It’s always a pleasure to hear from the grandfather of fake news, and Dan Rather has a message for the country so important it couldn’t be squeezed into a tweet.
Instead, Rather published a lengthy Facebook post Monday advising all praying people to pray for the future of the country following today’s testimony from FBI Director James Comey. Apparently, he’s suddenly concerned about the effect a “big and unproven allegation” could have on the nation’s trust in a Republican president.
If you are a praying person, today is a day to pray for the future of your country. https://t.co/Z6jFm9o0MJ
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) March 21, 2017
Sure he’s a legendary journalist, but we’re going to go ahead and say it: Rather’s Facebook post is a hot mess. The best part, of course, is when Mr. Fake But Accurate insists that the country exercise both patience and persistence and “let the facts point the way.” Facts!
Here’s the final paragraph of Rather’s post, in which he tells Americans to expect regular headlines about the Kremlin (um, were’s he been?) while noting at the same time that any collusion between Trump and Russia “remains a big and unproven allegation.” So, brace yourselves for more fake news as usual.
Expect regular headlines about the Kremlin in your daily news feeds. For those of you old enough to remember the Cold War, this may seem like deja vu. But the nature of the threat is fundamentally different. In those days, there was a united front against Russian interference, overt or covert. Now there are serious and credible allegations about whether those close to Mr. Trump may have been colluding with the Kremlin. Colluding with the Kremlin, sounds like a spy novel, but it remains a big and unproven allegation. Let the facts point the way. And I hope men and women of all political faiths can rally to support the continual functioning of government in these surreal and dangerous times.
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Turns out Rather managed to stir up quite the theological debate: maybe it was the prayers of evangelicals that were responsible for the election of Trump, who might be the devil and proof that God is not a loving god.
@Andy I broke from my atheism …I am praying every day since November 9 2016….
— Avi B (@kotzbatahat) March 21, 2017
@Andy I am not a praying person, but I am making an exception, for sure.
— NopeLlama (@AmyLHowland) March 21, 2017
When an Atheist is praying, you know it's bad. I've been asking the Universe to conjure up something to whisk him off the earth.
— I'm just a girl (@PencerPies) March 21, 2017
@Andy I am a praying person, but this is beyond prayer. We need an honest government and media. Sadly, we will never get that.
— Angie Falber (@amorousangie) March 21, 2017
I have said from day 1, 45 is the devil. People thought I was nuts…well here ya go!
— LMRODGERS (@LMRodgersNJ) March 21, 2017
God will let the country fall because of the corruption of Trump & GOP. However, we can rise again as a nation with morals
— In YoUr DrEaMs & fEd Up ?? (@dragginflyy) March 21, 2017
Dan, rather than kneeling 2 pray, we need 2 stand & fight. Prayer for many, is what got the country in this mess
— Louis Riehm (@louis_riehm) March 21, 2017
@Andy but the praying people of our country got us here! Majority of Christians voted 4 this mess! This is what they wanted!
— TrishaNotARealFarmer (@TrishFarmer) March 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/Shazam1001/status/843988182752464896
God helps those who help themselves. #resist
— Dean Booth (@BoothDean) March 21, 2017
@starree if there was a loving god, trump wouldn't be a thing
— DaveZ (@dzeieio) March 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/POTUSChump/status/843982981752639489
Good talk.
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