Lewis Black | 4/5/19 Northampton MA: Differently Minded

Lewis read this during "The Rant is Due" because he thought it gave an important insight into the idea of what mental health really means and felt it might be helpful since many of us think we are losing it.
Those who were watching the live feed that night seemed to agree that it should be posted.
So here it is.
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[@KoolTunes4Daze]

"I love anything that gets me outside of my own head." - Lewis Black

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

I didn't wake up this morning thinking somebody's note to Lewis Black would change my outlook on life & society in general. Damn! Props Lewis, & to you Author.

[@tanyaa8604]

I cried... I'd love to share the world with THAT human.

[@rjsimpkins2911]

I am left in tears by this moving expression of a beautiful mind. Thanks Lewis, for the empathy to share it with the world.

[@johndifrancisco3642]

That was profound.

[@billrobbins5874]

Heartfelt!

[@balletvaria]

This is a profoundly beautiful reading on “mental illness;” which after hearing should be #AppreciatingCreativeMinds and #HonoringCouragousMinds

[@plushman3685]

I have ADHD, Major Depression and Anxiety. I’ve published over forty short stories and am finishing writing my first novel. You cannot box everybody into the same group. I’m glad you read this.

[@KR-ki9hw]

I can totally relate to the writer. I have ADD, and am not mentally ill, just mentally built to think in a different way than most of us.

[@maxlove7779]

Not all those who wander are lost, a deep heartfelt Thank you to that enlightened friend.

[@mihirmaiden18]

As someone on the autism spectrum, I totally appreciate this being brought up, and have had to deal with being called "mentally ill" and so on and so forth, LOL at the lesbian jokes about Northampton btw, from a western MA native!!!!!! Thank you so much Lewis!!!!!

[@donnawright787]

Yes, this is inspiring. So many of us live this, and our children need protection from what she is talking about.

[@chickensandwich8808]

Also ASD here. Yeah, it was a great rant to read.

[@s10m0t10n]

That was glorious. It was articulate and composed with an insight and lightness of touch that most of us just don't, and probably never will possess. Thank you Lewis Black. Being different should never be a reason for punishment or discrimination in any form.

[@crystalpope2451]

Thank you, Lewis, from this mother of a child with a differently-shaped brain.

[@maestermercy8512]

In my family & many others, ADD, depression, & other 'conditions' are considered character/spiritual flaws. Thank-you Mr Black for using your platform for so much good. Thank-you both for sharing 🍻

[@BrytheP]

agreed...the first person i thought of when i heard Lewis's rant was my mother...she never lets up.

[@Dr_Do-Little]

I'm sorry but Id do have ADD and suffered from depression. But I'm still a "logic" driven person. And creative. Being irrational is not a "quality".

[@maestermercy8512]

@@Dr_Do-Little I hear you, I'm much the same way. I still do things that other people might consider illogical, but they make logical since to me. I think the point is, society doesn't understand us, & so discounts us entirely

[@mickeyrosa7226]

@@maestermercy8512 You're just wired differently but doesn't mean you can't function in life to achieve what you need in life.

[@faithrada]

@@Dr_Do-Little Some of us 'illogical' people know better than to confuse Logic with THE Truth. The mind is a tricky thing and should not be trusted. The mind tricks us into THINKING that that which APPEARS logical must be THE Truth... but this is NOT really the case. In an instant NEW information can enter into our mind's limited Awareness and make THAT which currently APPEARS logical to be seen as illogical... and vice versa. People rarely consider that THE Truth hides from the mind by APPEARING to be ILLOGICAL. To start KNOWING... we need to STOP depending so much on our intellect and its love of logic. We are so much MORE than we *THINK* we are. The mind is way over rated. This may not appear logical but it's often so.

[@Kbaum752]

Well written and well read. No one should get left behind.

[@arielle2745]

💗💖💓 This was wonderful. Thanks for reading it to us, Lewis. And thanks to the creative courageous woman who wrote it.

[@DBMe33]

Wow, something real & honest on a Monday! Quite a treat. I wonder how many ppl there actually are on this planet who are of this type of consciousness besides me & this lady. We need our own island. If I had the bucks I would buy one for us. Much thanks to Lewis Black & the writer. 👍💜✌

[@leosmith1258]

Wow, you are valued by the most significant people, Lewis. Such a compliment for this person to see you as someone worth reaching out to... Love you Mr. Black!. Guess you only attract the higher IQs?

[@Mimi-cq4bg]

This letter is brutal and brilliant and beautiful. And wherever this writer is, I wish she knew shes not alone.

