MilitantManatee

How many of your colleagues who espouse bigotry in public will, behind closed doors, privately acknowledge that it's an act to win votes in parts of the country where that shtick is effective?

Now, brace yourself. This is going to be a little sycophantic. My first exposure to you was when you were on Glenn Beck's old CNN program, and he questioned your loyalty to America. I hope everyone on Reddit watches this video. The grace and calm in which you responded were the sign of a true statesman and frankly more than he deserved.

Pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-civil liberties, pro-environment, pro-clean campaigns, and fighting for working and middle class folks. You're the complete package, and I know your very existence is changing hearts and minds about Muslims, particularly Muslims in America. I used to work for a prominent Latino politician, and the bigotry we'd get all the time in phone calls from people across the country was shocking. I'd imagine your office gets it 10 times worse.

I've been following your career for years and just want you to know that you're an inspiration, my favorite politician in the country. Thanks for coming here today.

I loved the micro brew beer area last year, and the selection was phenomenal and reasonably priced. Thank you for your fantastic work there.

Is there any chance we can get some of that distributed near some of the stages? If not the entirety, maybe some highlight stands? There were times when I chose not to go, because I would have missed acts due to the walk.

In other words, one of the things that makes Outside Lands stand out is a top tier beer selection beyond the usual festival experience of one or two acceptable beers and one or two horrible beers. It would be nice to make that more accessible, and I imagine it would help with sales.

I just want to thank you for putting on a great AMA. I have tremendous respect for your work and The Atlantic more broadly. I hope you encourage your colleagues to visit us soon. Reddit tends to like real journalists.