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An Open Letter to Bob Woodward
Sir:
Having read your recent comments about “excessive rhetoric” from Trump’s opponents contributing to his completely unhinged statements, they are not only ludicrous, they are demonstrative of your own inability to responsibly opine on the current state of the presidential race – or, for that matter, to comment on anything of import.
As the oft-cited line of movie dialogue goes, “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” What we presently have is an abysmal failure on the part of the mainstream media to accurately communicate the true nature of the current campaigns, and the positions held by the candidates.
We’ve all heard Trump’s outlandish remarks about Mexicans, Muslims, African-Americans, women, the disabled, et al. To seek to excuse those comments with the ”well, both sides are doing it” meme is beyond reprehensible. When was the last time you heard Hillary Clinton state that Mexicans are rapists, or that Muslim-Americans should be monitored by the government due to their penchant for terrorism?
“I think it's got to be said this is not just about Trump. A lot of the people who really are opposed to Trump, I think, are engaged in some excessive rhetoric also.”
I hate to be the one to break it to you, Bob, but what “people who are really opposed to Trump” and “people who are really opposed to Hillary” say is of zero consequence outside of the MSM’s constant need to devote their news coverage to “some people are saying”. The only thing that matters is what the candidates themselves are saying – and a candidate who suggests that gun-owners could take matters into their own hands to stop his opponent’s bid for the presidency far outweighs whatever “ungenerous rhetoric” you attribute to those who oppose him.
Perhaps you should review some old Sesame Street videos entitled “One of these things is not like the others …” They were developed as an educational tool to demonstrate to children that drawing equivalencies between three vegetables and a lug wrench is just plain silly – in the same way attempting to equate a candidate who speaks to the important issues of our times and a candidate who calls Barack Obama the “founder of ISIS” is beyond silly, and is especially ridiculous coming from an adult who really should know better. And you really should know better, despite the notion of your actually being a functioning adult being questionable for years.
We all understand that the mainstream media has to cast any presidential election as a horserace; it’s what keeps ill-informed asses firmly planted on the couch. The fact that you – a once revered and well-respected journalist – are contributing to this “well, both sides are equally responsible for ‘hyperbolic rhetoric’” is just another classic example of a washed-up has-been desperately trying to remain relevant in a world where washed-up has-beens serve no purpose beyond being the punchline to late-night talk-show political jokes.
To again reference a piece of movie dialogue, Bob: You could have been somebody. You could have been a contender. Instead you chose a one-way ticket to Palookaville. Maybe it’s time to stop pretending you’ve still got a shot at the title.
Yours Truly,
--- NanceGreggs
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