November 21, 2019
Dear Mr. President,
As a Registered Respiratory Therapist in a 300 bed hospital
I get to see a lot of television in very short bursts. What I mean is that almost every room that I
walk into has a TV on and they are all set to different channels. From patient rooms to waiting rooms to staff
rooms and cafeterias, they are everywhere.
And glimpsing such a variety of channels during my 8 hour shift last
night gave me tremendous insight into the status of the House's impeachment
probe as well as the status of your presidency.
What I saw is that most news headlines focused on Ambassador
Sondland's testimony. And being on the Canadian border with over 100 cable
channels I was able to see news from all over the world...literally. Here are just a few gems.
"Pentagon official testifies that
Ukraine asked about stalled military aid weeks before
hold was known."
-The
Guardian
"Gordon Sondland's opening
testimony is the ballgame - a witness who was supposed
to be good for Trump has damned him.
-Vox
"'Everyone was in the
loop.'" Sondland confirms quid pro
quo.
-PBS
There were dozens more but you get the general idea. Ambassador Sondland basically shot down every
Republican defense of your actions in a very blunt, no-nonsense way. It was big news and every media outlet from
Burlington to Beijing picked it up.
Now in contrast, here are the timely and gripping headlines that Fox News chose to focus on last night.
"Wanted teen jumps from plane in failed
attempt to outrun police: SEE IT."
"The Clinton Foundation is
broke. The money dried up and they are
bleeding cash."
"Retired cop says Universal
Studios denied him entry over t-shirt."
That these are ridiculous fluff pieces un-deserving of prime
time airplay on a major news network is
obvious. What isn't so obvious is that
no one on Fox news was jumping to your defense.
They would rather discuss a teenager running from the cops than address
the elephant in the room (aka the biggest news story of the year - the man who
personally paid you to give him an ambassadorship throwing you and your administration under the bus
while the whole world watched).
What Fox News didn't
say speaks volumes to me. Were you
tuned in?
Sincerely,
Amy Beaton
P.S. Not quite sure what Devin Nunes is smoking but his misinformed and misguided rants really aren't helping your case. Just sayin'
P.S. Not quite sure what Devin Nunes is smoking but his misinformed and misguided rants really aren't helping your case. Just sayin'
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