Amendment I. Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of
the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress
of grievances.
The media has zero
integrity, zero intelligence, and no hard work. You’re the opposition party. Not
the Democratic Party. You’re the opposition party. The media’s the opposition
party.”
Stephen Bannon
“You [the press] always
want to go by what’s come out of his mouth rather than look at what’s in his
heart.”
Kellyanne Conway
“I have a running
war with the media. They are among the most dishonest human beings on earth.”
Donald J. Trump
"Never forget.
The press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the
enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never
forget it."
Richard Nixon to
his national security adviser Henry Kissinger in a taped 1972 Oval Office
conversation
We all know how it ended in the Nixon administration when
he was forced to resign in August, 1974.
But it’s different this time as Trump and his ministers
of propaganda are “crazy-makers.” There
is a concerted effort to make the lie indistinct from reality. Responsible
journalists must stand united with the facts, clearly pointing out the dangers
to the Republic. We, the citizens, must take
up each and every infringement of the Constitution and iniquitous Executive
Order with our representatives, focusing on the mid-term elections to bring
about an effective opposition Congress – and the removal of the “ministers of propaganda.”
Fortunately some former congressional staff members have
put together “A practical guide for resisting the Trump agenda.” It is better to read that, join local groups,
than reacting to every Presidential tweet and proclamation, chasing our tails
with frustrated tweets and retweets.
Even though it’s been only a week since the inauguration, it seems like
a lifetime in dog years.
