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Obama, who appears to have never discussed the episode in the past, said that hurling racial slurs comes down to an assertion of status over the other. I may be poor. I may be ignorant. I may be mean. I may be ugly. I may not like myself. I may be unhappy. But you know what I’m not? Obama said to Springsteen. I’m not you. That basic psychology that then gets institutionalized is used to justify dehumanizing somebody, taking advantage of em, cheatin em, stealin from em, killin em, raping em, the former president continued. Whatever it is, at the end of the day it really comes down to that. And in some cases it’s as simple as, you know, I’m scared I’m insignificant and not important. And this thing is the thing that’s going to give me some importance.
Anthony and Joe Russo (
Avengers: Endgame) have signed a multiyear podcast deal with Spotify, in which they will be creating “genre-based, interconnected stories across a slate of multiple podcasts, much like the shared universe stories that the Russo Brothers have come to be known for in their Marvel films,” according to The Wrap. There aren’t any details yet about which genre these shows will be set in or who else will be involved, but considering the Russos have worked with some of the biggest actors in the world at this point, there’s a good chance these scripted shows will have some significant star power attached.
A few years ago, Bill Clinton “wrote” a political thriller called
The President Is Missing, by which I mean James Patterson wrote it and Clinton got top billing. I’ve never read the novel and don’t care to consort with anyone who has, but I’d like to imagine it’s about a U.S. president who goes into hiding after his wife catches him with his pants around his ankles and a White House intern working above her pay grade. Plenty of rubes bought the book, though, because there’s a sequel coming out this year. And now, Bill’s furiously vindictive wife is getting in on the action. If
If anyone thought the leftist media were done swooning over former President Barack Obama, Tuesday’s network morning show coverage made it clear journalists were still adoring fans eager for any new product being put out by the Democrat. The CBS, NBC, and ABC broadcasts happily hyped Obama teaming up with left-wing rocker Bruce Springsteen for a new podcast on “race, fatherhood, marriage, and the future of America.”