Came here first vs were here first

The ballroom is the papers on the desk they used to give his father,whilst he was in late stage dementia, to keep him 'busy'

So, you didn't grow up with, 'that's what's for dinner'?

Who were here first

"Some of those that work forces..."

Why not do both? Some people are housebound and can't attend protests, or live in areas with limited retail options, but they could make phone calls or write postcards. No act of protest is too small

Did he just say business is a con game?

Or, perhaps, paying attention, reviewing notes and studying.

Perhaps hypocrisy is a more succinct term