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https://www.politicususa.com/2022/08/14/sam-donaldson-un-american.htmlPosted on Sun, Aug 14th, 2022 by Jason Easley
Sam Donaldson Tells Trumps Supporters That They Are Un-American
Legendary correspondent Sam Donaldson said that the real un-Americans in the United States are those who knowingly support Trump.
Link to tweet
Donaldson told CNNs Jim Acosta:
Donald Trump has said we in the press are un-American. All Democrats are un-American and the enemies of the state. Were the enemies of the state. Now theyre calling the FBI our principal national law enforcement agency which keeps us all safe and has for decades and decades un-American. How dare they? How dare they? Who are these people?
Donaldson was right. Real conservatives have long ago bolted the Republican Party. What is left are the people who have warped conservatism to justify big government and big government spending.
Those that are left behind in the husk of what used to be Lincolns party have become opposed to American values.
Trump and supporters label anyone who opposes them as un-American when the true un-Americans are those Republicans who are knowingly enabling Trump and his fascist tendencies to destroy democracy.
RAB910
(3,550 posts)calimary
(81,679 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Not that they are capable of seeing it, but time will prove just how deplorable they really are. Wait a second deplorable? Now where have I heard that before?
Lovie777
(12,504 posts)telling the truth.
rockfordfile
(8,712 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,271 posts)In their lust for power, they allowed their party to be taken over by oligarchs and theocrats. They made there bed ....
imavoter
(646 posts)that held their nose and voted
for Beto and Biden in Texas.
When this friend, who is a long time
R $$$$$ donor and conservative told me that.
I was shocked.
Mitch hates him too, but
why do they act like they are afraid of him?
It's ridiculous.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,271 posts)but not the second. He voted for Trump in 2016 but didn't vote at all in 2020. He grew up in a very conservative family and old habits die hard.
He pulled the bothsiderism a couple of days ago (there are bad politicians on both sides) and I called him on it. I told him:
"Bothsiderism is for pussies. Name the "bad" Democrats or STFU."
He was taken aback, but couldn't come up with a name of a "bad" Democrat. He's also pro-choice and believes in climate change. He admits that GWB "wasn't the smartest" and that if Gore had been elected, 9/11 probably wouldn't have happened, and thus no wars in Afghanistan or Iraq.
But the best I can hope for is for him to say he's an "Independent".
FakeNoose
(33,035 posts)Thank you Sam Donaldson!
Traildogbob
(8,958 posts)That makes me feel good too.
calimary
(81,679 posts)ShazzieB
(16,741 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,703 posts)Cute doggie Gif
EnergizedLib
(1,912 posts)They have demonstrated time and time again that they dont love America, they love TFG.
Cha
(298,393 posts)calling themselves "patriots" and Accurately Spew.. they're the TRAITOR party. :strom:
jaxexpat
(6,931 posts)It's a shame, and he was once so photogenic.
Evolve Dammit
(16,884 posts)NullTuples
(6,017 posts)The Vietnam War was a half century ago and people change over time. Sometimes quite a bit.
True Blue American
(18,004 posts)Than half the pundits. I would love to watch him if they brought him back.
He may be old, but is not impared, he dont need no rockin chair!
jaxexpat
(6,931 posts)An open mind
Intellectual integrity
It was so simple, it only took 10 long years for most of the country to get it.
Those Qualities were not the tools one used to carve ones way on the path to career success. That career success thing wedged right in to Reaganism and the current rotting of America due to Republicanism.
Sam needs to tell the world how so many were/are led astray by punditation and moral compromise. He, like so many others, was easy on the eyes and well spoken. A model for the talking head class that reigns today at every half asset bothsiderist "news" outlet. Rather and Cronkite are a couple of examples of those who tried to correct the record.
I'm probably too hard on old Sam but I remember his many pastel reports from the Whitehouse lawn leaving more questions than he ever answered. Those were the days when Ken Starr ran rough over democracy and justice and nobody said a damn thing about it.
NullTuples
(6,017 posts)kimbutgar
(21,333 posts)paleotn
(18,041 posts)I just thought how the hell old is Sam Donaldson? He was old when I was young. Seemed old anyway. He's 88. Way to go, Sam Donaldson!! Those left in the GQP are nothing but fascists.
Rebl2
(13,678 posts)he was dead.
ShazzieB
(16,741 posts)I just checked, because I was wondering, too.
gay texan
(2,501 posts)I'm Sam Donaldson, here on Primetime LIVE "
Yeah, fuck him
That fucker was a POS back in the early days.
Upthevibe
(8,133 posts)dalton99a
(81,818 posts)Even American flag underwear
Emile
(23,431 posts)AllaN01Bear
(19,115 posts)Catherine Vincent
(34,494 posts)raccoon
(31,158 posts)czarjak
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