Joel Burns,Fort Worth City Councilman.
Oct. 12, 2010 City Council Meeting
He speaks for himself.
Insight #27 - Courage humbles me.
See you soon.
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Comments
Not that Barry gives a shit.
Here is something that I wrote on this:
http://open.salon.com/blog/meander61/2010/10/06/it_gets_better
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I hope every person whose bullying has made another person's life so miserable that they commit suicide experiences a soul-changing moment of shame and remorse for the harm they did.
Well I can hope, right?
And yea for those in that council room with the courage to honor his courage.
Rated for sheer guts and standing up for the count.