It is award season, and I nominate Carl Cannon for “ best continuing attempted defense of Trump while looking for someone else to point a finger at.”
Cannon is tireless in his ongoing campaign to defend with faint condemnation any despicable act or comment or tweet by our President . His formula to date has been to offhandedly mention the offense, then launch into an enumeration of sins, both real and imagined, of anyone in the opposition.
I present for your consideration his column on January 21st. In a week full of vital issues and true offenses in word and deed by our President , Cannon spent most of his column defending him by attacking Dick Durban’s credibility as the source of disclosing Trump despicable language about less fortunate countries. About halfway through the column he conceded that “Donald Trump has greater credibility issues than Durbin, not to mention his own trove of racially insensitive remarks, and even dumber historical references. So, the President is not easily defended.” Yet, Cannon, guided by the old adage that the best defense is a good offense, continues his “what- aboutism” defense by going after Durbin, Schumer, and anyone else he could dig up. Diversion tactics.
Cannon, in essence, buried the lead by asking , 3/4 of the way through the column, whether it is time to slow immigration. He admits that it is hard to imagine a less productive way to start the conversation than Trump’s “outhouse “ remarks, as Trump
“apparently did.” Apparently did. After spending the majority of his column questioning the credibility of those who accused Trump of this remark? Yet, having said this, he took those to task who criticized Trump’s utterly unacceptable language and attitude, by saying it only served to win elections, not effect policy change. So, it is the criticism of such language and bull-headed obstructionist tactics that is the issue, not a garbage-spewing self-obsessed head of state who, though famous for touting his deal- making, throws a monkey wrench in the works of any potential negotiation by his blustering outbursts? Good to know.
Elise Power
Garden Grove, CA
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