As I listened to a roundtable of talking heads on MSNBC, retired Army Colonel and Medal of Honor recipient, Jack Jacobs, described what I interpreted as #45’s ineptitude in delivering a message of remorse, empathy and condolence. Jacobs remarked that as the Commander-in-Chief, #45 speaks for the nation. To that assertion I can only remark that #45 doesn’t speak for me—not now, not ever since he moved to the White House.
I don’t accept that a Serial Liar speaks for me or any other American of character. The infamy of #45’s veracity, or rather lack thereof, is well known. From his “My inauguration crowd was the largest” to his assertion that the Puerto Rican relief effort was excellent, #45 has littered the path of his uneventful administration with the carcasses of wild propaganda.
I don’t accept that a clandestine racist speaks for me or any other American of character. If one takes the time to reflect, one can see his footsteps of racism from Federal Housing Discrimination charges in the 70’s, to full-page ads against the Central Park Five, to the multi-year Birther attacks against President Obama, to his “benign disregard” for the US citizens of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. His complimentary concessions to Nazis, Anti-Semites and others of the White supremacist ilk confound conventional reason. It is difficult to dismiss racism as not being the driving force behind his animus.
I don’t accept that an avaricious, narcissistic kleptocrat speaks for me or any other American of character. From the obvious violation of Constitutional emoluments clauses to shady mingling of personal and government business dealings that serve to enrich #45 and his off-spring, one must wonder whether the interests of the nation or the interests of his business reign supreme. Remember we still don’t know the stories his tax returns will tell us. Why does he refuse to release them?
I don’t accept that a radical deconstructionist speaks for me or any other American of character. I value the stated ethos of our nation and the principles of justice and equality that give hope that meritorious fairness can accrue to all citizens. I reject any and all who would destroy those opportunities.
Until Americans of character can unite to elect a leader possessing of principle, character and a respect for the foundations of our nation, we must speak out and, as required for our security, join each other to raise a mighty voice for what is right.
(Dr. E. Faye Williams, National President of the National Congress of Black Women, Inc. www.nationalcongressbw.org–202/678-6788)
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