[@redbird28able]

Lewis Black is by far my favorite living comedian. I can't get enough of this guy....THANK YOU LEWIS:)

[@marysunshine4730]

redbird28able I hear he has a large penis. LOL. Part of his show in Columbus, Ohio.

[@PennilessPolitics]

Ditto. votus.us

[@MrRotaryrockets]

Lewis.. Thank you for your Read, it was wonderful to hear.. from a Left handed Daydreamer..my Mind is my Playground..

[@sim33009]

Thank you for reading that. My late son would have empathized with that . We are not all alike. Thank goodness for that.

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

Great letter. I've said it for years: You don't build a society judging all its many creatures on their ability to climb a tree. Some of us are fish, some of us are birds, some of us don't even want to climb a damn tree in the first place! While I appreciate that there is such a thing as a brain gone bad and those people need care and support (and proper funding to the right people!!!) it needs saying that: *not all behaviours, quirks, divergances in thinking, not all emotional reactions or interpretations of oneself are A MENTAL FUCKING ILLNESS!* Society all too often parades under a veil of concern but what it hides is conformity. Brutal, heartless conformity - especially under capitalism. I'm not saying we make some hippy society where everyone just doodles and sings and makes reed baskets all day, but we desperately need a greater understanding of and appreciation for, how *different people are different.*

[@mindfuldrone]

You have examples of non capitalist societies that treat those with mental health issues better? Name them.

[@afriendofepicproportions]

I was always confused by the notion that socialism was the friendliest system to the outcast. Elon Musk was bullied and mocked as a child for being ten times smarter than everyone else. Mark Zuckerberg is literally a meme because he doesn't fit our society's definition of 'charismatic.' Steve Jobs was never the most well-liked in any room he entered, and Walt Disney was quite the weirdo growing up. All of these people found wealth and success due to their desire to be, and aptitude for being, different. What made them outcasts made them the revered figures they are today. I'm not trying to oust you as wrong or silence you - I've just seen one-too-many oddballs (who very much fit into the mold of what many would consider 'mentally ill' just because they're different) find what success means to them. There's too much evidence that capitalism is very kind to those who think differently and push humans forward. Capitalism - historically - has been the friend of the weirdo. And all of the 'greats' of history show as much.

[@joanbowden7634]

@GretschDog i do the exacy same thing....so I can find the remote & mute that shit! 😆

[@joanbowden7634]

@@mindfuldrone any country in Europe w/ socialized health care.

[@MeanBeanKerosene]

@@afriendofepicproportions Because Capitalism wants you to pay to get better. Socialism will help you regardless of income.

[@non-binarythinking9110]

Brilliant letter by a beautiful mind in its purest sense. The kind of person worth reaching out to.

[@michelemaliano7860]

That was brilliantly written. Thank you for sharing.

[@alvacardona6243]

Mr. Black, thank you for giving the differently minded a voice and a platform so they can be heard. And thank you for always being awesome! You're a shining example of the best of humanity :-)

[@dezertraider]

Alva,Did you write this?

[@alvacardona6243]

No, I didn't. I'm not that good of a writer! 😂 To whoever wrote this: I want you to know that you're not alone, and I'm not afraid to side with you on this because you are so f***ing right!!!!!

[@dezertraider]

Well,Your response is Stella!BEST OF HUMANITY!,,Stay well and Thank you

[@joshuateubanks4302]

I listen to this once a week. If the person that wrote this ever sees this comment: I thank you. Much respect.

[@brendarua01]

Wow that was eye opening. Thank you.

[@gamesman0118]

In my day I've been called lazy, unfocused and underachieving. They tested me many times only to find I was smarter than most of my classmates. Funny thing was I was smarter than some of the testers so I could cover up the long term abuse I lived with (because I wanted to be normal or at least have a normal family). Much of the letter hit home even though logic is not hard for me, people are. I was beaten up in school for being a smartass and a nerd then went home for the abuse for not standing out. I wish I could hug the lady who sent the letter she sounds like my kind of person. I wish I could help her more.

[@mickeyrosa7226]

I wish you well on your endeavors in life and let no one deter you from your goals on what is important to you. I notice my granddaughter is very hyperactive but very smart for a 4 year old. My only problem with her is her listening. She sometimes doesn't focus either but I'm hoping that doesn't become her detriment. Good luck!

[@tazdrum73]

I feel exactly the same way as you. That feling that I do not belong, mainly due to seeing the world differently.

