{"id":6894,"date":"2020-11-21T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T11:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stolb01web.ddns.net\/wordpress\/?p=6894"},"modified":"2020-11-23T14:36:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T13:36:54","slug":"obama-again-and-then-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stolb01web.ddns.net\/wordpress\/?p=6894","title":{"rendered":"Obama again, and then enough&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;until I read this tome that arrived on my doorstep the day after publication &#8211; courtesy the enormous first printing that demanded a &#8220;Printed in Germany on acid-free paper&#8221; component!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stolb01web.ddns.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Obama_PromisedLand.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6900\" width=\"378\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stolb01web.ddns.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Obama_PromisedLand.jpg 756w, https:\/\/stolb01web.ddns.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Obama_PromisedLand-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 85vw, 378px\" \/><figcaption>My copy of &#8220;A Promised Land&#8221; , Crown Publishers, 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liked very much <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m000q50g\" target=\"_blank\">this interview given to David Olusoga on BBC Radio 4<\/a> &#8211; to be followed (from December 14th for two weeks) with an abridged reading of <em>A Promised Land<\/em> by Barack Obama himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Olusoga has written <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2020\/nov\/22\/when-i-met-obama-he-voiced-his-belief-in-the-possibility-of-america-but-the-reality-is-distressing\" target=\"_blank\">an accompaniment<\/a> of a sort for <em>The Guardian<\/em>, which is an interesting extension to his interview experience and his not terribly optimistic personal observations of the United States post-4 Years Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a musical accompaniment there must be!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-spotify wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: A Promised Land Official Playlist\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/37i9dQZF1DX6WprIDNPtyX\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;until I read this tome that arrived on my doorstep the day after publication &#8211; courtesy the enormous first printing that demanded a &#8220;Printed in Germany on acid-free paper&#8221; component! 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