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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUnfortunately, while waiting for this voice of reason, I completely stopped hoping it would be our president. While I realize that the things he’s “doing” are incredibly great for our country, the things he “says” aren’t. Yes, he’s taking care of America first and everyone else takes a number and gets in line… for the first time… maybe ever. Yes, he orchestrated the best economy this country has seen in at least 50 years. But the words he continues to say and tweet are at least as divisive as his predecessor. I find myself hoping someone will put him in Twitter time-out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump’s\npredecessor, Obama, was one of the greatest speakers in American history. I was\nalways a fan of who he was. What he stood for. He was a classy person. He was a\nfamily man. A good father and devoted husband. He knew when to lighten up and\nwhen to be serious. He knew how to put words together in such a way that they\nsounded like absolute art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So\nwhen I heard he was speaking at John Lewis’ funeral, I quickly thought…\n“He’ll be the guy! Obama will say things to unify the country!” I’m\nnot sure why I thought that. He never did it once in 8 years of office. But I\nthought that his classy nature would prevail and he’d be a voice of reason. No\none would listen to Bush. No one would listen to Clinton. No one would listen\nto Pelosi. But EVERYONE would listen to Obama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And\nas he began, the story was inspiring and full of awe. He spoke highly of a man\nthat was worth speaking highly of. A man (J. Lewis) that overcame many\nobstacles and endured many hardships to make sure “the movement”\ndidn’t die until racism did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But then, in true presidential-Obama form, he began using his national microphone to push partisan agendas. To divide the country even further. If someone wasn’t angry about political division before, they certainly were after. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This\nman (Obama) had an opportunity to bring the nation together. He had the ears of\nRepublicans, Democrats, Libertarians, LGBTQ, Christians, Muslims, MAGA-bons,\nNever Trumpers, old, young, black, white, brown… he had the entire country in\nhis hand and…..<\/p>\n\n\n\n He\nsaid, to a GROUP of PEOPLE in an INDOOR BUILDING that are sitting in close\nproximity that “there are those in power that are undermining the Postal\nService in an election that is going to be dependant on mailed-in ballots so\npeople don’t get sick.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes,\nyou read that correctly. He told people in an indoor building that coming into\nan indoor building was hazardous to people’s health while voting. Even Dr Alveda\nKing, niece of the great Martin Luther King Jr., took notice of the missed\nopportunity. She stated that she was very upset that Obama would “grab at\nthe chance” to politicize this funeral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He had an opportunity and he missed it. He was the one person the entire country would have followed into unity. But he chose to divide… in equal fashion as our current president. Again, I\u2019m not judging because I\u2019ve had plenty of missed opportunities. Just pointing out the sad reality. So here I sit, still waiting for a national voice of reason to find a way to unify and to stop driving the partisan train into Missed Opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Stay Classy GP!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grainger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some opportunities come often. Some come “Once in a lifetime” so “You better lose yourself in the music, the moment, you own it…” well you know. We can all point to missed opportunities in our own lives, if we’re honest. I can point to countless meetings with music industry heavy weights. One particular meeting was … <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/missed-1.jpg\")
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