Finally, The Voice finale. All along I’ve thought Britton Buchanan would
win, and up to the last ten minutes of the performances on Monday, I still
thought he’d win. His original song was excellent, both the song and his
rendition. His duet with coach Alicia Keyes was excellent. Of the four
finalists he was the only one to perform without hiding behind backup singers.
And then he chose for his third song “Good Lovin’ ” by The Rascals. He cavorted
around the stage like a little kid, high-fiving those ubiquitous raised hands
in the front row, smiling and laughing and almost clicking his heels as he made
his way around the stage. How could Alicia have let him choose that song? It
was just plain awful. And it took him right out of contention. I had thought he
would win, followed by Kyla Jade, then Spensha Baker, and Brynn Cartelli last.
Now I think the order will by Kyla, Spensha, Britton, and Brynn still last. I
keep hearing in my mind’s ear this young man singing “The Impossible Dream”
from Man of La Mancha. That would
have done it. Instead he chose that silly “Good Lovin’ ”
It’s been over a year since the FBI’s Robert
Mueller began the investigation into Trump and Russia and the 2016 election.
That’s too long. It shouldn’t take twelve months of foot-dragging to find out
if Trump is or isn’t guilty of collusion or perjury. The man’s a liar. Just get
on with it. He’s also a misogynist, a racist, a bully, an egoist and egotist,
and he’s in over his head by about a hundred feet of water. The Second
Amendment was put in place to prevent a tyrant from taking permanent political
power. Should we fear that a man like Trump might possibly do such a thing? No
but we should still fear him. This ignorant man has his hand on the red button
that could bring about the destruction of our planet. Please, Robert Mueller,
get on with it and help us get him out of office.
More on the Nobel Peace Prize. Wiley’s
Non Sequitur today suggests that the Devil may be a more fitting Peace Prize
winner. Or did he mean someone else?
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