James Comey Releases a 5-Minute Video Talking About How Taylor Swift Inspires Him and How She Helps Him Deal with Trump

Comey Hey everybody Welcome ░░░░░░░░ to my Substack Last ░░░░░░░░ s cold turns out ░░░░░░░░ have been Covid Quite ░░░░░░░░ flashback And Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ still president and still ░░░░░░░░ America on a national ░░░░░░░░ standing next to Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ It s like a ░░░░░░░░ a bad dream you ░░░░░░░░ t wake up from ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ talk about that bad ░░░░░░░░ this week I want ░░░░░░░░ talk about a truly ░░░░░░░░ public figure named Taylor ░░░░░░░░ Of course I watched ░░░░░░░░ podcast interview with the ░░░░░░░░ brothers Of course I ░░░░░░░░ the whole thing although ░░░░░░░░ YouTube Patrice and I ░░░░░░░░ kicked off for the ░░░░░░░░ 15 minutes and finished ░░░░░░░░ on her phone But ░░░░░░░░ watched it You see ░░░░░░░░ Swift and I go ░░░░░░░░ back I went to ░░░░░░░░ first concert of hers ░░░░░░░░ years ago I ve ░░░░░░░░ to a second and ░░░░░░░░ have helped financially support ░░░░░░░░ attendance of a lot ░░░░░░░░ family members and others ░░░░░░░░ m in a family ░░░░░░░░ Swifty group chat I ░░░░░░░░ all her music and ░░░░░░░░ listen to it in ░░░░░░░░ headphones when I cut ░░░░░░░░ grass So yes I ░░░░░░░░ a favorite of hers ░░░░░░░░ honestly for me it ░░░░░░░░ a tie between All ░░░░░░░░ Well 10 minute version ░░░░░░░░ Exile ft Bon Iver ░░░░░░░░ Swift has grown up ░░░░░░░░ my family and provided ░░░░░░░░ a soundtrack really as ░░░░░░░░ ve grown ourselves and ░░░░░░░░ and adapted and dealt ░░░░░░░░ adversity and celebration She ░░░░░░░░ songs for all of ░░░░░░░░ I suspect that s ░░░░░░░░ that millions of Americans ░░░░░░░░ also experienced in their ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ Taylor Swift produces great ░░░░░░░░ but also because she ░░░░░░░░ something At every stage ░░░░░░░░ her career she s ░░░░░░░░ a certain way of ░░░░░░░░ that resonated with my ░░░░░░░░ and also felt right ░░░░░░░░ me as a parent ░░░░░░░░ she s still doing ░░░░░░░░ as a grown up ░░░░░░░░ a lot of you ░░░░░░░░ struggle with how to ░░░░░░░░ up to bullies without ░░░░░░░░ their meanness infect me ░░░░░░░░ change me You may ░░░░░░░░ seen that the governor ░░░░░░░░ California has been generating ░░░░░░░░ lot of attention lately ░░░░░░░░ posting on social media ░░░░░░░░ a satirical way where ░░░░░░░░ mocks Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ all caps megalomania and ░░░░░░░░ absurdity and I find ░░░░░░░░ very funny hilarious even ░░░░░░░░ But I gotta be ░░░░░░░░ it also leaves me ░░░░░░░░ us strange feeling at ░░░░░░░░ because I don t ░░░░░░░░ us to become like ░░░░░░░░ and his followers There ░░░░░░░░ far more decent honest ░░░░░░░░ people in America than ░░░░░░░░ are mean jerks Now ░░░░░░░░ t get me wrong ░░░░░░░░ have our jerks millions ░░░░░░░░ them You may have ░░░░░░░░ In particular there s ░░░░░░░░ stunning coarseness and ugliness ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party today ░░░░░░░░ s upsetting but it ░░░░░░░░ also a minority of ░░░░░░░░ On the whole we ░░░░░░░░ t like that and ░░░░░░░░ don t like that ░░░░░░░░ think that s a ░░░░░░░░ part of the reason ░░░░░░░░ few Americans support Donald ░░░░░░░░ when they have to ░░░░░░░░ him and that up ░░░░░░░░ and why Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ worried about what s ░░░░░░░░ for them next year ░░░░░░░░ to be clear I ░░░░░░░░ not an advocate for ░░░░░░░░ Of course we need ░░░░░░░░ stand up to jerks ░░░░░░░░ defend what matters but ░░░░░░░░ think we have to ░░░░░░░░ to do that without ░░░░░░░░ like them Which is ░░░░░░░░ makes me think about ░░░░░░░░ Swift She s made ░░░░░░░░ that she sees Donald ░░░░░░░░ for what he is ░░░░░░░░ last year she urged ░░░░░░░░ not to make the ░░░░░░░░ mistake of electing him ░░░░░░░░ course we re now ░░░░░░░░ with the consequences of ░░░░░░░░ mistake But while our ░░░░░░░░ makeup covered president is ░░░░░░░░ about whether Taylor Swift ░░░░░░░░ still hot and declaring ░░░░░░░░ he can t stand ░░░░░░░░ what s she doing ░░░░░░░░ her best life producing ░░░░░░░░ music and as she ░░░░░░░░ all of us to ░░░░░░░░ during the podcast not ░░░░░░░░ the jerks power over ░░░░░░░░ mind She said something ░░░░░░░░ dealing with internet trolls ░░░░░░░░ stuck with me Think ░░░░░░░░ your energy as if ░░░░░░░░ s expensive she said ░░░░░░░░ if it s like ░░░░░░░░ luxury item Not everyone ░░░░░░░░ afford it I really ░░░░░░░░ reading Arthur Brooks who ░░░░░░░░ columns about happiness in ░░░░░░░░ Atlantic I don t ░░░░░░░░ if he s a ░░░░░░░░ but last week he ░░░░░░░░ about research on the ░░░░░░░░ that being rude or ░░░░░░░░ actually hurts the rude ░░░░░░░░ As he wrote When ░░░░░░░░ become less polite the ░░░░░░░░ in your conduct can ░░░░░░░░ you less happy more ░░░░░░░░ and angrier about life ░░░░░░░░ know you get that ░░░░░░░░ without the research Just ░░░░░░░░ Fox News or hang ░░░░░░░░ on X and you ░░░░░░░░ see what he means ░░░░░░░░ can t stop people ░░░░░░░░ being jerks What we ░░░░░░░░ do is stop it ░░░░░░░░ hurting us from changing ░░░░░░░░ At my second Taylor ░░░░░░░░ concert in Hartford Connecticut ░░░░░░░░ years ago this summer ░░░░░░░░ sang a song about ░░░░░░░░ topic asking Why you ░░░░░░░░ be so mean And ░░░░░░░░ spoke directly to the ░░░░░░░░ people I bet you ░░░░░░░░ pushed around somebody made ░░░░░░░░ cold But the cycle ░░░░░░░░ right now because you ░░░░░░░░ t leave me down ░░░░░░░░ road You ll be ░░░░░░░░ I didn t sing ░░░░░░░░ That s right Because ░░░░░░░░ that road is unhappiness ░░░░░░░░ should have that power ░░░░░░░░ us Thank you Taylor ░░░░░░░░ Keep the faith.”