Thank you for that; I found myself laughing out loud. Also, thank you for creating this newsletter, for your wonderful writing, and especially for your commitment.
“Is there anything you can remember from your date with her that might shed light on how she would perform as President?” -- How many times as the same question been asked of someone who dated a male candidate for President? I am pretty sure the answer is zero. "Oh, look, a woman is running for president -- let's investigate what it was like to date her in her 20s." This is a great example of how subtly institutionalized misogyny (in this case, or racism in another case) is woven into the fabric of daily life.
Perhaps one day, someone will explain the visceral dislike of HRC by the NYT. At every opportunity, they heavily leaned into GOP talking points, eagerly pounced on negative stories, downplayed the horrors of Trumpism, failed to vet Trump, at all, during his candidacy, and seemed obsessed with rural diners. Hillary's email were the story of the century, but they barely shrugged at the Trump's family and Kushner's utter disregard for any national security protocols.5 years later, we have a pandemic that killed 700K, the collapse of our democracy, a deep distrust of government institutions, a Code Red environmental crisis, and the looming decimation of our remaining civil rights and social safety net. And still, NYT reporters give snarky interviews about Democrats, give passes to Republicans who allow their citizens to die to score political points, and cash in via a blizzard of books that catalogue what we all witnessed in real time. The pattern has been repeated with Biden: 24/7 coverage of the troubled Afghanistan withdrawal, with zero interest in the fate of our Kurdish allies, abandoned to beheadings, and 100K Kurdish families, abandoned to starvation, torture, and death. We're careening towards 1-party rule, and if Teump is reelected, 4 years of vengeance..and still the NYT shrugs.
I had the pleasure of reading a copy of the graduation address that Hillary gave at her own graduation, and it was clear to me that she was an extraordinary individual way back then. Clearly you had good taste even then.
Hillary is not only more intelligent than Trump, but did more for the less fortunate during any year of her adult life than the former president in his lifetime! He is only better at negative branding of others!
With regard to your lovely drawing of Hillary, she is now a 'hair icon'. But she is still a champion for our democracy. As are you. Thank you for all you yourself do to champion democracy - and all you do to simplify political rhetoric.
I am such a fan of Hillary. She has been right about so much. I will never forgive the NYT for their “But Her Emails!” coverage. Now I subscribe to LAT and WaPo only.
The media is still driven by the search for something sensational that will appeal to short attention spans. I mean, it does sell better than discussing issues. Right?
LOL! Alas, nowadays in America, the extreme political divide, the anger that so often accompanies it, has deprived us of a sense of humor or irony, for that matter. The rabidly humorless seem to be leading the way, politically speaking.
Lame NYT reporter. His next question should have been "What in Antonioni's `Blowup' resonated with you and Hillary? What do you recall from your discussion of the film after viewing it?"
Thank you for that; I found myself laughing out loud. Also, thank you for creating this newsletter, for your wonderful writing, and especially for your commitment.
“Is there anything you can remember from your date with her that might shed light on how she would perform as President?” -- How many times as the same question been asked of someone who dated a male candidate for President? I am pretty sure the answer is zero. "Oh, look, a woman is running for president -- let's investigate what it was like to date her in her 20s." This is a great example of how subtly institutionalized misogyny (in this case, or racism in another case) is woven into the fabric of daily life.
Perhaps one day, someone will explain the visceral dislike of HRC by the NYT. At every opportunity, they heavily leaned into GOP talking points, eagerly pounced on negative stories, downplayed the horrors of Trumpism, failed to vet Trump, at all, during his candidacy, and seemed obsessed with rural diners. Hillary's email were the story of the century, but they barely shrugged at the Trump's family and Kushner's utter disregard for any national security protocols.5 years later, we have a pandemic that killed 700K, the collapse of our democracy, a deep distrust of government institutions, a Code Red environmental crisis, and the looming decimation of our remaining civil rights and social safety net. And still, NYT reporters give snarky interviews about Democrats, give passes to Republicans who allow their citizens to die to score political points, and cash in via a blizzard of books that catalogue what we all witnessed in real time. The pattern has been repeated with Biden: 24/7 coverage of the troubled Afghanistan withdrawal, with zero interest in the fate of our Kurdish allies, abandoned to beheadings, and 100K Kurdish families, abandoned to starvation, torture, and death. We're careening towards 1-party rule, and if Teump is reelected, 4 years of vengeance..and still the NYT shrugs.
I like an inordinate amount of butter on my popcorn, too.
I had the pleasure of reading a copy of the graduation address that Hillary gave at her own graduation, and it was clear to me that she was an extraordinary individual way back then. Clearly you had good taste even then.
(Pancha Chandra): Two outstanding American heroes of mine; Robert Reich & Hillary Clinton.
Hillary is not only more intelligent than Trump, but did more for the less fortunate during any year of her adult life than the former president in his lifetime! He is only better at negative branding of others!
Well, I certainly would have preferred you to Bill Clinton as President of the United States!
With regard to your lovely drawing of Hillary, she is now a 'hair icon'. But she is still a champion for our democracy. As are you. Thank you for all you yourself do to champion democracy - and all you do to simplify political rhetoric.
I am such a fan of Hillary. She has been right about so much. I will never forgive the NYT for their “But Her Emails!” coverage. Now I subscribe to LAT and WaPo only.
Hahaha—perfect response! That subject head was so unlike you, I had to read it right away. You’re the best!
The media is still driven by the search for something sensational that will appeal to short attention spans. I mean, it does sell better than discussing issues. Right?
LOL! Alas, nowadays in America, the extreme political divide, the anger that so often accompanies it, has deprived us of a sense of humor or irony, for that matter. The rabidly humorless seem to be leading the way, politically speaking.
Hillary is a bright women. She highlighted Trumps dangers and it was obvious during the debates, they couldn’t stand each other.
She keep her humor and was professional.
I don’t know what she saw in Bill.
Your much more handsome and smarter/qualified than he was. Maybe her thick glasses needed an upgrade.
Lame NYT reporter. His next question should have been "What in Antonioni's `Blowup' resonated with you and Hillary? What do you recall from your discussion of the film after viewing it?"
Needed a good laugh today