[@garygsp3]

We live in a seriously fucked up world. Where if you think differently than anyone else your weird. My son is a brilliant young man. He had a brilliance in him at a young age that was well beyond that of his regularly smart brother. My son struggled all through school trying to conform to what the education system says is normal. He struggled thinking himself stupid because he didn't think like everyone else. Yet he doesn't see what I see. A brilliant young man who while yes may have grown up an ugly ducking it just a beautiful swan waiting to show his true colors. I know my son is capable of ANYTHING he sets his mind to. Well almost anything. He'll never be renowned physicist, or scholar. His brain isn't wired to do those jobs. Yet his creativity is off the scale. I've seen his mind work and come up with ideas to solve problems most never dream of. The amazing this is many actually work. As a Father, I can only saw to you Gamesman never stop believing in yourself. You are capable of great things. You just have to figure out what those great things are. Don't let the world weigh you down with it's crap. Rise like cream to the top and show them all they were wrong.

[@davidshepherdgrossman]

I always liked Lewis Black but now I love him. Thanks so much for this!

[@tonywedding5987]

Great insight into the life of a person with "mental illness". I have experienced this with my own family member who is a highly intelligent person, served this country during Vietnam, but has a differently shaped mind!

[@annieslat9214]

I have mentally ill adopted twin children and this is exactly what they are going through and the essence of who they are. Thank you to her for writing in and thank you for reading it. Lots of people with these issues that suffer in silence who look normal but are not. But the most creative people I have met. God bless you lewis

[@andreaomy4221]

Embrace each other, the fear machine wants us isolated. Proclaim joy, out loud, everyday. The human condition is fragile, be kind✌️

[@susanrobertsen3667]

Beautifully said.

[@tommynorthwood]

I am in tears watching this. Thank you for putting into words what I can not.

[@jelloman80]

Not gonna lie, I cried through that wonderful letter. My wife has OCD and I always tolerated but never fully understood. Now my eyes are better focused. From the bottom of my heart ,Lewis, thank you!

[@roseannarabia6461]

I can relate to almost every word that she said so glad that you read that, thank you.

[@peteroneill2991]

Thank you Lewis from a logically minded individual

[@maestermercy8512]

Thank-you so much for sharing this. I missed it live & almost cried

[@MsJoao101]

Mr Black I've been a fan of your comedy for sometime now... And this little clip i just saw confirmed a suspicion i had for quite sometime. The fact that you where willing to read this out loud marks you as a good and caring human being in spite of all your yelling. Thank you sir!

[@shafty415]

This reading made me cry. I come from a family with mental illness. I myself have been diagnosed and have had the same said diagnosis stripped. It is really hard for anyone coming up nowadays not to seem like they are feeling like they're left out of the mainstream. It's good to seem like I'm not the only one that feels the same.

[@peacewillow]

amen!! i could have written that letter, with one exception... i would have added that it is poverty, more than simple conformity, that dictates human society today. as she mentioned, you can work your ass off every day but that doesn't mean you'll be fairly compensated for it. a lot, a LOT, of nonconformist types are also financially marginalized, told that they are worthless burdens to the upstanding, toeing the lines, normal people. humanity is missing out on the talents of so many other people who focus on earning money rather than contributing their natural gifts to the world. humanity places value on the wrong things ....

[@Maria-wb9eh]

Thanks for sharing Mr. Black!

[@dezertraider]

Maria did you write this?

[@nancylevine2776]

Thank you both for this.

[@poutygorilla2698]

Powerful message!

[@bubbleslafleur]

Thank you North Hampton and Mr. Black. The letter is beyond moving and deeply true. There are blessings all around us and I try so hard to look for them while by passing the 'ill' logical people.

[@mercedesgomez8258]

Damn you Lewis, you made me cry She was funny though, but said so much kn that letter All the truth in it, it hurts; reality can & does hurt

[@koru9780]

Beautifully written and perfectly voiced. Thank you both.

[@g0679]

Thank so much, Lew, for all that you do. But especially for reading that one.

[@tommynorthwood]

I know Mr Black cried the first time he read that. Thinking of the struggle to be accepted we ALL feel. 'Normal' people are just the ones that hide it better.

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

I have Borderline. I can so relate to this. Thanks Lewis Black and thanks to the woman writing this letter for giving us a voice!

[@lauramartin5579]

Ive listened to this a couple of times now. Beautiful.

