is, indeed, Fat Freddy's Cat.

A symbol of nonviolent protest. As Fat Freddy's Cat says, "You pee in my drink; I shit in your shoe."

[chervilant]

56. Wow.

I thought I was the only fan...

[MineralMan]

57. Oh, you'd be surprised. Lots of old farts like me who were reading

those comics when they first appeared. At 65, I'm a little old to have been much of a hippie, but I was out of circulation for four years in the USAF, so when I got out and went back to college, I fell right into that crowd. Several people on DU have commented on the avatar.

[chervilant]

59. Well,

I still have several of the original comic books. I've been a fan lo these past 35 years. :) I'm another old fart, you see.

[MineralMan]

60. Me, too. I have a complete set, all purchased at the time.

They're yellowing a little, now. Remember:

"Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times with no dope."

[chervilant]

61. Sooooo laughing...

Thank you. I needed a wee bit of levity right at this moment in time. Still laughing...

[flor-de-jasmim]

4. I love the comment at the end:

"One day she's going to be something marvellous." AND SHE IS!

[TheEuclideanOne]

7. funny, I was just asking the question that you answered.

And I agree.

[TheEuclideanOne]

6. What was the voice at the very end saying?

It sounded like "She going to Stanford. One day, she is going to be something wonderful". I think that I am close. Any other thoughts?

[Tx4obama]

32. Yes, you got it correct. n/t

[renate]

47. that's what I heard too

I liked watching that one guy up there on the stage--to her left, our right--who seemed pretty pleased by what she was saying. :)

[TheEuclideanOne]

51. Yeah, same here.

You can tell he was proud of her. I was watching his reactions throughout and even at the end when he gave a very enthusiastic applause.

[bobbolink]

8. Yes, Rachel, it *is* up to us. Most of us still don't get that.

Thank you for posting this! Inspiring............

[Frisbee]

9. That was AWESOME!

Thanks for posting it.

[ejpoeta]

10. wow!! awesome.

[LiberalLovinLug]

11. And here is Sarah Palin's in comparison:

"She's so pathetic. Let me tell you something about Janis Ian. We were best friends in middle school. I know, right? It's so embarrassing. I don't even... Whatever. So then in eighth grade, I started going out with my first boyfriend Kyle who was totally gorgeous but then he moved to Indiana, and Janis was like, weirdly jealous of him. Like, if I would blow her off to hang out with Kyle, she'd be like, "Why didn't you call me back?" And I'd be like, "Why are you so obsessed with me?" So then, for my birthday party, which was an all-girls pool party, I was like, "Janis, I can't invite you, because I think you're lesbian." I mean I couldn't have a lesbian at my party. There were gonna be girls there in their *bathing suits*. I mean, right? She was a LESBIAN. So then her mom called my mom and started yelling at her, it was so retarded. And then she dropped out of school because no one would talk to her, and she came back in the fall for high school, all of her hair was cut off and she was totally weird, and now I guess she's on crack."

Any resemblance to the character Regina's dialogue in Mean Girls is purely UN-coincidental

[sabrina 1]

34. Is that a quote? I'd love to see a link to it if so.

[LiberalLovinLug]

58. It's a Mean Girls quote, not a Palin quote

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377092/quotes

sorry I thought I implied that strongly enough in the last line.

I'm sure Sarah said many things in high school that could've been used in that movie though.

[sabrina 1]

63. Lol, okay, thanks. My mistake, you did make it clear. I'm sure

she did, and probably without even realizing it.

[tnlurker]

12. For watching later

[Ter]

14. Wow, she was a cutie back then

:)

[baldguy]

16. Here's a good spot for the obligatory yearbook photo.

[Ter]

23. Very attractive young woman

She looks great with long blond hair.

[Roon]

39. Absolutely wonderful

I only watch her one day a week when I visit my boyfriend in boulder,but she is SWEET! Class of '90? Makes me feel so OLD!!!

