On my mind. July 3, 2020
Cumming, GA.
Stacey Abrams, Barak Obama and Dave Chapelle.
I keep finding excellent podcasts
to listen to while I am running and yesterday was no exception. I listened to
Marc Maron’s WTF podcast interview with Stacey Abrams (http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1130-stacey-abrams).
Stacey is the former Georgia House Minority Leader and the first African
American female gubernatorial candidate from a major party ever. After hearing
this, I am unquestionably hoping for the Biden-Abrams ticket. Four years of Joe
followed by eight with Stacey would be a good start to undoing the damage trump’s
incompetence and neglect have done.
The interview also includes an
excerpt from Marc’s 2015 interview with President Barack Obama (http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_613_-_president_barack_obama?rq=barack%20obama).
I remember listening to the interview when it was first released. It also made
me long for the days a few short years back when we had a president who could
string together thoughts and ideas into a coherent discussion.
I mentioned a Dave Chapelle clip on George Floyd a couple of
weeks ago. I watched his “Age of Spin” Netflix special list night. I’ve never
watched him a whole lot, but now I want to get my hands on everything he’s ever
done. His mix of comedy and social commentary is pure brilliance. He has two
Netflix specials on right now. In “Deep in the Hear of Texas: Live at Austin
City Limits” he tells the story of a couple of guys throwing snowballs at him
and his sister. In Ohio, throwing a snowball is a misdemeanor. But since they
called him a n***** when they did it, it’s a felony assault. So it’s good we
finally got a Hate Crimes Bill.
