November 28, 2017

My THIRTY-EIGHTH Open Letter To Senator Pat Toomey (UPDATED)

I'll be dropping this letter to Senator Pat Toomey in the mail today:
Dear Senator Toomey:

It's me, again. Your constituent who also writes for the local Pittsburgh-based political blog, "2 Political Junkies."

Donald Trump is attacking the press again, Senator. Recently, he tweeted,
"[Fox News] is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly. The outside world does not see the truth from them!"
Answering that attack was conservative writer David Frum, who tweeted:
Inside the US, CNN’s reporting is protected by the First Amendment and the courts. Outside the US, US-affiliated journalists do ultimately depend on the protection of the US government. Trump’s words are a direct attack on those international journalists' freedom & even safety
And former head of the CIA and NSA, General Michael Hayden, who tweeted:
If this is who we are or who we are becoming, I have wasted 40 years of my life. Until now it was not possible for me to conceive of an American President capable of such an outrageous assault on truth, a free press or the first amendment.
Senator, your constituents are watching. You need to pick a side. Do you agree with Donald Trump's attack on the free press or not?
I await your response.
And I will be posting whatever response I get from him or his office.

UPDATE: Senator Toomey kinda sorta almost answers this letter here.

Follow-up:

1 comment:

  1. CNN Intl's history of playing footsie with dictators and totalitarians for access is well-documented and should be taken in to account when it gets huffy.
    https://twitter.com/jpodhoretz/status/934779501392916481

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