Whither The West Wing

Whither The West Wing

I’ve been rewatching episodes of The West Wing this week, as a sort of inoculation against the real world of American politics. In one of the episodes, Keb'Mo performs the gorgeous America, the Beautiful with guitar accompaniment. In these last months in the real America, it's anger and hatred rather than beauty that have swept the fruited plains the song celebrates.

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Dear Ms Rodham Clinton

Dear Ms Rodham Clinton

I am so sorry for what you are going through. I know you are tough – my American friends tell me so, and you’ve probably had to be tough to thrive given some of the things you’ve lived through – but I want you to know there are women in Australia who see you as intelligent, experienced and capable, who understand that when something happens to you, it happens to all women and girls.

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