Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 53 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing
General News    H4'ed 3/6/17

When One President Smears Another - Editorial, NY Times

Quicklink Submitted By   3 comments, 7 series
Follow Me on Twitter     Message Susan Lee Schwartz
Become a Fan
  (23 fans)

Index of /wp-content/uploads/2016/05
Index of /wp-content/uploads/2016/05
(Image by voxpol.eu)
  Details   DMCA

"This is a dangerous moment, which requires Congress and members of this administration to look beyond partisan maneuvering and tend to the health of the democracy itself. Let’s begin with what the public can know for certain. Trump had no evidence when he smeared his predecessor. Just contemplate the recklessness — the sheer indifference to truth and the moral authority of the American presidency — revealed here: one president baselessly charging criminality by another, all in a childish Twitter rampage;  alleging potential criminality in the nation’s highest office."  Mr. Trump declared as fact a theory he apparently encountered on alt-right websites: “How low has President Obama gone to tapp [sic] my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!”  Congress needs to act to safeguard public confidence in government. 

Read the rest of the story HERE:

At www.nytimes.com
Funny 1  
Rate It | View Ratings

Susan Lee Schwartz Social Media Pages: Facebook Page       Twitter Page       Linked In Page       Instagram Page

I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)
 

Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Follow Me on Twitter     Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Other Series: View All 142 Articles in "hateful rhetoric the damage done"

Other Series: View All 514 Articles in "FRAUD & Mendacity."

Other Series: View All 789 Articles in "Charlatans & Liars"

Other Series: View All 574 Articles in "Trump"

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend