Dan Rather

[G_j]

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A chill down the spine. A shake of the head in almost disbelief. These were - and continue to be - my reactions to the words of support that President Trump has issued on the dictator of arguably the most repressive and anti-democratic nation on Earth, North Korea

The President has already shown a disturbing propensity to embrace authoritarians, even totalitarians, while he swings a wrecking ball to our alliances with the world's leading democracies. But this latest turn is one that blows past every caution light and should be ringing full alarms with anyone who cares about our republic. It should be clear to everyone by now that these words and actions show the values and morality of the man occupying the Oval Office. He wishes this nation would just shut up and salute him. He wishes he could weaponize the mechanics of justice to attack his foes and protect himself, his family, and anyone on whom he bestows favor (no matter how that favor is paid for in return). He seeks to silence the press and investigate individual reporters. He tears families away from children and stokes racial animosity.

The here is no way to change him. But like a petulant child who constantly is told he can get his way, the fault lies as much with those who are allowing this behavior to happen unchecked.

All the President's supporters, particularly the leaders in Congress, must be urged to come down on the record about where they stand on all of this. And the rest of the nation needs to remind them and ourselves how un-American this behavior is.

Even as this chill wind howls I remind myself of one of my favorite words - steady. The mechanics of justice continue to turn. Mueller continues to investigate. The states push back. New leaders find their voice. This will be the chorus of democracy that can out-sing the voice of authoritarianism spewing from the White House.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10160524889710716&id=24085780715

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Mr Rather has been a guide to our soul for 55+ years...

[erronis]

2. Dan, I hope you are right. That the states and the real leaders find their voices.

Right now it seems rather dim - states have been co-opted and supposed leaders have been apparently bought or frightened into silence.

[BobTheSubgenius]

3. "This will be the chorus..."

Very hopeful and reassuring, but I don't think "will" is a slam dunk.

[Ptah]

4. link doesn't work

[calimary]

5. I still love Dan Rather.

He still speaks the truth. I always enjoyed his work. You instinctively believed him.

[zentrum]

6. "Steady" doesn't cut it.

We have no time. Protest. In the street, daily. Sit-ins on the steps of Congress. Nation-wide strike —that's what this calls for.

[Honeycombe8]

7. "New leaders find their voice"? I'm not seeing that. nt

[heaven05]

11. yeah, not yet

in fact, their silence is extremely disquieting. The Democrats in Congress seem fearful of this clown potus and the GOP. We are our only protection. Especially concerning brown skinned 'minorities'. Trumpista's hate brown-skinned minorities, AA particularly. Whenever I see one of these RW aholes smiling here in the neighbourhood, the Undisputed Truth song, 'Smiling Faces' comes to mind.

[Honeycombe8]

12. Oh, no. Now I'm going to have that song stuck in my head!

Whenever I see a Trumper....

[heaven05]

13. I am chuckling

it's in mine now and probably forever

[axm]

8. Great words

But words won't do anything.

We need to win the House and Senate in November to put the brakes on Orange Foolius.

Donate.

Canvass.

Get involved.

VOTE.

[pwb]

9. Pretty sure words are needed to canvass?

And communicate which is what Rather is doing and what we are doing in this site? Using words.

[GeorgeGist]

10. Traitor Don is bankrupt.