tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post4259078202110223177..comments2024-03-10T13:59:19.230-04:00Comments on xpostfactoid: Optimism flashAndrew Sprunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-51610124128990518372016-03-20T14:06:40.728-04:002016-03-20T14:06:40.728-04:00"The most meme-able moment of Michelle Obama&..."The most meme-able moment of Michelle Obama's keynote event at yesterday's South by Southwest conference and festival came when she responded to a question from her friend Queen Latifah by crooning a few bars of the Motown weeper "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday." The novelty of a first lady singing (and doing so well enough that Latifah suggested she make a single soon) was charming, if not entirely fresh; after all, Obama has rapped with Jay Pharoah, danced to Beyonce and lip-synced with Ayesha and Steph Curry." (We can add Lin-Manuel Miranda to the list.)<br /><br />For all the ugliness out there, we are living in an incredible time. As Trump and too many others have gleefully breached every standard of decency, our African-American POTUS and FLOTUS have exemplified decency, humaneness, humor and grace in a way few other occupants of the White House have. (Lincoln, Washington, ??) This old white guy can only imagine how inspirational this is to black folks, young folks, immigrants and would-be immigrants, and everyone who believes in bending the moral arc of the universe toward justice. White supremacy is not in its last throes yet, nor is the patriarchy, but if Trump gets the nom and Hillary wins, they will be closer to their deathbeds than ever. As Andrew Sullivan used to say, "Know hope."Geoff Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17117921607237662932noreply@blogger.com