I’ve had to remind myself several times today: it’s not just that Donald Trump* lost; it’s that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won. As I watched them speaking tonight from Wilmington, Delaware, I kept thinking of them as Joe and Kamala. I’d never before thought of a president and vice president as a pair of first names. Barack and Joe? Uh-uh.
The best way I can explain it to myself: after the psychopathy and sycophancy of the past four years, the sight of well-adjusted, apparently authentic humans prepared to assume positions of leadership is nothing less than giddying. They’re just like us, sort of, but with a great deal more courage.
Hurry, January. Joe and Kamala are ready.
Saturday, November 7, 2020
Joe and Kamala
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Breathing, for the first time in four years, You are right, This feels ....normal!
There's actually a book entitled Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership.
I forgot about that book. I still can’t hear “Barack and Joe” in my head. But that pairing too sounds normal. :)
Feels like such a fine beginning. Speeches to remember from both of them.
(Also, no one calls Obama "Barack".)
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