Top of the evening to all...
One month after President Trump assumed the office of President of the United States, The Washington Post finalized the decision that its official slogan should be "Democracy Dies in Darkness." The folks there said that the decision had been in the works for a year and had nothing to do with President Trump. Let us give them the benefit of the doubt.
Several incidents of late might indicate a need for a new slogan.
The Washington Post reported on October 15th that Twitter and Facebook took unusual steps to limit the exposure of allegations against Hunter Biden. By the way, at an open Q&A session with Mr. Biden, no one even asked him about it. As well, the New York Post, which originally broke the story, has had its Twitter page locked. Twitter will not unlock it unless the Post pulls the story.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported earlier this week that the organizer of a pro-Trump rally lost a tooth when he was sucker-punched. This is not the only case of violence against people with particular views.
The Steele dossier has been shown time and again to be little more than drunken musings. It led directly to an impeachment trial. I do not understand why this is not important. Here is the link: https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/bogus-russia-scandal-sourced-to-man-with-history-of-drunkenness/.
Mr. Biden has decided that he will state his opinion on stacking the court system closer to Election Day, stating that those who ask do not deserve to know. Here is the link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/10/10/biden-says-voters-dont-deserve-to-know-stance-on-court-packing/#5585249e7aac. I note here that some people did call him on it.
COVID lockdowns are okay, especially when targeted towards religious organizations. Protests and riots are exceptions to COVID rules.
Governor Cuomo forced nursing homes to take COVID patients, resulting in an appalling death toll in those nursing homes. In other news, he is also New York's most eligible bachelor.
Anyway, collusion...impeachment...Steele...Twitter...SCOTUS...Nursing homes...
My friends, with deep respect for the Washington Post, democracy does not die in darkness. It dies in broad daylight. The 4th Estate fails in its job when it is so deliberately selective in its reporting. The 4th Estate fails in its obligations to the country when follow-up questions are not asked. Whatever one's feelings about President Trump, VP Biden, or any issue out there, democracies require tenacious, nosy, and noisy reporters as a check on absolute power. To do otherwise is an abdication of responsibility. To accept otherwise is laziness. To squelch such reporters is the stuff of dictatorships.
Cry havoc, and let slip any responses I may get for this blog post.
R/SCG
P.S. I have not endorsed any candidate, and will not endorse any candidate. If any of my loyal readers might wish to comment either in the comments section or to me privately, I am happy to respond. I desperately want for there to be something that I am missing. As always, polite disagreement is both allowed and encouraged. Snarky disagreement (and snarky agreement!) will be deleted.
