By JOHN KANELIS / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com
The “What about?” crowd is alive and well.
They are responding loudly to the accusations being leveled against Donald Trump during his U.S. Senate impeachment trial. They just cannot stop responding to the mountain of evidence against Trump with accusations of “What about the Black Lives Matter protests?” Or “What about all those angry things that Democrats said about Trump?” Or “What about all the violence that erupted this past summer?”
Give me a break.
The House of Representatives impeached Donald Trump on a charge of inciting an insurrection against the very government he took an oath to protect. He left office on Jan. 20. The Senate trial is proceeding.
The House managers are mounting a stout prosecution against Trump. The allegations that have been leveled against the ex-president stand alone in their infamy. He stoked the flames that erupted on Jan. 6 by egging on a crowd of rioters to “take back the country” by marching on Capitol Hill. We witnessed the carnage in real time. Do you recall that?
I want to be clear about something else. I am an American patriot who abhors violence, particularly against innocent victims. I said so on this blog this past summer, that the “protesters” who rose up against police brutality had no right to loot, to vandalize and to harm other human beings.
Spare me, though, the “What about?” retort we keep hearing from those who somehow seek to give Donald Trump a pass on what I believe was a frontal assault on our democratic form of government.
The prior anger and the violence were inexcusable, too. The here and now, though, deals with a singularly grievous crime against the nation we all love. The “What about?” nonsense does not hold up.
You do realize that this âtrialâ is just a court of opinion? Every âwitnessâ is simply saying their opinion on how they saw things. If this were a real course, lawyers would be objecting right and left and a judge would be agreeing with the objections. Iâm talking both sides here. Itâs simply nothing but opinion based on political bias.
Youâre really good at deflecting as well.
I believe I recall an article you wrote a few years ago stating something like Trump deserved the he was. Ring treated because Obama was treated poorly. I know writing well enough by now that you masked it a little better than that. LOL