The problem is the electorate does not necessary agree with the truth. That has been the case with right wing voters. They have their own allegiance and it isn't necessarily within the definition of the truth. So, when Trump is lying, it is with purpose. That is scary. Is the purpose of the presidency to validate the truth with the American people or is it to keep false allegiances and propagate lies for political gain?
Between the welfare to work program that places people in a horrible place in the USA and unable to even reach for their birthright of upward mobility and the plutocratic values taking over the USA; our country is in real trouble. Donald Trump will not improve the circumstances of Americans as evidenced by his so called stimulus plan. It seems to me every corrupt individual in the right wing is latching on to him to run game on the country. I count on the esteem of journalists such as Christiane Amanpour to protect the values of the American people, truth telling and finding sincere justice.
Christiane Amanpour is an Iranian American and has been dedicated to serving the American viewer with educated content. She has been wildly successful in her career. It is very refreshing to know there are leaders in the journalist community that can enforce the moral ethics of the profession.
I especially appreciated her comment about "Post Values World." Part of what I strongly believe and is the reason I demand the opportunity for "The American Dream" and a living wage is because there is obvious oppression of Americans within the plutocratic domination of our federal system, including the Supreme Court and "Citizen's United."
November 26, 2016
By News Corpse
This week CNN's chief international correspondent, (click here) Christiane Amanpour, received the Burton Benjamin Memorial Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists. It is awarded at the International Press Freedom Awards for "extraordinary and sustained achievement in the cause of press freedom. Her acceptance speech was an inspiring appeal to "recommit to robust, fact-based reporting" in the Age of Trump.
Right from the start Amanpour addressed the serious challenge posed by Donald Trump's rancid rhetoric. She recognized the risks created by a candidate whose words literally incited violence toward reporters:
"I never thought in a million years that I'd be standing up here, after all the times I've participated in this ceremony, appealing, really, for the freedom and safety of American journalists at home."
That is indeed a sobering realization on the current state of media relations as practiced by Trump and his campaign. Even so, Amanpour expressed optimism that after the election Trump would moderate his hostility toward the press. Unfortunately, he did no such thing:...
