SAM WHO?

It would seem that old faux ‘journalists’ never seem willing to just fade away, instead they continue hang around long enough until thought of as some sort of icon.  And as proof of that I point to the likes of Tom Brokaw, Dan Blather, Ted Koppel and, of course, Sam Donaldson.   And it was Donaldson who most recently, in what was an apparent effort to somehow remain relevant, came out from under whatever rock it is that he currently resides to endorse Michael ‘Nanny Mike’ Bloomberg for president, which was said to be his first political endorsement in his supposed 52-year ‘career.’

It was courtesy of an op-ed for the Communist News Network, aka CNN, that Donaldson said, “When I retired seven years ago, I fully expected to remain a political observer,” after hilariously noting that he had been “completely independent from the political process” throughout his over half a century career.  He went on to say, “But there is too much at stake in the next election to remain silent. So, I am speaking out now in support of the candidate I believe is most qualified to be president and most able to defeat Donald Trump. That candidate is Mike Bloomberg.”

Donaldson actually described Mayor ‘Nanny Mike’ as being an “effective leader and problem solver” and as someone who can “bring people together and unite the country.”  And he went on to write, “After a lifetime of reporting the news, now is the time for me to stand up as a private citizen and do everything in my power to help defeat Donald Trump and elect Mike Bloomberg the next president of the United States.”  In truth, what Bloomberg is is someone who feels entitled to use his great wealth to transform OUR country into one that is much more to HIS liking. 

It was during Donaldson’s Friday night appearance with Andy on “Anderson Cooper 360” that he told Andy, “We are in the grip … of a sick, ignorant man.”  And Donaldson went on to say, “He’s mean. He’s corrupt, and if we don’t get this right we may lose the things that have made this country the best place to live in the world and that shining city on a hill that Ronald Reagan used to talk about that was the envy of the world.”  Donaldson was one of earliest pioneers of ‘fake news,’ and in that tradition refers to President Trump as corrupt but offers nothing to back up his claim.   

And apparently Donaldson even did an ad for the Bloomberg campaign, which was apparently posted to Twitter on Saturday afternoon.  Of course I doubt few who will see it actually know who he is.  I haven’t seen the ad myself so I’m not sure if it bothers to explain who Donaldson is, but it likely does convey how in all of his many years in ‘journalism’ his unusual step of endorsing a candidate MUST be seen as being profound.  But I’m quite sure the ad does not go into Donaldson’s penchant for supporting all manner of left wing causes and those politicians who support them.

I do have a difficult time trying to figure out how it is that Donaldson thinks someone like ‘Nanny Mike’ Bloomberg will be able to “bring people together and unite the country.”  Here is a man to truly believes in and aggressively supports issues that run absolutely counter to our Constitution.  Just two of the issues that ‘Nanny Mike’ supports, and very strongly so, is the complete lunacy that is the theory of manmade ‘climate change’ and very restrictive gun laws.  These are issues that a great number of Americans are never going to come together on.  It just ain’t gonna to happen.  

Let’s face it, Donaldson was never a ‘journalist’ and if memory serves he wasn’t much of a reporter.  He was nothing but a Democrat operative with a press pass.  And he was absolutely gaga over ‘Slick Willy’ and Hitlery.  And to claim that he’s never endorsed anyone is BS.  He simply disguised his ‘endorsements’ of various leftists as ‘fake news.’ For those unfamiliar with this hack’s ‘career,’ he was a Washington fixture for ABC News for decades.  Remember, that was back when we were essentially held hostage by the major networks when it came to being ‘informed.’

And it was also before we had other options available to us by way cable and the internet. And it was back when Rush Limbaugh was just beginning to go national, and when we had the likes of George Will, Charles Krauthammer and Bill Kristol all proudly professing themselves to be devoted Conservatives, when in fact, as we now know, they were anything but.  People only really found out how bad it was when alternate news sources started attracting audiences via other means. To put it in perspective Donaldson was little more than the ‘Jake Tapper’ of his time.

Donaldson joins his brethren in the ‘journalism’ business of today by throwing out all manner of accusation and slander of President Trump that he simply can’t back up with any actual facts.  But to ‘journalists’ of his ilk, it matters not that anything can be substantiated because in modern ‘journalism’ facts are no longer needed in any story about the president, rumor and innuendo have come to be acceptable substitutions for facts.  And I suppose one could argue that for most ‘journalists’ of today it’s when discussing President Trump that facts are no longer even relevant.

If he truly does wish to be taken seriously then perhaps old Sam should show us something more than just his typical brand of schoolyard name calling.  And if incapable of doing that then he should simply shut up and slip back under his rock!  But I very much doubt that’s going to happen.  Donaldson built a ‘career’ on being rude, he was less a ‘journalist’ than he was an obvious advocate for various leftist causes.  And as he was someone not known for being particularly impartial any ‘endorsement’ he may make should be given the amount of attention it deserves.

And when looking back over the ‘career’ of Donaldson it’s in relatively short order that one comes to realize that ‘fake news’ is not some new phenomenon, and that it has been around for decades.  It’s just that in Donaldson’s day we never really understood just how slanted the ‘news’ we were getting truly was because we had nothing to compare it to.  All of three of the major networks were essentially parroting the same thing, with little of it being true.  It was only after other options became available did we come to realize how thoroughly we had been lied to.  

And I’m not at all sure how it is that anyone would actually think that an endorsement provided this ‘journalist/hack’ would be much help to the political fortunes of old ‘Nanny Mike.’  Donaldson is obviously another of those in the world of ‘fake news’ who has a rather high opinion of himself.  And when it comes to being both sick and ignorant there are few who can hold a candle to old Sam.  The entire profession of ‘journalism’ can be said to be in the toilet and by using Donaldson as being our perfect example, it has been in the toilet for what has been a very, very long time.

It’s amazing how everything the left accuses President Trump of doing is what they themselves are guilty of.   Donaldson always did like to hear himself talk.  It was screaming at Reagan as he left the podium that would become his trademark.  Then he disappeared for what we all hoped would be forever.  But no such luck as he has once again popped to the surface to remind us all of what a true bloviater he is, was and always will be.  But seriously, is there ANYONE who really cares who it is that Donaldson chooses to endorse for president?  What difference can it possibly make?   

Donaldson is nothing more than another run-of-the-mill sycophant crook just like the rest of those ancient, long ago forgotten ‘anchors’ who spent entire careers drowning themselves in the crooked narrative put out by thugs who couldn’t care less about our country.  Donaldson was and is nothing but a political hack and therefore is simply unworthy of recommending anyone, and that he has selected Mike as his guy shows me that he and the others will pick on anyone to throw against President Trump.  Give me a break.  Donaldson is delusional as he has no more pull than a dead mule. 

And finally, I cannot believe that the so-called party of the ‘working man’ now seems so willing to allow itself to simply be bought by ‘Nanny Mike’ Bloomberg.  If there was any doubt about how just how much the Democrats hate our current president it’s this act alone that should leave absolutely no doubt in anyone’s mind.  I think we can safely say that Democrats hate President Trump so much that today they would first endorse, and then vote for, Adolph Hitler if he were running on the Democrat ticket and there was even the remotest chance that he would win.  And that’s ok with Sam.