Jamel Bouie

And how I do think that in addition to how our—

National mythologizing of the movement and its participants kind of sands away the radicalism.

I think it also sands away the really extraordinary heroism at great cost to health and lives.

And, you know, many, many movement veterans did not go on to live long lives.

because of the stress they endured in those years so worth watching excellent affirmation documentaries and worth just thinking about the period less in terms of again mythology and more in terms of like the level of not just organization and dedication but like internal strength it took to um to stand against an entire social system all right david

Hello.

I have no opinions on either Nashville or Austin.

Parts of the country I visited, and they're fine, in my opinion.

He is overwhelming us with his passion.

There are other places that I would rather go.

And you may notice I'm losing my voice a little bit.

So apologies if I start cracking like a 13-year-old.

I'll answer the second part of the question first.

I think Democrats and those handful of Republicans like Thomas Massey did quite well, you know?

No administration wants their attorney general looking like a raving lunatic for the cameras.

And that's what came across.

I think any person who watches that hearing does not think, oh, Pam Bondi, a reasonable, sober-minded political official, a law enforcement official, they think Pam Bondi, a lunatic.

And I think that the fact that Democrats were able to evoke that reaction from Bondi is a political win for Democrats.

Even if Trump is sitting back in his chamber, I don't know, I'm imagining him like a Jabba the Hutt in the palace, like looking at television.

You know, even if that's the situation and Trump is enjoying it, it's just it's political malpractice to allow something like this to happen.