[@bicyclist2]

I was just like the person he's reading a note from. I feel like he's describing me. I'm a huge Louis Black fan. I was very surprised to see where this was filmed. I was born in Northampton Mass. I wouldn't mind going back some day to see it, as I haven't been there since I was a baby. Thank you.

[@ChiliBass]

Outstanding piece. Thank you for sharing that, Lewis. I can certainly relate. Another clear signal I need to be in Northampton to find my tribe.

[@windsweeper8002]

As someone diagnosed with Aspergers and ADHD I found this beautifully articulated letter resonates me. Oddly I lately found logic to be a comfort to the sensory overloaded chaos which exasperates my anxieties. I have myself come to the conclusion in recent years that ego is the cause of most of the world's problems. As a race, we are emotionally immature. The ambitious and powerful, indeed most of us, are children playing at adults. Society encourages people to think selfishly and fearfully which is how young children think but they don't know any better. Until we evolve past this ego driven, selfish immaturity, we shall never escape the social ills that continue to plague us.

[@catmagic2226]

You're 1000% right. The sad/scary thing is, we lose abilities we dont use...ego filled ppl dont even know consciousness exists, much less to seek it. Religion, education, medicine, all designed to lead us away from inner consciousness where our strength lies...our power. You might enjoy this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIGveIFmrq53isk

[@magnificentmuttley154]

God Bless You, Lewis, for having a heart to be moved by such painfully sober honesty from an audience member, & for taking the time to share that message with both your live audience in north hampton, but also with the much larger audience made possible by distribution & broadcast of this video. Thank You so much for showing those souls empathetic enough & whose hearts, like yours, are moveable enough to see through this unfortunate souls eyes where we have been oblivious, even _CALLOUS_ as a general society Too bad such valuable words will fall on deaf ears, for 80-90% of the larger general audience 🎤✨💎❤️

[@williamdufrain4048]

Thank you, Lewis.

[@samebranchmedia4523]

Never a truer statement. As a Mental health professional I can only say I hope we see the kind of progress that is needed.

[@tomsparks6099]

This is beautiful. Everyone should be honored for their individualism.

[@MasterArchfiend]

I have this saying, The world is an asylum and we are the inmates. Basically, we are all "off" in some way. Growing up with autism, I learned that logic is not a universal language, despite what I learned from Star Trek. Take a kitchen for example. Not everyone will assign the same cabinet the same use. The one left of the sink could be glasses for one person and bowls for another. I think Lewis put it best that we are all snowflakes. We are all unique.

[@nacook2053]

Powerful, touching, speckled with humour, but very real. I found myself empathising with much of what she said, seeing some of it within myself, and recognising it in others. I hope she found what she sought in Northampton, and continues to have the strength to tolerate the 'normal' people and all their frailties.

[@williamblake8th]

Wonderful letter....Letter writing is and can be a great art form...I love the letters of many poets and artists. And just ordinary folks. Mark Twain and Van Gogh’s letters come to mind for some reason. Louis, I think it “takes one to know one”...We sense our “genius “ ( to borrow from the storyteller and mythologist Micheal Meade) in the words of this Young Woman’s writing. I only hope Her writing will receive the publication exposure / publication it deserves. Thanks again for sharing Her fine letter with us. To the the young Lady, “ keep going”! Here’s a little “ somethin” I wrote back in 2005 along similar lines. After some standardized testing in the fourth grade the Principal and his assistant told my Mother I'd never amount to anything more than a plumber or an electrician. They Said They said I'd never amount to more than an electrician or plumber. I guess they were right. I plumb the depths of soul. roll over feelings and thoughts get caught in obsessions they were right I'm an electrician that works with premonitions primordial energies I sit and watch for electrifying moments a word or a sound that set off a bomb and starts my heart ticking wicking off beads of sorrow, ineligibility, inequality " equality" they all shouted. kick ball fill my mind with love this time 2005

[@turbosdolphin]

Here, here! Great voice and so true !! 👏👏

[@karenritcheydamon8009]

thank you so much for this. usually, your rant is removed by the time I can get to it. this was so beautifully written

[@kellyyork3898]

Love that you share these letters Lewis. You’re a terrific person.

[@garygerard4290]

'darn good - 'thought inspiring, thank you

[@NewMessage]

She's got a future in writing, I'd say.

[@PredatorFan13]

No one else could possibly have read that better. The person who wrote that letter should have their own church.

[@garygraham2513]

She has the mind of a comedian. She sees the world thru New Eyes... unconventional eyes. Please, help the rest of us conventional thinkers keep our sanity!

