Thread by @ThePeteEffect

In August, I started this handle to document what I saw happening with smart, cynical men in the media who gushed when they spoke about Pete. At the time, it was Bill Maher, Seth MacFarlane, Trevor Noah, Charlamagne da God, and Howard Stern. I called it "The Pete Effect"
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Simultaneously, a man in OH was writing a piece on Medium called "The Pete Effect," but his story was very personal, about his ongoing battle with cancer and the Pete community who came to his rescue and literally changed his life. He's a former Army Ranger from South Bend
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...writing about what many of us have felt since: the joy and unconditional support of this rag-tag family of kind, caring people who only want the best for our country and our kids. Bryan and I have become pen pals and check-in about his chemo progress (almost done!)...
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But his recent essay on Meeting Pete has blown me away. His story is so compelling and heartwarming, I hope you'll spend some quiet time and absorb all of the pieces and people that had to come together for his meeting to happen. And the EFFECT it had on them all...
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Here's the link:

Enjoy, and if you can, let him know the effect it had on you - I know he'd love to hear it! docs.google.com/document/d/1aR…

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