{"id":1569,"date":"2017-05-17T00:56:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T00:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2017\/05\/17\/dan-rather-5\/"},"modified":"2017-05-17T00:56:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T00:56:18","slug":"dan-rather-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2017\/05\/17\/dan-rather-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Rather"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dan Rather<\/a><\/p>\n

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“I end each of my days with a silent prayer for my country. It has been a ritual for some time, but as of late I feel an anxiety gripping my heart and a sadness permeating my soul that seems unlike anything I have felt before. <\/p>\n

I hope against hope as I slip off to sleep that our rapid descent into governmental chaos has hit a nadir – only to awaken to a new set of incoherent tweets or explosive headlines from top-notch reporters. And with that, we are falling once again. As I fall, we fall, even further, I pray again that our Constitutional government, the great gift of our Founding Fathers, will provide a safety net to catch us before everything we hold dear is no more. I believe that is the case, but the slowly rising level of uncertainty is not to be ignored. <\/p>\n

I see recklessness where we need leadership… and I am deeply saddened. <\/p>\n

I see politicians putting power and politics over principle… and I am incredulous. <\/p>\n

I see lies treated as truths… and I am disgusted. <\/p>\n

I see justice denied and likely obstructed…. and I am fearful.<\/p>\n

I see norms flaunted… and I am angry.<\/p>\n

I see global challenges going unaddressed… and I am worried.<\/p>\n

I see the press under attack… and I am furious.<\/p>\n

I see this, and more, so much more… and I am exhausted.<\/p>\n

I find myself returning in my mind to dark days from the past, trying to remember how we as a nation felt, when Pearl Harbor was attacked, when Kennedy was shot, when Watergate took down a President, when terrorists rained terror from the skies. We somehow overcame. And I do believe that we shall overcome, someday. Perhaps, hopefully, someday soon. <\/p>\n

But in the end, prayer will not be enough. Action, sustained action, will be required. ” – My Comments :<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dan Rather “I end each of my days with a silent prayer for my country. It has been a ritual for some time, but as of late I feel an anxiety gripping my heart and a sadness permeating my soul that seems unlike anything I have felt before. I hope against hope as I slip … <\/p>\n

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