[@mickeyrosa7226]

I have watched documentaries of young people with down syndrome and they just tear me up and fascinate me. They do their best to be so independent but sometimes family wants to overprotect and shelter them. They are really special people and so much to offer the world, if they would be allowed to venture more in regular society. A lot of times, they are regulated to menial work and must stay close to home. It's inspiring to see them exert independence but sometimes sad to see them curtailed in that way because of their condition. We are a society that frowns upon people who are different than us instead of seeing the true beauty of a person who has different capabilities.

[@sikosis999]

someone else out there walk'n in similar shoes

[@lalah9481]

Exactly.

[@rapauli]

Regarding "freezing weather" - is absolutely correct. We live in a global heating world where climates are radically destabilizing. This means some areas - such as New England, the Northeast to Iceland may have tremendously colder weather and climates - this is the due to the complete destabilization of the Arctic ocean... now with only 25% of ice coverage - the warmer waters mean the that Polar chill areas are pushed off the pole and down toward the only solid ice mass left there - mostly Greenland. This is the polar vortex stuff... and like a wobbly hoola-hoop the circumpolar flow will dip lower and slower, it can/will bring anomalous cold, as well as heat and well, destabilized weather. See some nice data visualization from the University of Washington a.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/wxloop.cgi?npole_h250_wind+/-168//. So she is absolutely correct. Regions there and surely Northampton, Mass may be horribly cold in our new destabilizing world.

[@funDAYsmiling]

This WAS beautifully written! Wow

[@dmbindallas]

Wow. I have felt this way so much lately and...thank you

[@MsKatMays]

Hands-down, the best rant Mr. Black has read.

[@MrOvo1231]

so true

[@Frankenador]

Love this and feel your pain i'm in LA where most think it would be better but it's not .......

[@bleueviolette4549]

Very well done - thanks!

[@michelleelizabeth1063]

"If everything were rational nothing would happen"🎉Creative minds bring hope and joy to the world. Thank God not everyone operates the same way!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ricsanders69]

Beautifully written...beautifully spoken!

[@93Jubilee]

I love you, Lewis Black!

[@clancypool3160]

Thank you an excellent moving and powerful statement Mr. Black thank you also for sharing this

[@jhitchcock5503]

Thank you.

[@michaelmitchell5380]

OMG! I am humbled by such truth.

[@louisewebb8970]

Worked in mental health field and have mentally ill family member! This is wonderful way to address issue, direct and sadly true💔

[@psychoactivednb]

I have literally been trying to describe what makes me tick for a long time to so called, "Normies"(you know, well adjusted, conformed adults), and I literally heard my life described by the sounds coming out of your mouth, that reflected the words written to you by my mental health doppleganger in this world; though I'm sure I have an entire subcontinent of creative relatives after hearing this. Thank you. I work 3 jobs to barely pay my bills, but I love what I do....hands down. And even with all that working, the rest of my time is devoted to being a music producer: but "that's not work..." so nobody pays me for it. Unless, maybe, I sell my artistic soul to the devil in exchange for pictures of dead presidents. But, if you knew me, you'd know that'll never happen with a capital MIDDLE FINGER!!! Meanwhile, I'm scoffed at, getting the head-shakes, all because "existing in happiness" isn't allowed in this late stage of crony capitalism. If I only like buying shit to fill the void in my soul like the rest of the people in the American Nightmare. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart for singling out this specific piece of glorious literature from one of you fans, whom I'm sure I'd get along with very well if we weren't both in our heads daydreaming, most likely resembling a mash up of Scrubs, Happy!, and Breaking Bad.

[@a.a.1696]

This made me cry.

[@sunburnRohman]

Wow ! That was wonderful, thanks Lewis.

[@ddburrows988]

Thank you for relaying this message, which should be required reading in teacher-trainings, parental guides, legislative bodies, police forces, etc.. First, I will take a moment to digest these words, and then, with the people in my life - immobilized and in pain, and sabotaged by a society they would benefit, I will share your video.

[@mehjones8008]

That was brilliant💜💚❤💞

[@thislightful]

Thank you thank you thank you!

