You know, being here with all of you -- with all the outstanding members of the Congressional Black Caucus -- reminds me of a story that one of our friends, a giant of the civil rights movement, Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery, told one day.

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Being here with all of you today, I am feeling pretty fired up and ready to go myself. (Applause.) Now, there is a reason why we're all here today, in addition to being fired up and ready to go.

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"We believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit, and in these wonderful little pockets of what I call the real America, being here with all of you hard-working, very patriotic, very pro-America areas of this great nation, " she told the crowd.

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But I have to tell you that my very favorite part of this entire weekend is being right here with all of you. (Applause.) Absolutely.

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So thank you both of you very much indeed for being with us here on the Politics Show.

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We'll also get questions from our audience here in Studio 4A. But Judy Collins, thank you so much for being with us today.

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Thank you, Governor, for that powerful message, but more importantly, for being here with and for your people every step of the way.

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You can see a video interview with him here, in which he describes being inspired by the generosity of American billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.

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And I'll be honest with you, I'm not familiar enough with what's being done specifically here in Louisiana, so that's why all these folks here have been taking notes.

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