Today I had to fight off the urge to post something on Facebook based on the latest outrageous utterances of Donald Trump and his enablers. Thankfully I came here instead. A short time ago when I filled in on the Stu Bryer talk show at WICH, several Trump supporters continued to push the nonsense over President Obama's birth certificate. I finally had to reply that the "birtherism" that propelled Trump's candidacy and potential Presidency was clearly malarkey and baloney. Today, when Trump tersely and unapologetically acknowledged that Obama was indeed born in the USA, I couldn't help but wonder if his most blindly loyal supporters felt at least a tad let down. They had bought this load of crap hook, line and sinker. Now he backs off his big claim to political fame with a pitiful shot at Hillary Clinton, saying she actually been "all in" in actually starting the whole birther thing. It's yet another disgusting chapter in a crazy election cycle.
Many blame the media for stoking this campaign of anger amnd misinformation, but do enough consumers really demand the truth? It's out there, but we have to look. Sadly, the deplorable aspect about most of this is the quick acceptance of one-sided information from politically driven media outlets. Is Fox News really the only place where we get facts no one else will give us, or does their agenda just fit neatly into their viewers' conservative world view? Don't think I'm letting my liberal friends off the hook. The "Bernie or bust" attitude reinforced by low trust issues and policy disagreements with the Democratic nominee may cost Hillary the election. Believe me, logical thinkers will have to compromise infinitely more if you stay away from the November polls or vote for a third party longshot. It's beyond policy these days. It's all about whether or not you want the most dangerous demagogue to ever occupy the White House to be sworn in as our next commander-in-chief. That means we have to hold this narcissistic liar accountable by demading the facts, not spin. I rely on websites like Politifact for fact checking. We need to be realistic, informed consumers of information now more than ever!
We handle the truth... if we want to. This article in Rolling Stone provides some analysis.
