student asking question

Who's "Marianne Williamson"? How come this person has something to do with "polenta"?

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Native speaker’s answer

Rebecca

"Marianne Williamson" is an American politician, author and activist. Because "Marianne Williamson" is someone who cares about living a healthy lifestyle, and "polenta" is a healthy food, the speaker is making a joke that she talked about "polenta elbow" during her political campaign. "Marianne Williamson" did not actually talk about "polenta elbow" during her campaign.

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