The Thunder play in Chicago tonight and I’m not sure if I’m going to recap the game or not in that Alabama plays Clemson tonight for the college football national championship. Yesterday was excellent for me with the Green Bay Packers whipping the NY football Giants by a 38-13 count while advancing to the NFC semi-finals against the team I hate the most…the Dallas Cowboys. Hope Jordy Nelson’s ribs are okay.
I didn’t see Meryl Streep’s speech in regards to Donald Trump, but I heard about it and watched it on youtube this morning. Of course, everything she said was accurate, but I’m not really sure if what she said will resonant long term with America as we see it today. In defense of Meryl Streep, and this comes from my heart as a parent and the father of a son, if any parent raised their son to treat other people like Donald Trump treats people how in the world could you as a father feel like you’d taught your son anything about the journey of life and the Golden Rule. I loved what she said, it was spot on, but as she finished her talk I could visualize the Trumpsters chanting ‘Lock Her Up’ or ‘Build the Wall’ in the background… and I thought to myself did she really accomplish anything with those six minutes. And I think the answer sadly would be….no.
Yesterday, after hearing her speech on a Facebook posting, I felt charged to ‘Share’ it and post. Just after doing that, I received a ‘notification’ that another OKC friend had posted a ‘What does Meryl Streep think she knows about anything?’ She got much response agreeing that celebrities are out of touch with reality. Clearly, many affluent persons don’t feel much compassion for others. The next four years will illuminate much, if we survive…