We're Getting The President WE Deserve!
Why did I tweet the above comment? I was appalled that Donald Trump, OUR President-elect, would make the following tweets because of remarks Meryl Streep made on January 8, 2017 after accepting her lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony.
"Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never "mocked" a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him "groveling" when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media"
Someone responded "why would anyone assume this' to my tweet, "some say you get the President you deserve." If you want to know "why anyone would assume this," I suggest you listen to a podcast (Oprah Gets Political) from WBEZ's excellent series, Making Oprah.
At the 14:10 mark of the Oprah Gets Political podcast, Oprah relates a discussion she had with Barack Obama before the 2008 Presidential Election.
Oprah Winfrey: This is what I'll never forget (Barack's comments to Oprah) and it has carried me even through this election. I'm going to be OK because the American People are going to get the President they deserve.
Interviewer (Jenn White): How did you interpret that?
Interviewer (Jenn White): How did you interpret that?
Oprah: I interpreted it with ultimately the majority will decide. I will do the best that I can, and then whatever the majority decides, that's what the country actually deserves.
If you want to understand the context behind Oprah's comments listen from the 12:58 to 16:30 marks on Oprah Gets Political, or listen to the entire podcast.
why is it that we think "better" will come from a system that was designed to maintain power and authority over African Americans by any means necessary. If we think that "we deserve better", then it is incumbent upon us to establish a government that would accomplish that. We must accept people for who they are and not what we think they should be. One can beat a turnip, but there is no blood
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