He shared some very wise observations.
Amusingly, if problematically in terms of gender: the women, he reflected upon seeing two stunning young ladies walk by - the last two years - wow, what the women have been able to share.
Pop music, rather than corrupting "authentic," fragile local cultures in fact inspires people to confront death-defying odds to seek liberty. Pitbull is a current favorite, as is Kei$ha. I shared Taylor Swift with him, and Wilco's "War on War."
John Kerry is extremely well regarded. America needs a strong man as Secretary of State, he should be the next President.
When conversation turned to the gridlock in which we found ourselves, I recounted the great Saturday Night Live skit about hurricane Sandy in which the actor depicting Mayor Bloomberg says to President Obama, don't come to NYC, you cause traffic headaches, I'll have you arrested.
Obama -- arrested -- he chuckled.
To make that kind of joke.
Freedom. In America, he said -- in America, you have a real freedom.
I continue to reflect on his words, in awe of our great democratic experiment.
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