In 2009, would you believe that teenybopper Taylor Swift would become an enlightened activist

[Dawson Leery]

while Kanye West would be dead silent on overt racism coming from a sitting President?

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[scarletlib]

1. One smart woman.

[jimfields33]

4. She did nothing for Tennessee as far as the senate race.

She emboldened the conservatives to vote. That was a seat predicted for us to win.

[Kingofalldems]

6. Predicted by whom?

I don't remember that.

[liberalmuse]

2. She has a huge sway with her fans.

I'm super surprised, but she has been impressive these past couple years.

[SoonerPride]

3. Taylor is smart, successful, and woke.

...and Kanye has mental issues. Not to make light of it at all. But he does.

[stopdiggin]

5. the juxtaposition is kind of ... stark?

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(Swift is way, way more than a lot of people ever recognized ... and, West is just a really strange dude.)