In July I had the opportunity to take part in a new show at the Kansas City Fringe Festival. The Taming of the Poo was a collection of monologues complied by Brie Henderson. The true stories were submitted, vetted and then presented by a cast of actors under the direction of Brie and Tony Beasley. The show took third place in the Kansas City Fringe Festival. While the theme may appear to be a bit off-putting, the audiences appeared to appreciate the often familiar situations and laughed along with us.
And now . . .
Trying to write an interesting blog while dealing with crazy weather, disappearing sun, and especially, disheartening news about the unrest in this country has given me writer’s block. I want to state my opinion about a couple of things. I don’t expect everyone to agree with me but feel that those with a different viewpoint are certainly free to state it. As long as discussion can take place without violence and name-calling and hatred, I believe it can begin to help us heal and unite.
I was shocked and appalled by the comments made by POTUS immediately following the events in Charlottsville. I was even more dismayed at his comments at the press conference following the “Infrastructure” announcement in New York City. I applaud the elected officials who were strong enough to condemn the comments and indicate that they were certainly not comments worthy of the office of the President of the United States. I believe that our infrastructure includes a fabric of moral ideals. The Constitution does not read ‘liberty and justice for some’. Threads of racism, bigotry, anti-semitism, and white supremacy are not a part of that fabric and should be condemned. In his Town Hall meeting this week Representative Ryan used the term ‘equivocal’ to explain away Trump’s comments. There was nothing equivocal about it. And, to me it appears that when POTUS went ‘off script’ we experienced a tear in the moral fabric which should envelope our ideals.