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Linda Mitchell, KCMO's avatar

I love Maya Angelou--and this poem, Fern, but I have been thinking a lot more about Nina Simone's "Mississippi Goddamn!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ25-U3jNWM

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Ted's avatar

My country is full of lies,

We all gonna die like flies.

I don't trust anybody anymore.

They keep sayin' go slow.

That's just the trouble,

desegregation

mass participation

unification.

Do things gradually,

Will only bring more tragedy.

Why don't you see it?

Why don't you feel it?

I don't know?"

Lets listen to Nina Simone, end the filibuster and get on with it.

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Nancy Fleming's avatar

Ted, this capsulizes today's turmoil. Looking at most of the mainstream press makes me feel that they're all looking at a different world that the one in which I live. We've had enough tragedy, and now the blame is all being heaped on President Biden. Surely, they know better.

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Syd Griffin's avatar

They know better, they're just playing politics. It's all a game to them, and they want to collect all the marbles. It's disgusting.

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Nancy Fleming's avatar

I agree, and the mainstream, with few exceptions, is as bad as Fox. I saw a clip of Seth Moulton on MSNBC, one of the two that arrived in Kabul unannounced, and, while he wasn't trashing Biden, it's clear that he's trying to boost his political capital. Jerk.

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Ted's avatar

I believe journalist are not falling for it wholesale. Their are those though, that, following the Rethug-Lican demagoguery as a way to get headlines to advance their careers are taking advantage of peopleтАЩs National pride and emotions.

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Ted's avatar

Besides Jen PsakiтАЩs on task, and sheтАЩs brilliant!

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Nancy Fleming's avatar

I love her. She takes no prisoners, but isn't snarky. It's too bad that she isn't planning to stay in her position, though.

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Ted's avatar

She really reestablished the credibility of the press Sec. her future is so bright. To me Jen Psaki represents integrity, good character, professional, testament to the kind of young people our country still produces. And IтАЩd really like my son to marry a woman like her.

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Nancy Fleming's avatar

The contrast to Kayleigh McEnany is so stark, yet that harpy is still spouting her nonsensical bile. That she has an audience at all speaks to the mess this country is in.

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Ted's avatar

Yup, The world V CA Hampton chess. Player, Gary Kasporov has said, тАЬ no one frim the Tr$$mp administration will go on accomplish anything of significance after.тАЭ I thought that was insightful in 2016 and noted it.

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Nancy Fleming's avatar

He was correct, if we're talking about positive significance. However, he (and they) have accomplished a boatload of negative, damaging significance, and we're all suffering from that.

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Nancy Fleming's avatar

It's so frustrating, though, that so many mainstream press sites are piling on Biden. I expect no less from Fox, but the fact that McMaster and others are being afford so much oxygen is despicable. Today's MSN news is dominated totally by Fox and similar drivel, and of course, there is the ubiquitous Kevin McCarthy and the Rethugs' calls for Tony Blinken's impeachment and enacting the 25th Amendment against Biden.

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Ted's avatar

There

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FERN MCBRIDE (NYC)'s avatar

Nina Simone Furiosa! Perfect, Linda, just the right SPIRIT. Nina came to me before Maya. She drew me to her when I guessI wasn't too young to understand. Thank you.

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Stuart Attewell (Paris, Fr)'s avatar

I remember seeing her in concert in Montr├йal. Formidable.

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Ellie Kona's avatar

Today's version is "Florida Goddamn" and Gov. DeathSantis.

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Ally House (Oregon)'s avatar

Wow. As valid today as it was in 1965.

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LouAnn N.Y/ MA./ FL.'s avatar

I just Heard and Watched THIS, for the First time!!!

Wow!!! THANKSЁЯТЦ

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Christy's avatar

OMG. Thank you тЭдя╕П ЁЯЩПтЭдя╕П New for me. Shedding tears.

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Lynell(VA by way of MD&DC)'s avatar

Plain speak 100%. Thanks, Linda. So relevant.

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