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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHundreds of writers sign anti-Trump open letter and petition
Hundreds of writers sign anti-Trump open letter and petitionBy Chris Boyette at CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/25/politics/authors-letter-donald-trump/index.html
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The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Many of the signatories are long-time, outspoken Democratic supporters, such as Stephen King, who has frequently thrown partisan jabs at other Republican politicians, including his own home-state GOP governor, Maine's Paul LePage, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
But it's a who's who of contemporary American literature, with Pulitzer and National Book Critics Circle winners and other well-known authors having signed, including Jennifer Egan, Amy Tan, Rita Dove, Tobias Wolff, Richard Russo, Michael Chabon, Jane Smiley and Roy Blount Jr. among the many others.
It concludes: "We, the undersigned, as a matter of conscience, oppose, unequivocally, the candidacy of Donald J. Trump for the Presidency of the United States."
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Hundreds of writers sign anti-Trump open letter and petition (Original Post)
applegrove
May 2016
OP
this is unbelievable: only about 100 readers, no comments and my recommendation
Jeffersons Ghost
May 2016
#2
I bet more than that meager number of those entertainers would sign the petition, if given a chance
Jeffersons Ghost
May 2016
#5
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)1. K&R that Opening Post matters!
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)2. this is unbelievable: only about 100 readers, no comments and my recommendation
Then, Trump-trolls kicked so many meaningless or just plain silly Opening Posts above this it moved out of view
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)3. Has this news already been posted at DU or are Trump-trolls hiding it?
Are we going to avoid reading valid criticisms of Trump and subtle attacks on Hillary?
whatthehey
(3,660 posts)4. How many readers need to be convinced?
Trump's support does not come from the literati after all. Maybe if 600 NFL players, MMA fighters or Country singers said the same, that might make a difference. This won't, sad to say.
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)5. I bet more than that meager number of those entertainers would sign the petition, if given a chance