[pacalo]

17. Really attractive! My husband & I both think she's attractive these days, too.

[tavalon]

27. I like her looks a lot better now

But her brain has always been my favorite part of her and clearly that developed very early.

[Shining Jack]

46. +1

[blackbart99]

48. Her high school year book photo is amazing...

You could tell that she had no problem with public speaking even then. She doesn't fall into the
ummm's & uhh's when she speaks like so many people do when stalling for time and letting their brains
catch up with their mouths. I could listen to her all day long.:hippie:

[Ter]

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Run time: 04:27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LjrmGJjxSw   Posted on YouTube: November 21, 2010 By YouTube Member: jfortuo Views on YouTube: 277   Posted on DU: November 24, 2010 By DU Member: Ter Views on DU: 7101

 
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[Ter]

62. I like her looks now too

But I'm a sucker for long, blond hair. :)

[JBoy]

15. That was amazing. Thanks for posting.

[Grinchie]

18. Is that Castro Valley High in California? N/T

[truedelphi]

37. Believe so. She talks about the area being close to the most diverse

Metropolitan area in the country.

[greiner3]

19. So sad;

To see the great numbers of young progressive people turn conservative in their older years. Rachael has kept her ideals and is still fighting the good fight. Thank you.

[Ter]

24. I was the opposite

A teenage first-time voter in 1992, and a huge George HW Bush fan, so much so that I cried when he lost on Election Day. Eww, what was I thinking? :(

[activa8tr]

25. You're not as old as me, back when Goldwater was running I was 18!

18 year olds couldn't vote that year, THANK GOD!!!!

LOL

[The Wielding Truth]

29. You weren't thinking - yet.

:patriot: :pals:

[AsahinaKimi]

20. that was

awesome, possum!

[thanks_imjustlurking]

21. Some nasty comments on YouTube - jerks. nt

[Rhiannon12866]

26. Wow! K&R! Great find!

She was impressive, even back then... :applause:

[ShamelessHussy]

28. Wisdom beyond her years, from the get-go... i love and have great respect for Rachel Maddow

and I am so thankful that Keith recognized, and successfully advocated for her, to join our national airwaves.

though i am not surprised, since real TALENT instantly recognizes genius!

thanks for sharing :hi:

[DemocraticPilgrim]

30. What a powerful woman! Let's make her the biggest name in the world, let's make her legendary YEAH!

[Populist_Prole]

31. Interesting vicissitudes

Back in '90 I was a center-right ( albeit Wall St hating ) ditto-head GOP registered voter who would have dismissed her HS speech as so much "librul" bay area BS ( though I agree/agreed with her anti religious fundamentalist sentiments ) and figured she was easy meat. Now I hate the GOP and love her. Go figure. I hope I'm just but a microscosm.

[MrModerate]

36. At the same age I was barely able to wipe my butt reliably.

Athough I *did* have my moments.

[Sky Masterson]

38. Awesomeness!

:applause:

[DFW]

40. A great mind that did nothing but get greater

Arguably THE most impressive voice in our media today.

[James48]

41. I LOVE that woman.

and I'm a guy!

[DeeDeeNY]

42. She had courage to say what was on her mind

along with her beauty and brains.

[The Backlash Cometh]

43. That speech is years away from being recited in my town.

Decades, even.

[dchill]

44. K & R N / T

[BrklynLiberal]

49. Her brilliance started early in her life, obviously. She looked like Helen Hunt..from the distance.

BTW..Great find, and thanks for posting.

[tilsammans]

50. Wow. What power!

She fulfilled her promise of greatness in doing good. :applause:

[ooglymoogly]

52. An out of the gate true original.

she is the real deal. Kr.

[tblue37]

54. Maybe share with us deafies, too--with a brief summary? nt

[bdamomma]

55. well she was great then and now.

she was bred to outstanding things to come.

[eagertolearn]

64. She could be talking about our high school now!

Banning books (and plays), can't say condom and their response to complaints...pull the reins in even tighter. Had a guy give a speech like that 1 1/2 years ago. It will be interesting to see where he is in 20 years.