Don Be Gone

I’m making a rare non-Friday commentary on Trump.

Trump is comparing Robert Mueller to Joe McCarthy. That reminded me that a major program was started in March of 1954 by a Wisconsin newspaper editor called “Joe Must Go.” The drive of the program was to recall the Communism hating Senator. Although it didn’t quite succeed on its own, it was one of the factors that led to McCarthy being censured and losing all his influence. It’s worth noting that the news was also responsible when Edward R. Murrow did several pieces on him that shredded his support. Why else do you think Trump has been obsessed with convincing the public the news can’t be trusted? Historically the free press helps deter destructive influences in the government. Trump figured that if he could find a way to invalidate belief in the press, he would remove a major enemy in his path. He doesn’t really believe the press is fake. He just wants his followers to believe it.

So this is what we need to begin: Don Be Gone. A national movement to get rid of him. I’m not entirely sure how we go about it, but we have to start something with that sort of very specific focus.

Don Be Gone.

Get it out there.

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