[@firststepshardest1656]

I DO wish there was a place for me!! I'm brilliantly creative, insightful, a problem-solver, and compassionate... BUT ... I lack the organizational skills to... even finish this sentence right now... when I'm speaking outloud, I sound like a moron (sound familiar?) My brain moves faster than my fingers!! Let's try again.. I lack the organizational skills necessary to make my way in this world. I'm not allowed to have my kids live with me full time because I'm "too emotional". I feel like all of the things that I'm supposed to be able to do in this world are always just out of reach and it tears me up inside all day long. I have also been told that I'm broken. That I'm not trying hard enough. I'm selfish. I don't deal with things well... (that was spoken by a doctor, an hour after giving birth for the first time). In my mind, I can see exactly who it is that I want to be. In reality, I'm trying to get there. Every day I wake up and attempt to do things. Occasionally they work out well. Usually, I fuck it all up somehow. I'm not going to stop trying. I have 2 wonderful children who rely on me. We love each other. We miss each other deeply when we have to go days without seeing each other. I tell them that we carry each other with us and that I love them always no matter what. I think that if I give them unconditional love for their whole lives, no matter what, then it will help them to succeed in life. If I'm there for them. If I tell them to believe in themselves no matter what. Maybe that is a recipe to produce a whole person, ready to take on the emotional and mental rigours of our world. Our beautiful, messy, unfair, fucked up, perfect world.

[@commonsense31]

You just described my personality! I got diagnosed with ADHD when I was 27 that’s 4 years ago now. The only reason it got discovered was because I went to rehab for an out of control Coke addiction. I was put on medication, and slept 12 hours. When I woke up after 12 hours it was like that my entire life I only used 45% of my brain. Because that day my brain was running 80-90% the world that I knew didn’t exist, I went down with PTSD and depression after that because I couldn’t handle my new reality. But I went from doing 2 grams of cocaine every single day. To not even think about after that day! I’m really lucky, I live in Denmark and I have a home, free doctors my normal physician, I have a psychiatrist, a shrink, and a social care support/coach. And my medication is only costing me around 5 dollars a month the rest is covered by our healthcare services. I would not be here without that support, and I still struggle sometimes but I just completed my IT Security/support qualification at university it took 4 years. It’s the only thing I want to do, something that interest me and makes me feel happy. I’m especially good to solve high complex problems because my brain is around 4 times faster than normal people. I’m really good at that but I can’t take keep my apartment clean, and normal everyday stuff that are so simple for normal people. I have learned a lot by my experiences and are using that as a way forward! I know that US and Americans don’t have my possibilities and options, I actually got paid to take my degree, which was “free” covered by tax. I received 2000USD a month to attend my education because my handicap prevents me from working on the side and also complete my degree. Yes my tax is high, 38% in the starting bracket. But it comes in around 67-70% total. But people before me also paid that so I could succeed in life. If you have a happy educated citizens the country benefits from it. Because productivity, increase in tax revenue more innovation. It actually cost a hell of a lot more not doing anything about it like in the states

[@deadreckoning6288]

@@commonsense31 The US is fucked. Some good people here but the cards are so stacked against us as to feel utterly hopeless to make any change.

[@deadreckoning6288]

Hmm....this sounds like me too. Have always felt alienated in this modern techno world.

[@Auntyalias2014]

Great letter. Thank you for sharing it.

[@brad4571]

This was awesome.

[@mdhj67]

I am an engineer and rely on logic everyday. I'm also politically conservative. I applaud this. Standing down. Cheers,

[@Mydickinyoursister]

Brilliance,comes in all forms..and even though we're not put into the "spotlight"..that's ok..because the light still shines on us...

[@howieharkema8576]

thank-you

[@davelowinger7056]

Thank you

[@McPoshSquatch]

Wow. I am left damn near speechless by this.

[@pollyfoofoo8703]

That was awesone

[@photoboyonsi]

This IS the very best “WTF” Moment from all the WTF MOMENTS for which this great pundit has been known for so long! He has brought forward and into our stream of consciousness this topic (like so many others of great importance) WHICH SHOULD BE AT THE FRONT OF EVERYONE’S LIST OF CONVERSATIONAL TOPICS WHENEVER THEY OPEN THEIR PIE-HOLES TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC that I am now ashamed I was not much of one prior to hearing this supposed RANT! Bravo, Good Sir! YOU ARE A GREAT HUMANIST AND A TRUTH TELLER EXTRAORDINARE!

[@CalienteDesign]

BEAUTIFUL MIND

[@Sabre70]

Omfg! That was amazing! So inspiring

[@KatTheFoxtaur]

Holy shit, that was awesome!! I was searching for some Lewis Black Comedy, but was absolutely drawn into hearing this - VERY inspiring! ...And why the hell did I not know that Lewis Black was performing 20 miles from us, on my fiancee's birthday?!?! Haha

[@rhouser1280]

How can you not be enlightened by that? That is some deep sh!t!