The closing speech was good by itself; however, when you add a dramatic Independence Day soundtrack to the speech, it gets, well,… you decide:

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

There is a considerable amount of media banter about a petition being submitted to the U.K. Parliament requesting a second EU Referendum.  –SEE HERE–
The petition is being pushed by disgruntled left-wing activists who voted to “REMAIN” in the European Union and lost the original referendum by over 1.3 million votes to the larger majority who wanted to LEAVE.
However, enterprising internet researchers have discovered most of the actual signatures for the second referendum are from people who do not live in the United Kingdom.
When the petition reached 1,194,001 signatures, 840,013 (70%) of those signatures were from outside the United Kingdom – SEE HERE – . And only 353,988 (30%) were actually valid signatures (ip addys) within the UK.
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“Brexit Voters Were Angry” – “Donald Trump’s supporters are angry“.

At this point, if you are on the team still trying to convince anyone that this entire assembly of our union is headed in the right direction, well, you might want to revisit your proximity to the 2016 election ballpark. Because you’re probably not just out of the city – but you’re also out of the same state the election ballpark is located in…..
There’s a level of anger far deeper and more consequential than expressed rage or visible behavior, it’s called Cold Anger.
Cold Anger does not need to go to violence.  For those who carry it, no conversation is needed when we meet.  You cannot poll or measure it; specifically most who carry it avoid discussion.  And that decision has nothing whatsoever to do with any form of correctness.

We watched the passage of Obamacare at 1:38am on the day before Christmas Eve in 2009. We watched the Senate, then the House attempt passing Amnesty in 2014.  We’ve watched the $900 billion Stimulus Bill being spent each year, every year, for seven consecutive years.  Omnibus, Porkulous, QE1, QE2, Bailouts, Crony-Capitalism.
Cold Anger absorbs betrayal silently, often prudently.
We’ve waited each year, every year, for eight years, to see a federal budget, only to be given another $2 trillion Omnibus spending bill by Speaker Ryan.  We’ve watched the ridiculing of cops, the riots, and the lack of support for laws, or their enforcement. We’ve been absorbing.
Cold Anger is not hatred, it is far more purposeful.
Cold Anger takes notice of the liars, even from a great distance – seemingly invisible to the mob.  Cold Anger will still hold open the door for the riot goer.  Mannerly.  We’ve watched our borders being intentionally unsecured.   We’ve watched Islamic Terrorists slaughter Americans as our politicians proclaim their uncertainty of motive.
Cold Anger when evidenced is more severe because it is more strategic.  Eric Cantor, the Brexit and Donald Trump might aide your understanding.
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Heartbreaking flooding in West Virginia. Sincere thoughts and prayers for anyone in the affected region. If there are any Treepers in need of any assistance at all please send us an email or comment below and we’ll do whatever we can to assist.

(CNN) West Virginia rescue crews worked steadily overnight and into the morning to answer emergency calls from residents stranded by fast-moving floodwaters that state officials say have killed at least 23 people.
Heavy rain battered much of the state earlier this week, and floodwaters pouring out of creeks and rivers prompted scores of rescue calls. Utilities were working to restore power for residents and businesses.
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At the heart of the common sense information surrounding the Brexit vote a few ordinary and uncomfortable points continue to be avoided by the echo-chambered media elite who have retreated to their safe spaces:
♦ First Point – The U.K. was sending Brussels $500 million per week of their wealth to be redistributed to the ‘lesser than’ affiliates.  In essence, Classic Fabian/Socialist Economics: From each according to their ability – to each according to their need.
Simultaneously, to the parasitic withdrawal – inbound immigration was putting unsustainable financial strain on the social/societal welfare systems of the host.
♦ Second Point – Inbound, seemingly uncontrolled, mass immigration to the U.K. was twice the level of job creation in the same time period.  That reality is unsustainable by any concept of societal economics.  Obviously the displaced and impacted workers were/are the residents of the host country. (more…)

It was August of 2015 when George Will said Trump supporters need to come into the republican party on his terms, not theirs (04:33 of video below):

[…]  These are voters the Republicans want, the Republicans want all voters, and particularly these voters, but to say that he’s tapped into something;… {shaking head} … Henry Wallace tapped into something, with the far left of American Politics in the late 40’s; the John Birch society tapped into something, George Wallace tapped into something, and it was up to the grown-ups in the labor movement in the late 1940’s, and the grown-ups in the conservative movement in the 1960’s to read those elements the riot act, and say: come back in, but come back in on our terms because we are not going down the road you want to go”…

That was August 2015.  Yesterday Mr. Will conceded defeat:
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †